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Pietrangelo Watch

bustaheims said:
Guilt Trip said:
I'd move Kerfoot and Johnsson to make the same cap room as Nylander and the team won't be hurt as much offensively. That's what I'd do if I'm getting a chance to sign AP.
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That?s also not super for the team?s depth up front, but, I also question whether the right move is throwing all the cap space at Pietrangelo or if the Leafs would be better off using it on Brodie and DeMelo (for instance). They wouldn?t add the high end piece, but it would add two very good pieces to the blue line, increasing the defensive depth. Pietrangelo would make the team top heavy on the backend as well as up front.
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Brodie has stated in the past he does not want to play in Toronto.  https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1220750929051496448?s=20
 
wnc096 said:
Brodie has stated in the past he does not want to play in Toronto.  https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1220750929051496448?s=20
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People change. We don?t know the reasons why Brodie blocked the trade. They might not apply to a free agent contract - different situation, different options, etc.
 
bustaheims said:
People change. We don?t know the reasons why Brodie blocked the trade. They might not apply to a free agent contract - different situation, different options, etc.
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Yeah I think it's definitely worth pointing out that he blocked a trade in the past and maybe that means he isn't interested in playing in Toronto but it's not a sure thing. When Kadri used his NTC to block that trade he made it clear it was more about not wanting to leave Toronto than it was about not wanting to play in Calgary. That could have been the same thing with Brodie.
 
Sure, but what players say to not create any controversy can be irrelevant.  Fact is, Kadri didn't want to go to Calgary when Toronto wanted to move on from him.

If indeed Brodie blocked a trade to Toronto, I think that's relevant information.

It's not definitive in terms of whether or not he'd sign a deal here, but it's not irrelevant.
 
Frank E said:
If indeed Brodie blocked a trade to Toronto, I think that's relevant information.

It's not definitive in terms of whether or not he'd sign a deal here, but it's not irrelevant.
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I mean, yeah that's exactly what I said.

edit:  :-*
 
bustaheims said:
Guilt Trip said:
I'd move Kerfoot and Johnsson to make the same cap room as Nylander and the team won't be hurt as much offensively. That's what I'd do if I'm getting a chance to sign AP.
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That?s also not super for the team?s depth up front, but, I also question whether the right move is throwing all the cap space at Pietrangelo or if the Leafs would be better off using it on Brodie and DeMelo (for instance). They wouldn?t add the high end piece, but it would add two very good pieces to the blue line, increasing the defensive depth. Pietrangelo would make the team top heavy on the backend as well as up front.
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If the Leafs sign say a Brodie it's probably going to cost them 5.5? Anything around there and it will still cost them a Johnsson or Kerfoot. To me it doesn't make sense to sign a #6 guy when you have Dermott, Lehtonen.
 
Frank E said:
The good news is that this will get settled in about 2 weeks from now.
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Yup. Give or take we should find out the Leafs plans. Still think Spezza is coming back as 4th line centre.
 
https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/1311066050365214720

Fitzgerald's been training to be a NHL GM for over 10 years but apparently no one taught him the rules about tampering.

You're supposed to leak this to someone in the media not tell them on the record and have them post it on NHL.com.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/1311066050365214720

Fitzgerald's been training to be a NHL GM for over 10 years but apparently no one taught him the rules about tampering.

You're supposed to leak this to someone in the media not tell them on the record and have them post it on NHL.com.
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Seems like they took the article down.
 
Zee said:
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/1311066050365214720

Fitzgerald's been training to be a NHL GM for over 10 years but apparently no one taught him the rules about tampering.

You're supposed to leak this to someone in the media not tell them on the record and have them post it on NHL.com.
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Seems like they took the article down.
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That's amazing haha
 
The article wasn't taken down, just the tweet. In case the article does go down here's New Jersey's GM saying out loud that he'd pursue Pietrangelo if he made it to July 1st:

https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-general-manager-tom-fitzgerald-discusses-free-agency/c-319234500 said:
"If (St. Louis Blues defenseman) Alex Pietrangelo became a free agent ... he's a franchise-turning player, a champion, captain, leader with character," Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said. "If the agent called me, I'm taking it up (to Devils managing partners) Josh Harris and David Blitzer and the pros on why, even at this stage where we're at, where it can take us.

"Do I anticipate that happening? I can't answer that. Maybe he stays in St. Louis. However, we need to fill some holes and if I can do it through hockey trades, great. If I can do it through cap space, great. If I need to do it through a free agent or two, then we'll go that route, but we have some holes and I need to fill them."
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If Dubas said anything like this he'd be fined/punished for tampering immediately. And again this was posted on NHL.COM!
 
Ron Wilson got fined for saying this about the Sedin's prior to them becoming free agents:

"You're hearing right now, and this sounds very contradictory, but there is a real possibility I would think that we would be going after the Sedins. Let's just speculate there."

Jim Benning was fined for saying this before Stamkos was set to become a free agent:

"Yes. Yes, we will. We're going to get the draft here, and then we're going to pick up the phone and we're going to call his agent."
 
Guilt Trip said:
I kind of like that no one has talked about him for a week or so. I think he stays in St Louis.
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There's not really much to say since he can't talk to other teams. I really don't see St. Louis all of a sudden ponying up the signing bonus money at the last minute.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Guilt Trip said:
I kind of like that no one has talked about him for a week or so. I think he stays in St Louis.
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There's not really much to say since he can't talk to other teams. I really don't see St. Louis all of a sudden ponying up the signing bonus money at the last minute.
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I think they'll take another kick at the can and will bend a little bit here. We'll see. Maybe he gets pissed off and the Leafs sign him for 7 mill lol. Time will tell I guess.
 
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