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Leafs Geeks Podcast – The Jake Gardiner Dilemma
By Ian Tulloch
Jul 23, 2018, 07:30 EDTUpdated: Jul 22, 2018, 23:25 EDT
Totally_Offside from Hockey Twitter joins us this week to break down what the Leafs should do with Jake Gardiner.
As always you can find the podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play, and most other podcast apps.
1:27 – Introducing Toronto’s options.
4:47 – Keeping Gardiner as an “own rental”
17:01 – Trading Gardiner for assets (that you’d then flip for a RHD)
43:25 – Keeping Gardiner and re-signing him.
59:50 – Wrapping things up.
4:47 – Keeping Gardiner as an “own rental”
17:01 – Trading Gardiner for assets (that you’d then flip for a RHD)
43:25 – Keeping Gardiner and re-signing him.
59:50 – Wrapping things up.
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Toronto Maple LeafsTeam Cap Summary
Cap Summary
2026-27
2027-28
Projected Cap Hit
$106,752,382
$106,752,382
Projected Cap Space
-$2,752,382
$6,747,618
Current Cap Space
-$2,752,382
$6,747,618
Active Players
23/23
24/23
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