Leafs need to go spend on D with Tavares money and hope Marner’s cap hit only goes up 3 mil ish from his current one.

One of Nylander Matthews and Marner is going to have to carry his own line.

Still don’t think they would be good enough but that’s they should do b/c there is no way I see that front office letting one of them walk.
- bhawks2241

Their D is set for the next couple of season. They also have enough space to sign both JT and Marner if they want. They may need to move Domi and Kampf for some cushion but their cap isn't bad for next season.

Players are traded with NMCs all the time. Hawks just traded one. It is entirely possible Chicago isn't a team he would waive for at this time, but Boston is heading for the basement. So who knows until you try.
- Elbows15

Yes, they do get traded, but how often do they waive to go to lottery teams? The closest example I can think of is when Hammer put Arizona on his "okay for a trade" list to ensure that they could move him. Team player to the end. Seth on the other hand waived for a defending champion.

Did they address those needs Paul? Believe they did and why the won the cup a few times by tweaking guys in and out of the core.

Just keep beating that drum that miraculously some 23-25 yr old top flight player will become available but I think it's more about Marner and how they can sell him on coming here because if the reports are TRUE that they asked him to waive his NTC for Rantanen then I look forward to you complaining about Marners lack of playoff success while he puts up damn near a point a game but because a dolt like Shanahan has allowed that team to be top heavy in F only they lose....

Good luck cat fishing your next blogger with your little sewing circle. Fan boy...you are rich. No wonder this board drops in numbers by the days....
- SteveRain

I don’t sew?? 🤷🏻‍♂️

With Ekblad out Jones ended up with 28:40 TOI, he’ll be exposed with that much TOI. Jones should be a 20 minute a night defenseman. Boston beats Florida 3-2, and Pasta with two points.

With Ekblad out Jones ended up with 28:40 TOI, he’ll be exposed with that much TOI. Jones should be a 20 minute a night defenseman. Boston beats Florida 3-2, and Pasta with two points.
- Angotti

Gosh…that sounds like a problem. Just not our problem.

Their D is set for the next couple of season. They also have enough space to sign both JT and Marner if they want. They may need to move Domi and Kampf for some cushion but their cap isn't bad for next season.
- Elbows15

Their D is okay, better than the last few years, however they still don’t have a legitimate #1 on the backend, and they’re counting on a 31 year old goalie with 106 career starts.

With Ekblad out Jones ended up with 28:40 TOI, he’ll be exposed with that much TOI. Jones should be a 20 minute a night defenseman. Boston beats Florida 3-2, and Pasta with two points.
- Angotti

I was told he is over the hill.

Their D is okay, better than the last few years, however they still don’t have a legitimate #1 on the backend, and they’re counting on a 31 year old goalie with 106 career starts.
- Angotti

They aren't going to get one of those in FA.

I was told he is over the hill.
- Elbows15

He is regressing 113, 110 and you said on pace for 99 this season

I'm just glad it's not going to happen and glad that Seth jones is Floridas problem now.

He is regressing 113, 110 and you said on pace for 99 this season

I'm just glad it's not going to happen and glad that Seth jones is Floridas problem now.
- BetweenTheDots

- Elbows15

I'm sure Boston won't trade him because they want to make sure all their forwards are slotted properly.

He is regressing 113, 110 and you said on pace for 99 this season

I'm just glad it's not going to happen and glad that Seth jones is Floridas problem now.
- BetweenTheDots

Boston lost their top two centers last year (Bergeron/Krejci) and lost even more talent this offseason. His shooting percentage is about the same as it was last year. The last three years (22-23 thru 24-25) the Bruins have scored at 3.67, 3.2, and 2.7 goals/game. and Pasta's numbers are almost identical. He went from 1.37 ppg to 1.21 ppg on a much worse team.

Why do you hate context so much?

Their D is set for the next couple of season. They also have enough space to sign both JT and Marner if they want. They may need to move Domi and Kampf for some cushion but their cap isn't bad for next season.
- Elbows15

Knies is an RFA as well. They’ll have some tough decisions to make and it’ll all start with what it takes to get those three retained. They’ll sort out the rest afterwards.