Elliotte Friedman did a hit on Sportsnets morning show and basically said he thinks Pacioretty wants a guaranteed contract with bonuses and is pretty much waiting for the best offer and doesn’t want a PTO.
He did recently move to Detroit so his sons could play in a better hockey program so maybe he would rather stay there.
Also thought it was funny that Elliotte mentioned he randomly ran into Max in Toronto during the summer and when asked why he there he said to “vist some friends” now there is theses rumours of Toronto being interested in signing him.
jessicajewls
Would be nice but the leafs cant afford him or need him. Weve all been drinking the koolaid for 2 long
MrDavidHasselhoof
Why are you yelling Pagnotta??
Seriously tho, I think I’d prefer Robby sign then going after an older forward with a paper tissue Achilles tendon.
I don’t really see the downside here. the leafs need depth scoring – especially on the left side, *especially* if robertson’s not going to sign. say what you want about pacioretty but he’s been productive when he’s been in the lineup. 35 years old so you can sign him to low base salary and load up with performance bonuses for games played and points scored. if he sits out the whole year then you’re not losing out on anything. if he does hit all his bonuses then you’re laughing plus the cap hit carries over to next year when they get some cap relief.
AnySail
Please no
Rowdy_Roddy96
Can we just make a fuck it trade for a LW or get JVR on a PTO to see if he can play on the bottom 2 LW spots and have McMann or Jarnkrok play higher?
Blue_KikiT92
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING!!!!
NacchoTheThird
I hope this is just posturing from the Leafs camp to show the Robertson camp that Toronto’s prepared to move past these discussions and take full advantage of the RFA.
Then again, I wouldn’t mind taking a flier on Pacioretty either. The issue isn’t the player, it’s the price and term: the guy’s a perfect buy-low candidate that could perfect round out the top-6, provide PP utility, while also serving as a great mentor to guys like Knies.
SoggyPopp
Sure give him a 82 games player bonus clause.
Friggin_Grease
We need an IR guy for sure
Accomplished-Cod7583
Give it up we don’t need a injury prone 35 year old player unless he is willing to play for NHL minimum salary between line
SpidermanSaves
You know Tre is going to sign this sack of bandages. Papa Pizza loves him a big name past his prime.
DeepAd8591
I really hope this is just smoke. This guy is help up by strings.
Judge_Tredd
Why?
GracefulShutdown
And the crowd goes mild
13jsw
Had 1 bad season on a bad team and people are upset lol
partmoosepartgoose
Leafs 🤝 washed up veterans
Name a better duo
HeyMarty10thalready
For the league minimum sure. Good depth piece
LPG24
Ehy
gmoney1393
Serious question. Why would we go this route when we can bring back JVR? Hes a better option IMO. unless he has no interest in coming back here?
thismadhatter
Would rather sign Phil Kessel and knock someone to LW
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Elliotte Friedman did a hit on Sportsnets morning show and basically said he thinks Pacioretty wants a guaranteed contract with bonuses and is pretty much waiting for the best offer and doesn’t want a PTO.
He did recently move to Detroit so his sons could play in a better hockey program so maybe he would rather stay there.
Also thought it was funny that Elliotte mentioned he randomly ran into Max in Toronto during the summer and when asked why he there he said to “vist some friends” now there is theses rumours of Toronto being interested in signing him.
Would be nice but the leafs cant afford him or need him. Weve all been drinking the koolaid for 2 long
Why are you yelling Pagnotta??
Seriously tho, I think I’d prefer Robby sign then going after an older forward with a paper tissue Achilles tendon.
Detroit can have him.
No thanks… please sign with Detroit… 🤞🏼
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I don’t really see the downside here. the leafs need depth scoring – especially on the left side, *especially* if robertson’s not going to sign. say what you want about pacioretty but he’s been productive when he’s been in the lineup. 35 years old so you can sign him to low base salary and load up with performance bonuses for games played and points scored. if he sits out the whole year then you’re not losing out on anything. if he does hit all his bonuses then you’re laughing plus the cap hit carries over to next year when they get some cap relief.
Please no
Can we just make a fuck it trade for a LW or get JVR on a PTO to see if he can play on the bottom 2 LW spots and have McMann or Jarnkrok play higher?
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING!!!!
I hope this is just posturing from the Leafs camp to show the Robertson camp that Toronto’s prepared to move past these discussions and take full advantage of the RFA.
Then again, I wouldn’t mind taking a flier on Pacioretty either. The issue isn’t the player, it’s the price and term: the guy’s a perfect buy-low candidate that could perfect round out the top-6, provide PP utility, while also serving as a great mentor to guys like Knies.
Sure give him a 82 games player bonus clause.
We need an IR guy for sure
Give it up we don’t need a injury prone 35 year old player unless he is willing to play for NHL minimum salary between line
You know Tre is going to sign this sack of bandages. Papa Pizza loves him a big name past his prime.
I really hope this is just smoke. This guy is help up by strings.
Why?
And the crowd goes mild
Had 1 bad season on a bad team and people are upset lol
Leafs 🤝 washed up veterans
Name a better duo
For the league minimum sure. Good depth piece
Ehy
Serious question. Why would we go this route when we can bring back JVR? Hes a better option IMO. unless he has no interest in coming back here?
Would rather sign Phil Kessel and knock someone to LW
This is a battle you win by losing
forward with a Mexican mom? sign me up