Yeah that makes the most sense. Hopefully getting KHL starts though.
2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion
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herman
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Bullfrog said:
Just saying Nylander can get more total dollars in Toronto. Other teams would be pitching based on cap% of comparables and I doubt anyone is offering more than 10Mx7. If he takes 9Mx8 in Toronto he surpasses that open market offer.
I just hope both sides come to their senses and just take the middle (9.2ish)
https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/1678414303295074305
Samsonov's arbitration case is scheduled for July 21st.
Sammy's 1 of 3 goalies who filed for arbitration this year. The other two (Swayman and Gustavsson) both have their hearings scheduled after him. Was kind of hoping those 2 would go before him since they're pretty likely to get bigger contracts.
Samsonov's arbitration case is scheduled for July 21st.
Sammy's 1 of 3 goalies who filed for arbitration this year. The other two (Swayman and Gustavsson) both have their hearings scheduled after him. Was kind of hoping those 2 would go before him since they're pretty likely to get bigger contracts.
There's obviously value in the Leafs being able to include a guaranteed extra season in his contract, especially considering that 8th season would be when he's 35 years old, but saying 10x8 = 11.5x7 is probably a tad too simplistic.
L K said:
Leafs will get the buyout window either way.
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https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/blake-wheeler-is-rare-rangers-free-agency-bargain-win-the-cup/
I'm a little surprised he'd be interested in likely spending most of a season in the AHL as opposed to just retiring at 38. But hey if he wants to keep playing he'd be a fine choice for a #3 goalie.
Same goes for any of those mentioned goalies really if they're willing to play in the AHL. Only60 64 (stupid expansion) NHL goalie spots available and I'd imagine like 95% of them are taken up at this point.
Same goes for any of those mentioned goalies really if they're willing to play in the AHL. Only
Actually taking a look at some goalie depth charts I'd argue there's only 5 teams that still need a back-up at this point: Anaheim, Chicago, Tampa, St. Louis, and New Jersey.
St. Louis (Hofer) and New Jersey (Schmid) both have a young, still waiver exempt goalie that looked good in NHL minutes last season so those spots could already be filled if those teams would rather put them in the NHL full time as opposed to getting more starts in the AHL.
Tampa signed 2 goalies who might be in a competition for the back-up spot in Matt Tomkins and Jonas Johansson but both of them feel more like #3 goalies right now so that feels like a potential Halak or Jones landing spot for me.
This is also very noteworthy for Matt Murray, as if he gets traded somewhere his new team can't buy him out even if they do have a second buyout window (can only be used on a player that was on their team at the end of last season). Obviously NJ, STL, and TB wouldn't really make sense for Murray for a variety of reasons so that just leaves Anaheim and Chicago as trade partners most likely. Even if one of those teams would be willing to take Murray (and his $6mil salary for this upcoming season) you gotta wonder if they would be on Murray's 10 team no trade list.
St. Louis (Hofer) and New Jersey (Schmid) both have a young, still waiver exempt goalie that looked good in NHL minutes last season so those spots could already be filled if those teams would rather put them in the NHL full time as opposed to getting more starts in the AHL.
Tampa signed 2 goalies who might be in a competition for the back-up spot in Matt Tomkins and Jonas Johansson but both of them feel more like #3 goalies right now so that feels like a potential Halak or Jones landing spot for me.
This is also very noteworthy for Matt Murray, as if he gets traded somewhere his new team can't buy him out even if they do have a second buyout window (can only be used on a player that was on their team at the end of last season). Obviously NJ, STL, and TB wouldn't really make sense for Murray for a variety of reasons so that just leaves Anaheim and Chicago as trade partners most likely. Even if one of those teams would be willing to take Murray (and his $6mil salary for this upcoming season) you gotta wonder if they would be on Murray's 10 team no trade list.
L K
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What are we thinking Samsonov's arbitration hearing will play out as.
Not a lot of goaltender history making it through to arbitration.
Anton Forsberg in 2019 got a 25K raise to 775K. He was coming off a 2.97 GAA .908 SV% season over 35 games for Chicago when Carolina took him to salary arbitration.
That's it that I can see going back to 2013. A few goalies went to arbitration and signed deals before the arbitrator ruling (Bernier with the Leafs, Holtby with the Capitals).
Not a lot of goaltender history making it through to arbitration.
Anton Forsberg in 2019 got a 25K raise to 775K. He was coming off a 2.97 GAA .908 SV% season over 35 games for Chicago when Carolina took him to salary arbitration.
That's it that I can see going back to 2013. A few goalies went to arbitration and signed deals before the arbitrator ruling (Bernier with the Leafs, Holtby with the Capitals).
