After doing a little investimigation, I'd say Domi at $4M is high.

If you look at his contract history:

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/max-domi

His last two contracts have been 1-year deals at $3M.

His contract before that - $5.3M X 2 was coming off his entry level contract, given to him by Columbus, and it's when they still thought he was going to progress (he hasn't).

His one 72 point season was an aberration.

He has no physical game.

He doesn't put the puck in the net.

Give him 2 years X $3.5M - and he gets to stay in Toronto.

Hell, maybe even a little below that. $3.2M X 2.

Did he really do anything this year that warrants a raise?
- Atomic Wedgie

I'm with you. Short term ....and about the same as last year. He really only looked like a fit when he was on the top line getting sheltered by OZ starts with 34. I love some of what he brings but maybe they can get that in a guy that fits better.

Tavares | Matthews | Marner
Knies | Domi | Nylander
Joshua | Lafferty | Clutterbuck
McMann | Carrick | Perry

Rielly | Pesce
OEL | DeMelo
Benoit | Rutta

Thompson | Woll


Yikes. So the strategy is to bring in Perry/Carrick who were both scratches in playoffs? Bring back Lafferty who proved it was the right decision to not have him on the roster. A broken Clutterbuck? On defence OEL and Rutta?

Jesus - thank god for Leafs fans this is a fantasy site where nobody ever comes close to getting off-season moves correct.

A 90Pt team.
- Big23Questions

the more I look at it, the more i hate it.
Tree already tried to gritt up the team and it got the leafs sweet (frank) all farther.

109 is the average points of the last 5 winners. and 110 is the average of the 4 teams still playing.

i dont think being bubble team and then getting lucky and going on a run is a good strategy
- senstroll

Leafs had 111 last year and 115 the year before. Didn't stop Florida from beating them though. Or Tampa Bay the year before that.

Getting lucky was the entire Berube game plan. You give him a blueline and a gritty bottom-six and he gets to coach his style most effectively.

The regular season point totals are irrelevant. You need a team that can deal with Florida and Boston in the playoffs. Don't think either of those teams would be afraid of the Leafs if they had 110 points instead of 99.

Anybody ever hang out in Nashville? Gf has a work thing there later this year so I could get four days of free hotel and food if I fly there, and apparently airfare to there isn't very Spencer For Hire.
- Zezel

It's awful unless you like food, booze, music and fun. Otherwise (frank) that place.

the more I look at it, the more i hate it.
Tree already tried to gritt up the team and it got the leafs sweet (frank) all farther.
- senstroll

That's because he got pylons like Reaves instead of investing in players that can actually still play hockey.

He also kept Jarnkrok, Kampf, Liljegren and other soft players who don't move the needle when the games matter most.

If the Leafs are stuck with their high priced players, they have to maximize what they get out of low rent UFA depth players.

Listen you little female dog, no crying on the bench on my team. This aint juniors.

Regressive tax system (no state income tax, high sales tax disproportionately hurts poor people).

LGTBQ+ rights are being stripped.

Abortion banned. Legislation introduced to make it a crime to help someone get an abortion (like drive them there).

Expelled two Black legislators from State Assembly because they called for gun restrictions after a mass murder at a school.

I could go on and on and on...

Nashville itself is progressive. The rest of the state is a gun-totin', god-fearin' hell hole.
- Atomic Wedgie

this is the great thing about a republican form of government. if you don’t like your state or city’s policies, you can move.👍🏿

this is why we have the 10th amendment and the bill of rights😍

we have a progressive federal income tax just as marx prescribed so the more you succeed the more you’re punished👍🏿

plenty of babies being killed down here of all stripes so we’re good there 👍

i don’t know how it compares per capita to Canada so you may have some work to do before you start casting stones🤦🏿‍♂️

Tavares | Matthews | Marner
Knies | Domi | Nylander
Joshua | Lafferty | Clutterbuck
McMann | Carrick | Perry

Rielly | Pesce
OEL | DeMelo
Benoit | Rutta

Thompson | Woll


Yikes. So the strategy is to bring in Perry/Carrick who were both scratches in playoffs? Bring back Lafferty (also a scratch these playoffs) who proved it was the right decision to not have him on the roster. A broken Clutterbuck? On defence OEL and Rutta?

Jesus - thank god for Leafs fans this is a fantasy site where nobody ever comes close to getting off-season moves correct.

A 90Pt team.
- Big23Questions

I feel an NHL '24 challenge coming up.
not that I own the game or play it.
would be interesting to see how they manage

That's because he got pylons like Reaves instead of investing in players that can actually still play hockey.

He also kept Jarnkrok, Kampf, Liljegren and other soft players who don't move the needle when the games matter most.

If the Leafs are stuck with their high priced players, they have to maximize what they get out of low rent UFA depth players.
- Rare_Jewel

are you aware that some of those players listed now have an n-mtc

Listen you little female dog, no crying on the bench on my team. This aint juniors.
- The Judge

Notice how Berube puts himself between the player he is meeting and the door to prevent a tearful exit in the middle of the 'chat'? lol

You can almost hear Berube's voice now, quietly but eerily saying:

"I'm going to tell you exactly how the (frank) it is kid and your going to sit there and listen to every (frank)ing word of it and only speak when I ask you a question. If you think you had it tough with Babs you have no idea. I'm not going to ask to see your phone, I'll take that MF'er and jam it down your cake hole right before I put in the call to Sklappy to come and put your teeth so far down your gullet you won't know if your poopting or smiling".

And before anyone gets upset I am joking - sad that I have to say that but with some poster and their alts I just do.

