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  1. If he wanted Lindy and hired Lindy I have no problem with that.

    But to make a public statement that you talked to all these people make you look like a moron. You know reporters and insiders are going to ask available coaches if they talked to Buffalo. Just makes the whole operation look like a joke.

    Instead just say “Lindy was the guy I was focused on. From past history together I knew he had every attribute I was looking for and knew we could work together to right the ship.”

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  2. 1 minute ago, PerreaultForever said:

    I think you're getting yourself caught up in some Russian pairing fantasy here. I'm glad we are starting to see defensive prospects in the system that show promise in one way or another but it would be pure folly to move veteran D men out to make room for more rookie D men in. A D like you are proposing here would be a sure sign that we are nothing but a farm team for the league. 

    “In a couple years” is literally in the first sentence

  3. 5 minutes ago, inkman said:

    I swear to god if this dude hits the open market and we saddled ourselves with coach of Christmas past, I’m going to have to leave the internet.  This place, Twitter and any other god forsaken place will be unbearable. 
     

     

    IF he became available and actually wanted to come here then you just bump Lindy upstairs where he will be in a couple years anyways.

  4. 4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    I would try to get Carrier because he can be a 4th line guy with a lot of playoff experience and cup. 78 playoff games and counting, perfect 4th line guy who knows what the playoff take and he's 29. 

    The only problem with Carrier is he makes Muel look like Doug Jarvis.

  5. 34 minutes ago, ... said:

    So, on the Panther's broadcast they are playing up the Stamkos UFA narrative. As a thought exercise, do we have the cap room for a Stamkos contract? For those prone to freaking out over brainstorming - it's just brainstorming. I recognize it would make Cozens an overpaid third line center, but on the flip side of that a few years in that role could be just what he needs.

     

    I would rather the Lightning sign him and we trade for Cirelli and Jeannot.

  6. 4 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said:

    Heads going to roll in Toronto if they lose game 5. 

    Keith Pelley is taking over as President and CEO of MLSE so I expect a napalm bomb to be dropped on the Leafs. Shanahan 💩 canned along with Keefe. I would imagine Treleving stays as long as he sells a plan to reshape and cleanup this mess. The core four has to be torn apart. Tavares and Marner both have one year to UFA status. I think Matthews and Nylander are the two they keep.

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  7. 1 hour ago, dudacek said:

     

    If the Leafs can't get positive value for Marner, they keep him and let him walk. I think they'd rather have $11M in cap space than $2M in cap space and Jeff Skinner.

    You think the MNC improves the odds for the Sabres?

    History shows it means a trade to a contender of Marner's choice for a late 1st and whatever lesser pieces it takes to balance out contract and value.

    Marner is no cap dump, no matter what his playoff failures, He's an NHL star on a rental contract.

    I don’t know if they can keep him for another year. It is really ugly in Toronto right now. This will be 8 years of this group completely failing in the playoff. One of the big four has to move. Matthews isn’t going anywhere, Nylander just signed his extension, Tavares is unmovable so that leaves Marner. The media are destroying him here and I wouldn’t be surprised if he welcomed a move.

    I don’t think a trade with Buffalo will happen but as far as the NMC he has one year left before UFA so a move down the road to Buffalo is most convient for him for a year and gets him out of the scrutiny of Toronto.

    I have no idea what they do but fans are calling for the whole thing to be blown up for the first time.  I expect Shanahan and Keefe to be canned.

  8. 59 minutes ago, dudacek said:

    The Leafs would get a very nice return for Marner without taking on anything close to Skinner's salary.

    Will they? His salary is $10.9 million and he has a no movement and is one year from UFA. How many teams can take on that cap hit, be a team Marner will waive to go to and will want to give up this very nice return for one year of Marner?

    I think it will be a tricky move to pull off for them and get value back.

  9. Leafs about to blow it up. Crazy hypothetical situation that is more a mental exercise than reality. The guy that will probably go is Marner but with his deal and being one year from UFA and his NTC he will be tough to move and get any value for the Leafs.

    Trade for Marner as long as Skinner is part of the deal. You add a young prospect and Joker to make it worthwhile for the Leafs. Does he fill the toughness or bottom six role, no but players as talented as he is don’t become available often. 

    Reasoning: fans here in Toronto are ready to run him out of town on a rail. He has 1 more year left and then is a free agent. He is a tremendous regular season player who falls apart in the playoffs.  He has a NTC but Buffalo for a year might appeal as it is close to home and doesn’t have the pressure of Toronto.  Skinner has a NTC too but would most likely waive for Toronto. Joker would give them a young RHD that they need. One of the prospects would make it worthwhile for them. Skinner plus Joker’s salary offsets Marner’s so you still have money to fill out the other needs in the lineup.

    Marner on the top line with Tage would easily turn him into a 50+ goal scorer. Get to the playoffs next year and see if Marner has a different playoff outcome with a different team. I’d it works out you look at your lineup and see if there is a pathway forward with him on a new deal. If he doesn’t work out he walks in FA but you have rid yourself of Skinner’s deal in the process.

    Likelihood if this happening is very small but fun to think about. It is a move to get you in the playoffs next season.  The main idea of the whole trade is getting out of Skinner’s deal while rolling the dice that Marner has a different outcome in a different environment for 1 year.

    I think ultimately Dubas will be all over him and bring him to Pittsburgh to play with Crosby.

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  10. Watched the game with all my Leafs buddies tonight..OH BOY

    6 straight playoff losses at home. 8 years in the playoffs with this group, one series win.

    Leafs have to be blown up. Dubas is a complete fraud. The worst constructed team I have seen. All the money dumped into high end forwards with no D or goalie focus. Treleving has a giant mess to clean up.

    I would imagine both Shanahan and Keefe get canned. The media and fans are out for blood here. 

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  11. 2 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

    You replaced Davis with the  rookie  who will likely have 600 yards + 

    But who is replacing diggs who's going to be the "guy" 

     

    Kincaid

    Who was the number one go to guy for the Chiefs? You can win with a committee of productive options

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  12. 16 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

     

     

    Sabres couldn’t be happier with tonight.

    3 top prospects score and Levi stands tall in net.

    Kulich, Rosen, Östlund, Wahlberg, Neuchev, R Johnson, Novikov, Levi all developing in the playoffs.  Good stuff.

    A lot of AHL teams go far with a bunch of vets and tweeners that don’t really help the NHL team but the Amerks have a lot of kids helping drive the bus who have NHL potential in the coming years.

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