It would be the easiest way to manufacture cap space without moving one of the big 4.

The easiest way would be to trade #16, but I don't see that happening
- PatC80

I think they buy a nice young winger for the top 6. Amirov/Robertson plus a 1st.

Then use Rielly to recoup some assets and hopefully sign a cheaper D. Maybe Gologoski.

If Dubas is willing to die on that hill, and it continually fails (another 1st rd exit next year) then yeah, I think he'll be let go...

With that said, I could see Dubas moving someone like Rielly and letting Hyman and Andersen walk
- PatC80

YES! Hyman is a guy I with the Bruins would target in the off-season.

If Dubas is willing to die on that hill, and it continually fails (another 1st rd exit next year) then yeah, I think he'll be let go...

With that said, I could see Dubas moving someone like Rielly and letting Hyman and Andersen walk
- PatC80

I for one am sick of this team letting assets walk, what a different team they could have been if they got assets for JVR and Bozak

I for one am sick of this team letting assets walk, what a different team they could have been if they got assets for JVR and Bozak
- bobbyisno1

MTL is proving you don't trade away assets when you are competitive. Everyone has a shot who gets in.

I mean plenty of teams have proved that but they are most recent.

It would be the easiest way to manufacture cap space without moving one of the big 4.

The easiest way would be to trade #16, but I don't see that happening
- PatC80

But that would be the smart move, Dubas has to buck up or he'll be the one gone.

YES! Hyman is a guy I with the Bruins would target in the off-season.
- Nasty_Duck

I hope they do.

He will be way overpaid.

YES! Hyman is a guy I with the Bruins would target in the off-season.
- Nasty_Duck

Feels like every player is Boston bound.

Hall, Jones, now Hyman.

YOU CAN'T SIGN EVERYONE DUCK!

YES! Hyman is a guy I with the Bruins would target in the off-season.
- Nasty_Duck

Oh crap.. Leafs need to re-sign Hyman now.. Can't be a Bruin.. I don't want to have to hate Hyman..

grandiosity

the quality of being impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
"it had a grandiosity of scale and opulence that set it apart from neighbouring cities"

pompous superiority or pretentiousness.
"he was self-absorbed and prone to grandiosity"

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MTL is proving you don't trade away assets when you are competitive. Everyone has a shot who gets in.

I mean plenty of teams have proved that but they are most recent.
- Santo_44

Yeah, cause they were going to make the playoffs.
WTF?

I hope they do.

He will be way overpaid.
- Santo_44

5x4 years might get it done.

But that would be the smart move, Dubas has to buck up or he'll be the one gone.
- bobbyisno1

Trading Marner is the best option, I just can't see it happening. Maybe they do re-visit it later, in a year or two. I could see Rielly being moved, he's been here the longest and will be too expensive to re-sign.

grandiosity

the quality of being impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
"it had a grandiosity of scale and opulence that set it apart from neighbouring cities"

pompous superiority or pretentiousness.
"he was self-absorbed and prone to grandiosity"

Definitions from Oxford Languages

- 21peter

Take that Max.

grandiose

impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
"the court's grandiose facade"

conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale.
"grandiose plans to reform the world"

5x4 years might get it done.
- Nasty_Duck

think higher.. There was some speculation that he turned down $5M per from the Leafs..

Yeah, cause they were going to make the playoffs.
WTF?
- bobbyisno1

They did make the playoffs the year Bozak and JVR went to UFA.

think higher.. There was some speculation that he turned down $5M per from the Leafs..
- PatC80

The market is much rougher than in "normal" years though.

He might be hoping for more than 5, but I don't see him getting much more than that.

Perhaps term will be the deciding factor.

MTL is proving you don't trade away assets when you are competitive. Everyone has a shot who gets in.

I mean plenty of teams have proved that but they are most recent.
- Santo_44

except the leafs

5x4 years might get it done.
- Nasty_Duck

If that is what it takes he will be a Leaf.

Unfortunately some dumb team will give him 5.5-6M.

I hope they do.

He will be way overpaid.
- Santo_44

who the (frank) are we kidding, if they sign hyman he will score 35 goals and they will go to the cup finals.

except the leafs
- senstroll

Leafs fans are poisoned.

Hindsight is used far too much around these parts.

They did make the playoffs the year Bozak and JVR went to UFA.
- Santo_44

Oh Crap, yep Mathews rookie year?

If Dubas is willing to die on that hill, and it continually fails (another 1st rd exit next year) then yeah, I think he'll be let go...

With that said, I could see Dubas moving someone like Rielly and letting Hyman and Andersen walk
- PatC80

I think he has to die on that hill.

Definitely agree that Hyman likely walks (too expensive) and Andersen is not brought back unless he takes an unbelievable pay cut.

Rielly I think is the odd man out and a likely trade candidate. I just don't think the Leafs have faith that he's the stud #1 that he was trending towards a couple of seasons ago.

Is a trade for Seth Jones worth exploring? Is he a significant enough upgrade on Rielly? I'd like to think so but the fancy stats controversy looms...

The market is much rougher than in "normal" years though.

He might be hoping for more than 5, but I don't see him getting much more than that.

Perhaps term will be the deciding factor.
- Scabeh

Maybe, but I do think he will get a deal similar to what Josh Anderson got and you know I don't like that deal.

think higher.. There was some speculation that he turned down $5M per from the Leafs..
- PatC80

We'll see. Who knows about these "speculations" - I have a feeling Leafs were not tendering any offers yet, but I'm not "in the know".

Bruins are too cheap to go to 6 (and rightly so in this case). It's his last chance for a decent contract so he'll try to get as much as possible somewhere.