Dougie93 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 My guess is, Babcock has this year and next year to win a Cup, if he doesn't, he's gone. Shanny ain't giving him eight kicks at the can if can't win now with this much talent.
Yzermandius19 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: Rams should win, except they are playing the King of the White People, so who knows? He is channeling the MAGA voodoo and all, so who knows indeed. Most folks are betting the Patriots hard, something like 96% of bets are on the Patriots, and yet the oddsmakers won't raise the line to hedge, willing to risk getting hosed if the Patriots cover the spread, or win outright. #fadethepublic Edited February 3, 2019 by Yzermandius19
Dougie93 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 King of the Wypipo! Raise the debt ceiling!
Yzermandius19 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Dougie93 said: King of the Wypipo! Raise the debt ceiling! They call him cumulonimbus, because you know, he makes it rain.
Dougie93 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 Matinee hockey, Oilberta v. Haberta. /tailgate
Dougie93 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 Shea Weber is looking pretty good. If Haberta were to retain 50% of his salary, I'd still take him in the Mike Babcock Country Club.
Yzermandius19 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 58 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: Shea Weber is looking pretty good. If Haberta were to retain 50% of his salary, I'd still take him in the Mike Babcock Country Club. Yeah if Shea Weber were half the price, that's a good add, I don't see the Habs doing it as long as Bergevin is GM though.
Dougie93 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Yzermandius19 said: Yeah if Shea Weber were half the price, that's a good add, I don't see the Habs doing it as long as Bergevin is GM though. Even at 4.5 he'd be alright, better than Zaitsev that's fo sho. If he couldn't play due to injury; permanent LTIR like Nathan Horton. If he retired early; cap recapture penalty is Nashville's problem. Edited February 3, 2019 by Dougie93
Dougie93 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 Nice finish from Drouin, looking like the guy they traded Sergachev for. The Lottery Picks continue to spiral down.
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 Brown-Kadri-Nylander is the Loafs best line right now. Nylander is starting to round back into shape.
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 Bangle-hatch! Muzzin rides Corey Perry into the turnbuckle, Getzlaf wants to go him, Muzzin says take a lap, then Ritchie takes a dumb ass retaliation penalty. Then Muzzin scores on the powerplay. Woot-woot.
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 Leafs sign Matthews to a five year $58.17 million contract at $11.634 million cap hit.
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 I'm actually okay with that, not just because Marner is on pace for a hundred points and so they have to find a way to squeeze two big contracts under the cap, but also Matthews hasn't actually lived up to the billing yet, not actually sure what his ceiling is, if he's going to get hurt all the time and only play partial seasons, prolly best not to lock him up at $13 plus million for the whole eight years. If he pans out in the next five years and the Leafs win the cup, they can go ahead and pay him more, but if it doesn't happen in the next five years, might be time to consider the options.
BubberMiley Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 Terrible, terrible deal. They're paying all that and just getting one UFA year? There's no way he signs with TO after that, so they're basically way overpaying for a bunch of RFA years and not securing him longer term anyway. Worst of both worlds. "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 I'm not seeing what option they had, Matthews is a player who teams would offer sheet, in a heartbeat, Arizona right out of the gate with max contract which the Leafs could not match without blowing their cap up, so he pretty much has them over a barrel, because I think Matthews would not see playing in Arizona as being a bad option. With Marner actually outplaying Matthews, they ain't getting Marner for significantly cheaper, so I don't see how they can fit two eight year contracts under the cap. If a five year contract for Matthews, prolly gonna be a six year contract for Marner. Matthews at 11+, but Marner is prolly gonna be 10, he's on pace for 32 goals and 100 points.
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) And like I say, If Matthews hasn't led them to a Cup in the next five years, he ain't all that he's cracked up to be and maybe it will be the case that trading him for the sun and the moon is a preferable option at the end of this contract. Tavares is going to be old in five years, this is not an eight year window to win the cup with this team. The point is to win the cup now, not hold onto Matthews for as long as possible for the sake of holding on to him for as long as possible. Edited February 5, 2019 by Dougie93
Dougie93 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Not to mention that it is very rare for a player to do what Tavares did, if the Leafs are a dumpster fire four years from now, they should prolly trade Matthews, since what's the point of signing one star player in an otherwise dumpster fire team? The Leafs tried that for fifty years, doesn't work. If they are a contender, Matthews will re-sign like Stamkos did, if they aren't, Matthews ain't doing anything for them anyways. Edited February 5, 2019 by Dougie93
Dougie93 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 I will say this tho, not that I will be upset if they make Matthews the captain, but I wouldn't. Since he made it so they could only sign him for five years, he hedged his bets and kept his options open. Reilly would be my first choice for captain, Tavares would be my second.
Dougie93 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 Battle of Ontario game turns out. 5-4 Buds. Mo Rielly ftw.
Dougie93 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 Andreas Johnsson 13G - 14A - 27P On pace for 21G - 23A - 44P 7th round pick, 202nd overall $787,000 cap hit May have to trade him tho. Given a choice between Brown, Johnsson and Kapanen, Kapanen is the keeper.
Dougie93 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 Yzermandias, what the heck is wrong with your team? The Avaloafs are spiraling down. Got beat down by Tom Wilson too, good fight.
Dougie93 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 Buds @ Habs for second place in the division, first meaningful matchup we've had in a very long time. Get Hype. Hopefully the Mike Babcock Country Club doesn't shit the bed.
Dougie93 Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 Johnsson and Zaitsev bailing the Loafs out early. If Zaitsev just shot the puck more, he'd be fine.
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