It really was. Who signs a 38 year old for 3 years?
- BestRapperAlive

A 70 year old.

He seems overly stubborn, which I'm not sure is a great thing in this day's NHL.
- RickJames77

I blame Dubas

Kind of redundant. If our pick is top 10, something has gone horribly horribly wrong
- BestRapperAlive

Prudent move of any GM to protect a 1st round pick traded before the season starts. Lots of unknowns.

Kind of redundant. If our pick is top 10, something has gone horribly horribly wrong
- BestRapperAlive

That's what Burkie said.

I blame Dubas
- Steven_Seagull

Dubas wife

It was a horrible trade. But protecting it was smart.
- DrunkenCanuck

Should have kept him?

Should have kept him?
- The Law

Marleau trade was horrible? So says a moron I guess.

Marleau trade was horrible? So says a moron I guess.
- Mr_Smokey

It wasn't great...

Should have kept him?
- The Law

I think its a decent bet.
You assume/hope the pick is say 24-31.

Thats the cost to Keep Marner, Nylander, Kap and Jonsson ...and assuming they can move NZ ..maybe add 1 other upgrade.

It wasn't great...
- AdamFrench

It wasn't great to have had to make that trade ....

But, if the best and only opportunity to move Marleau's 6.25, was that deal ...then it was (frank)ing awesome.

..think of the alternative.

vegas needs to move salary out. recent salary cap moves:

marleau + 1st

pk for pile of meh

braun for 2nd and 3rd

miller shouldn't cost much. i think a lot of gm's would be happy to let mcphee sweat this one out until june 30th after how he handled the expansion draft.
- Tumbleweed

I agree, miller for say borgman, a 2nd and maybe another spare marlie might do it. They don't want any salary back.

PK went for meh because NJ was the only team willing to eat the entire salary. The deal with the Leafs would have been for $2.5 to $3 M cap retained.

wtf

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I would put the regret factor over/under at 1.5 years

and would bet the under

Should have kept him?
- The Law

I don’t think that would have worked either if Patty wanted to go, but why panic and trade a first round pick? Get creative.

VAR in soccer is as useless as NHL and MLB review.

Official makes bad call, they review it, and still come out with the same bad call.

wtf


I would put the regret factor over/under at 1.5 years

and would bet the under
- senstroll

Wow, that's awful. Thank (frank) it won't be the Leafs.

I don’t think that would have worked either if Patty wanted to go, but why panic and trade a first round pick? Get creative.
- DrunkenCanuck

C'mon man. The Leafs HAD to move him. If they had him on the roster they'd have to had moved multiple young talented forwards. There was no option.

And to trade him ...it HAD to be to a team willing to buy him out. The buy out window ends June 30th.

So we should assume that Dubas canvassed the whole league and there were probably only 2 or 3 teams with the ability to buy him out and eat the 6.25 in cap space.

And we should assume that he took the best deal possible.

It sucks that it cost a first to get rid of a guy's contract ...but, lesson learned is don't (frank) around with those 35+ contracts. I like Lou but that one's on Lou.

Marleau trade was horrible? So says a moron I guess.
- Mr_Smokey

Agreed..

Dubas played the percentages, a draft pick late in the 1st rd, likely doesn't go on to be a superstar.. It was a move he had to make.. It didn't cost us a roster player or one of our better prospects. It's somewhat lottery protected, and there was no salary retained.

I don’t think that would have worked either if Patty wanted to go, but why panic and trade a first round pick? Get creative.
- DrunkenCanuck

i am curious to know your solution

It wasn't great to have had to make that trade ....

But, if the best and only opportunity to move Marleau's 6.25, was that deal ...then it was (frank)ing awesome.

..think of the alternative.
- The Law

Pretty much.

You could also think of it as the leafs traded a 1st rounder for marleau on a 2 year deal. It’s probably a later 1st rounder then it would’ve been when they got him.

It’s not even July 1st yet.
- Steven_Seagull

Agreed.

Should be interesting like I said.

I agree, miller for say borgman, a 2nd and maybe another spare marlie might do it. They don't want any salary back.

PK went for meh because NJ was the only team willing to eat the entire salary. The deal with the Leafs would have been for $2.5 to $3 M cap retained.
- winsix

Agreed. I had read that it was down to 3 teams, (Leafs being one of them) but only NJ would take on the full $9M

wtf


I would put the regret factor over/under at 1.5 years

and would bet the under
- senstroll

Glad the leafs dont have any money to spend.

i am curious to know your solution
- senstroll

I'm sure he'll give you a one-sided solution.. Cause every other team in the league wants to help the Leafs.

I blame Dubas
- Steven_Seagull

Easy there Adolph, manchild should not be blamed

Wow, that's awful. Thank (frank) it won't be the Leafs.
- GreatGigInTheSky

the thing is, Zeitsev is a much better option for a lot less

But I assume some of the GMs think TM is the TM for 10 years ago who won the Calder?

cuz he is not good now