Yeah won’t happen but I think he should agree to it. After 2021/21, he’s only making 8 Million in total salary a year. If he signs a new deal, the signing bonus will push him over 10 Million, plus he gets to go to free agency quicker.

You can't just terminate a players contract without their consent, Why would Marner agree to a contract termination agreement with Arizona and then resign back with Toronto for much cheaper? Pretty sure that's cap circumvention which is illegal.

After 2021/21, Marner’s only making 8 Million in total salary a year. If he signs a new deal, the signing bonus will push him over 10 Million, plus he gets to go to free agency quicker. It would be a smart move on his part.

That’s fair, the goaltending is definitely a weakness, but given how strong the forwards & defencemen are, it may not matter.

Ovie's next contract will be for 4 years. Take it to the bank. He'll retire after passing Gretzky's goal total and leave the Caps, along with his 2 career centermen, Backstrom and Kuznetzov, all 3 hitting UFA at the same time in 2025.

you might be right, but neither of them are really a legitimate backup.

Ovechkin has never stated that he wants a 12x7 deal, First off he's stated numerous times that he wants to finish his career up in the KHL close to home. Rumor was either 12x3 or 12x4 was what he was seeking. Toronto is in no position to offer Ovechkin 7 years $84 million we're in a flat cap world for the foreseeable future get used to it.

That may not be technically illegal now, but the NHL would absolutely make it retroactively illegal like they did with the front-loaded contracts when they implemented the cap recapture penalty. There’s no chance this would go un-punished.

Matthews is not gonna get enough touches if Ovechkin is on his line. I think the best linemate beside Matthews and Marner is someone who’s physical down in the boards and in front of the net. The Palat to Point and Kucherov sort of. I think Tom Wilson would be dope on their line

Goalie situation is bad. And only acouple Defensive D in front of them. And Toronto not a great Defensive system. They play fast, and good stick-handling, and cutesy. Brodie and Liljegren are more of Offensive D. And Sandin isn’t the greatest Defensively yet either. Atleast we don’t really know yet.

And very unrealistic. Ovi already said, he’s playing his last couple years in Russia. He might sign a 2-3 year extension and then go play in Russia.

Ovechkin in a leafs jersey would top seeing Joe thorton in a leafs jersey thats for sure

What on earth? This is so bad and makes no sense

Not with Sub Par Lindholm on the team.

Thanks for the feedback. Yes I agree the goaltending is bad, though I think the D is good enough to protect them. Theodore, Muzzin & Brodie all have pretty good defensive results, Sandin is expected to develop into a top two way D as well. Plus all of the forwards in the bottom 6 play a solid defensive game.

Thanks for the feedback. I put Ovie on a line with Marner & Tavares. He has the physicality and heaviness to forecheck & retrieve pucks for them, as well as finish off their passes.

The term for Ovie is a little long & goaltending isn’t great, but I think the team looks pretty good everywhere else.

The ovie deal is insane bad, the marner trade is impossible and bad and the goaltending is lotto pick bad.
Its not a good team

Yes but the forwards & defence corps are terrific, so I think they’ll be able to bail out the horrific goaltending.

Zero chance ovi plays for leafs and such a easy no for Vegas

Why on earth are people terminating marners contract or trying to get rid of him? he's a top 10 RW in the league and alocal kid whose performing like a god despite the massive pressure of playing in toronto

Uh nope. Unless I’m mistaken, when you terminate a players contract, you still pay his whole salary.

I think he plays till he beats Gretz in goals and skates of the ice no matter which period or game and hangs up those skates for good.

Right this is terrible

Because this destroys the team. Ovi is not nor ever coming to TOR

I don’t think Ovechkin cares about beating the record nearly as much as everyone else does. I think he’ll play until he feels like going back to Russia, and beating the goals record would just be a bonus if he did it.