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Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:26 PM ET
And now the Holl contract!! What in the hell is going on lol…
- Mr.President

Where have you been since the inception of Free Agency?
fifty__missions
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Burkie's Rented Barn, ON
Joined: 02.12.2013

Jul 1 @ 1:26 PM ET
In a pressure cooker like Toronto he’s going to be a good personality here
- Santo_44

I agree with you here. The team lacks personality. He will help with that.
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:27 PM ET
Orlov 8M for 2 years

Pesce is gone for sure

- Santo_44

Weird length.
PrinceLH
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Belleville, ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:27 PM ET
This is what happens when you have one of the weakest FA classes in a decade.
Spenders gonna spend. I don't mind that Tree is staying out of it, for the most part, but Tree is known to overpay, so I'm a little worried he'll overpay the leftovers at towards the end of next week. We will see!

- UsernameUnknown
He's still on a bender, after the draft. Contact Tre at 1001 Broadway St. in Nashville, Tennessee. Tell him that free agency has begun and to stay off of the Jack Daniels for a while.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Jul 1 @ 1:28 PM ET
I agree with you here. The team lacks personality. He will help with that.
- fifty__missions



The players were blunt in what they thought didn’t work

Maybe they said they needed a guy like that

drexel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Corn Pop was a bad dude, AB
Joined: 06.29.2006

Jul 1 @ 1:28 PM ET
$3.4M X 3 to the Wings
- winsix

been sayin it for weeks
winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Jul 1 @ 1:28 PM ET
Weird length.
- AdamFrench


Not entirely. Cap = about $92M in two years. Better opportunity to overpay UFA's
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Jul 1 @ 1:29 PM ET
Weird length.
- AdamFrench

8M and then when the cap goes up he can probably still get close to that.

Better than 5x6
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Jul 1 @ 1:29 PM ET
Not entirely. Cap = about $92M in two years. Better opportunity to overpay UFA's
- winsix

GMs are going to go nuts when they finally have cap space
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:29 PM ET
Willys 10 team no trade list (probably)

Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
UsernameUnknown
Seattle Kraken
Location: Gotta' Catch Em All!
Joined: 03.25.2013

Jul 1 @ 1:29 PM ET
He's still on a bender, after the draft. Contact Tre at 1001 Broadway St. in Nashville, Tennessee. Tell him that free agency has begun and to stay off of the Jack Daniels for a while.
- PrinceLH

I'd rather he sit on his hands than give out some of these contracts.
Make trades when necessary.
Dozzer
Referee
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high
Joined: 09.15.2010

Jul 1 @ 1:30 PM ET
It's definitely an issue that's hard to solve. They could do a Matthews and have their residency set up in a U.S. state and be paid in signing bonus with a minimum base salary. If this doesn't get figured out, we'll never see another Cup winner from Canada. Bloody communists in Ottawa.
- PrinceLH


Lol I won’t argue against Canadian taxation but it’s because I’m an epileptic who has received a poop ton of medical care so needless to say I will always happily pay it.

But I’m starting to see it… Canadian teams in the league? Less than 25%, highest paid players in the top 10? 50% on Canadian teams.

And people think since there are ways to avoid taxation in Canada til you’re an age like 55 that the player would pass that discount onto the team, that’s cute tbh lol. Guess why Canadians routinely move to Florida when they retire for instance? If you believe it has nothing to do with a taxation difference wow. Here it’s 53.53% and there it’s 37%

Players and their agents are after a take home and could care less about the cap hit, that’s like caring more about what you cost your employer than what you bring home.
UsernameUnknown
Seattle Kraken
Location: Gotta' Catch Em All!
Joined: 03.25.2013

Jul 1 @ 1:31 PM ET
Bonus note for the Holl signing. He is staying in the division.
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: “Give me Point, Cirelli and Paul all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:33 PM ET
Willys 10 team no trade list (probably)

Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Winnipeg

- Arctic_AARDVARK

Give CBJ permission to call his agent. He’ll sign
winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Jul 1 @ 1:33 PM ET
Bonus note for the Holl signing. He is staying in the division.
- UsernameUnknown


patches to the Caps for $2M x 2
Archaic
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Waterloo, ON
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:36 PM ET
I'd rather he sit on his hands than give out some of these contracts.
Make trades when necessary.

- UsernameUnknown

I mean, I don't disagree, but they aren't getting better likey via trade.
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:36 PM ET
Give CBJ permission to call his agent. He’ll sign
- Canada Cup

Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 1 @ 1:37 PM ET
Dammit Soucy to Van. 🤮
THE EVIL WITHIN
Season Ticket Holder
Location: NJ
Joined: 11.20.2017

Jul 1 @ 1:38 PM ET
Who choose Reeves? Treliving or Shenahan? 4 seasons ago he may have been worth the money leafs will give. JVR went to Bruins for less.
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:39 PM ET
Who choose Reeves? Treliving or Shenahan? 4 seasons ago he may have been worth the money leafs will give. JVR went to Bruins for less.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

JVR (frank)ing sucks
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 1 @ 1:39 PM ET
Yzerman signing Holl 🤣🤣🤣
winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Jul 1 @ 1:39 PM ET
Dammit Soucy to Van. 🤮
- Roadrunner75


Perfect spot for him. Now they can sign Bunting
shack67
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: NS
Joined: 07.05.2015

Jul 1 @ 1:39 PM ET
Most fans consider Stevie Y a brilliant gm. Does that mean Holl is a good player after all.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 1 @ 1:40 PM ET
Perfect spot for him. Now they can sign Bunting
- winsix


Except I like Soucy and NoBODy deserves the Nucks dumpsterfire
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Jul 1 @ 1:40 PM ET
Twitter is officially ruined. Faaaack.
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