Oddly enough, the Leafs turned down Bowman for an upper management role back in 2008 because he wanted too much autonomy. Ownership, at the time and up until recently, was more concerned with money than championships . Going out and getting one of the top coaches in hockey is a good sign things are finally starting to change.

^
75% of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is owned by Rogers and BCE. If the Leafs can make a deep playoff run, they get a huge boost in viewership/revenues as well.

If leafs wins the stanley cup i wonder if CDN will go up....

:accepted:

I see RNH probably being dealt to the east for some help on the back end

RNH for Reily + phanuef cap dump :eek:

LOL @ Yandle diving

Palat/Johnson scores!

so now the Oilers may need to give up a draft pick to Boston for signing Chiarelli?

Edmonton Oilers may owe the Boston Bruins draft pick compensation for Peter Chiarelli | Edmonton Journal

...This TB team..damnnn

anyhow..evening in TO, this is on the big board outside the ACC

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFfqy9QUsAA4Sqy.jpg

lol after hearing about Babcock, my hardcore Leafs buddy bet me $100 that Toronto would be in the SCF in 2017.

2 minutes later took the bet back :lol

This Lightning team is impressive with their offence. Stamkos, Johnson, Kucherov, and Palat. What fire power! :gun:

If only the Canucks had the scouts of Tampa Bay. Palat was drafted 208th overall. :fuckthatshit:

http://i.imgur.com/s8Phx1L.png?1

:failed: :alone: BibleThump :QQ: BabyRage :pokerface: :okay: :crybaby: :tears: :facepalm: :fuckthatshit: :fulloffuck:

Yeah it's a new rule that the NHL created:

NHL teams compensated for losing coaches, GMs - Sportsnet.ca

1 year too early

i predicted 2018

Kucherov was #58 overall in the same draft year.
Johnson wasn't even drafted... probably cause he was too small.


Even if Vancouver took these guys, they would have never gave them the chance to develop since we all know, Vancouver hates squeezing in youth into the roster.
:fuckthatshit:

guess we missed Brodeur signed as assistant GM for the Blues

Depending on how front-loaded structure of his contract is, essentially Babcock will have the highest salary on the team for the next few years :badpokerface:

At least he works harder than the second highest salary on the team.... :troll:

You're both too early and crazy.

The stat that only 41 players in the NHL make more than Babcock makes me :lawl:

Babcock just called the Leafs "Canada's Team" ya Team to hate maybe..

crazy, pretty small forwards too

don't think it's so much the scouts as luck
we've traditionally stayed away from Russians and small players are hit and miss...Just cause there's the Johnsons and Gaudreau's out there doesn't mean the small players in the coming drafts are on the same level.
I'd still draft a bigger body over a small point-a-game guy any day.

The lightning definitely got lucky, the Canucks? :fuckthatshit:
can't remember the last time we've ever had that kind of luck

Pavel Bure

Pavel Bure :troll:

We'll just draft unskilled deaf kids with our 7th rounders. They'll be legit.

Just because the smaller players are successful playing in the East, you cannot assume they will be just as effective playing in the West.

Are there any rules around salaries for coaches/management? Guess not eh?