Modifié 24 févr. 2023 à 13 h 22
Quoting: sk540
"Yzerman would never do that to Bertuzzi" Tells me all i need to know about how much hockey you know. Yzerman isn't looking to trade him to playoff contender, please give me any evidence that says Yzerman cares about where Tyler Bertuzzi's situation ends up??? It will be a playoff team inquiring about him, not Yzerman choosing it. That's just one of the worst takes I've ever heard.
I wish we were in the Connor sweepstakes but sadly we're probably going to fall outside of that. Wrong again.
If Larkin was so excited about it, how come he hasn't signed an extension yet? Not saying he wants to be in Philly, but a top FA has signed during a team's rebuild (see Artemi Panaran, Sergei Bobrovsky, Johnny Gaudreau, I could go on forever, that's just in the last 5 years.. Wrong again.
I asked you to prove it, send the link, show where he said it. He definitely did not and also that was over a year ago so things change, ya know, like things do in the world on an everyday basis.
Just because a deal hasn't been signed yet doesn't mean Yzerman won't sign Larkin. It's called negotiating. Yzerman plays hardball. Whereas a GM like Dubas just knuckles under to whatever money and term his stars wants.
That's why his annual Leafs rosters are made up of studs and duds. It's why he has to turnover his bottom 6 forwards every summer. Yzerman knows quality depth wins Stanley cups. He plays the long game. He's factoring in big raises for Raymond and Seider down the line. Hronek too.
Last I heard Yzerman offered Larkin 8.2 mil and Larkin wants 9 after seeing what Barzal and Horvat signed for. It's not a reach to expect Larkin to sign in the 8.5 range.
Larkin is a Michigan Boy. He was recently married to a Michigan girl. Do you really believe he's going to give up being the captain of his favourite team growing up for $200k a year?
I don't. July 1st isn't next week and contrary to what CFACGM users think, Steve Yzerman IS actually allowed to re-sign his own players.
Fans conveniently forget when Yzerman took Stamkos into UFA. Everyone and their mother had Stamkos signing with the Leafs. I actually have a picture I took of a group of 5 Leafs fans wearing brand new Stamkos Leafs jerseys about a week before he re-signed with Tampa.
Last time I checked, Steve Stamkos never played a game for the Leafs.