It's 1 million per year.

100% can be buried.

Its an awesome deal for the Lightning.
- Leafs43

It's an amazing deal. Perry for sure could have got more elsewhere. Doubt he needs the money.

I wouldn't go as far as to say "awesome" but it's not terrible. I don't see any reason to give Perry any term.
- mjones242

Because there is no downside.

Sure - awesome was too far.

But if he sucks - they bury him. This costs them nothing but $$$ and a contract spot.

Bun-Mat-Mar
Mik-Tav-Nyl
Ker-Kam-XXX
Eng-Spe-Sim

..something like that right now I think? With about 3M to spend on the XXX.

There will be a call to switch Kerfoot and Mikky but I say (frank) that. The big4 can utilize their super expensive skills to make Bunting and Mikky better.

Kerfoot, Kampher and a big hard hitting winger would be decent way to make a 3rd line ..I think.
-The Law

XXX-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Bunting-Kampf-Mikheyev
Engvall-Spezza-Simmonds

We should be spending the money on someone who can play with Matthews and Marner, not for the 3rd line.

Tarasenko at 50% retained?

Tarasenko at 50% retained?
- Steven_Seagull

Obviously 🤘

Can anyone make an argument that we are somehow better positioned to succeed in the playoffs this coming season, assuming we qualify?
- fifty__missions

I can make the argument on why we aren't. Just let me know when to start.

Just listening to Brian Burke on Overdrive. Miss that guy in Toronto.


He’s EXACTLY what we need right now.
- Byfuglien Ate Me

Member when he said signing Beauchemin and Komi gave the Leafs the deepest D corps in the conference?

Member when he made Dion Phaneuf captain?

I member!

XXX-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Bunting-Kampf-Mikheyev
Engvall-Spezza-Simmonds

We should be spending the money on someone who can play with Matthews and Marner, not for the 3rd line.
- matt1337

Where’s:

Robertson
Brooks
Anderson

Where’s:

Robertson
Brooks
Anderson
- mr.sir

AHL
13th forward
AHL

Can anyone make an argument that we are somehow better positioned to succeed in the playoffs this coming season, assuming we qualify?
- fifty__missions

The fires and beatings of adversity forge the steel sword of a champions' heart.

Tarasenko at 50% retained?
- Steven_Seagull

Only if we can get him without giving up a 1st

AHL
13th forward
AHL
- Steven_Seagull

Beat me to it. They are the first call ups for injuries though. I also wouldn't be opposed to moving Engvall and possibly Mikheyev.

It's 1 million per year.

100% can be buried.

Its an awesome deal for the Lightning.
- Leafs43

Oh I thought it was 2m per year, then that's not bad at all.

What teams might actually be interested in a Rielly trade?

Tarasenko at 50% retained?
- Steven_Seagull

I'd consider it. I mean if he gets hurt we just put him on ltir. I don't see much downside

What teams might actually be interested in a Rielly trade?
- mr.sir

st lousy

2 year deal for $1 million a year that can 100% be burried in the minors whenever they need extra cap space for a guy that is a proven playoff scorer and former MVP

Great signing for Tampa with zero risk, and 100% of his salary can be burried in the minors and not count against the cap if needed.
- winsix

For some reason I thought it was 2m per season, I would have loved Perry for 1m per. Wanted him on the leads last year

The fires and beatings of adversity forge the steel sword of a champions' heart.
- Zezel

Except NHL hockey isn't Dungeons and Dragons. How are we a better playoff team??

XXX-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Bunting-Kampf-Mikheyev
Engvall-Spezza-Simmonds

We should be spending the money on someone who can play with Matthews and Marner, not for the 3rd line.
- matt1337

That still looks horrible.

Not sure changing the order is going to make things "look" better but:

Ritchie, Matthews, Nylander
Bunting, Tavares, Marner
Simmonds, Kerfoot, Mikheyev
Engvall, Kampf, Spezza
Brooks

I would try that first. One tough guy per line to keep the little boys from sharting in the drawers. Switch the LWs around until they click.

Defense:

Rielly, Brodie
Muzzin, ???
Sandin, Holl
Dermott, Lily

Campbell
Mrazek

If we could find a partner for Muzz and get Ritchie, I wouldn't be too depressed next season.

Then it comes down to the stars to actually play and JT not to get trucked in the first 2 minutes of game 1.

I would still trade Rielly this summer for a winger like Tkachuk and Kerfoot for a D man.

Tkachuk-type, Matthews, Nylander
Ritchie, Tavares, Marner
Bunting, Engvall, Micheyev
Simmonds, Brooks, Spezza

Muzzin, Brodie
Sandin, Kerfoot Trade-Cross checker
Dermott, Holl
Lily

Campbell
Mrazek

¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

AHL
13th forward
AHL
- Steven_Seagull

Because there is no downside.

Sure - awesome was too far.

But if he sucks - they bury him. This costs them nothing but $$$ and a contract spot.
- Leafs43

Yeah, I get it. He's buriable.

Regardless, I don't see Perry as worth 1M -- especially when we have Spezza at league minimum and who has outperformed Perry.

The superlatives here are a bit out of proportion. 🤷

Except NHL hockey isn't Dungeons and Dragons. How are we a better playoff team??
- fifty__missions

Experience matters. Taking bad beats in anything is the best way to learn.

Experience matters. Taking bad beats in anything is the best way to learn.
- Zezel

All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall.

All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall.
- Steven_Seagull

The lunatics are in the thread

That still looks horrible.

Not sure changing the order is going to make things "look" better but:

Ritchie, Matthews, Nylander
Bunting, Tavares, Marner
Simmonds, Kerfoot, Mikheyev
Engvall, Kampf, Spezza
Brooks

I would try that first. One tough guy per line to keep the little boys from sharting in the drawers. Switch the LWs around until they click.

Defense:

Rielly, Brodie
Muzzin, ???
Sandin, Holl
Dermott, Lily

Campbell
Mrazek

If we could find a partner for Muzz and get Ritchie, I wouldn't be too depressed next season.

Then it comes down to the stars to actually play and JT not to get trucked in the first 2 minutes of game 1.

I would still trade Rielly this summer for a winger like Tkachuk and Kerfoot for a D man.

Tkachuk-type, Matthews, Nylander
Ritchie, Tavares, Marner
Bunting, Engvall, Micheyev
Simmonds, Brooks, Spezza

Muzzin, Brodie
Sandin, Kerfoot Trade-Cross checker
Dermott, Holl
Lily

Campbell
Mrazek

¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
- underhill14

Holl will be paired with Muzzin. Dubas wouldn't have protected him to play 3rd pairing. I'm hoping we can get Rakell for top line LW.