03-24-2026, 05:37 PM
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#32561
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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At a certain point, you can only push hip injuries so far. I've fortunately only had temporary ones, but they are brutal. Extreme pain when getting in and out of chairs, being unable to shift your body when your laying down without extreme pain, an inability to walk without assistance, etc... much worse than injuring your knee, ankle, etc... or probably even your back.
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03-24-2026, 07:03 PM
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#32562
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
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03-24-2026, 07:11 PM
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#32563
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Zambia
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My money is on Utah
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03-24-2026, 07:36 PM
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#32564
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by musth
My money is on Utah
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I think any of these teams could pull it off. Tough to gauge what he would return. Huge contract and the amount of injuries he’s been having is concerning. But at the top of his game he is probably a top 10 player in the league.
Anaheim: McTavish + 1st + McQueen
LA: Clarke + 1st + Byfield
Utah: Iginla + 1st + 2nd
Last edited by stemit14; 03-24-2026 at 07:52 PM.
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03-24-2026, 07:45 PM
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#32565
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jg13
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Toronto doesn't even have its 1st next year, though it might be top 10 protected. That rebuild is going to hurt for a while.
Thanks Tre!
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03-24-2026, 07:49 PM
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#32566
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stemit14
I think any of these teams could pull it off. Tough to gauge what he would return. Huge contract and the amount of injuries he’s been having is concerning. But at the top of his game he is probably a top 10 player in the league.
Anaheim: McTavish + 1st + Power
LA: Clarke + 1st + Byfield
Utah: Iginla + 1st + 2nd
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Power?
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03-24-2026, 07:50 PM
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#32567
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
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Seeing Iginla play for Toronto would really bother me.
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03-24-2026, 07:51 PM
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#32568
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbull8
Power?
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My bad. Don’t why I wrote Power… meant to put McQueen. Fixed
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03-24-2026, 08:00 PM
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#32569
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Franchise Player
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As always, an important consideration is how many teams Matthews would be open to going to.
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03-24-2026, 08:03 PM
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#32570
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jg13
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Berger used to be a Toronto reporter based with Fan 590. Not sure what happened to him but he hasn't been associated with the team for probably 15 years. I kinda have doubts about what his source is telling him. Sounds a little assumptive at this point to make such a statement. Also, I don't think LA has what it takes to land him. The other two are possible, but I can't imagine he's limiting himself to those three. Which is why I think it's BS.
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03-24-2026, 09:01 PM
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#32571
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by musth
My money is on Utah
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Every player dreams of playing for the team he grew up cheering for.
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03-24-2026, 09:17 PM
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#32572
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stemit14
I think any of these teams could pull it off. Tough to gauge what he would return. Huge contract and the amount of injuries he’s been having is concerning. But at the top of his game he is probably a top 10 player in the league.
Anaheim: McTavish + 1st + McQueen
LA: Clarke + 1st + Byfield
Utah: Iginla + 1st + 2nd
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All of these are overpays. Toronto fans better start tempering their expectation, now.
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03-25-2026, 12:26 AM
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#32573
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jg13
Seeing Iginla play for Toronto would really bother me.
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Matthews is damaged goods. I don't think Utah is trading Tij to Toronto unless Armstrong loses his mind.
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03-25-2026, 03:36 AM
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#32574
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stemit14
I think any of these teams could pull it off. Tough to gauge what he would return. Huge contract and the amount of injuries he’s been having is concerning. But at the top of his game he is probably a top 10 player in the league.
Anaheim: McTavish + 1st + McQueen
LA: Clarke + 1st + Byfield
Utah: Iginla + 1st + 2nd
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I highly doubt anyone gives that type of package for a 29 yr old seemingly broken Matthews, any GM that does will likely be signing his own pink slip.
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03-25-2026, 03:54 AM
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#32575
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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Seems to me that LA would easily give up that package for someone like matthews. They've been dangling Byfield all year for reasons hard to determine.
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03-25-2026, 07:50 AM
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#32576
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jg13
Seeing Iginla play for Toronto would really bother me.
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It would be more ideal than Utah in my opinion… since, they will 100% #### it up like they always do and maybe we can sign him later. If he’s in Utah, he’s the franchise.
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03-25-2026, 08:45 AM
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#32577
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: the middle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gvitaly
Toronto doesn't even have its 1st next year, though it might be top 10 protected. That rebuild is going to hurt for a while.
Thanks Tre!
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It's an fun 'Conditional Pick' tree:
It depends what happens with their pick this year.
Their 2026 1st Round Pick is Top 5 Protected with Boston, their 2027 1st Round Pick is Top 10 protected with Phily, so…
If they pick in the Top 5 this year, they keep their 2026 1st Rounder and the 2027 1st Rounder slides where if it is outside the Top 10, Philly gets the pick and Boston receives an unprotected 2028 1st Round Pick. If the 2027 pick is in the top 10, Toronto gets to choose whether Philly or Boston gets that pick and the other gets the 2028 unprotected 1st Rounder.
If the Leafs pick outside the Top 5 this year, Boston gets the 2026 pick. If the 2027 pick is outside the Top 10, Philly gets it, but if it is in the Top 10 then the Leafs have the option to push it to a 2028 unprotected 1st Rounder.
So there is the potential that a 5th Overall Pick this year could see the Leafs lose two 1st Overall Picks in a row if that kind of thinking gets you excited.
Last edited by Roughneck; 03-25-2026 at 08:52 AM.
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03-25-2026, 08:52 AM
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#32578
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Trading him would be the right move as the Leafs need to tear it down but Matthews has been on a year over year decline and the team that trades for him won't be receiving the 50 goal, 100 point Matthews. Time will tell and a change of scenery will do him good but to me he looks like a player that may have peaked early.
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03-25-2026, 08:57 AM
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#32579
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Trading him would be the right move as the Leafs need to tear it down but Matthews has been on a year over year decline and the team that trades for him won't be receiving the 50 goal, 100 point Matthews. Time will tell and a change of scenery will do him good but to me he looks like a player that may have peaked early.
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Best seasons at 23 and 25.
That’s actually more normal than the late 20s peak. Especially for guys who start at 18
I think it’s entirely possible he peaked in his most athletic years and after 5-7 years experience which is quite normal experience wise . Most guys just start in the NHL at 20-21
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03-25-2026, 08:59 AM
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#32580
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Wasn't Berger the reporter who was caught (or accused of) plagiarizing?
Not that this has anything to do with the rumor, but the talk of how he fell off the map. But does bring trust into the conversation. 
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