2020 NHL Offseason Thread

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[Bloody Brian Burke]

That’s Josh Anderson money!

(almost)

 

[forty_three]

*Pounding table*

Kou-Ka-Nen! Kou-Ka-Nen!

 

[mattola]

*Pounding table*

Kou-Ka-Nen! Kou-Ka-Nen!

 

[forty_three]

Ah well. 5th rounder for the hollow man.

Another 4.6 m in the bank.

Roundabouts 16m to sign Dubois, Gavrikov and a UFA or two.

 

[forty_three]

Just a year or so removed from the Duchene/Panarin/Bob mess, and he might just make the fucking team better than if he had kept them all.

Jarmo right now:

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

For Murray’s sake I hope NJ flips him somewhere he can be a 2D with a strong top pair. He basically needs the same situation he was just in and NJ ain’t it.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Well it doesn’t look like Pietro’s going to CBJ lol

 

[forty_three]

Well it doesn’t look like Pietro’s going to CBJ lol

Yes, Petro would be the most loved player in the history of ever like Marner and Tavares were in the last two consecutive years.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yes, Petro would be the most loved player in the history of ever like Marner and Tavares were in the last two consecutive years.

Marner poisoned the well by using one of hockey media’s biggest weasels to negotiate his deal in the media. That shit’s on him.

I don’t know any Leaf fan who doesn’t love JT. His coming here is the best thing that happened to the club in 20 years. Pietro would be looked at very similarly.

/this is probably the part where I mention that Leafs media =/= Leafs fandom. We have easily the shittiest media coverage on planet earth. Just take a look at the reaction to yesterday’s draft class for proof. They’re all basically younger, less-dickish Don Cherries.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Wouldn’t mind this, Dubas.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Lol Dregs can’t help himself.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

No-E-L?

 

[forty_three]

Wouldn’t mind this, Dubas.

Little harder to justify a full out cap dump for a guy as consistent and effective as Savvy. I would expect him to be in a deal for Laine, Ehlers or Monahan.

And he would need to be replaced.

Savard, Jenner, Marchenko and a pick for Laine. Then sign Hall and Petro. Set the world on fire.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Little harder to justify a full out cap dump for a guy as consistent and effective as Savvy. I would expect him to be in a deal for Laine, Ehlers or Monahan.

And he would need to be replaced.

Savard, Jenner, Marchenko and a pick for Laine. Then sign Hall and Petro. Set the world on fire.

You sure they aren’t just broke?

 

[forty_three]

You sure they aren’t just broke?

I guess it's possible, but they don't pay for the Arena rights, get a ton of tax breaks and the ownership company isn't in a business that has been particularly hard hit in the pandemic. One thing they make is Oxygen Tanks. They could be booming.

Plus they have been announcing new sponsors left and right. I would be very surprised to find out they are broke.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I guess it's possible, but they don't pay for the Arena rights, get a ton of tax breaks and the ownership company isn't in a business that has been particularly hard hit in the pandemic. One thing they make is Oxygen Tanks. They could be booming.

Plus they have been announcing new sponsors left and right. I would be very surprised to find out they are broke.

I think it’s positioning too, but I think it’s a possibility that any team not among the league’s traditional heavyweights financially (and even some of those - hi Boston) might be tightening the belt.

Buffalo is apparently not allowed to spend to the cap and they have a rich ass owner and a superstar with one foot out the door lol.