NHL Rumor: Toronto Maple Leaf and Anthony Stolarz continue to work on expansion
Toronto Maple Leaf and Anthony Stolarz walk back and forth on contract extension
SportsNet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas in 32 Thoughts: Podcast – Welcome to the NHL, a kid’s episode on Toronto Maple Leafs, Anthony Stolarz is committed to completing a contract extension before the season begins. They can agree on a three-year or four-year agreement, what numbers can they look at?
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Friedman: “I have some lead fans reaching out, I mentioned on the Toronto radio. I think Stralz and Leafs are walking back and forth. I think when they started, there was a pretty wide gap there and I do believe it was a little narrow.
Both Kypreos and Justin (Bourne) say they aren’t crazy about being with him. And I don’t think the terminology is going to be a problem here. I think, in my opinion, it could be three to four years. I think the problem is this number.
And you know, the challenge in Toronto is that Stolarz does have a lot of leverage. He said he didn’t want this season to enter, so his approach was a bit exploitable. Another leverage he has is that he can bet on himself when there are really no other goalkeepers.
Like, see how many of these goalkeepers are starting to get locked. (Jeremy) Sweman, locked up. Oettinger, locked. Spencer Knight, locked up. ”
Bukauskas: “(Dustin) Wolf.”
Friedman: “Yes, Wolf is locked up. He’s farther from UFA, but you, you, you’re in the market, you’re in the market, I know where you’re going.
You know, Strars has it, if he is willing to bet on himself, he has leverage. Don’t forget that such a person is a jumping person. He is used to uncertainty.
So I still think they come back and forth. When both teams walk back and forth, when both sides walk back and forth, the two teams look as much as the two teams, to me, there is one there willing to make an agreement there. But I always look at the people it is willing to take away, and they can take more opportunities to benefit. In this case, this could be the player. Because if Stolarz had a big year, then Toronto either had to choose, so we had to pay him more than we asked for, or he walked and we had to go find someone else. ”
Bukauskas: “We talked about this a while ago, but given his age, it is now a comparison for him.
I mean, you know where Wall is, just over 3.6 (million). They did something, maybe in that north, right? ”
Friedman: “Yes, for me, the longer the term, the lower the number.”
Bukauskas: “Of course.”
Friedman: “Like, I have to think we’re somewhere between a quarter and a five-year-old here. Unless they’re gone, if they’ve been gone for over five years, I think it’s probably less than that, just don’t believe that’s where we’re going here.”
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