[SIGNED] Tavares in Toronto

[The Comish]

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[rataylor22]

Nylander or Marner has to be gone I assume. Not necessarily this offseason, but eventually.

[Ingolo]

Matthews was "projected" to get something in the 10M range. Nylander needs a new deal now. Marner is next season with Matthews. Yep. Gonna be interesting.

One has to think that Nylander is on his way out now.

Nylander out for someone on the back end would make sense for sure. Faulk is still out there, maybe Klefbom?

[Axeman33]

Tweet from Tavares:

https://twitter.com/91Tavares/status...68844034179072

Not everyday you can live a childhood dream

[Axeman33]

I dont say this often but I am happy for Leafs fans. Tavares is a great pickup. Now fix your D!

[Godin]

Does anyone think this may have a bit of a negative effect on Mathews? Probably not but you never know. He goes from the go to guy who was looking for more ice time from Babcock to a 1 1A situation.

[StuntMan12]

Does anyone think this may have a bit of a negative effect on Mathews? Probably not but you never know. He goes from the go to guy who was looking for more ice time from Babcock to a 1 1A situation.

Was thinking the same thing. Who is #1 and who is #2? Going to be one potent pp though

[Call of Doughty]

[Ingolo]

Was thinking the same thing. Who is #1 and who is #2?

1a/1b seems more likely. More than anything I see this dropping Kadri's minutes by a solid chunk.

[Shift Disturber]

So is this an upgrade over Bozak?

[Axeman33]

Does anyone think this may have a bit of a negative effect on Mathews? Probably not but you never know. He goes from the go to guy who was looking for more ice time from Babcock to a 1 1A situation.

Poor Matthews struggled to get PP1 time already LOL!

I brought up the whole "who's the 1C" topic in the Toronto team thread here. Also, it's not like Kadri was a terrible 2C. In fact, I read recently that Kadri has nearly as many goals over the past few seasons as Tavares has scored.

[FantasyKing]

Perfect Canada Day

[tweetdrivr]

1a/1b seems more likely. More than anything I see this dropping Kadri's minutes by a solid chunk.

I’d look at the success Crosby and Malkin have had together over the years. Other teams won’t know who to match up against and both will benefit. Marleau’s fantasy value just went up a ton. He’ll be playing with one of those two. And yeah...that power play!!

[lobo1969]

Does anyone think this may have a bit of a negative effect on Mathews? Probably not but you never know. He goes from the go to guy who was looking for more ice time from Babcock to a 1 1A situation.

Of course it does, who is the #1 center going forward? The upside of both these guys is effectively hampered, difficult for both to achieve 80+ pts each. Not impossible but very unlikely.

[Call of Doughty]

Did TSN just say he gets a 15 million dollar signing bonus before he even laces them up?