You need to add the word potential in there. He may be that, but let see first.
- zazzle

I guess I just have a higher opinion of Bozak than most.

Fixed and good morning!
- .HOHO.

Good morning to you, too. Especially after your additions to my post.

Left New Jersey in a pretty sad spot..
- ClarksonDavid

NJ is a playoff team this year and if not then next. Lou leaving was the best thing that could have happened for NJ. Needed a fresh GM, Shero is the man now.

At worst, do you think Andersen and Matthews are better or worse than what they are replacing?
- burn

IMO:
Andersen > Bernier
Matthews = ? at the moment need to see him play nhl games.
Its a step in the right direction.

NJ is a playoff team this year and if not then next. Lou leaving was the best thing that could have happened for NJ. Needed a fresh GM, Shero is the man now.
- bballboy514

Something similar to Lindy Ruff when he was in Buffalo. 17 years I think he said at the draft.
It was time for a change.

If you call yourself a Leaf fan, and you are not excited and happy with the direction that this team is going.....

You should frank right off and go cheer for the Habs or Buffalo...

Can't wait for the season to start.

IMO:
Andersen > Bernier
Matthews = ? at the moment need to see him play nhl games.
Its a step in the right direction.
- zazzle

Matthews at 18, right this min, is better than any forward we lost last year.

Spatso is in fine form lately. sens are poised to make a run, they change the role players a little bit and that will take them from non playoff team to cup contenders. Same post he chastizses leaf fans for "summer talk"



- burn

The thing to remember about the Sens is they are so young especially after getting Brassard, Kelly, Phaneuf and Pyatt, re-signing Neil and Kostka and already having MacArthur, Ryan, Smith, Methot and Anderson.

Just babies really.

NJ is a playoff team this year and if not then next. Lou leaving was the best thing that could have happened for NJ. Needed a fresh GM, Shero is the man now.
- bballboy514

You need someone new after a long regime. Things get stale. I'm sure even Ken Holland will be replaced one day.

You need someone new after a long regime. Things get stale. I'm sure even Ken Holland will be replaced one day.
- BetterCallSaul

Why replace a GM that has had the team in the playoffs year after year.. Just for the sake of change??

for anyone worried about matthews not being signed yet:

player and date signed:

marner: july 28
nylander: aug 18
rielly: aug 3

just thought i'd toss this out there

The thing to remember about the Sens is they are so young especially after getting Brassard, Kelly, Phaneuf and Pyatt, re-signing Neil and Kostka and already having MacArthur, Ryan, Smith, Methot and Anderson.

Just babies really.
- walshyleafsfan

Tons of room to grow..... Who needs 2nd rounders and 6yr younger players anyways.

Ready for a run!!!

for anyone worried about matthews not being signed yet:

player and date signed:

marner: july 28
nylander: aug 18
rielly: aug 3

just thought i'd toss this out there
- Dozzer

Yes...no...maybe so

for anyone worried about matthews not being signed yet:

player and date signed:

marner: july 28
nylander: aug 18
rielly: aug 3

just thought i'd toss this out there
- Dozzer

Not worried at all. Just want it to get done, and move on to the beginning of the season.

for anyone worried about matthews not being signed yet:

player and date signed:

marner: july 28
nylander: aug 18
rielly: aug 3

just thought i'd toss this out there
- Dozzer

Player Date Signed
Connor McDavid July 3rd
Aaron Ekblad September 3rd
Nathan MacKinnon July 9th
Nail Yakupov July 23rd
RNH July 2nd
Taylor Hall July 5th
John Tavares July 15th
Steven Stamkos July 30th
Patrick Kane July 25th

Not worried at all. Just want it to get done, and move on to the beginning of the season.
- bixll

"Matthews may go to the khl for 4 years and become ufa"


Who writes this nonsense.

Not worried at all. Just want it to get done, and move on to the beginning of the season.
- bixll

the most boring time of year for hockey 100%

"Matthews may go to the khl for 4 years and become ufa"


Who writes this nonsense.
- burn

Trolls..Simple

the most boring time of year for hockey 100%
- Dozzer

No question..

You need someone new after a long regime. Things get stale. I'm sure even Ken Holland will be replaced one day.
- BetterCallSaul

Hot take: Ken Holland is not a good GM.

Player Date Signed
Connor McDavid July 3rd
Aaron Ekblad September 3rd
Nathan MacKinnon July 9th
Nail Yakupov July 23rd
RNH July 2nd
Taylor Hall July 5th
John Tavares July 15th
Steven Stamkos July 30th
Patrick Kane July 25th
- burn

yeah saw those too.... notice the ones all signed early july are players of what franchise?

"Matthews may go to the khl for 4 years and become ufa"


Who writes this nonsense.
- burn

who the hell wrote that?!

"Matthews may go to the khl for 4 years and become ufa"


Who writes this nonsense.
- burn

I'm not saying it will happen okay! I'm just saying you have to think about that possibility! Leafs fans won't even admit that a hypothetical could happen! Omg Leafs fan are dumb! I'M NO SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN!

So..of the last 10 cup winners, tell me who won the cup because a GM made a wicked trade or two? I'm not talking about nice adds here and there or complimentary pieces, but core impacting trades that resulted in championships.

LA for Richards and later Carter? That's about it. It's all about the draft and free agency nowadays.
- Jeropotato

JR traded for the HBK line this year. That was a pretty important line through the back end & playoffs - also critical in winning the cup(?).

who the hell wrote that?!
- Dozzer

The star



The KHL is likely lurking — getting a young star of Matthews’ calibre would be a coup for the Russian-based league — but it would be a nuclear option for the Matthews camp, and is not deemed as leverage for a better NHL deal.

As a player drafted out of Europe — Matthews played in Switzerland last year — the Leafs essentially control Matthews’ NHL rights for the next four years. He is not eligible to re-enter the draft in two years time, an option open to some major junior players.

At the end of four years, the Matthews camp could argue he would be a “draft-related unrestricted free agent” by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. College player Jimmy Vesey used as similar four-year clause to avoid signing with the Nashville Predators. Vesey will be an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 15.

The Leafs, however, might argue Matthews is a “defected player,” thereby further retaining his rights.