2025-26 General Trades & Signings

[herman]

Florida has a lot of mileage on their key players from the past three finals trips (and alcohol poisoning). I think we can take them.

 

[bustaheims]

Marchand here would have gone down as either the best or worst contract the Leafs maybe ever signed. Given how things have gone recently I would have taken that risk. Just don't know what Plan B is now.

After Ehlers and Boeser, there’s not much left. Either going to make some trades or Leafs are gonna have some good cap space for the deadline.

 

[L K]

Edmonton has done nothing to suggest they are going to be better next year. DO NOT SIGN BAD CONTRACTS THAT IMPAIR THE POSSIBILITY OF MCDAVID IN 2026.

 

[Bender]

After Ehlers and Boeser, there’s not much left. Either going to make some trades or Leafs are gonna have some good cap space for the deadline.

Do we like either of these guys?

 

[bustaheims]

Do we like either of these guys?

Not enough to sign them long term.

 

[Joe S.]

Not enough to sign them long term.

I’m hoping the leafs find a way to get Robertson out of Dallas.

 

[dappleganger]

Do we like either of these guys?

Not enough.

 

[Joe S.]

Why is Marchand contract any less of a cap circumvention then Kovalchuk’s that was voided?

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Why is Marchand contract any less of a cap circumvention then Kovalchuk’s that was voided?

Are you suggesting that Marchand and the Panthers don't really think Marchand will play until he's 43 years old?

 

[dappleganger]

Why is Marchand contract any less of a cap circumvention then Kovalchuk’s that was voided?

It's a 35+ contract so if Marchand retires early the Panthers will be stuck with the cap hit. Either they don't care or it will be LTIR.

 

[Joe S.]

It's a 35+ contract so if Marchand retires early the Panthers will be stuck with the cap hit. Either they don't care or it will be LTIR.

I didn’t think that mattered. The issue is artificially lowering the cap hit on the ‘non playing years’ - we don’t know yet what the structure is. Puckpedia has it at 5.25 all the way through, so if that’s the case then yes, I agree with you.

But I don’t think LTIR will work anymore for cap burying.

 

[dappleganger]

I didn’t think that mattered. The issue is artificially lowering the cap hit on the ‘non playing years’ - we don’t know yet what the structure is. Puckpedia has it at 5.25 all the way through, so if that’s the case then yes, I agree with you.

But I don’t think LTIR will work anymore for cap burying.

You're right. No LTIR relief on 35+ contracts so Florida gets short term gain for some long term pain.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940062868147228998

Hot dang that agent should be fired, but Stankoven can basically commit murder and get a free pass

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940066845882818695

I forgot he was already 34

 

[Joe S.]

5 years for a 34 year old goalie? Really?

 

[Frank E]

Christian Dvorak get $5.4 X 1yr with Philly.

Wow.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940085219895517467

Boeser stays. Ehlers stonks rocket

 

[bustaheims]

Christian Dvorak get $5.4 X 1yr with Philly.

Wow.

Absurd. Just nuts.

 

[Peter D.]

Edmonton has done nothing to suggest they are going to be better next year. DO NOT SIGN BAD CONTRACTS THAT IMPAIR THE POSSIBILITY OF MCDAVID IN 2026.

Until/unless McDavid re-signs in Edmonton, I think Treliving and the Leafs have to be working under this notion.

 

[bustaheims]

Until/unless McDavid re-signs in Edmonton, I think Treliving and the Leafs have to be working under this notion.

It helps that there’s no longer much out there worth committing big money to.