Comments on: NHL arena coming to Seattle?

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:42:43 +0000

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:39:32 +0000

TLDNR

By: Leafs_Wallace

Leafs_Wallace — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:32:04 +0000

It is the best team we've had post lockout, definitely watchable, though it's unfortunate that this is where we decide to peak.

By: Leafs_Wallace

Leafs_Wallace — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:23:10 +0000

You nailed it, you get your mid depth with guys like Aulie, Gunnerson, Franson from trades and farm system, you don't give them 3-4 million ala Komisarek or the most recent Panthers experiment.

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:06:47 +0000

Yeah, no sh!t.

"The cool kids are sooo inclusive and only talk about things they like. Why won't they hang out with me and talk about the crap I like that they don't give a shit about?"

Love these people: too lazy to write their own articles or inseightful posts, but still want to b!tch about the present dialogue.

By: Leafs_Wallace

Leafs_Wallace — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:56:25 +0000

Hahaha, when LFAG is siding with you, you lose the argument…

By: blaze

blaze — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:37 +0000

Ya true and keeping Schenn and Kadri goes with Burkes win now. It would be nice to get Stamkos at a nice rate but it's far from critical. A Stamkos-Phaneuf-Kessel-Schenn-Kadri-Kulemin core is rock solid.

As for calculated spending our prospect pool is deep with support type players and empty of elite talent. Good mid-level players should develop and keep a supply of entry level deals to save cap.

By: Leafs_Wallace

Leafs_Wallace — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:04:01 +0000

I'd like Garbovski a lot more than Kadri, I was surprised like everyone else with his breakout last year. But he's clutch in shootouts, has great chemistry on his line and shows up every night. My only concern is what his asking price would be.

As for Turris, I never saw the big deal about this kid, I'd prefer to keep Kadri as he's more of a raw talent with greater upside.

By: Leafs_Wallace

Leafs_Wallace — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:54:37 +0000

I think we give up more value in a trade than offer sheet, with Stamkos on board we give up one maybe two quality first round picks out of four. Keeping Scheen and Kadri are quality draft picks further along in their development they would compliment Stamkos.

Being pushed further towards the cap with elite talent is a good thing, it saves us from settling for gambling on Komisareks and Connollys by forcing us to be more calculated spending.

By: DannyLeafs

DannyLeafs — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:44:29 +0000

I don't think the long term contracts are smart either. Actually, I don't think they are a good idea from either side's perspective. Like I said, I like a system where players constantly get paid for what they are worth. If the player is a good player, he will make more money this way. Ask Nik Lidstrom. Had he signed a retirement deal right after the lockout his cap hit would likely have had to come down to about 4 million, and he would be making about 450K a year for the last couple. Think of the money he would have left on the table.

It takes so much flexability away from the players as well. What if a guy like Recchi had one. What if a guy like Selanne and signed one, and didn't win a cup with Anaheim. He would likely still be on an average salary of about 5 million, and probably would be untradeable. He wouldn't have the option to choose a team to try and win with on a cheap one year deal.

The only thing those contracts protect are if a players career goes in sharp decline due to injury. At least in those cases, a player can know they will be paid a good salary until the end of their contract. Other than that, I really think they hurt the system as a whole.