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Yeah I was thinking about that yesterday. I think the fan dream is offering up a boatload of money to Jim Nill, who's contract expires at the end of this season. That would obviously have to be an offseason move though. Trying to poach a non-GM from another team would also likely have to be an...

I actually don't really disagree with the idea that Pridham's "future GM" potential is probably overstated, but I do think his experience in the league (and the connections he's with that) make him the best/only candidate to fill in on an interim basis at least.

I like the idea of letting them both go when the break starts. National media is away, ever so slightly lessening the circus that will cause. Lalonde can easily take over as interim head coach pushing that conversation into the offseason. Team would have 3 weeks to put a new GM in place, or they...

Oh, yeah, I'm stupid. Got it mixed up. Both are colossally bad then.

I still don't think the Carlo trade was THAT bad. I mean a top-4 RHD signed at just under $3.5mil on 3 playoffs runs for a 1st round pick feels pretty fine on paper, even if Carlo hasn't quite met expectations. If Grebenkin explodes into a legit contributor it could turn into overpayment...

Looking ahead to next season, free agency has obviously dried up significantly. I'd love to finally get my hands on Nick Schmaltz though, a frequent trade candidate from Arizona/Utah. Speedy, playmaking centre/winger. He'd almost be a perfect fit for 2C: gives Nylander a playmaking centre for...

Obviously Quillan should be playing. Best way to look at this is that it's hopefully just for the purposes of getting Jarnkrok into more trade conversations.

Unfortunately the league no longer allows those double retention type deadline deals. It was changed in the new CBA (and one of the rules that went into effect this season) that a player can't be dealt with retention twice in a 75-day period. Otherwise yeah we could have secured some picks...

I was curious about this so thought I'd share: Domi's contract is basically buyout proof because it was front-loaded and still has a good chunk of signing bonuses remaining. They would be hit with a buyout cap hit $2.75mil for the next two seasons, and $500k for 2 seasons after that. That's a...

I'd sell high on OEL. Dude's value hasn't been this this high in probably over 5 years and as great as he's playing I can easily see him hitting a wall next year at 35 anyway. I think you can get a 1st there. I'd move Carlo if we can get maybe a pair of 2nds for him. Saw MLHS suggest you could...

Buffalo Sabres 29-17-5, 63 points @ Toronto Maple Leafs 24-19-9, 57 pts Projected Line-ups Benson-Thompson-Tuch Zucker-McLeod-Quinn Doan-Ostlund-Helenius Kozak-Krebs-Malenstyn Samuelsson-Dahlin Byram-Power Jones-Kesselring Luukkonen McMann-Matthews-Domi Maccelli-Tavares-Knies...

Woll HM Rielly Mo wasn't on for a goal against and the Leafs were up 26-15 in shot attempts and 18-9 in shots at 5-on-5. Slim pickings obviously.

Colorado Avalanche 34-6-9, 77 points @ Toronto Maple Leafs 24-18-9, 57 pts Projected Line-ups Olofsson-MacKinnon-Necas Lehkonen-Nelson-Nichushkin Makar-Drury-Brindley Bardakov-Kelly-Kiviranta Malinski-Makar Manson-Burns Girard-Ahcan Blackwood McMann-Matthews-Domi...

Vegas Golden Knights 24-13-12, 60 points @ Toronto Maple Leafs 24-17-9, 57 pts Projected Line-ups Barbashev-Eichel-Stone Smith-Marner-Dorofeyev Bowman-Hertl-Kolesar Reinhardt-Laczynski-Holtz Lauzon-Theodore Hanifin-Korczak Hutton-Megna Hill McMann-Matthews-Domi Maccelli-Tavares-Knies...

It took Brazeau 3 additional seasons in the AHL (and some time in the ECHL) to develop into a NHL player, so I don't really think it's a question of the Leafs giving him a chance. I always thought it was weird though that he didn't re-sign here after his original AHL deal expired, especially...

I've always considered myself relatively neutral on Marner. First game back in Toronto, he's going to get boo'd. And boo'd hard. I think/hope time will eventually heal wounds and we can someday recognize him as one of the best Leafs to ever put on the uniform, but it won't be anytime soon.

Those three little guys (and Domi) are also the easiest to push off the puck and prone to turnovers so calling them better puckholders than McMann is a little debatable I'd say. I get what you mean though, confidently holding onto the puck and making plays in the offensive zone is the name of...

It's tough for me to really judge Cowan too harshly for anything right now honestly. I always thought it made way more sense to keep him in the AHL to start the season and entertain a call-up later regardless of training camp performance. Despite his half-decent point totals so far I still think...

Well Robertson did get a shift in overtime before Cowan last night, however on the entire season Cowan has played a little over twice more than Robertson in OT. The team is now 7-8 in overtime. They have the most OT losses, but also tied for the most OT wins. 6 of their 7 overtime goals have...