Only 103 players scored 50 or more points last year.

Not every player, even good ones, end up getting 50+ points...
- Scabeh

Fair enough, but that's not to say in 3-5 years that they won't get 50+ points

Manson is exactly what we need - he's litterally 99.9th percentile in shot suppression ability in the league amongst D. He plays very well with Lindholm, and would look great alongside either Rielly or Gards.

Fun fact - Shattenkirk is 95th percentile in shot suppression.

If we could get both and run something like this:

Rielly - Shat
Gardiner - Manson
Warm body - Zaitsev

...then we would be absolutely (frank)ing set on D.
- lumlums

I have no interest in Shat at 7 million for 6 or 7 years. No way.

sign Jumbo Joe if hes is healthy and trade Bozak for some D help (Marincin out)
Lou can also figure out how to get Kovalchuk from NJ.

Sign another D to replace Polak

win cups
- senstroll

thornton might be a little slow to play with jvr and marner....definitely wouldn't give him more than 1 year.

i'm not opposed to kovalchuk. 2 years, 6M.

i say offer sheet schmidt from Wash. should only cost a 2nd/3rd round pick for a $2Mish contract.

sign Jumbo Joe if hes is healthy and trade Bozak for some D help (Marincin out)
Lou can also figure out how to get Kovalchuk from NJ.

Sign another D to replace Polak

win cups
- senstroll

I would rather see Salming make a come back and play D than ever see Marincin again

thornton might be a little slow to play with jvr and marner....definitely wouldn't give him more than 1 year.

i'm not opposed to kovalchuk. 2 years, 6M.

i say offer sheet schmidt from Wash. should only cost a 2nd/3rd round pick for a $2Mish contract.
- Tumbleweed

Yeah good luck with that

Fair enough, but that's not to say in 3-5 years that they won't get 50+ points
- PatC80

but next year neither will replace JVR's offense.

Yeah good luck with that
- Matthews_Auston

what do you think he gets?

I have faith in Lou Lams and the Shanaplan.

Also, I want to learn an instrument and start a band with that name.

Thornton needs both ACL and MCL operations.

I think he just might retire.

what do you think he gets?
- Tumbleweed

Since NJ has to sign him first and then they can trade him.

I'd guess 3 yr, deal at $17.5M

what do you think he gets?
- Tumbleweed

He's gonna sign a 1-year with Jersey so he has his pick of teams next summer.

thornton might be a little slow to play with jvr and marner....definitely wouldn't give him more than 1 year.

i'm not opposed to kovalchuk. 2 years, 6M.

i say offer sheet schmidt from Wash. should only cost a 2nd/3rd round pick for a $2Mish contract.
- Tumbleweed

I think Joe would be fine, provided he is back to 100%

He is a good player and doesnt have to be zipping around the ice like a water bug to be effective

Since NJ has to sign him first and then they can trade him.

I'd guess 3 yr, deal at $17.5M
- PatC80

If he goes back to NJ doesn't he get his salary from the contract he signed there?

If he goes back to NJ doesn't he get his salary from the contract he signed there?
- Matthews_Auston

no. he signs a new contract.

He's gonna sign a 1-year with Jersey so he has his pick of teams next summer.
- Feeling Glucky?

I could see the Devils trying to stick it to him, so to speak. After the B.S stunt he pulled.

If he goes back to NJ doesn't he get his salary from the contract he signed there?
- Matthews_Auston

new contract, him retiring voided that other contract

I think Joe would be fine, provided he is back to 100%

He is a good player and doesnt have to be zipping around the ice like a water bug to be effective
- senstroll

He's a 40 ish year old with a torn ACL - for a guy his age that's probably a 12 month post-op recovery. He's done.

Thornton needs both ACL and MCL operations.

I think he just might retire.
- jimi james

fyi you don't typically operate on MCL injuries. ACL, yes.

On the flip side, it's unlikely Andersen starts the year as bad as he did last year, and if they re-sign Mac, then a back-up start won't be an automatic L.
- Feeling Glucky?

That is true as well.

He's a 40 ish year old with a torn ACL - for a guy his age that's probably a 12 month post-op recovery. He's done.
- fifty__missions

You could expect his goals total to be cut in half.

Which makes it like.... 3 goals in a season! (2 of them empty netters).

I have no interest in Shat at 7 million for 6 or 7 years. No way.
- Matthews_Auston

I'd prefer less, but sometime you have to give up more, whether in cash or in assets, in order to make it happen.

Plus a successful Leafs = significantly more hockey-related revenue for the league = Higher salary cap to fit in guys like Shat...

sign Jumbo Joe if hes is healthy and trade Bozak for some D help (Marincin out)
Lou can also figure out how to get Kovalchuk from NJ.

Sign another D to replace Polak

win cups
- senstroll

No to joe....
Hell no to kovulchuk
Hell yes to getting rid of marincin

Thornton needs both ACL and MCL operations.

I think he just might retire.
- jimi james

Doubt it.

I'd prefer less, but sometime you have to give up more, whether in cash or in assets, in order to make it happen.

Plus a successful Leafs = significantly more hockey-related revenue for the league = Higher salary cap to fit in guys like Shat...
- lumlums

How are the Leafs supposed to make more money when they were already sold out and selling plenty of jerseys while sucking for the last 10 years?

You could expect his goals total to be cut in half.

Which makes it like.... 3 goals in a season! (2 of them empty netters).
- Scabeh

Yeah, he's never been an outstanding goalscorer.... but he can make everyone at the ice play at his speed and control play as well as anybody in the past decade not named Crosby.