You'd have to be insane to sign ROR for any kind of term.
- BINGO!

He was described as incredible and Gilmourish by the Leafs homer media when he was traded to Leafs. That should mean 5 x 5 😁

Give him 4x4. Dump Kerplunk.

Pay him what an average 32-year-old 15 goal scorer makes in the league on a 2 year contract.
- pwasil7

Yeah, he'll jump at a low-ball offer like that...

Yeah that's you. I would agree. But I can see this being something Boston does to keep the window open one more year.
- Cooleus

Only if Bergeron comes back. No point in signing ROR as 1st-line C.

Just close the window.

In case you don't know ROR is coming off a 7 YR $7M contract, if he accept a 3 yr deal at $4-4.5 he will return to the Blues. He still has his home here and some here believe that a WINK DEAL was made before the trade. The Blues pulled this off with Keith Tkachuk, the traded him to the Thrashers for 2 firsts and a 3rd at the deadline and he resign with the Blues on July 2nd!

Only if Bergeron comes back. No point in signing ROR as 1st-line C.

Just close the window.
- Nasty_Duck

You're probably right. However how many organizations willingly rebuild before they miss the postseason multiple seasons in a row? Not many. San Jose and Washington are two teams I think should definitely be rebuilding. Pittsburgh probably should as well, though I can understand from an ownership profitability why they wouldn't want to. Boston was too successful this regular season to quit on next season. At least until the TDL.

We need a younger guy like Mason Marchment. Too bad we never had a guy like him.

I like ROR, but he's only got a few seasons left, and he'll want too much time and dollars.

Unless he doesn't. Who knows?

Only if Bergeron comes back. No point in signing ROR as 1st-line C.

Just close the window.
- Nasty_Duck

with what cap space?

with what cap space?
- Symba007

This is what I was saying. Would take several moves to free up space and even then ROR could likely cash in for more elsewhere.

We need a younger guy like Mason Marchment. Too bad we never had a guy like him.

- sokosteve

HA! yaa... who knew that guy was going to flourish elsewhere. I am glad he's done well.

Ryan O will be effective until he retires, 3y 6 per. Leafs would have to move some money out and are going to.

Too bad you can't tag Eklund directly in this ancient forum software.

Ek - when are you gonna get another Lightning blogger?

Dubas trades Muzzin and a draft pick sweetener to Arizona and they will hold him on their LTIR HOF lineup , Toronto clears 5 million and can sign O'Reilley plus another player with the residual allocation.
- Alexzanki

I’m pretty sure that Muzzin and Murray season long tickets to Robidas island at this point.

I’d say that Toronto is walking a tightrope with all of their contracts right now.

with what cap space?
- Symba007

Well yeah. Another reason why the need to rebuild instead of just trying a little bit of re-tool.

Little Cap-space and losing one (or both) of their core C = time to rebuild.

I know management is very often short-sighted, but maybe, just maybe, this one time they will do it right. Bruins are not gonna have a successful post season with Coyle and Zacha as their 1/2 C. The drop-off from Bergeron/Krecji is just too vast.

If Bergeron actually does come back for another year they might have another kick at the can. But squeezing in ROR would be a pipe-dream.

Eklund: Ryan O’Reilly May be Too Expensive for Leafs to Keep.
- Eklund

https://torontosun.com/sp...e-to-land-auston-matthews

opinions on this? for the potential following season

CAR should sign him @ 5Mx 2Y. Do it DW.

CAR should sign him @ 5Mx 2Y. Do it DW.
- CappyJr.

no

no
- BINGO!

Give me reasons why, and whose would your prefer to sign a 2nd line center ?

Give me reasons why, and whose would your prefer to sign a 2nd line center ?
- CappyJr.

He stinks.