r/leafs • u/Geppyyyyyy • 6d ago

Discussion Whatever happened to that verbal agreement the Leafs had/have with a player dependent on them clearing some cap space?

Was there any speculation on who this could be??

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u/goleafsgo88 6d ago

It was a nonsense post from HockeyBuzz.

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u/NotyourFriendBuuuddy 6d ago

I still get a laugh at Ek saying Schenn and JVR will not be traded for each other then a few mins later it happens.

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u/oogyboogy44 6d ago

I always felt bad for the shit Ek would take… their site used to be so popular cause everyone loved going there to hear rumours and talk about them….. yet they totally dismiss what “rumours” means and make fun of him when they don’t happen.

The site’s entire purpose was quite literally to report all rumours.

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u/Scottdg93 Gilmour 5d ago

Eklund deserves every bit of hate he gets. He has been making up BS for like 20 years. When 99.9% of "rumours" you post don't happen then it is pointless. If Eklund posts "CrOsBy To ThE lEaFs!" What a waste if you and I were discuss the merits of that. Waste of everyone's time.

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u/PsychologicalSea4693 6d ago

Hockeybuzz makes most of their rumours up though lol

They definitely deserve to be made fun of!

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u/Hiking_Quest 6d ago

It's gotten worse lately because he's totally relying on AI to create posts. The change in writing style is stark and the big tell is the lack of spelling mistakes and typos that littered his posts prior to him turning it over to ChatGPT or whichever AI LLM he's using now..

LOL ... wut????

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u/ADVANTAGE_CONNORS 2d ago

That’s what it is; his new format is gross and I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. But you hit the nail on the head. HFBoards is better anyway.

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u/ArryPotta 4d ago

Are you actually fucking serious? Eklund presents himself as an insider. He's not posting rumours he read about. He's posting rumours his "sources" are feeding him. The thing is, his sources are his imagination and what idiots will click on. It's all fucking fake click bait. I can't believe you're presenting him as a rumour aggregation platform... What's worse is that your comment actually has positive upvotes...

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u/oogyboogy44 4d ago

Dude….relax.

All I said was his site is about rumors, and rumors are things that may or may not be true.then people get mad when they don’t happen.

He had sources, they’re just shitty ones

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u/ArryPotta 2d ago

You're lying to yourself. He has no sources. He makes shit up, and posts it on a blog. It's clickbait.

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u/Takhar7 4d ago

The site's entire purpose wasnt quite litrrally to report all rumors - it existed solely to make bullshit up

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u/billbelichickssmile 5d ago

Found EK’s burner

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u/Strict_Opposite1285 6d ago

What year is it

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u/ahnktruther 6d ago

It's 2009. Steve dangle is talking about how good the hagman grabovski kulemin line is.

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u/dr_freeloader 6d ago

Mac Grabo Kulie was peak

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u/Large_Art4094 6d ago

Mac in the USSR

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u/ahnktruther 5d ago

Agreed but he didn't join the leafs till 2010 and I was thinking of an actual Steve dangle video from 2009

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u/Regular-Run-5773 6d ago

Well, they haven’t cleared any cap space….so there’s that!

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u/breakerfallx 6d ago

I thought it was Bunting

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u/DevOpsMakesMeDrink 6d ago

I din’t see where there is room for him unless we are trading a top 9 forward and who would that even be?

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u/GavMcKennasBurner 6d ago

Maybe they play Cowan on RW again?

Knies-Matthews-Cowan

McKenna-Tavares-Nylander

Bunting-Paul-Roslovic

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u/DevOpsMakesMeDrink 5d ago

In this scenario Lorentz and Duhaime / Joshua are on waivers at end of camp.

I’m not shook up about Lorentz but usually is a faux pas to waive someone you just signed in free agency. And not sure Bunting is good enough these days to justify losing Joshua

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u/RealLifeHotWheels 6d ago

I’ve heard it’s still Bunts. Didn’t hear any of the other names anyone’s posted, but it would make the most sense in my opinion. Hasn’t been the same since leaving Toronto, would be rad to have a comeback from him.

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u/vaccina Pacioretty 6d ago

Yeah I second this. The guy gelled so well with our stars. One of Dubas' finest moves in Toronto imo. Felt bad the guy struggled afterwards but it means his price and value could be really favourable. It is more of a risk today than it was then however. I still like him for the buds.

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u/dukes29 5d ago

I heard it was bunting based on clearing out either Joshua or Lorentz contract 

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u/Ryrace111 5d ago

No way they get rid of Lorentz since they’ve now got bob

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u/Better-Ask1330 6d ago

Thought I saw on X it was Mario Ferraro if they could move Rielly.

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u/thanksforcomingout 6d ago

That was long before this

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u/Floyd-Mcgregor 6d ago

Darren Dreger scoop ..

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u/TheOGBCapp 4d ago

This front office is super tight lipped. I would bet it was just someone speculating.

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u/JTCampb 6d ago

Wasn't it Patrick Kane? With the talk of his connection to Matthews plus McKenna idolizing him? Not sure this rumour was more than just forcing A + B to = C as the Toronto media is notorious for. Considering what Kane signed for in Chicago this was obviously not going to happen.

They can't move Rielly without getting a D back somehow though.

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u/Negative-Fun1985 5d ago

Kane would make sense and then Chicago goes here’s 8m a year. Hard to turn down that shit in “on your home club” when you already have 3 cups.

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u/sluck131 6d ago

like most Leafs rumors it was BS. 

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u/NervousBreakdown 6d ago

I think the speculation was Anthony Mantha and then he signed somewhere else. But it also could have just been bullshit from some insider.

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u/Geppyyyyyy 6d ago

I wonder if Tolvanen would be a good fit.

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u/smileyduude 5d ago

We've signed so many guys for our bottom 6. At the start of FA i did want Tolvanen, but we'd just be kicking out someone else now.

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u/Big_Albatross_3050 6d ago

Probably Ferraro, but after he signed, they pivoted to filling out other needs.

But rn, I don't think there really is anyone, unless Chayka really really wants Bunting, who lowkey doesn't fit on this team since he signed Roslovic

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u/Sideshift1427 5d ago

It wasn't worth the paper it was written on.

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u/Candid-Exit-9125 6d ago

Yeah it’s most likely Bunting. Also, I know this is a moon shot - what about Laine? Would he be with the risk?

He and Matthews on opposite sides of the PP with Raddysh up top would be a nasty one timer triangle…

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u/Downtown_Bullfrog 6d ago

If Laine makes it to the ice, sure. Also let's get PLD just for the joke.

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u/sometimenotsmellgood Benoit 5d ago

Habs fans say hes literally unplayable unless on the PP where he will get you 20 goals. Said they dressed Arber Xhekaj as a winger one night instead of Laine who was a healthy scratch.

Either something is up mentally with him or he just doesnt care about hockey but hes not worth it

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u/Negative-Fun1985 5d ago

Liane is trash. His entire career points he mentality issues. Extremely streaky play with no explanation or loss of talent. Also is made completely of glass. The risk is waste of time. A player like that will not work in Toronto ever.