You just like complaining huh?

Stupid Barrie and your stupid top 6 D scoring... I hate it when defensemen are good and want to get paid.
- gravyface

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What i dont get is the blindness the Negative Nancy's have on here. They cant be that stupid and must just back read and then go opposite of popular opinion. Barrie and Muzzin can and probably will be resigned. Ceci is a stop gap till Liligren or Sandin are ready. You let him walk at the end of the year. Split his cap hit. Barrie 7.5x whatever, Muzzin 6.0x whatever and Dermott 3.0x again whatever. Then inter grade Sandin and Lilly on cheap deals.

Reilly,Barrie
Muzzin,Dermott
Lilly,Sandin

Going forward IMO

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What i dont get is the blindness the Negative Nancy's have on here. They cant be that stupid and must just back read and then go opposite of popular opinion. Barrie and Muzzin can and probably will be resigned. Ceci is a stop gap till Liligren or Sandin are ready. You let him walk at the end of the year. Split his cap hit. Barrie 7.5x whatever, Muzzin 6.0x whatever and Dermott 3.0x again whatever. Then inter grade Sandin and Lilly on cheap deals.

Reilly,Barrie
Muzzin,Dermott
Lilly,Sandin

Going forward IMO
- Buck Norris

DING DING DING

Finally, someone with a little foresight. Refreshing.

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What i dont get is the blindness the Negative Nancy's have on here. They cant be that stupid and must just back read and then go opposite of popular opinion. Barrie and Muzzin can and probably will be resigned. Ceci is a stop gap till Liligren or Sandin are ready. You let him walk at the end of the year. Split his cap hit. Barrie 7.5x whatever, Muzzin 6.0x whatever and Dermott 3.0x again whatever. Then inter grade Sandin and Lilly on cheap deals.

Reilly,Barrie
Muzzin,Dermott
Lilly,Sandin

Going forward IMO
- Buck Norris

Yup. News flash: good players get paid and the NHL has a hard cap. Everyone has problems, not everyone has Darren Ferris as an agent either.

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What i dont get is the blindness the Negative Nancy's have on here. They cant be that stupid and must just back read and then go opposite of popular opinion. Barrie and Muzzin can and probably will be resigned. Ceci is a stop gap till Liligren or Sandin are ready. You let him walk at the end of the year. Split his cap hit. Barrie 7.5x whatever, Muzzin 6.0x whatever and Dermott 3.0x again whatever. Then inter grade Sandin and Lilly on cheap deals.

Reilly,Barrie
Muzzin,Dermott
Lilly,Sandin

Going forward IMO
- Buck Norris

Not sure they can resigned, but thats next years problems.
Right now, our top 4 D look good.

How many times are you guys going to take the time to write this type of garbage. Ffs getting very old
- bixll

until a team that’s not built like the bluenotes or sabers wins the championship

It certainly does when you do it wrong

Tavares
Matthews
Spezza
Shore
Gauthier

Nylander
Kerfoot
- gravyface

Spezza was playing 4th line wing on the Stars. He's not an NHL centreman

Spezza was playing 4th line wing on the Stars. He's not an NHL centreman
- AdamFrench

He can play 4th line centre and probably will for a bit.

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What i dont get is the blindness the Negative Nancy's have on here. They cant be that stupid and must just back read and then go opposite of popular opinion. Barrie and Muzzin can and probably will be resigned. Ceci is a stop gap till Liligren or Sandin are ready. You let him walk at the end of the year. Split his cap hit. Barrie 7.5x whatever, Muzzin 6.0x whatever and Dermott 3.0x again whatever. Then inter grade Sandin and Lilly on cheap deals.

Reilly,Barrie
Muzzin,Dermott
Lilly,Sandin

Going forward IMO
- Buck Norris

couldn’t agree more.

it would be great to see them prioritize a solid capital-Dcore and bottom 6 full of grown men who want to win a championship over a bunch of “highly skilled” prima Donna puzzies who only give a (frank) about there cellys and next contract

edit:🤦‍♂️👍

I like this trade for the Leafs. You needed help on the backend and took a bit of a downgrade at 3C, but also parted with a player that was a bit of a headache for the last few years in the playoffs. That's how I see it from an outside perspective. Also, Spezza can't play 3rd line center

It'll probably be Kerfoot

I like this trade for the Leafs. You needed help on the backend and took a bit of a downgrade at 3C, but also parted with a player that was a bit of a headache for the last few years in the playoffs. That's how I see it from an outside perspective. Also, Spezza can't play 3rd line center

It'll probably be Kerfoot
- RickJames77

Does Kerfoot play C? I see he's listed as one.