109 is the average points of the last 5 winners. and 110 is the average of the 4 teams still playing.

i dont think being bubble team and then getting lucky and going on a run is a good strategy
- senstroll

Cant be any worse then the leafs strategy the past 7 years.

Notice how Berube puts himself between the player he is meeting and the door to prevent a tearful exit in the middle of the 'chat'? lol

You can almost hear Berube's voice now, quietly but eerily saying:

"I'm going to tell you exactly how the (frank) it is kid and your going to sit there and listen to every (frank)ing word of it and only speak when I ask you a question. If you think you had it tough with Babs you have no idea. I'm not going to ask to see your phone, I'll take that MF'er and jam it down your cake hole right before I put in the call to Sklappy to come and put you teeth so far down your gullet you won't know if your poopting or smiling".
- Cush29

are you aware that some of those players listed now have an n-mtc
- dmnted

Friedman says teams are inquiring about Jeannot.

I wonder if Briesbois is ready to cut bait on him yet?

There is a high sunk cost involved, but that shouldn't mean doubling down on a bad decision. If trading him helps the team keep Stamkos, then I'm all for it.

Jeannot seems like a player Berube might want, but he's overpaid as a bottom-six face puncher.

Cant be any worse then the leafs strategy the past 7 years.
- Fakepartofme

we will see, it looks like they are starting to head that way and build a less successful reg season team.

im skeptical thats the way to go..but i honestly dont really care what they do

are you aware that some of those players listed now have an n-mtc
- dmnted

Such as? Kampf? Jarnkrok? McCabe?

They have a small 7-10 team list, not full NMC.

Idiotic to give 4th liners NTC anyway.

Friedman says teams are inquiring about Jeannot.

I wonder if Briesbois is ready to cut bait on him yet?

There is a high sunk cost involved, but that shouldn't mean doubling down on a bad decision. If trading him helps the team keep Stamkos, then I'm all for it.

Jeannot seems like a player Berube might want, but he's way overpaid as a bottom-six murder pylon.
- GalacticStone

Can't Tampa Bay just give Stamkos an 8 year extension with most of the money front loaded so his cap hit is 5.5 AAV, 90% of his money is all paid out by year 4 and then he retires later? He's 34 so don't think it would bite Tampa in the ass if they did it like that.

we will see, it looks like they are starting to head that way and build a less successful reg season team.

im skeptical thats the way to go..but i honestly dont really care what they do
- senstroll

Trade them all, do whatever.
It doesnt matter.

Trade them all, do whatever.
It doesnt matter.
- Fakepartofme

they need to totally overhaul the D, imo its just moving deck chairs until they build a contending defense.

and then probably get a legit starter.

but cant really do that with the 4, 10 mils

(Narrator's voice is Morgan Freeman)

"..and his Richard, did in fact, owe him money."
- GalacticStone

they need to totally overhaul the D, imo its just moving deck chairs until they build a contending defense.

and then probably get a legit starter.

but cant really do that with the 4, 10 mils
- senstroll

Which is exactly why I said...

Rielly / Pesce
OEL / DeMelo
Benoit / Rutta

That's a way better blueline than last year. If Berube coaches them well, the goalie matters a little less in the short term and can be improved upon when Tavares' contract expires (5/6 AAV on a goalie) and add another LW or C with the other half of the AAV / usual cap increase.

You got Rielly and OEL who can attack and put up points while Pesce, DeMelo and Rutta focus on shutdown / PK roles.

Which is exactly why I said...

Rielly / Pesce
OEL / DeMelo
Benoit / Rutta

That's a way better blueline than last year. If Berube coaches them well, the goalie matters a little less in the short term and can be improved upon when Tavares' contract expires (5/6 AAV on a goalie) and add another LW or C with the other half of the AAV / usual cap increase.

You got Rielly and OEL who can attack and put up points while Pesce, DeMelo and Rutta focus on shutdown / PK roles.
- Rare_Jewel

No McCabe?
Wtf

That's because he got pylons like Reaves instead of investing in players that can actually still play hockey.

He also kept Jarnkrok, Kampf, Liljegren and other soft players who don't move the needle when the games matter most.

If the Leafs are stuck with their high priced players, they have to maximize what they get out of low rent UFA depth players.
- Rare_Jewel

our laffs would still be in the playoffs and queef would still have a job if he’d left the grim reaver in the lineup🤦‍♂️

prove me wrong 👊🏿

Can't Tampa Bay just give Stamkos an 8 year extension with most of the money front loaded so his cap hit is 5.5 AAV, 90% of his money is all paid out by year 4 and then he retires later? He's 34 so don't think it would bite Tampa in the ass if they did it like that.
- Rare_Jewel

Stamkos seems more like a retire with my family in Tampa and keep the band together for a couple more runs at the finals kind of guy. He's left money on the table previously and it wouldn't surprise me if he took another team-friendly deal. He doesn't owe the team that, he's just seems like that kind of guy and that's why he wears the "C".

Having said that, 8 years takes him to age 42 which is not realistic. The guy is half cyborg already and I don't see his joints holding together into his Gordie Howe years. Yeah, he's a fitness freak, but that only goes so far. I think he gets 5 years. Not sure what the AAV or caphit might look like though.

No McCabe?
Wtf
- mr.sir

Traded at max value. Replaced with Benoit. Don't think he's going to be a long term solution for the Leafs. Would rather have a RHD and replace McCabe in the top 4 with an offensive D like OEL so they can improve the PP.

(Narrator's voice is Morgan Freeman)

"..and his Richard, did in fact, owe him money."
- GalacticStone

lmfaooooooooo 🤣