2025-26 General Trades & Signings
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Imagine that. Paying players for playoff performance.
I get it - and I’m not really disagreeing as the numbers don’t lie I suppose, but I have a very hard time believing that if he was with the Leafs he would get away with his style of play. He’d be gone in the first round.
I also can’t think of any other player that had these crazy reverse splits and there’s no way this continues for 8 more years.
But again, what do I know.
bustaheims
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He won’t be able to maintain the 20% shooting percentage he’s put up over his last two playoffs. Once that goes, who knows how he’ll be seen with this contract.
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herman
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Finally trading him when his value is completely gone
bustaheims
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His value is actually higher now than it’s been for a few years. He’s finally tradeable again.
dappleganger
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Both Tavares and Bennett received contracts that commensurate with their playoff performances.
Oh I don't think it'll be a good contract, but it's obvious he's a gamer in the playoffs.
bustaheims
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He plays hard, sure, but that shooting percentage is unsustainable and, once that regresses, even his playoff performances won’t justify the contract - and if the league ever decides to start enforcing the rules in the playoffs, then it will just be a boat anchor.
herman
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Hmm... Cheap Veleno (fast, centre, some playmaking skills albeit inconsistent so far because he's only been on poop teams) might be worth a gander. He was on the final year of a 2.275M AAV deal. Former exceptional status CHLer who amazingly has an international suspension to his name.
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I do think at some point it's totally possible they become the Blackhawks after their Cups.
bustaheims
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Maybe. I think it’s more likely they go the Tampa route - still good, but not deep playoff run good.
bustaheims
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Guess Hague’s not part of the Marner trade (if it happens). Though, at that AAV, I’m okay with that.
This is a very confusing move as Nashville underpaid when it came to trade assets required to get Hague but then overpaid on his contract. Like I'm kind of shocked Vegas couldn't move him for more than a 4C and bottom pair defenceman (granted both those players fit the Vegas mold). Maybe Hague's contract demands were out there and destroyed his trade value?
L K
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I don't fully understand the move from Vegas' perspective either.
Obviously they weren't going to be able to afford Hague (especially at that contract...woof) but this leaves them with 757K in cap space with 12F, 2G and 8D signed.
They will get the cap relief of Pietrangelo's 8.8M but that leaves them with 9.5M in cap space. If they want to sign Marner they are going to be right up against the cap if he signed for 12+ million and that's after trading Roy.
Obviously they weren't going to be able to afford Hague (especially at that contract...woof) but this leaves them with 757K in cap space with 12F, 2G and 8D signed.
They will get the cap relief of Pietrangelo's 8.8M but that leaves them with 9.5M in cap space. If they want to sign Marner they are going to be right up against the cap if he signed for 12+ million and that's after trading Roy.
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herman
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I thought they kiboshed Karlsson, Hertl, Barbashev trade rumours. I'd rather take Hertl than Roy (why not both) but Hertl has an NMC until July 1, and then it's a 3-team mNTC.