Recent content by cabber24

I'm just glad not to use the term "core 4" anymore. JT has removed his cap hit from that category (god bless him), and Marner's gone. This group will have to compete as a team with contributions throughout and not depend on just a few. You have to be deep and utilize your whole lineup to win...

Leaving in a 3-way trade to play with bro outside of Dallas... obviously.

I guess you could point to the fact that all the Leafs' bigger additions that weren't returning players were acquired via trade and there's more time for trades.

3000 years ago, who cares? Lou was gone eons ago, and Marner got paid?

Boone Jenner has an expiring deal. Great 2 way player and faceoff guy. Isn't Reilly the puck-moving dman we're looking for? I think his use can be freed up a bit more, considering the similar style of the rest of the D.

Small ball is back! I have enjoyed the bottom half of the order engineering runs. I find the Jays much more easier to watch because of the low expectations. When they were supposed to be good and they weren't, it was a tough watch.

Shhhhhhhhh, I'm afraid to acknowledge what's happening. It's been a lot of fun to watch of late.

Barf

I think about EDM coming up short with the lack of depth scoring, similar to TOR. I am okay with spreading the cap around if it means more depth. FLD has 11 guys making more than $5M. Depth matters. FLD is a team, not a few stars with filler.

He certainly seemed to be progressing defensively, and he can score.

I don't even think it was the worst thing to see him play out the contract. We came within a game of beating the eventual champs. Teams usually let contracts ride out if they believe they have a legitimate shot. If we won, he would probably come back. What would the Leafs have to pay Rantanen...

Just read Marner’s statement and REALLY appreciate him taken some ownership with the lack of results. All the best, I hope he finds that killer instinct.

Anyways…. $12M, what terrible value the Leafs got. Love the kid but hate how this went down. He just stunk in the playoffs and he didn’t earn his contract. Wish him the best, I wished it worked here but it just didn’t.

He was great value and played almost every game. I want him back.

Maybe in the new cba there will be a rule about blatant head shots and running goalies.