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mbow30 said:
but they can't afford for that big addition to be poorly spent. if ribeiro was 6'3 and brought strong two way play i think he would be worth the chance. but he's kind of like weiss in that he profiles quite a bit like the guys they already have.

and if his play declines at all, the leafs are really screwing themselves, because they clearly need an addition to get to the next level, and he pretty much prohibits them from doing so (with all the raises that are due, across the lineup, over hte next two summers).
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he is older and could potentially decline. In that case, who then? Stastny? I could get on board with that, but it will likely cost us a good piece on defence which we are already short of, and he is also a guy where you're not 100% sure what you get. He's considerably younger than Ribeiro and might well see a return to first line numbers playing on a better team with Kessel or Lupul though.
 
Statsny might be a great option because he only has 1 year left on his deal. If he doesn't play to the level of his cap hit, you let him go or sign him for less.

I can't imagine him costing a ton given his cap hit.
 
I do not want to start next year with McClement as our 3rd line centre unless we're adding a big time #1 centre at the top.

McClement as a 4th line C is a great strength, McClement as a 3rd line C is a weakness.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Statsny might be a great option because he only has 1 year left on his deal. If he doesn't play to the level of his cap hit, you let him go or sign him for less.

I can't imagine him costing a ton given his cap hit.
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I'm leaning more and more towards this idea.

the caphit is meaningless because we have the caproom, and it's only one season.

a one year gamble on his upside, to see if he can get back up to near PPG production playing with the likes of Kessel and Lupul, is a good one I think.

hard to tell what he'd cost, though.
 
Statsny had the highest QoC on his team this year, and his Corsi wasn't too bad given how much that team sucked.

He's a good faceoff guy as well. And he's a decent playmaker so he could be a fit with Kessel and/or Lupul.
 
zeke said:
I'm leaning more and more towards this idea.

the caphit is meaningless because we have the caproom, and it's only one season.

a one year gamble on his upside, to see if he can get back up to near PPG production playing with the likes of Kessel and Lupul, is a good one I think.

hard to tell what he'd cost, though.
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Given the lack of quality C's out there, his contract flexibility and the fact some GM's might see some potential left in in him like we do, maybe a young dman in our system (Percy / Finn type) and a forward off our roster?

I'm sure they'd love to get Gunn or Franson from us, but I wouldn't want to pay that, I don't think. He still is after all a 6 mill, 50 point player.
 
Yeah, I'm on board with the Stastny idea. Worst case scenario, we pay a 50 point player $6 million for one year. Best case scenario, playing with two of Kessel, Lupul and JVR would get him back up close to PPG. I'd only be interested in him as a salary dump though.
 
LeafGm said:
Yeah, I'm on board with the Stastny idea. Worst case scenario, we pay a 50 point player $6 million for one year. Best case scenario, playing with two of Kessel, Lupul and JVR would get him back up close to PPG. I'd only be interested in him as a salary dump though.
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+1
 
I don't think we need to sign or trade for a center at all.

Kadri - Bozak - Grabs - Coborne

We have 4 NHL ready center.

Kadri, with more consistency and maturing, will be a good to great 1st line center

Bozak, if he can play a tad better defensively, is actually a pretty good 2nd line center who plays in all situations

Grabs is an expensive but competent 3rd line center

Colborne and McClement can compete for 4th line center job, but nothing wrong with McClement playing on the wing either.

I'd rather focus on finding that #3 D and a top 6 forward with size and can win more puck battles along the board.
 
If Colborne can be a good 3rd line center in an elimintation game 6 against the boston Bruins, there is no reason he can't be the 3rd line center next year. No need to resign Bozak IMO.

Go Kadri-Grabo-Colborne-McClement and only add another center if you are significantly upgrading on one of those guys.
 
I think Bozak gives the Leafs a hometown discount to play with Kessel, and if he does that we should resign him. He's a useful piece for the right price.
 
IMO he is a complete waste of cap space. We have no use for him other than the faceoff dot and we paid Steckel $1.5 mill for that.
 
I like the idea of McClement on the wing. He's damn strong on his skates so potentially a good cycle line..

JVR....Kadri....Kessel
Lupul....Grabo...Macarthur
Frattin...Bozak....Kulemin
Komarov...Colborne...McClement

Add Orr/Mclaren when needed.
 
