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2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs - Playoffs Edition

CarltonTheBear said:
herman said:
This series so far not only shows how getting some less-panicky defenders is mandatory, but also how much of a handful the Leafs will be with another matchup centre down the middle, either behind or in front of Kadri.
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I'd be pretty surprised if they don't go hard after Thornton or Tavares this summer if they're available.
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I think they should go after Tavares hard on a one-year contract. It'd have to be huge for him to consider.
 
Bullfrog said:
I think they should go after Tavares hard on a one-year contract. It'd have to be huge for him to consider.
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I still think it'd make sense to explore a contract on a long-term deal, but if they want to try the 1-year route it would have to be at whatever the maximum salary would be (probably about $16mil depending on where the cap falls).
 
Bullfrog said:
CarltonTheBear said:
herman said:
This series so far not only shows how getting some less-panicky defenders is mandatory, but also how much of a handful the Leafs will be with another matchup centre down the middle, either behind or in front of Kadri.
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I'd be pretty surprised if they don't go hard after Thornton or Tavares this summer if they're available.
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I think they should go after Tavares hard on a one-year contract. It'd have to be huge for him to consider.
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Who can afford to gamble a 100M? No one, won't happen unless it's a long term contract. I guess he just did gamble without a contract at seasons end. He could of broke his neck game 82.
 
I agree with all of you, but it's a fun idea to consider. If he looks at it as a potential 9-year contract, then it's a risk in the first year, but then he can get his term in the following years.

e.g.:
1-year contract: $15M, followed by
8-year contract: $12M/year
= $111M

Otherwise, he's restricted to a seven-year contract or re-signing with the Islanders (prior to July 1st I believe) if he wants eight years.

No idea if the Leafs could afford Tavares, Matthews, Nylander, and Marner though.
 
Bullfrog said:
I agree with all of you, but it's a fun idea to consider. If he looks at it as a potential 9-year contract, then it's a risk in the first year, but then he can get his term in the following years.

e.g.:
1-year contract: $15M, followed by
8-year contract: $12M/year
= $111M

Otherwise, he's restricted to a seven-year contract or re-signing with the Islanders (prior to July 1st I believe) if he wants eight years.
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I've wondered if he'd sign a 1-year deal here (or somewhere) and then go back to the Islanders once they have their arena built.

Highly, highly, highly unlikely though.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I've wondered if he'd sign a 1-year deal here (or somewhere) and then go back to the Islanders once they have their arena built.

Highly, highly, highly unlikely though.
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This is probably more for the Tavares thread than here, but he just got engaged this past offseason (his fiancee is also Canadian). I've mulled it as well, but I can't see him hotelling somewhere else temporarily just to see how the arena build goes is in the cards. Toronto makes a lot of sense.

He knows full well how much help he would need to make a really good go of a Cup run. Kadri's a good buddy. He knows Babcock and Hunter pretty well. I think he takes a good look at what the market (i.e. Toronto) has to offer and go from there.
 
https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/986639010574544896

He?s healthy from what I can read into the tweets.
 
herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:
I've wondered if he'd sign a 1-year deal here (or somewhere) and then go back to the Islanders once they have their arena built.

Highly, highly, highly unlikely though.
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This is probably more for the Tavares thread than here, but he just got engaged this past offseason (his fiancee is also Canadian). I've mulled it as well, but I can't see him hotelling somewhere else temporarily just to see how the arena build goes is in the cards. Toronto makes a lot of sense.

He knows full well how much help he would need to make a really good go of a Cup run. Kadri's a good buddy. He knows Babcock and Hunter pretty well. I think he takes a good look at what the market (i.e. Toronto) has to offer and go from there.
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That sounds about right.  Although throwing a mega-one-year at him is intriguing, I can't imagine he'd consider it.  This almost surely his "career" contract.
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/986639010574544896

He?s healthy from what I can read into the tweets.
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GRAMMAR POLICE ALERT: He can't play again in Game 4 since he hasn't already not played in a game that hasn't happened yet.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
*whispers* nobody has called Komarov healthy *whispers*
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Yesterday:
https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/986325125397016576

Today:
https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/986639257400987650

This is me reading too much into it :)
 
herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:
*whispers* nobody has called Komarov healthy *whispers*
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Yesterday:
https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/986325125397016576

Today:
https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/986639257400987650

This is me reading too much into it :)
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Komarov is the new tour director on Playoffs Robidas Island.
 
By the numbers:  showcasing how Bergeron (& subsequently his line) plus others were key in games 1 to 2 for Boston, and how the Leafs turned the tide in Game 3:

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[tweet]986657111374475268[/tweet]
 
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/the-15-nhl-teams-that-won-t-make-the-playoffs-in-2017-18

Nice! 33.33% correct!
 
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