Mike Augello: Will Leafs Be Big Losers Or Winners On Free Agent Day???

Mike Augello: Will Leafs Be Big Losers Or Winners On Free Agent Day???
- mikeinbuffalo

The only losers will be the complainers letting the leafs ruin their Canada day

If your highest paid dman needs schenn to be good and is "the worst" as you said...then maybe you move on from your highest paid dman.
- Fakepartofme


Hasn't that been a common complaint on Riles.. he doesn't make his partner substantially better.. And that is why the 7.75 per was rich for what he brings.

From my biased perspective - Hampus has always been a much better D man from the start. Bigger, much stronger, great in his own zone regardless of who he played with... and coming in at 1.25 less per yr.

Less offense but who cares.

If your highest paid dman needs schenn to be good and is "the worst" as you said...then maybe you move on from your highest paid dman.
- Fakepartofme


Hasn't that been a common complaint on Riles.. he doesn't make his partner substantially better.. And that is why the 7.75 per was rich for what he brings.

From my biased perspective - Hampus has always been a much better D man from the start. Bigger, much stronger, great in his own zone regardless of who he played with... and coming in at 1.25 less per yr.

Less offense but who cares.
- dozerD10

Riley was easily Leaf's best D-man in the playoffs. Lindholm maybe because he played for so many years on a team that sucked balls for so long..... not so much.

The aging Bruins did win the President's cup though

Riley was easily Leaf's best D-man in the playoffs. Lindholm maybe because he played for so many years on a team that sucked balls for so long..... not so much.

The aging Bruins did win the President's cup though



- winsix

Yeah and it was because of Schenn. The amount of defenceman Morgan has blown at hockey with, you finally find one that elevates his game to his salary and the worry is it costing a million or two more?

Should be running to the bank laughing that the rare fix didn't cost Seth Jones money.

Mike Augello: Will Leafs Be Big Losers Or Winners On Free Agent Day???
- mikeinbuffalo

It's always a crapshoot buying from the bargain bin.

They already are big losers. They’ve lost their position of power on Matthews contract and lost much of the power on Nylanders. Marner is a ufa in 2 yrs and now has a no trade. Talk about mismanagement. What a mess Dubas left.

They already are big losers. They’ve lost their position of power on Matthews contract and lost much of the power on Nylanders. Marner is a ufa in 2 yrs and now has a no trade. Talk about mismanagement. What a mess Dubas left.
- Bullot

You are a mess

Yeah and it was because of Schenn. The amount of defenceman Morgan has blown at hockey with, you finally find one that elevates his game to his salary and the worry is it costing a million or two more?

Should be running to the bank laughing that the rare fix didn't cost Seth Jones money.
- joel878

I like Schenn but he's not Riley and its not close. Leaf may have other options on defense. I would think that they are looking at moving out Brodie as well, at $5M he just doesn't do enough.

The only losers will be the complainers letting the leafs ruin their Canada day
- Santo_44

PPP commentariat is already losing their absolute poop over the potential Ryan Reaves deal. The angst for Treliving is absolutely palpable.

PPP commentariat is already losing their absolute poop over the potential Ryan Reaves deal. The angst for Treliving is absolutely palpable.
- mjones242

$1.35 X 3 for Reaves done deal, ok by me.

$1.35 X 3 for Reaves done deal, ok by me.
- winsix

I can't wait to have a lot of cap tied to our 4th line with Kampf and Reaves lol. I don't hate Reaves, but he isn't 4 years ago Reaves, this will turn bad pretty quick IMO

PPP commentariat is already losing their absolute poop over the potential Ryan Reaves deal. The angst for Treliving is absolutely palpable.
- mjones242

So far Treliving has been medicore. He has time to turn it around, but we are worse today , then we were last year.

$1.35 X 3 for Reaves done deal, ok by me.
- winsix

If you gonna do 3 yrs .. gotta cut that down to 1.15 or so, perhaps even a bit less...

2 yrs at that # is ok.

They already are big losers. They’ve lost their position of power on Matthews contract and lost much of the power on Nylanders. Marner is a ufa in 2 yrs and now has a no trade. Talk about mismanagement. What a mess Dubas left.
- Bullot

oy-vey



take off hoser

I can't wait to have a lot of cap tied to our 4th line with Kampf and Reaves lol. I don't hate Reaves, but he isn't 4 years ago Reaves, this will turn bad pretty quick IMO
- Archaic

Cap going up to about $88M in 2024-25 and $92M in 2025-26, this contract is and will be small potatoes. Adds a required element to the team. $1M salary (under current rules can disappear in the AHL. So you are complaining about $1.05M over three years?

So far Treliving has been medicore. He has time to turn it around, but we are worse today , then we were last year.
- Archaic

Very early days.

At least wait until Game 1 before making this kind of pronouncement.

If you gonna do 3 yrs .. gotta cut that down to 1.15 or so, perhaps even a bit less...

2 yrs at that # is ok.
- dozerD10

$1,078,453.75 is the right number

Cap going up to about $88M in 2024-25 and $92M in 2025-26, this contract is and will be small potatoes. Adds a required element to the team. $1M salary (under current rules can disappear in the AHL. So you are complaining about $1.05M over three years?
- winsix

It's still an overpay for a 4th liner. Constant little ovepays for middling players hurts still. Again, Treliving has time to improve, but so far this has been a bad offseason. Could change very quick, I'm not worried or anything, but he needs to add good players today/this week.

Cap going up to about $88M in 2024-25 and $92M in 2025-26, this contract is and will be small potatoes. Adds a required element to the team. $1M salary (under current rules can disappear in the AHL. So you are complaining about $1.05M over three years?
- winsix

Who knows, the minimum contract could be 1.35M that can be berried in the minors.

If you gonna do 3 yrs .. gotta cut that down to 1.15 or so, perhaps even a bit less...

2 yrs at that # is ok.
- dozerD10

It's fine, I would be more worried about having to bury a poop contract like the Nucks, Wild or Oilers are living with. How about Colorado with Landeskog for $7M until age 90 or so.

It's still an overpay for a 4th liner. Constant little ovepays for middling players hurts still. Again, Treliving has time to improve, but so far this has been a bad offseason. Could change very quick, I'm not worried or anything, but he needs to add good players today/this week.
- Archaic

Ffs

It’s like 500K over the league minimum

You pay over league minimum for what he brings

The complainers are out

$1,078,453.75 is the right number
- Canada Cup

Cap going up to about $88M in 2024-25 and $92M in 2025-26, this contract is and will be small potatoes. Adds a required element to the team. $1M salary (under current rules can disappear in the AHL. So you are complaining about $1.05M over three years?
- winsix

Baer in mind that buried cap hit relief of a player in the minors is rising with the minimum salary ($775k) to $1.15m for the next three years, so if he doesn't work out, it's a hit of $150k - $200k depending on whether it's $1.3 or $1.35. With the cap rising, that'll be negligible.