I've watched Bouchard a fair bit in London. Oilers got a good one there.
- gergeswillems

Averaged a PPG during the Condors playoffs...looks like Samorukov might be a good one too

Averaged a PPG during the Condors playoffs...looks like Samorukov might be a good one too
- RatedR80

I saw him a few times in Guelph. He looks good too. Not as good as Bouchard though.

I saw him a few times in Guelph. He looks good too. Not as good as Bouchard though.
- gergeswillems

What do you think the Wings will do with their cash flow this off season?

What do you think the Wings will do with their cash flow this off season?
- RatedR80

I don't think Yzerman will do much. The fake rebuild is over. The real rebuild begins. If a trade is there to be had Yzerman could make a deal. But I don't expect him to be a part of UFA lunacy.

I don't think Yzerman will do much. The fake rebuild is over. The real rebuild begins. If a trade is there to be had Yzerman could make a deal. But I don't expect him to be a part of UFA lunacy.
- gergeswillems

That’s because Yzerman is smart and doesn’t need to rely on UFAs

That’s because Yzerman is smart and doesn’t need to rely on UFAs
- RatedR80

It's all about the draft with Yzerman. Hopefully he can find the next Kucherov, Point and Vasilevskiy.

It's all about the draft with Yzerman. Hopefully he can find the next Kucherov, Point and Vasilevskiy.
- gergeswillems

He is pretty good at trades as well

He is pretty good at trades as well
- RatedR80

Tronna be glad to dump Willy

It's all about the draft with Yzerman. Hopefully he can find the next Kucherov, Point and Vasilevskiy.
- gergeswillems

Stevie relies on scouts like any GM

believe it or not if leafs move injured players to ltir, they can pay marner 10.5, kap 3 and johhnson 2. they buy themselves some time before having to make a move. nylander will not be moved next year. right or wrong

Stevie relies on scouts like any GM
- Nighthawk

Pat Verbeek is with him in Detroit.

Are you serious? Not a chance.

Are you serious? Not a chance.

seth jones?

nylander isn't worth either one of those players......and certainly isn't worth them, plus anohter asset.

if anything the leafs are adding another asset
- sensarmy_11

Yeah, Leaf fans are totally overestimating the value of Nylander

Yeah, Leaf fans are totally overestimating the value of Nylander
- pwasil7

Absolutely true and fair. However I'll take a money bet that he is PPG (or damn close) next season at 6.9 per.

AKA he ain't leaving.

Yeah, Leaf fans are totally overestimating the value of Nylander
- pwasil7

Don't be a dumbass.

I throw in some cash for the ticket to get Turris out of Nashville.

believe it or not if leafs move injured players to ltir, they can pay marner 10.5, kap 3 and johhnson 2. they buy themselves some time before having to make a move. nylander will not be moved next year. right or wrong
- ziffles

Hopefully, they just need to get past this one more year and Marleau is off the books. Seattle expansion draft is coming as well which probably sheds some salary, whether they like it or not. It’ll be really tight but cap wise they should be ok on terms of core players, funny how retaining salary in the Kessel deal has kinda come back to bite them. Another issue is actually improving the team, they might not need to move assets to get under the cap but they will if they want to be better next year IMO.

I am hearing it's going to be Nylander to Minnesota for a second round pick, but the Leafs will have to retain roughly half of Nylander's salary.

believe it or not if leafs move injured players to ltir, they can pay marner 10.5, kap 3 and johhnson 2. they buy themselves some time before having to make a move. nylander will not be moved next year. right or wrong
- ziffles

Doesn’t help them to be cap compliant til after game 1. Horton costs them 5.3m off of the 83m. They can then use it for trading for upgrades after then. Besides Kap & Johnsson won’t come that cheap & a risk of an OS for them.

Bouchard is the only value out of any of those players lol, Klefbom would be out for 3 months if a fly landed on him. Nurse is a plug
- Conquest

Nurse is a plug?

Doesn’t help them to be cap compliant til after game 1. Horton costs them 5.3m off of the 83m. They can then use it for trading for upgrades after then. Besides Kap & Johnsson won’t come that cheap & a risk of an OS for them.
- Nighthawk

Teams are allowed to be 10% over the cap in the off season, and there has been just one (Ryan O'Reilly - matched) signed offer sheet in the last six years in the NHL. Will the collusion stop because it's the Leafs this time, or is that just wishful thinking on the part of opposing teams fans.

Absolutely true and fair. However I'll take a money bet that he is PPG (or damn close) next season at 6.9 per.

AKA he ain't leaving.
- Blazed

Nylander will be much better next season with a full training camp behind him. Leafs should trade him for a defenseman like Barrie. I thought Dubas would trade Nylander last summer after he signed Tavares. Nylander isn't really needed.

Bracco is a cheap replacement and has chemistry with Matthews. Kapanen and Johnsson more than replace Nylander. Avs need a scoring winger and Makar more than makes up for the loss of Barrie.

He's only got a year left on his deal so Dubas would have to sign him to an extension before any trade can be made. Leafs can offset the loss of Gardiner with the promotion of Liljegren. Sandin isn't too far away either.

Dermott should be given a bigger role. They'll likely keep Hainsey for another season but trading for Barrie would lessen his minutes. If not Barrie then a guy like Brodin might make sense.

Dubas will likely try to find a way to deal Marleau to open cap space but it'll be tough. Carolina could use Nylander too but these 2 teams have talked quite a bit the past 2 years and haven't found a match. Maybe Faulk or Pesci or Hamilton could be had. No one ever keeps Hamilton. Toronto has some good museums. I got lost the last time I visited.

Who’s going to score for CLB or MIN next year though?
- DrunkenCanuck

Probably Jones and Dumba