Frank Underwood wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 12:10 pm
Playing in his home town and he has made a ton of money over the years, so guessing he just wanted to stay put. Not many people would sacrifice $2 million or so per year so more power to him.
That is a hard concept for me to relate to. If its 6 million and I have to go somewhere else or 4 million and I choose I'm 4 million all day without even a 2nd thought.
Cool local story
My daughter trains in a gym with guys that could pack up shop and move to vegas and become rich training superstar fighters today if they wanted and they choose to stay right here in the midwest living modest middle class lives and literally changing the lives of all kinds of kids and young adults because doing that is their dream.
Its called Pedigo sibmission fighting (Daisy fresh)
Check it out on youtube, its a pretty cool series telling the story from where it started.
Seems like he could have gotten more from the Leafs. Don't think they could afford to let both him and Marner walk in the same summer. But maybe he gets that this is a league with a hard cap and he realizes that his team is going to spend to the limit and if he takes more they have less to spend on other pieces. Wish more players got that truth.
MiamiLaw wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 12:02 pm
This would be a decent indication that Bennett is not going to make it to the open market
Why is that? I don't think he will because it seems like they probably love him and he probably loves them but what does that have to do with this deal?
That's a lot of money tied up in centers and one of them would have to play third line minutes.
So just because Toronto might not sign him Bennett isn't going to test the market?
The chatter is that the Bennett deal is basically done and he's staying in FLA. I don't think the Tavares deal effects Bennett's decision. It's the other way around. I think Toronto signed him now because they know Bennett won't hit UFA so they lock down 2C.
That makes more sense. I fully expect Bennett to stay. It's too perfect of a fit not to unless he just absolutely wants to chase the biggest contract. I just suspect Toronto wanted to keep Tavares regardless, particularly with him so willing to take a discount.
Yea at that price, it's probably within budget either way.
With so many Centers re-upping with their previous teams, my guess is Army looks for his new C via the trade market. Maybe he gets Granlund, but other than that, the pickings will be slim and overpriced, IMO, unless one of them just wants to play for Monty
2forDiving wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 13:20 pm
With so many Centers re-upping with their previous teams, my guess is Army looks for his new C via the trade market. Maybe he gets Granlund, but other than that, the pickings will be slim and overpriced, IMO, unless one of them just wants to play for Monty
I know it would be unpopular for some, but what would it take to get O'Reilly back from Nashville?
He'd be a perfect short-time fix and never wanted to leave in the first place. Pair him with Bolduc and see shades of him with DP57.
2forDiving wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 13:20 pm
With so many Centers re-upping with their previous teams, my guess is Army looks for his new C via the trade market. Maybe he gets Granlund, but other than that, the pickings will be slim and overpriced, IMO, unless one of them just wants to play for Monty
I know it would be unpopular for some, but what would it take to get O'Reilly back from Nashville?
He'd be a perfect short-time fix and never wanted to leave in the first place. Pair him with Bolduc and see shades of him with DP57.
He’s too drunk battling his loss of love. Plus he skates like a 60 year old Adam Creighton
theograce wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 13:27 pm
He’s too drunk battling his loss of love. Plus he skates like a 60 year old Adam Creighton
Lmao. A rare Adam Creighton reference wins the internet today. Of all the players acquired when Keenan was here, I’ll admit that I couldn’t stand Creighton more than anyone. What a slug.
Frank Underwood wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 12:10 pm
Playing in his home town and he has made a ton of money over the years, so guessing he just wanted to stay put. Not many people would sacrifice $2 million or so per year so more power to him.
He wants to win a Cup. Toronto has as good of a chance to be in that mix as others...Still quite of few excellent players even without Marner. And a Cup winning Coach. And now more cash to spend to maybe sign in a couple of excellent players to fill a few holes.
MiamiLaw wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 12:02 pm
This would be a decent indication that Bennett is not going to make it to the open market
I don't think it has any bearing. In fact, it drives the price up even higher if Bennett chose to go to the open market. I don't think you were going to see a world where Bennett and Tavares were swapping places or Bennett drove the market and Florida looked for a replacement.
That being said, I'm with you that I don't think he gets out of Florida.
MiamiLaw wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 12:02 pm
This would be a decent indication that Bennett is not going to make it to the open market
I don't think it has any bearing. In fact, it drives the price up even higher if Bennett chose to go to the open market. I don't think you were going to see a world where Bennett and Tavares were swapping places or Bennett drove the market and Florida looked for a replacement.
That being said, I'm with you that I don't think he gets out of Florida.
I thought if any team was going to throw a ton of cash at Bennett, it was TOR.
2forDiving wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025 13:20 pm
With so many Centers re-upping with their previous teams, my guess is Army looks for his new C via the trade market. Maybe he gets Granlund, but other than that, the pickings will be slim and overpriced, IMO, unless one of them just wants to play for Monty
I know it would be unpopular for some, but what would it take to get O'Reilly back from Nashville?
He'd be a perfect short-time fix and never wanted to leave in the first place. Pair him with Bolduc and see shades of him with DP57.
ROR would have been a good signing at his number a couple years ago. I don't think it makes a ton of sense right now. ROR was the best player on the Leafs in their playoffs a couple years ago which was the signal that something is wrong in that locker room. He wanted out when all of Toronto wanted to keep him for his playstyle. He was one of the best players 2 years ago on the Perds and that contract looked like gold. And he was solid on one of the worst teams in the league last year.
He is showing he is still a good player, and if you got similar production out of him I agree the numbers and player make sense. I just don't think you bring back players like that after a couple years away. If it was a 1 year signing I get it. But ROR commanded the room. It would be a little weird to bring back THE CAPTAIN and 2019 MVP to a team that has pretty much changed over the guard. With all the media stuff and how they handle things, this team is CP55's and Thomas' team and it's led by Schenn and Binner. But the guys with the most term and biggest sway are CP55 and Thomas. Those guys don't really need ROR coming in and take more of what they own.
But with the money he left in the table, he got what he probably wants more - to continue to play in his hometown, to not disrupt his family and heck, he probably bought himself a statue out front of the arena 10 years from now too.
