bustaheims said:
The sad thing is it probably would have been fairly easy to move him if he and the team knew in the offseason his playing days were done and he'd be retired/LTIR'd.
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion
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The sad thing is it probably would have been fairly easy to move him if he and the team knew in the offseason his playing days were done and he'd be retired/LTIR'd.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Possibly, though, at what kind of cost to get a team to bite on that?
bustaheims said:
I think the cost of dumping LTIR contracts has gone down a fair bit lately. Although the flip side is Toronto could have just kept his contract and put him on LTIR themselves. An extra $4-5mil could have been huge this offseason.
On the one hand I guess no one should be really surprised if that's it for Muzzin, but on the other his recovery late last season and into the playoffs was very promising. It was the best he's looked in awhile.
Well, that signing didn't go as planned. They really don't have any pressure to make a roster move here (could have just sent Holmberg down, I don't think he's really fully NHL ready at this point), so I'm a little surprised they're doing this now.
I guess one bright side here would be it'd clear a contract slot if he gets claimed.
I guess one bright side here would be it'd clear a contract slot if he gets claimed.
Highlander
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Last year Dubas hit the jackpot with Kaase and Kamp. So far this year I am not impressed at all with NAK or Janrock.
bustaheims
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Similar thing happened to him last year. Seems like he might just be the type of guy that needs a really really good fit to be successful, and the Leafs aren't that.
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Bender said:
Of course they?re going to say that. Unless you have clear, undeniable reasons why you?d want a player out of your organization (like they?re causing very public issues, clearly not wanting to be there anymore, etc.), they requested a trade, or you?re in a rebuilding period, you?re never going to say anything other than it?s the team?s intention to keep them around. But, it doesn?t actually mean anything. Plenty of teams have said that about players, coaches, other staff members, etc., only to move them, fire them, etc., not long after.
It?s very possible the Leafs entertained the idea of moving him. They may have even had informal chats with teams about it. All we know with absolute certainty is that there wasn?t a move they felt was in the team?s interest to make.
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herman said:
CONTRACTS: 49/50
That's a beginning of righting a very poor off season of signing bodies rather than looking for actual hockey players. Now TO needs to remove Jarnkrok, Reese, Malgin and Mete, moving Murray wouldn't be a bad idea, adding a chronically injured goalie isn't a masterstrock unless he costs no assets and little Cap space.
Kampf is tolerable on the 4th line but he really doesn't add much, he's a decent PKer but little else.
TO has too many marginal players, I get that the Cap has hampered the Leafs from adding quality reinforcements, that's where a quality GM shows his value.
Kampf is tolerable on the 4th line but he really doesn't add much, he's a decent PKer but little else.
TO has too many marginal players, I get that the Cap has hampered the Leafs from adding quality reinforcements, that's where a quality GM shows his value.
Guilt Trip
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Where's the down vote button. Another stellar post from you....NOT
Champ Kind
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Cue the Debby Downer music. What an energy drain after a great win.