Kragar Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 700k for a former 90pt player. Winning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Great signing at that price. Nowhere near the Spezza of old but at that price they cant go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Great deal. I've always loved Spezza and felt he was underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 The jokes in this thread are pathetic. 700k for this asset is a win. Its like a dubbed in laugh track here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNucks1 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Kragar said: 700k for a former 90pt player. Winning! they should sign, danny "all star" Heatley too. Edited July 1, 2019 by TNucks1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 3 hours ago, kloubek said: Great signing at that price. Nowhere near the Spezza of old but at that price they cant go wrong. Where does Spezza play in their lineup? Just because a guy is cheap doesn’t mean he’s a good signing. Leafs are a loser at this deadline, just like they were at the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Good faceoff guy, reasonable depth/secondary scoring - but not a 4th line, shutdown/matchup center as they appear to be attempting to sell him as. I can see this deal making more sense if they sell Kadri and get Spezza into easier 3rd line minutes geared to secondary scoring. But the guy has never been a decent player without the puck - not very good 'possession' player, no grit, losing a step, and not exactly poised to transform into a hard minutes C imo. Dump Kadri - get a legitimate 4C - and I could see the sense in this move, otherwise as advertised, not so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 23 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: The jokes in this thread are pathetic. 700k for this asset is a win. Its like a dubbed in laugh track here. Lol, he's never been a defensive player and is a shell of his former offensive self. If they move Kadri and he gets sheltered minutes this is a square peg in a round hole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: The jokes in this thread are pathetic. 700k for this asset is a win. Its like a dubbed in laugh track here. spezza gets as many points as virtanen..... ...yeah a real steal haha. Edit: in fact, if Virtanen does not get traded I bet you he gets more points then spazza this year. Edited July 1, 2019 by Kanukfanatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, canuck73_3 said: Lol, he's never been a defensive player and is a shell of his former offensive self. If they move Kadri and he gets sheltered minutes this is a square peg in a round hole. For .7, who cares. He is there for the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Kanukfanatic said: spezza gets as many points as virtanen..... ...yeah a real steal haha. Hahah...? wtf is so funny? What does Virt make? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Just now, 189lb enforcers? said: For .7, who cares. He is there for the kids. Actual photo of Leafs defence after Reilly 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 spezza gets as many points as spooner or schaller these days. This was just a bargain bin mean nothing signing by a team with no cap. Doesn't move the needle at all but I am sure his broken down body will allow him to mentor the hell our of the kids. Hahaha..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 This was a great deal both ways. A feel good -theme all around this. Jason gets a fresh start and Toronto needs a stable and cheap player. A good player and you know what you are getting. He is a pro and he knows he might play less and even sit at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Spoosh said: This was a great deal both ways. A feel good -theme all around this. Jason gets a fresh start and Toronto needs a stable and cheap player. A good player and you know what you are getting. He is a pro and he knows he might play less and even sit at some point. I think he'll become a scout or coach after hockey he's the right kind of guy for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: For .7, who cares. He is there for the kids. Doesn't address any of their needs. So in other words typical Dumbass move. Not sure why you and @CanadianRugby continually pom pom bad Leaf moves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, canuck73_3 said: Doesn't address any of their needs. So in other words typical Dumbass move. Not sure why you and @CanadianRugby continually pom pom bad Leaf moves. Have a nice day, 73. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said: spezza gets as many points as spooner or schaller these days. This was just a bargain bin mean nothing signing by a team with no cap. Doesn't move the needle at all but I am sure his broken down body will allow him to mentor the hell our of the kids. Hahaha..... unfortunately for the Leafs, Schaller got those points in legit 4th line minutes, whereas Spezza....is a prototypical one way top 6 or bust - who was a top 6, but he's declined fairly signficantly the past few years. Lots of top 6 types can extend their careers by playing two way depth hockey later in their career - that does not strike me as Jason Spezza however. Will be interesting to watch. I suspect this is something they looked in connection with dumping Kadri - in which case I think they need to add a legit hard minutes shutdown C - something they couldn't be bothered to do last year or last deadline and I think it came back to bite them, hard, in the playoffs. I hadn't realized the Leafs youth needed mentorng - I'd heard the rebuild was done some time ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Jason Allison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Ghost Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 hour ago, oldnews said: Good faceoff guy, reasonable depth/secondary scoring - but not a 4th line, shutdown/matchup center as they appear to be attempting to sell him as. I can see this deal making more sense if they sell Kadri and get Spezza into easier 3rd line minutes geared to secondary scoring. But the guy has never been a decent player without the puck - not very good 'possession' player, no grit, losing a step, and not exactly poised to transform into a hard minutes C imo. Dump Kadri - get a legitimate 4C - and I could see the sense in this move, otherwise as advertised, not so much. This You would be hard pressed to find a worse shutdown center if you were trying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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