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jayswin · 07-04-2019, 07:03 PM

What's overlooked on the Leafs is one of the most coveted players in the league signing with the Leafs when most in the hockey world thought it would never happen.

Not excusing Dubas for any recent signings, but two factors

1) RFA signings suddenly trending towards basically getting UFA money wasn't his fault, and he coincidentally had two of the biggest RFA's in the league up for renewal.

2) The most highly south after, number one centre in the league picked your team when you couldn't really be planning for it......but you sign that contract and figure the rest out later.

Well, this is the "figure the rest out later". People are acting like this was all foreseen and poor GM'ing, but if Brad Treliving had Taveres fall into his lap at $11 he'd probably look like an idiot in cap compliancy in short order, as well.

It's fine, though. They're just doing the best they can to keep an incredible forward group together with a free superstar centre added in. They could trade one star forward for an incredible haul including young cost controlled assets, alleviate cap problems and still come out of this rebuild looking great.

07-04-2019, 07:03 PM	#47
jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	What's overlooked on the Leafs is one of the most coveted players in the league signing with the Leafs when most in the hockey world thought it would never happen. Not excusing Dubas for any recent signings, but two factors 1) RFA signings suddenly trending towards basically getting UFA money wasn't his fault, and he coincidentally had two of the biggest RFA's in the league up for renewal. 2) The most highly south after, number one centre in the league picked your team when you couldn't really be planning for it......but you sign that contract and figure the rest out later. Well, this is the "figure the rest out later". People are acting like this was all foreseen and poor GM'ing, but if Brad Treliving had Taveres fall into his lap at $11 he'd probably look like an idiot in cap compliancy in short order, as well. It's fine, though. They're just doing the best they can to keep an incredible forward group together with a free superstar centre added in. They could trade one star forward for an incredible haul including young cost controlled assets, alleviate cap problems and still come out of this rebuild looking great. Last edited by jayswin; 07-04-2019 at 07:08 PM.