It'd be nice to have actual serviceable players. Did Grabner come back at the end of the year? That eye injury was pretty nasty, there has been a few guys that haven't been able to come back from that kind of injury. Of course sending him to robidas island wouldnt be the worst thing either
- lonnyBohonos

It would be nice to have a guy that sits on the IR for the remainder of his contract too, and counts exactly 0 against the cap.

As already said, if any of these can't play, and are not insured, let's use the MLSE bank account to pay these guys when a team like Arizona can't, while they take a player like Marleau back, woh they pay little, but they actually play for them.

I wonder if Edmonton does a Larsson for Zaitsev trade.. Or Larsson and Kassian for Zaitsev and Brown
- PatC80

Id assume that Holland hangs up

I like this idea... gets both Zaitsev and Larsson "fresh starts"...

consider broadening the deal

Zaitsev, Brown and Johnsson

Larsson, Kassian/Khaira + Puljujarvi

Edmonton gets more offensive wings that can skate

Leafs get a defense refresh and a project, along with a little grit
- BorjeFan4Ever

Larsson and Kassian for Zaitsev, Kapanen and Brown

I like this idea... gets both Zaitsev and Larsson "fresh starts"...

consider broadening the deal

Zaitsev, Brown and Johnsson

Larsson, Kassian/Khaira + Puljujarvi

Edmonton gets more offensive wings that can skate

Leafs get a defense refresh and a project, along with a little grit

- BorjeFan4Ever

Can I get Nurse instead of a Larsson?

Larsson and Kassian for Zaitsec, Kapanen and Brown
- Reveen.

a couple months ago that might look enticing, but by the sounds of it NZ might have some value to some GMs

individually trading NZ, Kap and Brown could net you more than that imo

It's not a good deal . . .but I don't think they get rid of Marleau in any trade that has fans going, "Wow! What a deal!".

If you're trading away Marleau, you're taking back someone who is overpaid, and you're likely not saving that much off of your cap.

The max you can eat on a cap is 50%. Is Marleau a $3.2m dollar player to some team? Still probably not. So retaining his salary you're still sweetening the pot, and ideally taking back nothing but a pick in return. That would mean that you're replacing Marleau with a Marlie, and saving about $2m in cap. That's sort of your best case scenario.

In Pat's proposal, you're dealing away Marleau, and bringing back an RHD who isn't great and is overpaid, but isn't THAT overpaid. If you can leave the Brown/Grabner out, there's a $2m in savings, but I still think you have to sweeten it a bit. Brown has a $500k bonus and Marleau has a 1.5m bonus that is paid on July 1.

That means strictly in terms of cash, Grabner makes $7.5m and Demers would be $6.2m or $13.7m in cash total vs. $5.3m in cash paid out to Marleau and Brown. It makes sense to Arizona financially.

Demers could replace Zaitsev - afterall I doubt he can make a good outlet pass either - and then you're done with him after next year.
- Monkeypunk

Basically, this was my line of thinking.. In terms of actual cash, Arizona doesn't have to pay out too much for Marleau and Brown and they give up some guys that still have term left on their contracts

Id assume that Holland hangs up
- Reveen.

Maybe or maybe not.. Could be an "out with the old" kinda thing?

- PatC80

your lack of understanding of how this meme is supposed to work is too damn high

Maybe or maybe not.. Could be an "out with the old" kinda thing?
- PatC80

Yeah but Chiarelli isn't running the team anymore and the Leafs "need" to shed his cap hit.

a couple months ago that might look enticing, but by the sounds of it NZ might have some value to some GMs

individually trading NZ, Kap and Brown could net you more than that imo
- senstroll

One would think the Leafs would still look long and hard at it.

Larsson and Kassian for Zaitsev, Kapanen and Brown
- Reveen.

I dont know if this trade helps the leafs

Yeah but Chiarelli isn't running the team anymore and the Leafs "need" to shed his cap hit.
- Reveen.

Holland isn't really better

So 2 months after facegate, how y'all feeling about Kadri? Is he gone? Willy down the middle?

So 2 months after facegate, how y'all feeling about Kadri? Is he gone? Willy down the middle?
- TheMussel

can Johnnson play centre?

So 2 months after facegate, how y'all feeling about Kadri? Is he gone? Willy down the middle?
- TheMussel

I will take 1 Nazem Kadri please.

your lack of understanding of how this meme is supposed to work is too damn high
- TheMussel

I will take 1 Nazem Kadri please.
- BINGO!

That’ll be 1 Jaccob Slavin please.

So 2 months after facegate, how y'all feeling about Kadri? Is he gone? Willy down the middle?
- TheMussel

Can have a 6.9m 3rd line center with no grit
So no to willy. Put him back on matthews wing, he needs matthews to prop him up to get back to 60pts. He needs to be with players better than him

That’ll be 1 Jaccob Slavin please.
- Steven_Seagull

you've been drinking already, eh?

can Johnnson play centre?
- jimi james

Johnsson needs to turn into a poopbag that drives the net, like gallagher. I dont think centre suits him.

you've been drinking already, eh?
- BINGO!

Slavin and a 3rd, and the canes have to do a celly where they put the lotion in the basket, and also make the owner dress like he's not trying to pick up underage girls on his morning run around the local highschool

you've been drinking already, eh?
- BINGO!

Haven’t stopped.

Hole in one at the US Open.

Slavin and a 3rd, and the canes have to do a celly where they put the lotion in the basket, and also make the owner dress like he's not trying to pick up underage girls on his morning run around the local highschool
- TheMussel

You try telling Tom Dundon what he's allowed to wear. The dude folded the AAF on less than 8 hours notice and threatened to sue some of the founders for trying to blame him for the league failing (He may actually be suing at least one of them for that).

I'm just surprised Marleau would be okay playing for nothing instead of a cup team. As a hockey guy I'm very very surprised by this.
- aminnes

He also said he wants to move to the East coast. What east cost teams are contenders???