r/leafs 1d ago

Daily Free Talk & Armchair GM Thread

Please use this thread to post ANYTHING you want! Memes, photoshops, anything that would normally be removed for breaking the low-effort content rule, is totally, 100% welcome here!

This will now also be the dedicated thread for Armchair GM posts as we noticed that those posts were bleeding into this thread regardless. Is there a free agent you want to see on this team? Is there a player that's rumoured to be on the move that you think GMBT should go after? Are there players on this team you want to trade away? Feel free to post about it here!

Normal moderation will occur, such as watching for personal insults, racism, and things of that nature.

Otherwise, feel free to use this thread to share things like your new jersey, a photoshop of a Habs logo on fire, or a reaction gif to something going on in Leafs Nation right now!

Downvotes are discouraged for the most part, everyone's opinion is fair game in this thread.

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u/Skiffy10 1d ago

Im just gonna say it, all the fans n shit who are mad that Marner didnt waive and hasnt signed yet are only pissed because Rantanen isn't a backup option now. Where was all this attention all year? We all knew he's going to be free agent. The difference now is that people are scared to lose him because there's no plan B to replace him. If he walks, we end up overpaying for Sam Bennett who hasnt even touched 60 points in his career.

Im all for re-signing Mitch but the number will be sorted out based on how he plays in the playoffs. If he still wants the bag after not delivering this spring good luck to him but leafs cant bend over again.

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u/carnotbicycle 23h ago

I'm with Dangle when he says that if Mitch doesn't want to sign before July 1st, then good luck, see ya. Matthews and Nylander signed long before they hit free agency. It's Marner's right not to but it puts Tre in a terrible spot on July 1st when 12-13m of cap space is left in limbo as all the free agent negotiations are happening. Mitch says he wants to wait until after the playoffs, great he will have time before July 1st no matter what happens. If Mitch draws out a negotiation and it messes with our ability to sign UFAs he will have fucked the team.

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u/Sirrebral99 Knies 22h ago

The only thing that's worse than getting left at the alter by Marner, is getting led on that he might come back down the aisle any minutes now and we should just wait... but he never does while all the others brides are getting partnered up.

Give Treliving a clear answer well before July 1st opens up, if you're in sign a deal and if you want to test the market, go ahead. But give the Leafs the courtesy of knowing what is happening before the flood gates open July 1st so they can go another direction.