Bobby Mac on 1050 this morning

Équipe: 2018-19 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 20 févr. 2019

Publié: 20 févr. 2019

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I don't know if anyone else heard Bob MacKenzie this morning...but I got a lot of respect for that guy...

Anyone on here quoting him for and salary or trade predictions needs to listen to his words carefully.

He hates making predictions...he gets pressured by TV and Radio hosts all the time because they value his opinion...but his forte is breaking news...using his relationships to let us know when a deal is close.

This morning was the first time he threw a bucket of cold water on all the hockey analysts...basically saying they're all (including him) playing checkers compared management offices who are playing chess. The comment was with respect to TDL adds...saying it's easy for media to look the the leafs needs...look at which teams might have matching pieces they're willing to trade..and say that's someone the leafs are targeting...but this morning he acknowledged, FINALLY, the performance bonuses of $3.7m owed to Matthews and Marner....that it's not as simple as hockey pundits just saying 'the window is now, go for it'.

I thought it was a big pat on the back for a lot of us here....guys who pour over the CBA wording and look 2-3 years down the road to see what the financial implications are...

anyway..just wanted to share that...sometimes we need to give ourselves a little more credit for the homework and insight we use even when guys like mackenzie go on the air giving us their forced predictions.

Below are some ideas I've had over the last few months where the leafs can make some minor depth additions without effing up next year's cap.

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