Leafaholic99
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Bring in Stammer on a good contract, get Reimer signed and try add a vet dman! Give them 2-3 years to play together and boom! Contendor!
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Bender said:Is this solely based on not needing a centre anymore?
bustaheims said:Bender said:Is this solely based on not needing a centre anymore?
Not solely, no. The future cap math comes into play, as well, and, more importantly, I feel like it will still be a few seasons until the team will be a position where the type of contract it'll take to sign Stamos will be worthwhile.
Frank E said:And I've yet to see a good projection showing me that Stamkos ruins the cap number in 3 years.
Britishbulldog said:It was reported that Stamkos rejected a 8 year, $68 MIL offer ($8.5 MIL AAV) from the Lightning. If it was because he thought he was worth more then we have a problem because that is more than Getzlaf and only slightly less than Crosby. If he rejected it because he wanted out then he is very enticing.
Frank E said:We got the prize, now let's get a mentor for the youngins. Invest Busta, don't cheap out here!
mr grieves said:Shanahan said last night that the results of the draft lottery don't change their UFA plans at all.
I don't see how that could possibly be true, unless they were never planning to pursue Stamkos... No way they can make a $10.5m x 7 offer to Stamkos without screwing things up down the line.
But I do hope they offer him $9m or so and tell him he can play center and pick which of Matthews, Marner, or Nylander to take passes from for the next 7 years. I mean, talent like that becoming available without any asset cost is a rarity in today's NHL, so you gotta at least see. And, if he passes to "the guy" in Detroit or wherever, the outcome of the draft lottery makes me more sanguine about missing out.
Nik the Trik said:mr grieves said:Shanahan said last night that the results of the draft lottery don't change their UFA plans at all.
I don't see how that could possibly be true, unless they were never planning to pursue Stamkos... No way they can make a $10.5m x 7 offer to Stamkos without screwing things up down the line.
But I do hope they offer him $9m or so and tell him he can play center and pick which of Matthews, Marner, or Nylander to take passes from for the next 7 years. I mean, talent like that becoming available without any asset cost is a rarity in today's NHL, so you gotta at least see. And, if he passes to be "the guy" in Detroit or wherever, the outcome of the draft lottery makes me more sanguine about missing out.
Another way to look at it is that the Leafs plans always involved making Stamkos a pretty team friendly offer and holding firm on it. I don't think the people running the Leafs ever had the sort of "If we don't land Matthews/Stamkos this off-season we're doomed" mentality.
Nik the Trik said:Britishbulldog said:It was reported that Stamkos rejected a 8 year, $68 MIL offer ($8.5 MIL AAV) from the Lightning. If it was because he thought he was worth more then we have a problem because that is more than Getzlaf and only slightly less than Crosby. If he rejected it because he wanted out then he is very enticing.
It's also significantly less than Kopitar or Toews. If Stamkos rejected that offer because he wants out and he knows that his market value is higher, then he's almost certainly right.
mr grieves said:Shanahan said last night that the results of the draft lottery don't change their UFA plans at all.
I don't see how that could possibly be true, unless they were never planning to pursue Stamkos... No way they can make a $10.5m x 7 offer to Stamkos without screwing things up down the line.
pmrules said:I'd still take a run at him, but only if the price is right. I'm hoping Stamkos isn't in it for the prestige of being a top earner in the league, and is more interested in playing for HIS team. I'm hoping he takes a hometown discount.
I can see Lou saying we especially don't need you now at 9-11M, with Auston on his way. We'll take you at something lower (7-9M per year), otherwise enjoy continuing being irrelevant in Tampa or Nashville or wherever he ends up going.
Peter D. said:I'd still be all in on Stamkos. Matthews or no Matthews, I just don't see any reason to pass on a young talent like that.