FORWARDS

Joffrey Lupul ($5.250m) / Nazem Kadri ($5.000m) / Phil Kessel ($5.400m)
James Van Riemsdyk ($4.250m) / Mikhail Grabovski ($5.500m) / Nikolai Kulemin ($2.800m)
Leo Komarov ($1.500m) / Joe Colborne ($0.827m) / Matt Frattin ($0.925m)
Frazer McLaren ($0.696m) / Jay McClement ($1.500m) / Colton Orr ($0.800m)

DEFENSEMEN

Carl Gunnarsson ($3.500m) / Dion Phaneuf ($6.500m)
Jake Gardiner ($1.117m) / Cody Franson ($4.000m)
Morgan Rielly ($1.775m) / Korbinian Holzer ($0.788m)
John-Michael Liles ($3.875m)


GOALTENDERS

James Reimer ($1.800m)
Ben Scrivens ($0.613m)

OTHER

Buyout: Darcy Tucker ($1.000m)
Buyout: Colby Armstrong ($1.000m)
Buyout: Mike Komisarek ($0.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000;
CAP PAYROLL: $60,414,542;
BONUSES: $1,150,000
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $5,035,458
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So after resiging all the key players they should have $5-7 million in cap space (add another $3.8 if you can manage to dump liles) to sign a forward or two and a dman or two. It would kill me to waste that on guys like Bozak and Mac instead of potentially on guys like Iginla,Elias or Zidlicky.
 
MacArthur - no.

Bozak - I was on the fence, but after 5 playoff games I'd say yes.

He is NOT Steckel ... that's not even a comparison.

I am not a huge fan of Bozak as #1 center, but you can't deny he is good for 55-60 points offensively, which is above average for 2nd line center. He has a good shot, good puck skills and decent vision to be a playmaker. He doesn't play well defensively at the moment, but just turned 27, he can still learn and under Carlyle he can be a reliable 2-way center.

He can play in PP, PK and ES, he can play 25+ minutes a game, and most importantly I think we see he can maintain his level of play in the playoff.

If he can give the Leafs a bit of hometown discount, I'd re-sign him.


Lupul - Kadri - Kessel
JVR - Bozak - XXXX
Frattin - Grabs - Kulemin
McClement - Colborne - Hamilton / Orr / McLaren

Phaneuf - Gardiner
XXXX - Gunnarson
Franson - Holzer / Liles / Fraser

Reimer
Scrivens
 
You might have a point 101 but it worries me a bit. You like depth just like i do and so you can never have too many scorers. Also not like we have so many things to improve on. My biggest worry is that Naz will become a 50 point guy and we'll have 3rd and 4th line players who can't do much offensively(not sure what we have in Colborne offensively, similar with Frattin, Kuly looks more like a 10-15 goal scorer. Naz mentioned how his eating habits are picky(i can definitely relate to that). It made me think that's probably why he looked so tired for the last 15-20 games(even with not that much ice time). If he can go next season and get 60 pts or so i'd feel much better. Also you want Mac gone as well? Why are we getting rid of depth scoring? To improve what exactly? We can use a dman and a solid backup..Nothing else needs to be messed with imo.
 
number17 said:
MacArthur - no.

Bozak - I was on the fence, but after 5 playoff games I'd say yes.

He is NOT Steckel ... that's not even a comparison.

I am not a huge fan of Bozak as #1 center, but you can't deny he is good for 55-60 points offensively, which is above average for 2nd line center. He has a good shot, good puck skills and decent vision to be a playmaker. He doesn't play well defensively at the moment, but just turned 27, he can still learn and under Carlyle he can be a reliable 2-way center.

He can play in PP, PK and ES, he can play 25+ minutes a game, and most importantly I think we see he can maintain his level of play in the playoff.

If he can give the Leafs a bit of hometown discount, I'd re-sign him.


Lupul - Kadri - Kessel
JVR - Bozak - XXXX
Frattin - Grabs - Kulemin
McClement - Colborne - Hamilton / Orr / McLaren

Phaneuf - Gardiner
XXXX - Gunnarson
Franson - Holzer / Liles / Fraser

Reimer
Scrivens
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I didn't compare him to Steckel. I was just showing the value of the only good thing he brings to the table that the Leafs could use.

And I don't see how a guy who has never scored 50 points (he was on pace for 50 this year) feeding off of Phil Kessel, is undeniably a good 55-60 point 2nd line center. He is not that, nor has he ever been that. And even if he were that you can't just ignore how bad he is defensively. Total liability.

And what has been so good about his 5 playoff games? He scored 2 points and wasn't missed at all when he was out of the lineup.
 
i don't like stastny. $6.5mn could be better spent. it's looking pretty unlikely that he offers any tangible upgrade, and even if he bounces back and has another 70+ point season -- then what? chances are you just let him walk. otherwise you're looking at signing a 29 year old who has hit 60 points just once in the past 5 years (in this scenario, 2 times in 6) to a multi year extension in the $6-7mn range. or you bring him in, see him bounce back and let him walk, and wind up in the exact same spot that they're in right now.

i'd rather that $6.5 be put towards a guy who you know will actually help bring this team up a notch, rather than a guy who might or might not and even if he does only gives the team a one year crack.
 
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