Slegr Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, rekker said: I as well. But I swear I saw a piece of Orca Eddy die when Simmonds went after him. Code Shmode. You go after my old, veteran, non-fighting dman, then I'm going after your guys. Yes, you could see it in his eyes afterwards that he was done as a Canuck just based on lack of team response to that. We still need to get a lot bigger, meaner and more unpleasant to play against. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Geez, that's incredible value for Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Slegr said: Yes, you could see it in his eyes afterwards that he was done as a Canuck just based on lack of team response to that. We still need to get a lot bigger, meaner and more unpleasant to play against. Sure would have been nice to have Schenn on the team for that. He wouldn’t have let that happen, probably have a talk with Simmonds first and that whole embarrassment would have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taphouse Canuck Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 15 minutes ago, 4petesake said: Sure would have been nice to have Schenn on the team for that. He wouldn’t have let that happen, probably have a talk with Simmonds first and that whole embarrassment would have been avoided. Yes, Schenn's a diamond but he can't be left to do all the heavy lifting on his own. We need to sign at least one and preferably two guys who are not afraid to stand up for their team mates. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Seems like a bit of a theme now. AM/Tavares/Marner/Nylander suck up cap like crazy, and old Ontario boys come home to try and win a cup on their last legs for peanuts. Maybe this time they get out of the first round lol. On Edler ... Doubt we see him back at this cap hit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 aren't Orr and Gretzky for around Toronto? Sogn ‘em up Dubas. It’s the Shamaplan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Say what you will about Dubas, but every year, he manages to sign these vets to some ridiculously low salaries. I wish we can do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Low risk and great value. Nothing wrong with this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, Vinny in Vancouver said: Say what you will about Dubas, but every year, he manages to sign these vets to some ridiculously low salaries. I wish we can do that... Seems like most of these vets are from Toronto and surrounding areas, so that's probably a factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rindiculous Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 Dunno why so many vets give the Laffs such a sweet discount despite the franchise doing jack $&!# for any of them meanwhile Matthews, Tavares, Marner, and Nylander made the Laffs their bitch with their contracts. If they really want a cup go to a team where 4 players aren’t paid 50% of the cap 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Vinny in Vancouver said: Say what you will about Dubas, but every year, he manages to sign these vets to some ridiculously low salaries. I wish we can do that... Giordano wanted only Toronto. Maggie the Monkey could have signed a 39 year old Giordano to that contract. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 5 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: AAV: $800,000 Huh. I thought he was wanting to sign with a contender. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Must be nice having former provincial stars wanting to come home to play as savvy vets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Must be nice having former provincial stars wanting to come home to play as savvy vets. It makes me a bit queasy the thought of someone wanting to take a discount to play for the Laffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Giordano wanted only Toronto. Maggie the Monkey could have signed a 39 year old Giordano to that contract. But that's just the thing - for a lot of these players, they somehow think that Toronto is the only place they want to play in. We can all say that's their hometown team, but how many other teams have that pull year after year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Slegr said: It makes me a bit queasy the thought of someone wanting to take a discount to play for the Laffs. Perhaps, but playing at home can be a powerful motivator for some. We've had some of the BC greats over the years in Courtnall, Morrison, Hamhuis, Mitchell, and Ronning but it'd be nice to see more. Benn was the last one who wanted to come home, maybe Hamhuis before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, Vinny in Vancouver said: But that's just the thing - for a lot of these players, they somehow think that Toronto is the only place they want to play in. We can all say that's their hometown team, but how many other teams have that pull year after year? Not many, that is for sure. We've had some, but most of the top BC stars had no desire to ever come back home. I remember we were after Niedermeyer when he was a UFA, but he chose to go play with his brother in Anaheim to win a Cup. We were after Sakic at one time as well, but he preferred to stay in Colorado as it was his home. Lucic didn't wany to come back either. We had Neely but gave him away. Toronto has alot more history than most teams, that may be a key reason some players want to play there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 7 hours ago, D-Money said: Geez, that's incredible value for Toronto. No kidding. He signed that low of a deal just to remain with the Leafs? Wish we had those kinds of players that would sign for less to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Not many, that is for sure. We've had some, but most of the top BC stars had no desire to ever come back home. I remember we were after Niedermeyer when he was a UFA, but he chose to go play with his brother in Anaheim to win a Cup. We were after Sakic at one time as well, but he preferred to stay in Colorado as it was his home. Lucic didn't wany to come back either. We had Neely but gave him away. Toronto has alot more history than most teams, that may be a key reason some players want to play there. Maybe that changes with Bedard when he’s available to come home. Was any of those players you mentioned Canuck fans growing up? I know they’re from BC, but just because they were from here doesn’t mean they were cheering for the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 54 minutes ago, N4ZZY said: Maybe that changes with Bedard when he’s available to come home. Was any of those players you mentioned Canuck fans growing up? I know they’re from BC, but just because they were from here doesn’t mean they were cheering for the Canucks. When those guys were growing up, the Canucks sucked and Montreal were winning Cups. Toronto was still relevant as well. Most players who are now in their late 40's and 50's were either Toronto, Montreal or Boston fans. But hey, I'm Swedish and Vancouver was my favourite team growing up, so there is hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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