Eklund: Some Answers to your "What the Ek?"Questions...More coming...

HeyEk, which RFA has the highest chance of getting traded? Do you see it happening soon or during training camps if they do?

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Isn't it getting ridiculous that no high end RFA refuses to sign until the Marner deal is completed? Why can't Laine or Tkachuk sign so Marner could compare contracts? It's a stupid and dangerous game for teams that are contenders. Last year, Nylander held out and it pretty much destroyed his season. The Leafs suffered by not having Nylander in the lineup, playing at his top potential. So now the teams with RFA's have to wait for one team to make the deal to break the log jam? The end of Entry Level RFA's have too much power at the current time and it's hurting their teams.

Mikko is getting at least 9 to 10m per. They need to just admit it's happening and get on with it.

This is so dumb.

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- chienblanc

lmfao ek is such a tool

WEAK !

MDC and JHS signed today with the Isles. They're down to one RFA and I feel there is a major trade on the horizon.

How the Ek does someone who never played, coached or was involved in the game at any capacity have sources with every team? What the Ek?

Eklund: Some Answers to your "What the Ek?"Questions...More coming...
- Eklund

This shark has already been jumped.

Eklund: Some Answers to your "What the Ek?"Questions...More coming...
- Eklund

What the Ek was a young David Poile doing running around the Spectrum in 1970? Isn't that dangerous?

What the Ek was a young David Poile doing running around the Spectrum in 1970? Isn't that dangerous?
- gergeswillems

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Hey, Your other question got picked!

You should get a Season's Ticket for that.
- Aetherial

I know eh. Oh man, I'd sooner be banned for the millionth time than get a HB season ticket! 😂

Isn't it getting ridiculous that no high end RFA refuses to sign until the Marner deal is completed? Why can't Laine or Tkachuk sign so Marner could compare contracts? It's a stupid and dangerous game for teams that are contenders. Last year, Nylander held out and it pretty much destroyed his season. The Leafs suffered by not having Nylander in the lineup, playing at his top potential. So now the teams with RFA's have to wait for one team to make the deal to break the log jam? The end of Entry Level RFA's have too much power at the current time and it's hurting their teams.

@PrinceLH...
I get the sense that it is more the players' agents holding off until someone else signs, rather than the teams' GMs resisting. I feel like the teams would just as soon get it done so that they know what they have and what additional cap space they will have.

How the Ek does someone who never played, coached or was involved in the game at any capacity have sources with every team? What the Ek?
- Greyman

Why do people waste their time and everyone else's to come to this site just to complain and be a troll! If you don't like it, then don't come.

I know eh. Oh man, I'd sooner be banned for the millionth time than get a HB season ticket! 😂
- gergeswillems

Well yeah but, I told you, if you pay an extra 20.00 they will remove the Season Ticket Tag from your profile so no one will ever have to know. It would be like surfing tranny pron!

Isn't it getting ridiculous that no high end RFA refuses to sign until the Marner deal is completed? Why can't Laine or Tkachuk sign so Marner could compare contracts? It's a stupid and dangerous game for teams that are contenders. Last year, Nylander held out and it pretty much destroyed his season. The Leafs suffered by not having Nylander in the lineup, playing at his top potential. So now the teams with RFA's have to wait for one team to make the deal to break the log jam? The end of Entry Level RFA's have too much power at the current time and it's hurting their teams.
- PrinceLH

Teams have given them some of that power by signing ridiculous deals to other RFAs.

Eichel and Draisaitl come to mind. Matthews is debatable. The potential to be a 1st line center and a top 5 player in the league is clearly there, but he definitely has not shown it yet, outside of goal scoring.

It looks like GMs are still very reluctant to offer-sheet, unless you count that small cock attempt by Bergevin. So, teams *should* still have the balance of power.

The players do have the choice to sit out. I would love for a team to let one of them miss a year, even if it is Marner.

Is Hall going to resign in NJ? IMO I am nervous signing him long term with his knee injuries. Is NJ contemplating a trade instead?

In my opinion, this is a horrible situation that the Leafs are in. With a possible hold-out looming, other teams will begin to sign their RFA's ahead of Marner, using Marner's perceived value as a measuring stick. Most of them will start to sign for 7M, to 10M (depending on the range of player from Connor/Konecny to Point/Rantanen) and that will inflate Marner's value because he will begin to use those contracts as a bench mark.

My take on it is that if Hayes is getting over 7M per season, you know Konecny is going to get 7M.

The Jets will use the Konecny contract to get Connor inked to a similar deal.

I believe Point is the first big fish RFA signed. Rantanen will follow suit. Both contracts will be pushing 9.5M-10M.

Once that happens, Marner is looking at these contracts and thinking "I'm better than Mikko Rantanen" and "Brayden Point is signing a team friendly deal in a no-tax State". He's gonna dig in and push for 11M-12M if this goes on too long.

I think if you're Dubas, you call a meeting with your Management team, Mitch, and Darren Ferris. You say to Mitch, "Here are 3 offers. Pick one. 3 years, 8M per season, 6 years at 9M per season, or 8 years at 10.5M per season. You have 3 days to talk it over and make a decision. If you do not accept one of these 3 offers before the weekend is over, you will be traded."

The Leafs NEED to ink this kid before some of the other top names sign. They will drive Marner's price up. Bank on it.

What the Ek?

- How have you acquired your sources over the years? Do you still have sources that you still use since "Day 1"?

- What made you choose the path of a professional hockey blogger?

MDC and JHS signed today with the Isles. They're down to one RFA and I feel there is a major trade on the horizon.
- buster29

Well yeah but, I told you, if you pay an extra 20.00 they will remove the Season Ticket Tag from your profile so no one will ever have to know. It would be like surfing tranny pron!
- Aetherial

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What the Ek?

- How have you acquired your sources over the years? Do you still have sources that you still use since "Day 1"?

- What made you choose the path of a professional hockey blogger?
- PapaSquat

Easy his sources are made up....

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- LordHumungous

Humongous!

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