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John Tavares is a Maple Leaf

CarltonTheBear said:
I've brought this up before, but I think it's even more true now than ever before. Leafs should run 11 forwards/7 defencemen.

The 4th line can be two of Leivo/Grundstrom/Brown/Kapanen and then a rotating C group of Matthews/Tavares/Kadri/Nylander to get them extra minutes throughout the game.
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Right. Why should the other team ever get to face a non-1st-line center?
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1013477191957565445

lol
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Apparently Gary Bettman was an Islanders fan so this contract is both middle fingers.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
princedpw said:
Is this true?  That is a fascinating contract structure ...
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Yeah. These types of contracts are becoming more and more likely with big-name guys. This one kinda takes it to the max though.
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I guess the Toronto real estate market is booming and they really want him to be able to afford a house right away.
 
Nik the Trik said:
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1013477191957565445

lol
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Apparently Gary Bettman was an Islanders fan so this contract is both middle fingers.
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He doesn't care.  He's too busy posing for his bas-relief for the HOF.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I've brought this up before, but I think it's even more true now than ever before. Leafs should run 11 forwards/7 defencemen.

The 4th line can be two of Leivo/Grundstrom/Brown/Kapanen and then a rotating C group of Matthews/Tavares/Kadri/Nylander to get them extra minutes throughout the game.
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Love this idea!!!
 
princedpw said:
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1013477191957565445

lol
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Is this true?  That is a fascinating contract structure ...
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Well, it's basically just getting as much of the value of the deal as soon as possible so as to invest it.

Just a little way to use the organization's financial muscle to make the deal as lucrative as possible.
 
https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1013478219671011328

Seriously though how many other teams could have done this?
 
Is there still enough cap space yet to buy the cleveland browns? Or more relevantly, Calvin Dehaan/ D addition?

Another thing I like about this contract (I can still scarcely believe that he signed for 11M on 7) - it might help with negotiations for Marner/Nylander/Matthews, no? In more subtle ways than one?
 
Frycer14 said:
Another thing I like about this contract (I can still scarcely believe that he signed for 11M on 7) - it might help with negotiations for Marner/Nylander/Matthews, no? In more subtle ways than one?
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Knowing Tavares left money on the table to sign here will definitely have a positive effect. It's like Stamkos and Hedman taking less in Tampa.
 
Absolutely Fantastic!! I told my 12 year old son that there hasn?t  been a better time to be a Leafs fan in the past 50 years, and that was after they won the draft lottery and selected Auston Matthews. Then they get the the most sought after coach, find that allusive #1 goaltender and now sign the biggest free agent available in years. Probably the biggest in Leafs history. This team feels destined to make history !! Today is a special day for Leafs Nation. Feels damn good after decades of heartbreak, to finally have one of the best teams in the league, with so much talent and promise!!
 
At this point though, Tavares can only talk to Matthews if he's going to say how absolutely horrible it is playing for the team that you grew up watching. 
 
https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1013483445945864193

Honestly, if the Tavares-team really didn't inform other teams that he wasn't signing with them I'd be pretty peeved if I was them. But I'm not and he signed here so that's hilarious.
 
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