That's the consensus; https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nhl/re ... spartanntp
Now watch them throw Willie on the market. Price? A minimum wage scrub and they'll try for a 2nd but take a 3rd. Wriggle, wriggle.
Moderators: donlever, Referees
That's the consensus; https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nhl/re ... spartanntp

Have you ever put any thought into the fact that if Marner leaves by offersheet, Toronto have a ton of cap room, can now sign a UFA or trade for another winger, have 11 1st round picks the next 4 drafts? That screws Toronto is what you are saying? Not the end of the world. Toronto gets 4 1st rounders.
Shouldn't all NHL teams be doing that with the cap? Why should Toronto have Jay Beagle for 3 million per?Reefer2 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:59 amOn the radio today they were discussing the Laughs and said this is the year they have to go all in because next season they are going to run into cap trouble. A big topic was Mathews and Marner contract and that both will be close and ~$11M each.Strangelove wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:24 pmAgain, WRONG.
Next season the Leaves will be as fucked as a whore at closing time and you know it.
The Laughs can do it but the 4th line will be scrubs all making $1M or (I wish I was an NHL SCRUB) less and the back up will be in the same boat. This is typical of many teams but those teams are not headline news on the "national" cough cough Toronto media every freaking day. So when the Laughs crash, and they will, I will just love listening to the crying all the way from beautiful Vancouver.

WRONG
2013 - Frederik Gauthier (21)BigTuna wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 6:43 pmHave you ever put any thought into the fact that if Marner leaves by offersheet, Toronto have a ton of cap room, can now sign a UFA or trade for another winger, have 11 1st round picks the next 4 drafts? That screws Toronto is what you are saying? Not the end of the world. Toronto gets 4 1st rounders.
Here's the reality kids, there will be 0 o/s made for any big name. No team can give up 4 years of 1st rounders. That's crippling. That's why there will be no offersheets. Might be a better chance of Kapanen as it won't be 4 1st rounders for him.
You've been had by the Toronto media for more hits/listeners/readers.
Isn't it funny that you just happen to pick those 4 years. The team was run by Burke and Nonis. Notice how good Toronto have been run since they were fired?Mëds wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:04 am2013 - Frederik Gauthier (21)BigTuna wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 6:43 pmHave you ever put any thought into the fact that if Marner leaves by offersheet, Toronto have a ton of cap room, can now sign a UFA or trade for another winger, have 11 1st round picks the next 4 drafts? That screws Toronto is what you are saying? Not the end of the world. Toronto gets 4 1st rounders.
Here's the reality kids, there will be 0 o/s made for any big name. No team can give up 4 years of 1st rounders. That's crippling. That's why there will be no offersheets. Might be a better chance of Kapanen as it won't be 4 1st rounders for him.
You've been had by the Toronto media for more hits/listeners/readers.
2012 - Morgan Reilly (5)
2011 - Tyler Biggs (22)
2011 - Stuart Percy (25)
There's 4 consecutive 1st round picks made by your Toronto Maple Leaves.....I'd venture to say that Taranna would be no worse for wear without 3 of those guys.
I'm not convinced that Marner is the caliber of player that can be built around, for one thing he's a winger. Matthews clearly is that kind of top center, so if someone offer sheets Matthews and they lose him, that team will happily pay the price of a quartet of 1st round picks because they will have just nabbed themselves a franchise center who is barely 22. They can then make a few other deals to acquire some 2nd round picks and maybe even a 1st in the next few drafts.
Marner is not worth that many 1st rounders, but again, there are plenty of teams who strike out on their 1st rounders. The Islanders are the team most people speculate will offer sheet Marner. The draft history on the Island isn't exactly stellar.
Plenty of teams will pay the price for both of those guys because it's not that crippling.....and Toronto will almost certainly strike out completely on 1 of the 4, and they will surely get nothing better than a 3rd rounder on another. Lol.
Don't you think Marner gets 12-13 million? All of that is gone. They are fine. How much over the cap do you think Toronto will be? LOL.Strangelove wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:04 pmWRONG
You must be a closet Oilers fan or something.
Well this prediction hasn't aged well...Strangelove wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:22 pm ^ Leaves dee make goalies look bad and Marner will bust, is any of this getting through...


A teams cap situation is what brings to the attention -,offer sheet potentials. Like the Sharks offer sheeting the Blackhawks Hjalmerson knowing the Blackhawks struggles at the time of trying to get under the cap, it’s done to also screw the competitions cap situation and make life miserable for them. It’s a bonus if the offer sheet is accepted signedBigTuna wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:34 am Darren Dreger played you guys like a fool. This was a ll cheap attention.
Ever listen to Bob Mackenzie speak about offersheets? He claims he's heard nothing and will believe it when he sees it. He said he gave up spending time talking about them when Mark Stone did not get 1 single offer last summer.
Let's hope Dreger is right for one time. 11 picks minimum. Woohoo!