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JB better offer sheet Kasperi Kapenen. He's the winger Petey needs.
Up to 4.059 mil a second round pick
Up to 6.088 mil a first and a third. - Trade Sutter, Goldy and Prospect for a team likely to have a late first an get that extra first rounder - so we can bid up if needed and not give up our first
Leafs probably won't even be able to afford 4 mil for him and he's going to get 25 goals minimum this year. They are screwed.
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Mostly because I doubt Marleau would want to retire now. He seems to like being in Toronto, is getting paid handsomely, and is on a team that has a decent chance of winning the Cup next year, even with the moves they'd have to make to become cap compliant. Not to mention he's still capable of playing.
Only way I'd see him retiring this year is if he won the Cup.
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Looked at a couple of sites and the Nucks, based on probabilities have a 7-11% chance of making the playoffs. Inversely, they have an 89-93% of NOT making the playoffs. JB needs to realize this year is done and accept he needs to make trades to improve this team long term. The rebuild is not done by any means, and playing .500 hockey and thinking you're close is idiocy I'm sorry. And I am a supporter of JB.
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So you think they should be concerned about selling tickets for ten games (which would be walk ups only at this stage), vs looking to improve for the future? What kind of ridiculous nonsensical point is this? Is that how the team should make decisions? Really? As for whom, elder is skating, Tanev is not out for the season, gudbranson. This idea that many on here keep parroting about “injured players can’t be traded” is false. None of the names above are out long term / out for the season / playoffs. Injured players are easily traded for full value - they simply need the other team medical specialists to confirm the injuries are minor.
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1. Aquilini is not a dumb business man
2. The amount of sales from walk ups for 10 games doesn’t mean anything to him.
3. The vast majority of revenue is already booked given season tickets and tickets already sold
the basis of your comment doesn’t hold water, decisions are not being based on the peanuts from ten games of walk ups.
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Very much a sellers market going into the trade deadline. As much as it would suck to lose Edler, I think JB has to do it. Prices are ridiculously, and give the arm race that has started, will only go higher into monday.
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Some seem to think checking on interest in the League for Edler, Sutter, Guddy, or Tanev is tanking. But its wise asset management. If Colorado can move a 25/26 yr old Duchense and get through it (and come out with what looks like first over all and make the playoffs), it shows this idea of moving one or two players is not going to kill us, and moreover it can potentially really help. We are not a playoff team in a normal year, players who will be available for the playoffs can be moved even if injured. JB needs to move Sutter and one of the Dmen for picks and prospects IMHO. Alot of teams given coming cap issues are 'going for it this year - it will be a sellers market, we need to take adv of that.
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I love what JB has done so far rebuilding this team, but his comments that he's not trading for futures at the deadline is concerning. This team is 1 game under .500 and as of today 25th in a 31 team league, and only 5 pts (if LA wins the game in hand) from 2nd to last and 5 wins ahead of being in last place in the entire league. I believe he may be thinking, with one more year this team will be 'good enough' to start turning the corner. He may be being blinded by the fact they are close to a playoff position (and ignoring how close we are to the bottom), but being this close to the playoffs is an aberration, the West is very weak this year. Being a few games over .500 is not a playoff team historically. I understand his desire to let the boys fight to make it in, but he also has to be objective and think longer term than just this year. I love this team, but we still have many holes and many players who will not be part of the long term solution / won't be here when we are ready. Not being a seller is repeating past mistakes. I am not saying tank, but you have to be open to moving players that may have value around the league if they aren't going to be part of the long term solution. If he doesn't try, I will give the JB bashers a point this year.