You know it. He'll be bored if he won the Cup. I think he'd sign with the Heat next time.

Matt I see that happening

I think currently the penguins still have Durant's rights

With the Lightning as well?

Jasdeep Games Those are baseketball teams you fool

He is making a joke you fool

SerLoaf I'm memeing a meme you fool. Whoooosh

SerLoaf Watch pewdiepie you fool

Oh ok I got you fool I don’t watch him mb lmao

Don't forget get leeeebron James

Ron Miller....Go to a basketball site then!

Ron Miller Wrong place to bring up basketball.

Nope you need Durant. Tampa with Stamkos, Kuch, Point, Hedman, Vasiv, then add Tavaras AND Durant. Game over where those rings at?

bluefurr lol then sign Crosby and Malkin and carlson, Oo wait I thought we were creating a cap free nhl team

Jimiel Joseph they did

Hot damn

Tampa OP, plz nerf

That's instant cup win right there so I'm hoping it doesn't Happen

GO BOLT'S

they wouldn't be able to afford him.. Just like Toronto

brabus maximus no such thing as instant cup win

Agreeing with a nucks fan xD

Batflip 09 clearly you don’t watch canucks games, Boeser and Horvat were definitely not boring this past season

Alexander Ortigoza Canucks will be rotting at the bottom of the standings for many years

Not likely

westener83 You wish, dumbass. They'll be destroying your pathetic team. Canucks own your sorry ass! GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If they do end up signing him, they won't have the money for Kucherov or Hedman. So kiss those two goodbye.

Yuri Tarded Hedman is re signed for 7 more seasons. Buy out Callahan (save almost 4 mill) trade killorn (4mill) trade Johnson (5 mill). Boom 13 million + their already 10 mill in space. I don't think they should do it but still, totally possible

Ok, its possible, but i don't think it would a prudent decision. That's all i'm saying.

Yuri Tarded Well lets say they get rid of Callahan, Killorn, Johnson, Coburn & Girardi as well as the Matt Carle buy out being almost done (2mil a year) they'd have a core of Stamkos, Kucherov, Tavares, Point, Palat, Hedman, Sergachev, McDonagh & Vasilevskiy. You have to just fill the bottom half with cheap deals but I still think that's a cup winner

Matthew StLouis don’t forget Foote coming up cirelli and erne are young and talented they could be incredible even losing those guys

Sweety Loz Agreed. The media hypes it up to be more than it really is. You'll get people saying hi, you'll attract some attention, but mostly you're left alone.

Very nicely said, all I have to add is apparently they brought John a #91 Leafs jersey with the "C" to the meeting. I thought that was a nice touch, he has to be tempted to play here with this special generation of players.

You have a laundry list of star players who came to Toronto? I’d like to see that list. And no, a washed up Ron Francis or a broken down Eric Lindros don’t count.

Tyler Godspeed you could say the 2001-2002 squad which choked hard lol

@Tyler Godspeed Lets start in Goal, Fuhr- Belfour -Joseph [Belfour and Joseph played amazing for the Leafs].Just from the 1993 season on in no particular order, Gilmour, Andreychuk, Sundin, Phaneuf, Kessel, Leetch, Housley, Gartner, Anderson, Mogilny, Nieuwendyk, Roberts.. Yes, there were other player's who didn't excel in Toronto. But, Toronto often was in the hunt with many teams; and the Leafs were able to bring them to Toronto. Players like Francis/Lindros/Francis/O'Neil/Murphy ect ect.. Sure the Leafs just went through one of the worst slides in franchise History. But, those days are over; Toronto once had the ability to get the players they went after. On paper, and the numbers they put up last year. Most points/most wins at home. Longest winning streak in franchise history, a span of 2Months where the Leafs didn't lose at home. This in a year where Matthews missed 20games. FYI, Toronto had the exact winning record as Washington did this year. So for those who think Toronto isn't good enough to win the Cup, what more could they possibly do to prove this is a great young team. Adding Tavares, would be like when Kessel went to Pittsburgh. I knew that's all they needed to put them over the top. Tavares would do the same for the Leafs, San Jose hasn't won any Cups lately or ever for that matter. Tampa Bay already has huge financial commitments, and would have to tap dance to offer Tavares a long term contract. Vegas is the same story, they think they have Cap room. Until they start signing people, and that money is going to dries up like the Nevada Desert. Personally, I think Tavares will either stay on Long Island or come to the Leafs; yes he has options. But the Leafs is guaranteed money, and if that means the Leafs have to make Cap space for 7-8years. Then I think Bozak, and Komarov are on there way out. Johnsson is ready to make the jump from the Marlies. Does Tavares come to Toronto? Well see. About 70% chance for the Leafs. 30% for the Islanders that he'll resign and a next to zero% chance that Tavares ends up somewhere else.

I bet Toronto has a chance, gut feeling..

James Sweeney hahahahhaha so many wrong people

This didn't age well lol

Mason Leite neither did your face.

