MacK_Attack

Leafs lines...
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Marleau - Matthews - Nylander
Johnsson - Kadri - Kapanen
Ennis - Lindholm - Brown
Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Zaitsev
Dermott - Ozhiganov
Sparks

Could be worse. Could be stuck in eastern Ontario and be forced to watch the train wreck in Ottawa.

Zach Hyman - John Tavares - Mitch Marner
Patrick Marleau - Auston Matthews - Kasperi Kapanen
Par Lindholm - Nazem Kadri - Connor Brown
Josh Leivo - Frederik Gauthier - Tyler Ennis
Morgan Rielly - Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner - Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin - Travis Dermott
Frederik Andersen
(Garret Sparks)
Andreas Johnsson - Healthy
Justin Holl - Healthy
Igor Ozhiganov - Healthy
William Nylander - Unsigned

I still don't believe it. I'm fully expecting to wake up tomorrow and find out it's all a cruel joke.
These things don't happen to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ever.
Don't ya think if they were going to purchase a 1st overall pick, it would've been last year?

James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel
Joffery Lupul - Nazem Kadri - Mike Santorelli
Daniel Winnik - Peter Holland - David Clarkson
David Booth - Trevor Smith - Richard Panik

Dion Phaneuf - Cody Franson
Jake Gardiner - Korbinian Holzer
Morgan Rielly - Stephane Robidas
Out:
Leo Komarov - Concussion
Roman Polak - Knee
Brandon Kozun - Healthy
Stuart Percy - Healthy
Carter Ashton - Suspended (16 of 20)
Starting goalie not announced, despite being reported otherwise.

Can I push the button?
With all due respect, it's a craphole.

JvR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Winnik
Komarov - Santorelli - Clarkson
Kozun - Holland - Panik
Phaneuf - Franson
Gardiner - Rielly
Percy - Polak
Reimer

Just get rid of the OT point. If there's no incentive to get to overtime, teams will stop strategizing with overtime in mind.
Teams play to win the game (or not lose) in the first 40 minutes. If it's tied or a one-goal game heading into the 3rd, the entire focus is getting the game to overtime. They will grind the game to a halt to ensure they get that point.
I don't like the idea of 3-on-3. I don't like the shootout because it's gimmicky and decides a hockey game with a skills competition. 3-on-3 isn't far off that. Just do away with the loser point and have a 10-minute 4-on-4 and I think there would be a tremendous decline in the number of games going to a shootout.

I never hated ties, I just hate that teams completely shut the game down to ensure they got the single point.
The addition of the loser point helped alleviate some of that, but then you had teams shutting the game down in the 3rd period to ensure they get to overtime. That's what you see nearly every game when it's tied in the 3rd period.
The solution is simple. Get rid of the loser point. It was introduced when there were still ties, but it serves no purpose today other than to reward losing.
People hate the shootout, but the real problem is that too many games get that far because far too many teams are happy to choke the life out of the game to ensure they get the OT point.
If you take away the incentive of getting to overtime, logic suggests teams may actually try to win a tied game in regulation.

Just get rid of the OT point. If there's no incentive to get to overtime, teams will stop strategizing with overtime in mind.
Teams play to win the game (or not lose) in the first 40 minutes. If it's tied or a one-goal game heading into the 3rd, the entire focus is getting the game to overtime. They will grind the game to a halt to ensure they get that point.
I don't like the idea of 3-on-3. I don't like the shootout because it's gimmicky and decides a hockey game with a skills competition. 3-on-3 isn't far off that. Just do away with the loser point and have a 10-minute 4-on-4 and I think there would be a tremendous decline in the number of games going to a shootout.

I never hated ties, I just hate that teams completely shut the game down to ensure they got the single point.
The addition of the loser point helped alleviate some of that, but then you had teams shutting the game down in the 3rd period to ensure they get to overtime. That's what you see nearly every game when it's tied in the 3rd period.
The solution is simple. Get rid of the loser point. It was introduced when there were still ties, but it serves no purpose today other than to reward losing.
People hate the shootout, but the real problem is that too many games get that far because far too many teams are happy to choke the life out of the game to ensure they get the OT point.
If you take away the incentive of getting to overtime, logic suggests teams may actually try to win a tied game in regulation.

