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Buggy166
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 08.01.2007

Feb 7 @ 8:26 AM ET
who said your cup chance is over?

all anyone has said is that the leafs are going to have some serious cap problems next year............it's funny how many leaf fans absolutely refuse to admit it.

the fact is, next year you have under contract:

7 forwards
5 dmen
1 goalie

you have approximately 18 or so mil to sign 6 forwards (including marner, kapanen, and johnsson), replace gardiner and add another dman, and re-sign sparks

if you can't admit that you can do that without either trading a key piece away, or accepting the fact that you'll be a top heavy team with zero depth.....than you're blind

- sensarmy_11


Yes, because the Leafs dont have a farm team with 1st round picks in it. Lol

We already have 2 younger guys on D to replace both Gardiner and Hainsey, and they’ll be 950k a piece vs the current 7mil.

You’re also assuming no trades can happen and the Leafs want the entire team to stay, when there’s only about 7 players that are key.
Njuice
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.21.2013

Feb 7 @ 9:03 AM ET
Tanner I don't think I will ever agree with your written words. This is seen by every other GM in the league as a gift. I know this is torture for Leafs fans to hear but it is this year or it's not happening. You cannot have four guys taking up over fifty per cent of your cap space. Dubas must have more moves on the horizon because this team as it stands now is not good enough, especially once playoff hockey rolls around. War of attrition men. All of a sudden a Matt Martin type is what they need.
- Hardbalz



no gardiner next season. then i f they cant move marleau then no resigning of hainsey, trade connor brown. done. we will be a bit week on d for one season.
rielly
muzzin
dermott
zaitsev

then three more of holl, ozhiganov, sandin, lilegren

both sandin and lilegren had big injuries this year so that sucked
Matthews_Auston
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 04.30.2016

Feb 7 @ 4:21 PM ET
You cant afford to keep nylander. The whole world knows it. You will have 10 million in cap room to sign at 8 players. Including Kappanen, marner and Johnsson. Marner will cost at least 10 million him self. Even if you get rid of horton contract, you still cant afford him.
- BigDog912


What does Horton salary have to do with anything?
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