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Edit: Just going through your posts here, and nice try. Non-Leaf fans don't post in threads only involving Leafs. "Jeff Carter to TO" " Burke to meet Howson in NY" "Ducks ready to deal" Yup, uh huh.
My username is simply my name given to me at birth. It surely doesn't cry "Leafs fan"
My username is simply my name given to me at birth. It surely doesn't cry "Leafs fan"
Really? It sure does. "Luke" and a badly spelled version of Kulmein. Which team are you a fan of then? Your a fan of another team who posts on the Leafs board, in Leaf threads, and creates Leafs threads just for a laugh?
Really? It sure does. "Luke" and a badly spelled version of Kulmein. Which team are you a fan of then? Your a fan of another team who posts on the Leafs board, in Leaf threads, and creates Leafs threads just for a laugh?
Its my first and last name combined buddy. Jets fan here
Bernier isn't even putting up pretty numbers playing for a top defensive team, no way the Leafs are going to give up that much for him, that 1st could end up being a lottery pick, would much rather sign Harding in the offseason.
Its my first and last name combined buddy. Jets fan here
Haha this is a pretty funny exchange.
I don't know about how I feel giving up Stastny in the first deal, but I'm not as big a Phaneuf-hater as some... I think you make him a #2 D with Erik Johnson in a town without much of a spotlight, and he could be quite a bit more effective. Currently the cap isn't an issue either, though I'm not sure off-hand how many more years Phaneuf is signed for.
Komi - 4.5 million cap hit for two more years...yikes. Burke
Phaneuf - 6.5 million cap hit for two more years. About 2 million over-paid.
Lombardi - 3.5 million cap hit for one more year. Burke
Connolly - 4.75 million cap hit for one more year. Burke
JM Liles - 3.875 million cap hit for four more years. Burke
Leafs have around $58 million committed to salary next year, very little wiggle room. No team is going to trade for these players with their current salaries and NTC's.
The best way to retool the Leafs to is watch the Marlies playoffs, evaluate the players and see if Kadri, Colborne, Ashton, and Holzer could play on the big club the next year.
If they can you get rid of Komi, Lombardi, Connolly, Armstrong, Liles and maybe even Lupul however you can.
The issue is the total lack of veteran leadership on the team. So not only do you have to clear this logjam, you need to bring in guys like Arnott or dare I say Saku Koivu to kind of mentor the kids.
Komi - 4.5 million cap hit for two more years...yikes. Burke
Phaneuf - 6.5 million cap hit for two more years. About 2 million over-paid.
Lombardi - 3.5 million cap hit for one more year. Burke
Connolly - 4.75 million cap hit for one more year. Burke
JM Liles - 3.875 million cap hit for four more years. Burke
Leafs have around $58 million committed to salary next year, very little wiggle room. No team is going to trade for these players with their current salaries and NTC's.
Only going to defend Phaneuf and Lombardi.
Phaneuf is still an effective point producer.
Lombardi is on his first season back from a potential career ending concussion, missed the offseason completely and just kinda wandered onto the team after not playing for a complete season. I'd give him another year before saying he's complete garbage. That said if people want him I could see Toronto tossing him simply because there' s alot of people knocking on the door from the Marlies.
Trade John-Michael Liles, Nazem Kadri and the Leafs' first round draft pick of 2013 to the Los Angeles Kings for Jonathan Bernier and Kyle Clifford.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA has to be one of the worst trades ive seen in a long time.
You want to give up a NHL ready #7 overall pick in kadri, a top4 dman who took a discount to stay and was on pace for 60pts, and another first rounder for a 3rd liner and MAYBE a solid goaltender?
You talk like Kadri is some type of sure thing and Bernier is a big question mark. Kadri is so "NHL ready" that he cant crack one of the worst rosters in the NHL.
The question is simple: does Burke believe in the core? If so, then he'll build around it obviously and hope things gel. If not...you're in deep trouble.
The best way to retool the Leafs to is watch the Marlies playoffs, evaluate the players and see if Kadri, Colborne, Ashton, and Holzer could play on the big club the next year.
If they can you get rid of Komi, Lombardi, Connolly, Armstrong, Liles and maybe even Lupul however you can.
The issue is the total lack of veteran leadership on the team. So not only do you have to clear this logjam, you need to bring in guys like Arnott or dare I say Saku Koivu to kind of mentor the kids.
No its not entirely that, they dont have any center depth. And Kadri and Colborne are not leading you to any promise land.
Trade Dion Phaneuf and Tyler Bozak to the Colorado Avalanche for Paul Stastny and the Bruins' second round draft pick of 2012.
Trade John-Michael Liles, Nazem Kadri and the Leafs' first round draft pick of 2013 to the Los Angeles Kings for Jonathan Bernier and Kyle Clifford.
Trade Luke Schenn and the Leafs' second round draft pick of 2012 to the St. Louis Blues for Chris Stewart.
Buyout Tim Connolly
First round pick: Filip Forsberg, Alex Galchenyuk, Mikhail Grigorenko or Nail Yakupov
Resign Nikolai Kulemin three-year contract for $8.4 million
Resign Matt Frattin two-year contract for $2 million
Resign Jay Rosehill one-year contract for $600,000
Resign Cody Franson two-year contract for $2.4 million
Resign Ben Scrivens two-year contract for $1.6 million (Two-Way Contract)
Resign Marcel Mueller one-year contract for $1.1 million (Two-Way Contract)
Resign Simon Gysbers one-year contract for $900,000 (Two-Way Contract)
Resign Korbinian Holzer two-year contract for $1.8 million
Sign Justin Schultz two-year contract for $1.75 million
Sign Kent Huskins one-year contract for $1.2 million
Sign Matt Carle four-year contract for $20 million.
Sign Paul Gaustad three-year contract for $8.4 million.
Waive Matthew Lombardi
Joffrey Lupul - Paul Stastny - Phil Kessel
Clarke MacArthur - Mikhail Grabovski - Chris Stewart
Nikolai Kulemin - Paul Gaustad - Colby Armstrong/Matt Frattin
Mike Brown - David Steckel - Kyle Clifford
Matt Carle - Carl Gunnarsson
Justin Schultz - Jake Gardiner
Cody Franson - Mike Komisarek/Kent Huskins
Jonathan Bernier
James Reimer
Dion Phaneuf & tyler bozak for a 2nd and .03 ppg increase in the top line center possition... your off your rocker my friend.
a 22 year old under achieving dman + 35 overal for a 26 year old under achieving forward? I mean i dont get it. Schenn has 21 points this season and stewart has 29... is an additional 8 points and a lesser amount of physicality worth the 35th overal pick?
Dont even want to comment on the leafs kings trade. Lets wait 3 years and finally have our prospect ready to go, just to trade him for some more projects?
Might be the price you gotta pay for a top young goaltender. He's not a proven starting goaltender but their is not a lot of selection out there. Let me know if you have any other suggestions.
Suggestions...
Post on the Leafs board first, where we will tell you that your proposals are all poor, to horrible, and thus save all Leafs fans the embarrassment of being guilty by fanbase
