Looks like there's interest and talks in resigning them, nothing concrete but it would be nice to see them back as per ~Pierre LeBrun @ The Athletic~
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5516767/2024/05/24/nhl-early-free-agent-rumblings/
Tyler Bertuzzi, Toronto Maple Leafs
There’s mutual interest in Bertuzzi returning to the Leafs, but the team is juggling a few things so it’s not clear if it gets done.
“It’s early, but it’s out there that the Leafs want to re-sign him,” Bertuzzi’s agent Todd Reynolds said Thursday. “We’ll see what happens here. He’s been a top player on the last three teams he’s played with. He’s played on the first line with the best players on each of his last three teams. So he would be coveted on the open market.
“But whether he gets to market or not, time will tell.”
Max Domi, Toronto Maple Leafs
There’s already been a conversation between the Leafs front office and agent Judd Moldaver of Wasserman expressing mutual interest in getting a deal done. But no numbers exchanged yet.
Domi enjoyed his season playing in his hometown. Similar to the Bertuzzi situation, term will be key for the 29-year-old Domi after he settled for one year, $3 million with the Leafs last summer. I would imagine five or six years at between $5 million and $6 million would get it done. But how does that fit in with everything else the Leafs will have to get done this summer?
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We should bring them both back. Love what they bring to the team
Loved Bert and Domi, but we’re in no position to give either of the over 5 per, especially with 5+ term
I love Domi but $5M-6M per year is a bit too much for my liking
Both of you sign a 4×5 and you get an extra mill signing bonus for each round past the first
5×5 for Domi would be a disaster
Domi is basically gone if that’s what he wants. They’re basically taking Marner’s cap if we can move him and we’ll basically be running it back next season without Marner.
Lots of talk of “wait for the playoffs” with Bertuzzi and he didn’t do much.
Man I don’t want Bertuzzi ffs..
Domi 3m x 5 or walk
please no bert. He did terrible in the playoffs. Not worth the price at 5? mill or whatever. 2? 3? ok, but not 5.
I love Domi but he can get fucked if he wants 5 × 6m lmao
trading marner’s $11m is useless if you bring back Domi and marner at 5 each. I’d actually rather keep marner
Domi probably took a discount on his last contract to fit him in, although 5-6 million is pushing it. He scored 9 goals this year, that can’t be shoved aside.
I’d be interested in bringing them both back if the price is right.
I’m curious to see how they would do under a new coach and they picked things up in the second half of the year.
How the fuck does Domi go from $3M for one year to $5-$6M for five years?? He had fifty six points in eighty games last year, forty seven in eighty this year. How is he getting a $2-$3M pay raise plus five years for putting up less points than the previous season, on a better team too.
I just don’t think Bert is cutting it in Toronto, full stop.
Neither of them are must-haves.
Domi is the more valuable of the two but I hate the asking price and term.
I’d laugh in Bert’s face asking for more than 4 mil a year given how he performed.
Domi had 9 goals……9…….theres no defending paying 5-6 million for 5-6 years for that. Insane.
I like Domi but if I’m being honest he’s a bit one dimensional to be throwing so much money at.
He was forced into a top line role due to circumstance but really that shouldn’t be his role. He’s a great passer and has a bit of speed but that’s kind of it.
His salary last year was great for what he is.
The most I would give him is 4.5 for 4 years. I love him but he’s not anywhere near that kind of $6 million dollar player.
Neither of them should get between 5 and 6 mil. If domi gets 6 years it’s gotta be around 4 or less. He had 9 goals and 47 points. Bert had a great couple months at the end of the year getting up to 21 goals, but still only had 43 points. They both bring other things to the table, but that’s not enough for those numbers
Bert is too much of a gamble at the money he will command.
Domi is the one I would be interested in, if the money and/or term align, especially if we’re talking about moving Marner out.
When I first saw the 5-6 million estimation for Domi, I thought that’s a bit high.
Having said that, Domi was really effective with Matthews and if we move Marner, we need to replace his offensive hole somehow.
I think Domi can fill in nicely there as long as it’s not over 5 million. It makes sense *if* we can get Domi at over 60 points playing with Matthews the whole year (though he’s only done this once in his career). Domi only began playing with Matthews later in the year and his points went up quite a bit.
If they want term, the AAV comes down. They wanna get paid, they don’t get term or they can walk.
Domi at $3-4 million AAV is something you do given he can slot in at center. Above that? Probably not a huge
Bert isn’t needed. Knies, McMann, Robertson, Dewar, and Holmberg are NHL caliber forwards, with all but Robertson being usable penalty killers. And if you sign Domi, you are likely playing one of Domi, Nylander, or JT at LW. And you also have Cowan and Miten who may get a look at LW as well this season.
Re-signing Bert would be a bad use of cap space that should be used on the back end.
Anything around 3-4M for Domi is good for me.
I’m not a huge fan of Bertuzzi as his disastrous skating and poor finishing is difficult to watch. There are other players, many cheaper, who can provide the ability to go to the dirty areas of the ice if that’s what we’re looking for.
5-6 for Domi?? Uhhhh.. love the guy… but uhhh-
There’s no chance I’m giving Domi term AND dollars. That’s insane. He’s been on 7 teams in 9 seasons for a reason and it’s because he’s a weird fit in most teams. I like the idea of bringing him back but he’s a weird fit. Hes not a good 3C because he’s bad defensively and he doesn’t seem to make sense as the best player on any line that he’s on so he has to be with the right talent. But at the same time, he’s super inconsistent and tends to become disengaged on the wing. If somebody else wants to give him 5-6 million a year, I’d let him walk, but no one is going to give him that. They should offer him term and security but less dollars, like in the high 2s – low 3s for 6 or 7 years.
It also probably means something that the only one of his contracts that was actually at 5 million or more was in Columbus. Clearly Lebrun is talking to Domi’s agent alone. Although take this news and then sign a contract at 3 million x 6 years and he’s got instant love from the fans.
Domi has been a guy on these short term deals most of his career so if he was willing to take a good pay cut from the 5m/yr or w/e is being floated for more term i would consider it.