I never hated ties, I just hate that teams completely shut the game down to ensure they got the single point.
The addition of the loser point helped alleviate some of that, but then you had teams shutting the game down in the 3rd period to ensure they get to overtime. That's what you see nearly every game when it's tied in the 3rd period.
The solution is simple. Get rid of the loser point. It was introduced when there were still ties, but it serves no purpose today other than to reward losing.
People hate the shootout, but the real problem is that too many games get that far because far too many teams are happy to choke the life out of the game to ensure they get the OT point.
If you take away the incentive of getting to overtime, logic suggests teams may actually try to win a tied game in regulation.

I never hated ties, I just hate that teams completely shut the game down to ensure they got the single point.
The addition of the loser point helped alleviate some of that, but then you had teams shutting the game down in the 3rd period to ensure they get to overtime. That's what you see nearly every game when it's tied in the 3rd period.
The solution is simple. Get rid of the loser point. It was introduced when there were still ties, but it serves no purpose today other than to reward losing.
People hate the shootout, but the real problem is that too many games get that far because far too many teams are happy to choke the life out of the game to ensure they get the OT point.
If you take away the incentive of getting to overtime, logic suggests teams may actually try to win a tied game in regulation.

I never hated ties, I just hate that teams completely shut the game down to ensure they got the single point.
The addition of the loser point helped alleviate some of that, but then you had teams shutting the game down in the 3rd period to ensure they get to overtime. That's what you see nearly every game when it's tied in the 3rd period.
The solution is simple. Get rid of the loser point. It was introduced when there were still ties, but it serves no purpose today other than to reward losing.
People hate the shootout, but the real problem is that too many games get that far because far too many teams are happy to choke the life out of the game to ensure they get the OT point.
If you take away the incentive of getting to overtime, logic suggests teams may actually try to win a tied game in regulation.

I never hated ties, I just hate that teams completely shut the game down to ensure they got the single point.
The addition of the loser point helped alleviate some of that, but then you had teams shutting the game down in the 3rd period to ensure they get to overtime. That's what you see nearly every game when it's tied in the 3rd period.
The solution is simple. Get rid of the loser point. It was introduced when there were still ties, but it serves no purpose today other than to reward losing.
People hate the shootout, but the real problem is that too many games get that far because far too many teams are happy to choke the life out of the game to ensure they get the OT point.
If you take away the incentive of getting to overtime, logic suggests teams may actually try to win a tied game in regulation.

There's no longer re-entry waivers.
Under the new rules for players on one-way contracts in the AHL, teams get $925,000 in cap relief (pro rated) if they send down a player who makes more than that. The player continues to collect his full salary in the minors.

It's fair. He's become one of the best players in the league. I think I heard only three players have more goals than him over the past three seasons (Stamkos, Perry, Ovechkin).
He's bought into Carlyle's challenge for him to play in his own zone. Obviously, he won't win any Selke's, but he's back there doing his part. He put up big numbers now that he has started collecting assists, so you have to pay the guy in that elite category.

He has vastly improved his defensive game. He actually back checks now.
Plus, it turns out he's a pretty decent playmaker, too.

8 years. $64 million.

It's fair. He's become one of the best players in the league. I think I heard only three players have more goals than him over the past three seasons (Stamkos, Perry, Ovechkin).
He's bought into Carlyle's challenge for him to play in his own zone. Obviously, he won't win any Selke's, but he's back there doing his part. He put up big numbers now that he has started collecting assists, so you have to pay the guy in that elite category.

It's fair. He's become one of the best players in the league. I think I heard only three players have more goals than him over the past three seasons (Stamkos, Perry, Ovechkin).
He's bought into Carlyle's challenge for him to play in his own zone. Obviously, he won't win any Selke's, but he's back there doing his part. He put up big numbers now that he has started collecting assists, so you have to pay the guy in that elite category.

It's fair. He's become one of the best players in the league. I think I heard only three players have more goals than him over the past three seasons (Stamkos, Perry, Ovechkin).
He's bought into Carlyle's challenge for him to play in his own zone. Obviously, he won't win any Selke's, but he's back there doing his part. He put up big numbers now that he has started collecting assists, so you have to pay the guy in that elite category.

$7.5 million for Doan is outrageous, and there's probably a GM out there who will give it to him.

Shanny deserves to be there, and will be.
Sundin lugged around dead weight for wingers for almost 13 years and still scored over 1,300 points. He took Jonas Hoglund, an absolute worthless sack of crap of a hockey player and got nearly 30 goals out of him.