Showcasing him for the imminent Loungo trade.
- Tee-Dot

Burke got fired, so I wouldnt doubt it

Burke got fired, so I wouldnt doubt it
- jbold

I think u are wrong...


No trade means Burke got fired because he was going to trade for Luongo and MLSE stopped him..

- Tee-Dot

take that

I think u are wrong...


No trade means Burke got fired because he was going to trade for Luongo and MLSE stopped him..
- Fruitcakenipple

I doubt that was the reason

But they will love u long time.


- Fruitcakenipple

Who's your Daddy, say it..!

I doubt that was the reason
- Yeti1181

I think u are wrong...


No trade means Burke got fired because he was going to trade for Luongo and MLSE stopped him..
- Fruitcakenipple

Lebrun says it was the other way around

Who's your Daddy, say it..!
- bixll

Mr. Rinne?

Lebrun says it was the other way around
- jbold

John Shannon was certain the trade was gonna go down as soon as the lockout ended..


It hasn't happened ..One thing change and it was that Burke was no longer the GM..

Lebrun says it was the other way around
- jbold

Wrong.
Burke simply wasn't fired because of any trade he wanted or did not want to do.

Its been said it had to do with him brushing off the the ownership group during meetings and coming across that he was more important than they were.

No more drafting forwards and defence just goalies will eventually get a super goalie that can score from center ice
- Yeti1181

the best thing to do is get a goalie in the later rounds as them seem to really have the best chance. If you go through every team this is how it looks:

Anaheim- Hiller, signed as free agent
Boston- Rask, 1st rd, 21
Buffalo- Miller, 5th rd, 138
Calgary- Kiprusoff, 5th rd, 116
Carolina- Ward, 1st, 25
Chicago- Crawford, 2nd, 52
Colorado- Varlamov, 1st, 23
Columbus- Mason, 3rd, 69, Bobrovsky, free agent
Dallas- Lehtonen, 1st, 2
Detroit- Howard, 2nd, 64
Edmonton- Dubnyk, 1st, 14
Florida- Theodore, 2nd, 44
Los Angeles- Quick, 3rd, 72
Minnesota- Backstrom, free agent
Montreal- Price, 1st, 5
Nashville- Rinne, 8th, 258
New Jersey- Brodeur, 1st, 20
New York I- Nabokov, 9th, 219
New York R- Lundqvist, 7th, 205
Ottawa- Anderson, 3rd, 73
Philadelphia- Bryzgalov, 2nd, 44
Phoenix- Smith, 5th, 161
Pittsburgh- Fleury, 1st, 1
San Jose- Niemi, free agent
St. Louis- Halak, 9th, 271, Elliott, 9th, 291 (the best goalie duo last year, both 9th rd)
Tampa- Lindback, 7th, 207
Toronto- Reimer, 4th, 99
Washington- Holtby, 4th, 93, Neuvirth, 2nd, 34
Winnipeg- Pavelec, 2nd, 41
Vancouver- Luongo, 1st, 4, Schneider, 1st, 26

of 30 teams, 8 have starters who were drafted in the 1st round (26.7%), 4 starters from the 2nd round (13.3%), 3 from the 3rd round (10%), 1 from the 4th round (3.3%), 3 from the 5th round (10%), none from 6th round (0%), 2 from the 7th round (6.7%), 1 from the 8th round (3.3%), 2 from the 9th round (6.7%), and 3 from free agency (10%). Exactly 50% have come from the top 3 rounds, and 50% from 4 on with free agency. But, many would that of the top 5 goalies in the league (Lundqvist, Rinne, Quick, Miller, Price) 3 of the 5 are drafted 5th round or below, with 1 in the 1st round and 1 in the 3rd round.

Maybe a little more, but definitely not a lot more. They would be getting a player back they could potentially build their team around. Especially enjoying his entry level deal.
- systemtool

probably not more than the Canucklehead wack-jobs have been suggesting for "he who shall not be named"...

and can we include "unholy goalie" in the deal... to get him out of town?

Why the tower? That's an iconic staple of our skyline.
- Tee-Dot

meh, we lost the Richard measuring contest to Dubai.

And they're (frank)ing circumcised.

John Shannon was certain the trade was gonna go down as soon as the lockout ended..


It hasn't happened ..One thing change and it was that Burke was no longer the GM..
- Fruitcakenipple

John Shannon is a complete douche.
He was talking out of his @ss.

John Shannon was certain the trade was gonna go down as soon as the lockout ended..


It hasn't happened ..One thing change and it was that Burke was no longer the GM..
- Fruitcakenipple

Because Gillis is trying to get more out of Nonis

Wrong.
.
- Fakepartofme

Hm. Nah. I'll listen to Lebrun and Elliotte Friedman.

John Shannon is a complete douche.
He was talking out of his @ss.
- Fakepartofme

Yeah you can tell anytime his lips are moving he's lying

But they will love u long time.


- Fruitcakenipple

Ellis - "Well, get it in there!"
Sedin - "I AM IN THERE!"
Ellis - "Oh, just thought I had some gas"

Ellis - "Well, get it in there!"
Sedin - "I AM IN THERE!"
Ellis - "Oh, just thought I had some gas"
- As_I_See_It

Dear God

John Shannon is a complete douche.
He was talking out of his @ss.
- Fakepartofme

Now that i got it started...I'm bailing on it....

Whenever the Leaf brass think of trading for a goalie only one word should be spoken in the meeting room,

TOSKALA and if there is a section motion for the trade, RAYCROFT that should deter the talk.
- LeafMan

They always put slogans on the dressing room walls.
They should put NAMES on the boardroom walls!

Dear God
- Yeti1181

*Tips hat to Yeti*

Anything exciting going on?

This whole draft should be spent drafting centers. We've got enough defense and a logjam in net anyways.

If a winger is far and away better than the available center, fine, go with him.

I love the confidence of leafs fans, who haven't made the playoffs or been relevant for almost the last 10 years. You guys can get all the offence you want but if you can't keep the dam puck out of your net then you have NOTHING!! Luongo has a way better track record then any goalie you have had in years.

Keep your damn goalies and we will run with Schneids and Lou. Then when you miss the playoffs for another year, we will see who is laughing.
- nkryska

okay then.

I would suggest to you the following:
1) calm down
2) the vast majority of the Leaf fans are "dying to get Luongo" mainly because of his age - and the perception that his play will begin to decline
3) calm down and proceed with Lou and Schneider - please
4) Nonis will lose his job if he sells the farm for Luongo or any other overpriced aging player
5) the noise that makes it sound like Toronto is dying to acquire Luongo is all generated by the media - mostly Know-little-to-nothing doinks like Simmons.
6) Vancouver's ability to deal Luongo is directly related to the ridiculous asking prices that Gillis is "apparently" putting out there. He- Gillis apparently wants a return that would be the equivalent of a 26 year old just reaching his prime goalie - not a aging keeper with a NTC and a ridiculous contract.
7) calm down

Why are Canuck's fans so interested in the Leaf's fortunes? Is it because they are really closet Leaf fans OR because they know it is the only team that "might" have the ability to take on the ridiculous contract?

And why do Canuck's fans always bad mouth Leaf prospects - and then ask for all of them in trade scenarios?