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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16 at 8:29 a.m.
Thread: Toff
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>I don't think he is that attached to Montreal to take a discount. LA sure but they don't have the cap space. I think he'll just sign in Chicago to play with Bedard and Hall</div></div>

I'm not so sure, he went on a cup run with MTL and this was the players tribune OP referenced (for context this was before the cup run even happened).

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/tyler-toffoli-montreal-canadiens-hockey-nhl

Apparently his wife really loved Montreal and I know he is still close with Suzuki, Caufield, and Evans. MTL has the cap space to accommodate Toffoli and Monahan returns - the pair played together in junior too and might be convinced to come back to MTL together as well. I definitely wouldn't count MTL out is all I'm saying.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16 at 7:43 a.m.
Thread: Toff
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Toffoli wants a long term deal, he is probably looking for the Palat deal</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jonh514</b></div><div>This amount of money/term proposal is not reasonable.

If he takes a shorter deal, the money has to be higher. If it's in the 5-6M range it has to be longer. Look at Alex Killorn last year. I can't imagine him signing a different deal than that one.</div></div>

Killorn is a fair comparison if you're Toffoli's agent, but I also think Killorn took the best offer he could get on the market and went with it. If that's what Toffoli wants too he could probably get it, but if he chooses MTL (or LA) as other pointed out he might take a more reasonable deal.

I think $5.5M × 4 years could get it done for both sides potentially. Any more and MTL might want to reconsider the impact it could have on their window in future seasons.
Forum: NHLMay 4 at 11:50 p.m.
Thread: 2023-2024 NHL Discussion Thread #6: The Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup
very cool series.

the entire coaching staff should be overhauled this summer. special teams down the stretch and in the playoffs were atrocious. you cannot tell me that 1/21 on the powerplay during a seven game series is acceptable for a team with matthews and nylander as shooters. there's a lot of "what ifs" from this year but those all go away if toronto can eek out like 2 or 3 goals on a man advantage and prevent 2 or 3 when they're down.

woll is the starter next year but they will need a veteran backup. bit worried he might be injury prone. not sure if samsonov is back.

bring back domi as well. maybe lyubushkin too if he accepts between 1-2 million.

marner was not good, again. it should be a topic of discussion to trade him. matthews and nylander were both less than 100% this entire series and he couldn't step up.
Forum: Mock-DraftMay 4 at 11:14 a.m.
Thread: LETS HOPE
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MasterMatt23</b></div><div>Yakemchuk is 100% going in the top 12. I've seen him ranked as high as 3 by some writers. So wouldn't be very shocking but not necessarily likely</div></div>

From <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/599451/carter-yakemchuk" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Elite Prospects</a>

Ranked #16 by CONSOLIDATED RANKING
Ranked #18 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #12 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE
Ranked #11 by TSN/CRAIG BUTTON
Ranked #25 by THN/FERRARI
Ranked #14 by THN/KENNEDY
Ranked #11 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #10 by FLOHOCKEY/CHRIS PETERS
Ranked #15 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #13 by DAILY FACEOFF
Ranked #11 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
Ranked #12 by ISS HOCKEY
Ranked #19 by SPORTSNET/COSENTINO
Ranked #12 by SPORTSNET/BUKALA
Ranked #17 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
Ranked #24 by DOBBERPROSPECTS
Ranked #24 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY
Ranked #20 by SMAHT SCOUTING

Will Scouch has at #39

Pronman and Bukala are only guys I have seen put in top-10 (latter guy being a bit of Canadian homer).
Forum: NHL SigningsApr. 10 at 3:46 p.m.
Thread: Carolina Hurricanes signed Jackson Blake (3 Years / $925,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NorthernLeafsFan05</b></div><div>And just like that, the Canes get ANOTHER top prospect under contract. In Blake's DY, he was playing High School hockey before he ended the season with the Chicago Steel, which is just a huge testament to the talent on the Canes scouting staff. Blake is a LEGIT prospect, getting him in the 4th round and now securing him with a contract was huge for Carolina. Their future is genuinely incredible, what a fantastic move.

Interesting that this isnt a future ELC. Not convinced he's going to be a guy the Canes lean on in the playoffs, maybe he gets a few games down the stretch just for the sake of getting him playing. Regardless, this is a great signing</div></div>

Not only that…he was barred from playing varsity hockey in Minnesota in his Sophomore year until end of January since he changed High Schools very late in the process (when he didn’t make NTDP, he returned home from Shattuck). And he didn’t play senior year…so it was just his junior season (and half of sophomore season).
Forum: NHLMar. 11 at 12:40 a.m.
Thread: How early would the Pens pick have to be for Dubas to choose to defer it?
The phrasing on the Karlsson trade condition is that if the Penguins' pick is in the top 10 Dubas can choose to defer the pick to 2025, not that he has to. Considering how fortunate they were with the health of their big 4 this year and the fact that the youngest of them is Karlsson who has a significant injury history and will be 34 before the season starts and the others will be 37,37, and 38, and they lost a guy who was a point per game player through 3/4 of the season this year, there's a decent chance next year they drop in the standings beyond where they are this year. If the pick is in the 8-10 range I feel like it would make sense for them to just give up this year's pick instead of waiting until next year and risking it being even earlier. On the other hand, deferring when they don't have to would be admitting they're expecting to do worse and that could be tough to do while Crosby's still there and playing well.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 7 at 12:36 p.m.