2025 Offseason Thread: Spring Cleaning

[bustaheims]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1939795425047060606

Tre loves these inexpensive 3 year deals for guys down the lineup.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1939726346865016874

Little bit of a reminder that the Marlies also exist, and we'll likely be seeing a number of signings of players that are earmarked for that team.

The Marlies will need a lot of help at the top of their line-up. Especially if Steeves doesn't return (couldn't blame him if he wanted to see what else was out there). In particularly they're going to need to find players for Cowan to play with. As things stand the team doesn't really have anything resembling a AHL-level 1C.

GM and Coaching changes with the Leafs took their toll on the Marlies, who are designed to build up players that can plug into the NHL roster. Dubas-era contracts prospects and pickups lapse this offseason, so there is a chance to build this in the new Treliving/Berube mold.

 

[Chris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1939707954296463636

Is there any way we can get him to play angry?

I don't think he has it in him, unfortunately. Similar to McMann and Matthews in that regard.

 

[herman]

I don't think he has it in him, unfortunately. Similar to McMann and Matthews in that regard.

How did you skip Nylander on that list?

 

[Chris]

How did you skip Nylander on that list?

Well, now that you mention it...

 

[KW Sluggo]

The missing context is that the Leafs had only 7 forwards, 5 D and one NHL goalie signed going into that offseason, in a world where the cap wasn’t going up and up.

This does a good job of explaining it: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-offseason-cap-space-free-agent-room/

I’m curious how people would have fit Hymab in (without knowing anything about how he’s performed in Edmonton) and filled out the remaining pieces.

You are correct of course: keeping Kerfoot was the right move.

FWIW ... even without knowing how well Hyman would do in Edmonton, I was vociferously against letting him go at the time. My opinion was that he was one of the few grinders we had who would go into corners and come up with the puck. He could also add the odd goal or three. Unlike the powderpuff gang we have had in recent years, Hyman was hard to play against. His accomplishments in Edmonton had zero to do with my opinion then.

As for now, we are spending this offseason filling the roster with players we hope will be hard to play against but may very well just end up as goons.