It’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback when it comes to predictions in sports. I made that comment well before he had narrowed down his list of teams, and when virtually every other team in the league thought they had a chance at signing him. San Jose was one of the final two teams he chose from. And frankly I think he would have done better to sign with SJ who fit his style of playlet better, at the time anyway. Now they‘ve got a whole host of issues. Point is I was pretty damn close with that prediction.

@@patrickcantwell9952 Lol whoa chill out, look at San Jose in the standings - that's why i found it comedic

Mason Leite bout two years too late on that one.

NHL Hockey and stuff he probably will, but we can hope!

I think he will also. He's doing his due diligence, just like Stamkos did before signing.

barzal basically took his 1C job mid-way through last season, they'll be fine without him they can use all of that cap space to sign or trade for cost control defensemen or or a goaltender, which is what they need wayyy more than high end offensive power

Barzal is a good player but he's a kid, Tavares has 9 years of performing barzal has 1

walkinginthewild agreed if JT is gonna leave it's not to Toronto it's to SJ given he'd still be the star of the franchise

@@douglasc1388 @walkinginthewild these comments hasn't aged well

@@noobmaster-wj3qm lol agreed

Gabriel Trejo lmao so 10 or 11 mil for 8 years on the Island is what being frugle? 😂😂

good vibes He's gonna get paid wherever he ends up. Does he really want to stay with a team in a rebuild? Since he was drafted? Even if Lou makes all these changes you think everything gets better right away? It takes time for stuff to work itself out.

skyhigh kane, couture, hertl, donskoi, burns are all retiring? this is news

I was thinking the same thing... My sharks get no love

EDPs Toilet east coast bias.

Oof I don’t think he will sign with Montreal. Habs fan here.

Oof it’s confirmed they’re not even talking to him

Josh I know. but sids stupid enough to say it.

Ramrod lol wut

Sharx Shakudo sorry. Meant Nordiques

Ramrod just edit your comment then XD

but he would make much more in endorsements

James Hamlin lmao, money is so much better than endorsements anywhere.

You must not be from Southern Ontario. Leafs players often cut deals with about any ad agency within 200KM (125 miles), usually within the high six- low seven (CAD) figure mark depending on the player.

Guys like Marner/ Matthews are making multi $100,000's for a few commercial and general advertisement deals. Imagine what a hometown guy like Tavares could do.

mushroomroom007 Haha

mushroomroom007 didn't know you had a limit for typing comments

mushroomroom007 tbh i changed it like 2 weeks ago so yea but i don't get the point you're making

I hope the devil's

Robert Roman They didn’t meet with him. With or without him the devils will do just fine

Go Paolo lmao okay rags fan

ThisIsAR19 but man he’d be awesome in Dallas buddy

Nothing wrong with staying on your team. More loyalty and respect in the nhl rather than the NBA.

Dallas has worse D than Islanders and have the worst drafting in the whole NHL. He's not going there.

Andrew Persaud Klingberg, Heiskanen, Lindell, Methot, Johns, Honka. Calling that TOP6 worse than NYI's is very disrespectful

ThisIsAR19 nope

D Junker I doubt that very much. He wanted to stay in Tampa. Talk about Stamkos started much earlier than JT. Toronto scared him, he didn't want endorsements, he was checking salaries not pr work.

Toronto

Nvm lol

Nope.

SIKE

That didn’t age well

Boston wouldn’t be able to resign anyone if they do.

neither would toronto. His 15mill dollar up front theory doesnt work cause it still doesnt even out to be enough money if frontloaded. even if they did that he'd have to be making 9-9.5 annually (not his proposed 7 mill cause that would mean he signed for under 10 mill annually which is unrealistic as hell). Tavares is gonna be looking for 10.5-11.5 million at a minimum imho.

Yup give David krechi the can and bring him aboard .

Same but i also think he might end up in dallas, san jose, or tampa.

Bruins Boy he’s ok / good . Not VERY GOOD as you say .

theres a real chance

Me too!

Joe Blythe he’s being diligent. This is a huge life decision for him and so, even if he’s leaning towards re-signing in NY, he would be doing himself a disservice to not at least consider the other options.

And your wish came true

@@GHOSTSEDITSYT Should have wished for more money lol

Jonathan Zygmunt nice opinion shithead

Sandman I bet you don’t talk to your mother like that...

Stoic historically speaking no high end free agent has ever signed with the Leafs, the same goes with Tavares. The Leafs can not afford him with their new young core.

deonal yes they can

deonal for one year with max salary

BlueBladeNinja lol a year deal lmfao I thought Canadians knew hockey

goodvibes i would think so I just said it’s possible

Robinson Joe They are not a contender with that defense.

skyhigh nope.

Jay Chiniki yes yes yes yes

skyhigh fu lesfs home u ass go leafs go

Jay Chiniki go leafs

Hockey Guy ^^^

This is awkward

@@brandenokal9342 very

LC L why do you hate the isles? To much crushing of Canadian teams in the 80s?

Jared Andrew Montreal so he can lose in a different place lmao