Worst case throw Nylander in there for camp and see what happens.

Leafs should sign Domingue.
- Santo_44

Yes, what's going on with his situation? He basically carried that Tampa team last year when Vas was out.

Does Kerfoot play C? I see he's listed as one.

Worst case throw Nylander in there for camp and see what happens.
- TheMussel

I'm pretty sure I've seen him play center...I checked out a few of their games this year. They were such an entertaining team to watch. What I will say, though, is that I haven't seen him play it enough to know if he's effective at it.

Like you said, it'll be a camp battle for that spot.

The team isnt even on the ice yet and people know exactly how it will all play out. Why play any games? Just jump to the next off season on August 1st.

what are you talking about?
Dubas is the bestest GM around!
no criticism warranted!!
- MaximusAurelius

But as you have said you dont hate Dubas

Spezza was playing 4th line wing on the Stars. He's not an NHL centreman
- AdamFrench

He's been a center his entire career. He'll play center.

Dubas has done well so far. He gets a B to B+ rating thus far.

Hes dealt with the needs of the team.

Marleau gone
Zaitsev + brown moved for a tiny bit of cap
4th line center needed
Top 4 RHD
3rd line C
Signed Kap and Johnsson to team friendly deals

Only has to deal with Marner

On a hot, sweltering Toronto afternoon, I meet up with the Leafs 2009 top pick Nazem Kadri. This was the 2nd time I have met the young budding star and to say I was surprised is putting it mildly. The first time I met Nazem was September 2009, a scrawny young kid listed at 170lbs. I doubted he'd tip 165 in a wet suit when I first met him. This time around I was blown away. Maybe it was the heat, or maybe it was just the excitement of seeing this rising young star again at the beginning of his career. He had obviously started to fill out, and the results of all his hard work at the gym were more than evident. I bit my lip and thought to myself "Oh to be 19 again". What was once scrawny was now filled out and buff. Muscles rippled, pecs stood out, the face of the young lad had started to turn into that of a man. He sensed my shock when I saw him and greeted him.

"Wow", I say. "You're not how I remember"
Kadri giggles nervously and replies "Yeah, it's taken a lot of hard work".

I must have stared a moment too long because he seems to get nervous just then and suggests we move on and get the interview under way. I forget he's still a boy even though he's looking more and more like a man. I offer to buy him a smoothie from the Papaya Hut in downtown Toronto but he tells me he's on a strict diet. I grab my smoothie, and we leisurely stroll down Yonge St. and discuss his potential to make the Leafs this season.

Kadri is realistic about his chances this upcoming season and knows he has a tremendous opportunity if he works hard. He tells me it's been his dream since he was a kid to make the NHL and the opportunity presented by the Leafs is one he doesn't want to miss out on.

"We have a young core of players here in Toronto, the youngest in the league, I just hope I can show enough at camp to stick with the big club". Kadri has been penciled into the Leafs lineup by many observers but he knows it won't be that easy. "Last season was tough. I really thought I could stick in the NHL, but I realized later on that I still had a ways to go. I set out to improve myself and my game in hopes of making it this season"

The willingness and the ability to improve are two strong traits in this young man. After a slow start to the OHL season, Kadri picked up the pace to finish with 93 points in only 56 games and was named as a finalist for OHL player of the year. He continuted his strong play into the playoffs where he netted an incredible 27 points in only 12 games. These are stats that should get any Leafs fan excited about this young man's potential.

We briefly chat about his muslim upbringing and how he is being viewed as a potential role model in the league, a barrier smasher so to speak.
"I don't think about that stuff", replies Kadri, "I'm just me, I try to be the best I can be, if I inspire any other kids that's great, but I don't see myself as anything special in that regard".

I tell him he IS special, and he nervously accepts my compliment.

