John Tavares is a Maple Leaf

[herman]

What happens when Tavares reaches years 5-7 of his contract and he has lost a step?

Grundstrom-Matthews-Marner
Tavares-Nylander-Bracco/Whoever/Griffith
Johnsson-Der-Arguchintsev-Kapanen

 

[L K]

Stan epitomizes the old man yelling at clouds persona. 
I don't think anyone disputes that Lou was a great GM and put together really good teams in New Jersey for their style of play.  They benefitted from having a Hall of Fame goaltender and some fantastic defensemen and had good production through their career.  Most of the trades on that list had good tradeoffs for both teams.  A handful of the free agents (Gomez/Holik) weren't let go because Lou didn't want them, but because they had budget limitations and Sather was able to spend like an idiot in New York.

New Jersey won 5 playoff rounds in the last 12 years of his tenure as GM of the Devils.  They did make the Cup finals once during that span as the 6th seed in the East.  I'm not sure that you can look to his performance over the last 15 years and hold Lou in the same esteem as you could in the clutch and grab/Brodeur era.

 

[Bender]

Stan epitomizes the old man yelling at clouds persona. 
I don't think anyone disputes that Lou was a great GM and put together really good teams in New Jersey for their style of play.  They benefitted from having a Hall of Fame goaltender and some fantastic defensemen and had good production through their career.  Most of the trades on that list had good tradeoffs for both teams.  A handful of the free agents (Gomez/Holik) weren't let go because Lou didn't want them, but because they had budget limitations and Sather was able to spend like an idiot in New York.

New Jersey won 5 playoff rounds in the last 12 years of his tenure as GM of the Devils.  They did make the Cup finals once during that span as the 6th seed in the East.  I'm not sure that you can look to his performance over the last 15 years and hold Lou in the same esteem as you could in the clutch and grab/Brodeur era.

Any GM who has one of the best goaltenders of all time will probably make some good runs. Unless your last name is Bergevin.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/regressian/status/1014874338296827905

I can always depend on the screenshots of strangers.

 

[ZBBM]

https://twitter.com/regressian/status/1014874338296827905

I can always depend on the screenshots of strangers.

PAP gets even more of my respect now.  He was one of our few brightish spots that one season back there.

 

[ZBBM]

https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2018/07/04/john-tavares-on-the-toronto-maple-leafs-pitch/

JT drinking game: every time he says ?obviously?.
I might be dead by training camp.

... they?ve got Lou Lamoriello and hired Barry Trotz, both incredibly credible hockey guys.

Thank you, God, for allowing me to live long enough to read that.

 

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/regressian/status/1014874338296827905

I can always depend on the screenshots of strangers.

PAP gets even more of my respect now.  He was one of our few brightish spots that one season back there.

The math for PAP is wrong.  61 to 51 is 10, not 11.  It's also wrong for Vanek and Bailey.

 

[Joe S.]

https://twitter.com/regressian/status/1014874338296827905

I can always depend on the screenshots of strangers.

You could probably do something similar for sundin.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/regressian/status/1014874338296827905

I can always depend on the screenshots of strangers.

You could probably do something similar for sundin.

Let's just let Tavares play with 2 stiffs since he'll still produce, keep the good wingers for Matthews and Kadri.  ;D

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/regressian/status/1014874338296827905

I can always depend on the screenshots of strangers.

PAP gets even more of my respect now.  He was one of our few brightish spots that one season back there.

The math for PAP is wrong.  61 to 51 is 10, not 11.  It's also wrong for Vanek and Bailey.

I think it might be a rounding to whole numbers issue there.

 

[herman]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

 

[Zee]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

I think Dubas knows he has to get Marner done before he plays with Tavares.  I can really see Marner being over a point a game player, he was already for the 2nd half of last season, imagine he goes out and throws up 95 points. 

 

[Bullfrog]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

With our luck, Hyman pulls a Kulemin and scores 30.

 

[Zee]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

With our luck, Hyman pulls a Kulemin and scores 30.

What are the odds Doogie Howser announces a press conference and the holy trinity are all there announcing their respective 8 year deals? 

 

[CarltonTheBear]

What are the odds Doogie Howser announces a press conference and the holy trinity are all there announcing their respective 8 year deals? 

I've legit dreamt about this.

 

[Redleaf]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

With our luck, Hyman pulls a Kulemin and scores 30.

Who would have thunk that Dubas is now looking at ways to clone Hyman, so we can have 1 on each line?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

With our luck, Hyman pulls a Kulemin and scores 30.

Then you trade Hyman for a boatload and stick someone else with those two... and then trade that guy for a boatload after he scores 30. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Zee]

Knowing the Tavares Effect, and his betrothal to Marner, I'm very much hoping that Marner's extension is done before the season starts. Or the Hyman Effect is enough of a counter balance.

With our luck, Hyman pulls a Kulemin and scores 30.

Then you trade Hyman for a boatload and stick someone else with those two... and then trade that guy for a boatload after he scores 30. Rinse and repeat.

But he writes kids books, you heartless scum.

 

[Coco-puffs]

What are the odds Doogie Howser announces a press conference and the holy trinity are all there announcing their respective 8 year deals? 

I've legit dreamt about this.

I haven't had literal dreams about it- but I have thought about it a number of times.  As much as I like the idea, do all of them want to share the spotlight like that on the day they get their mega-rich contracts?  Ideally, yes as it would be very cool.

 

[Zee]

What are the odds Doogie Howser announces a press conference and the holy trinity are all there announcing their respective 8 year deals? 

I've legit dreamt about this.

I haven't had literal dreams about it- but I have thought about it a number of times.  As much as I like the idea, do all of them want to share the spotlight like that on the day they get their mega-rich contracts?  Ideally, yes as it would be very cool.

I mean if they're all close and want to do it why not?  Would be a great message to everyone else on the team that the 3 biggest stars (Tavares notwithstanding) share the spotlight.  Team first hup hup.  Of course the bags and bags of money they'll all make wouldn't hurt either.