If you have a better source please let me know...
- bartsch

until something is done, its just noise..and anything that gets out, is put out for a reason by one side.

I just dont get why some people take things personally and feel the need to call players losers and whatever else...

Interesting take.

So would you take 50K working for a publication, even though your worth is much more so that, they can bring in a couple of Pulitzer prize winners at a higher 150k so your publication gets more awards? Or do you go looking for $$ elsewhere to try and get paid your value?

The NHL limits this, but the player does have the right to hold out.

From a fan perspective I get the frustration, but management should realize once they paid JT, other guys are gonna want to get paid. Why sign Patrick Marleau for that kind of money when you know you got young guys to pay in a couple of years.
Even if they didn't plan on signing JT, the recent RFA payout's should have been a warning on where these things were going.


Most of the recent cup winners paid their guys after they won the cup, when you start shelling out a bunch of money on RFA's before you win, really makes it hard to build depth. So I get what Toronto is trying to do, but to me they created part of their own issues when they signed Marleau to that deal.

So... the following legitimately just made me spit out my coffee onto my notebook...

Senators drop giant heavy beach balls on fans during pre-game, spilling beer and hurting children.

This wasn't marketing's greatest idea. These giant beach balls are heavy... And are knocking people's beers over including mine :/ pic.twitter.com/OmnOxEKzBR

— Kevin Lee (@BringBackLee) October 4, 2018

Bringing home the home town kid might very well be the absolute last ditch attempt to keep the team there, just saying they may completely over pay out of pure desperation and find a way.
I think it’s a long shot but If we were ever to see another huge offer sheet signed ( last one was maybe WEBER with Philly ). This would be it.
- Ross77

From the Elliotte Freidman piece from a few days ago-

Before making that decision, Tavares chased the answers to some important questions. He needed to know that if he was signing for seven years, Matthews would be there with him. He had the GM’s assurances, but he wanted the player’s, too. So Tavares came right out and asked, one cornerstone to another. “He said 100 per cent without a doubt,” Tavares says. “I know how committed he is and how bad he wants to be here.”

I doubt Matthews would sign an offer sheet.

Gritty and a 1st for Nylander. One third of Gritty's salary is retained. The 1st is a top-10 pick.

Captain Jack will right the ship.
- Dongull_Trump

He was really bad last night.

So... the following legitimately just made me spit out my coffee onto my notebook...

This wasn't marketing's greatest idea. These giant beach balls are heavy... And are knocking people's beers over including mine :/ pic.twitter.com/OmnOxEKzBR

— Kevin Lee (@BringBackLee) October 4, 2018

- markmark

(frank)ing Sens, they can't do anything right.

Gritty and a 1st for Nylander. One third of Gritty's salary is retained. The 1st is a top-10 pick.
- GalacticStone

I'd only take this deal if we also get the eagles fan that ate horse poo after the superbowl

(frank)ing Sens, they can't do anything right.
- Scabeh

Did they weigh the balls down with a bunch of expired mcdonald's coupons?

Laine only has ONE goal and of course on the PP. Glad we can keep this line of chirping alive this season.

Nylander seems like a California / Florida type of guy.

So who is he getting traded for? 4 teams would provide a decent leverage for Leafs in negotiations..

(frank)ing Sens, they can't do anything right.
- Scabeh

This is how we fix the attendance issues.

The building will never be empty if it's full of unconscious people who can't leave.

This is how we fix the attendance issues.

The building will never be empty if it's full of unconscious people who can't leave.
- david22

Interesting take.

So would you take 50K working for a publication, even though your worth is much more so that, they can bring in a couple of Pulitzer prize winners at a higher 150k so your publication gets more awards? Or do you go looking for $$ elsewhere to try and get paid your value?

The NHL limits this, but the player does have the right to hold out.

From a fan perspective I get the frustration, but management should realize once they paid JT, other guys are gonna want to get paid. Why sign Patrick Marleau for that kind of money when you know you got young guys to pay in a couple of years.
Even if they didn't plan on signing JT, the recent RFA payout's should have been a warning on where these things were going.


Most of the recent cup winners paid their guys after they won the cup, when you start shelling out a bunch of money on RFA's before you win, really makes it hard to build depth. So I get what Toronto is trying to do, but to me they created part of their own issues when they signed Marleau to that deal.
- fsanford

Analogies to other industries don't really work, because other industries don't operate under a salary cap.

Gritty and a 1st for Nylander. One third of Gritty's salary is retained. The 1st is a top-10 pick.
- GalacticStone

MLSEL legal just vetoed the trade - too much liability when Gritty inevitably mauls sick children during a team visit to a hospital.

Laine only has ONE goal and of course on the PP. Glad we can keep this line of chirping alive this season.
- markmark

Laine's one goal is to get out of Winnipeg.

Laine's one goal is to get out of Winnipeg.
- Atomic Wedgie

(frank) that.

Laine only has ONE goal and of course on the PP. Glad we can keep this line of chirping alive this season.
- markmark

It was a hard shot and all but Allen didn't even try to save it. It was right at him.

Analogies to other industries don't really work, because other industries don't operate under a salary cap.
- Atomic Wedgie

They operate under budgets, where costs cannot be exceeded, I know I am doing next years budget this weekend.

ESPN chose to get rid of some talent so they could pay others more.

Laine's one goal is to get out of Winnipeg.
- Atomic Wedgie

It was a hard shot and all but Allen didn't even try to save it. It was right at him.
- GreatGigInTheSky

was deflected.

was deflected.
- stormey

Was it? I didn't see that. Makes sense, then.

Sign Willie to a bridge 2yr $5m

Play him at C in Kadri's spot...move Kadri to wing with Matthews.

Let's see what Willie can do playing with Connor Brown and Josh Leivo.

If he still puts up big points...give him big money.

The end.
- Garnie

61 points in 81 and 82 games is "big points"?

61 points in 81 and 82 games is "big points"?
- Pacificgem

At 22 years old, yeah it's pretty good.

...obviously not, but when the same thing gets said a number of times, it does start to ring true.
- Aetherial

Just ask any alternative fact politician. Sad but true that people do that