As we end the interview, I watch him walk away from me, I gaze and think about the future of this young star, this mere boy who is now filling out a man's body. The heat from the afternoon has coated Kadri's shirt in sweat, and I can easily make out the physique under his shirt. I still can't believe how much he's filled out, and I have to finally turn away as I bite my lip again.

I can't see into the future, but I predict great things for Kadri. Leafs fans should prepare themselves for success, with Kadri on a young Leafs team, the future is oh so bright.
- AdamFrench

Never gets old.

Good hockey trade for both sides.

It was the next logical move to move Kadri, for a few reasons.

It's too bad we couldn't re-capture a 2020 first for Kadri, but we needed Barrie more with the present circumstances to stay in contention.

I like this trade for the Leafs. You needed help on the backend and took a bit of a downgrade at 3C, but also parted with a player that was a bit of a headache for the last few years in the playoffs. That's how I see it from an outside perspective. Also, Spezza can't play 3rd line center

It'll probably be Kerfoot
- RickJames77

lets not forget that kadri went to arbitration but signed so he’d be ready for the season 👍

greedy willi should have gone 🤦‍♂️

if greedy b!tch marner and his dad don’t want to be ready for the season they should trade them for a top pair dman and some heavy playoff performers👍

melander should be included in any of those deals so they can jack each other off in the change room over how many points there racking up with there skill until the playoffs come and they shrink up like dead Richards under a sheet of ice 🤦‍♂️

Does Kerfoot play C? I see he's listed as one.

Worst case throw Nylander in there for camp and see what happens.
- TheMussel

You cant have a 6.9m 3rd line center. Plus nylander needs to play with better players to help him get to 60pts. Hes soft, not the type of 3rd line center we need.
Keep willie on the wing, put kerfoot at center.

Good hockey trade for both sides.

It was the next logical move to move Kadri, for a few reasons.

It's too bad we couldn't re-capture a 2020 first for Kadri, but we needed Barrie more with the present circumstances to stay in contention.
- jimi james

watching some barrie highlights, good player

I know you've all been waiting for my opinion on the trade (let me have this one Bixll), so here it is:

I like this trade for the Leafs.

In Barrie, they get a good offensive defenseman that can easily replace Gardiner. Yes he's signed only for a year but depending on the results, that could not matter. And the Leafs could always resign him if needed.

Losing Kadri hurts, he's an effective player (I personally hate him) and gave you guys alot of depth at centre. At the same time, his repeated idiotic actions ended up hurting the team way more and he will not be missed in the playoffs (can anyone do worse than not playing?).

Kerfoot being included in the trade is crazy. He's a good young player that could easily have a career year playing with some talented players next year.

On the Avs side, they lose Barrie but he'll be replaced by Makar and they really needed that 2nd line centre. Kadri will look good over there but don't look back fellas.

Overall a solid trade by Dubas.

Cheers! Aho!

Spezza was playing 4th line wing on the Stars. He's not an NHL centreman
- AdamFrench

Spezza took 807 faceoffs last season and won 58.2% with an average of 10.6 faceoffs per game. Sounds like a centre to me - Source : Puck Base faceoff stats
Listed as a centremen

lets not forget that kadri went to arbitration but signed so he’d be ready for the season 👍

greedy willi should have gone 🤦‍♂️

if greedy b!tch marner and his dad don’t want to be ready for the season they should trade them for a top pair dman and some heavy playoff performers👍

melander should be included in any of those deals so they can jack each other off in the change room over how many points there racking up with there skill until the playoffs come and they shrink up like dead Richards under a sheet of ice 🤦‍♂️
- Skalapy

edit:Nice alliteration

lets not forget that kadri went to arbitration but signed so he’d be ready for the season 👍

greedy willi should have gone 🤦‍♂️

if greedy b!tch marner and his dad don’t want to be ready for the season they should trade them for a top pair dman and some heavy playoff performers👍

melander should be included in any of those deals so they can jack each other off in the change room over how many points there racking up with there skill until the playoffs come and they shrink up like dead Richards under a sheet of ice 🤦‍♂️
- Skalapy

'dead Richards under a sheet of ice' - I bet you have a lot of personal experience with that one.