those chronic groin issues certainly do creep up on a guy
- Dozzer

Hell yeah they do and all those guys will just be like "lol i uno legs hurtz" *sips mai tai* *applies tanning oil*

I can't remember who it was but like the Flames or Blackhawks sent a guy home a few years ago with "injuries" but it was more like cap relief for us and here takes ur moneyz.

sorry?
- Colin Dambrauskas

what i am suggesting is that the lombardi move was not only to free up roster space, but to make room cap wise for a certain high profile player

He's still a terrific goaltender and if the Canucks could muster more than like 1.33 goals a game in the playoffs their last 2 series this conversation would've even be a thing.
- DTF69

For sure...I didnt blame the Cup loss on Lu...

Hell yeah they do and all those guys will just be like "lol i uno legs hurtz" *sips mai tai* *applies tanning oil*
- DTF69

hahaha the tanning oil....

thats the trick.

heres my ultimate leafs lineup, theyd of course have to trade for some of these players

tootoo-rosehill-orr
scott-avery-parros
carcillo-janssen-torres
gilles-konopka-cooke

if we got all these guys on one team, they would beat the hell out of the other team and score a ton of goals
- wingz4life

Pretty sad that's what ya had to resort to.

23 Man Roster for Leafs that i think will be:

Kadri
Kessel
Lupul
Grabo
Kul
Mac
Steckel
Brown
Mcclement
Bozak
Frattin
Komi
Franson
Phaneuf
Scrivens
Reimer
Gunner
Gardiner
Liles
Holzer
JVR
Connolly
Kostka

what i am suggesting is that the lombardi move was not only to free up roster space, but to make room cap wise for a certain high profile player
- Dozzer

methinks it was an "incase Gillis comes back to earth" move...but also realizing how many players the Leafs have in their bottom six right now, too. Connolly is next...hes not a Carlyle kinda guy.

methinks it was an "incase Gillis comes back to earth" move...but also realizing how many players the Leafs have in their bottom six right now, too. Connolly is next...hes not a Carlyle kinda guy.
- Colin Dambrauskas

yeah i agree. find a home for connolly is nonis' next task.

that being said...

moving lombardi?

nonis is one for one

I think the last time Kadri passed the puck was 1983.
- systemtool

Have you seen him play on the leafs powerplay with phaneuf and all those guys? Excellent setter, trust. Has very good vision

hahaha the tanning oil....

thats the trick.
- Dozzer

See! My leg is all discoloured or something!

Or he "fails" his physical and is suspended by the team to Florida to think about what he's done for 3 years until his contract is out.

Have you seen him play on the leafs powerplay with phaneuf and all those guys? Excellent setter, trust. Has very good vision
- Mapleleafs_91

I was mostly joking. I agree with his vision and hands. Its just that I get really annoyed when he holds on to the puck too long sometimes and tries to do everything on his own.

For sure...I didnt blame the Cup loss on Lu...
- Colin Dambrauskas

Not at all the whole team collapsed. Two shutouts is impressive. However 8-4-5-4 goals against in 4 loses not so much. If Luo could've shut the door in one of those he'd have a ring.

See i dont like when people say that.

Tim Thomas was older 37-39 years old and he still owns.

Same goes with kipper older than luu, and brodeur, even nabby doesnt do that bad at his age.
- Mapleleafs_91

broduer hall of famer... lou has tons of games under his belt......
those goalies mature late, bottom line. Big lou fan, but I don't see him being this level for years to come

yeah i agree. find a home for connolly is nonis' next task.

that being said...

moving lombardi?

nonis is one for one
- Dozzer

for sure!...I recall having a conversation with a certain HB ref who felt he was an immovable player...wish I could remember which one it was though....

connoly back to buffalo to play with grigorenko and score 200 points

I think the last time Kadri passed the puck was 1983.
- systemtool

something is (frank)ed up here.

kadri with the knights .. he was all about play making... and worthy of his draft position...

it worries me that maybe he's trying too hard to be the star player... maybe he's become frustrated.. i dont know.. he seems to try too hard to be "the guy"

if he could only let go of that.

Lol

I'm scared.

Lombardi creates cap space..... Which means ....
- Dozzer

Not Luongo, but maybe Tim Thomas, Huet, Rolo? S*^T Mike Liut, Peter Ing??

I was mostly joking. I agree with his vision and hands. Its just that I get really annoyed when he holds on to the puck too long sometimes and tries to do everything on his own.
- systemtool

Yeah but thats at an AHL level. He kind of plays different with the leafs. He doesnt shoot as often he usually passes

EDIT: When i went to a couple of games last year when he was on the roster, he played exceptionally well, and brought a whole attitude of toughness as well. I remember when they faced the sabres and he checked regehr down. Regehrs a big boy at 6'3 226 pds, he was all over the ice that game finishing his checks, etc. And leafs won that game. He is getting there, hes gunna be good

heres my ultimate leafs lineup, theyd of course have to trade for some of these players

tootoo-rosehill-orr
scott-avery-parros
carcillo-janssen-torres
gilles-konopka-cooke

if we got all these guys on one team, they would beat the hell out of the other team and score a ton of goals
- wingz4life

...

They'd be on the PK for 59 minutes a game!

See! My leg is all discoloured or something!

Or he "fails" his physical and is suspended by the team to Florida to think about what he's done for 3 years until his contract is out.
- DTF69

really?

thats your sales pitch?

connoly back to buffalo to play with grigorenko and score 200 points
- wingz4life

Grigs is the Russian Evgeni Malkin.

connoly back to buffalo to play with grigorenko and score 200 points
- wingz4life

Or send him back to the islanders for a 7th rounder. Dont they need players

connoly back to buffalo to play with grigorenko and score 200 points
- wingz4life

Or send him back to the islanders for a 7th rounder. Dont they need players

alright lads....I popped in to make a few edits to my blog and stayed a little longer than anticipated. Gotta work nice n early


Cheers

Scores 3 goals in intra-scrimmage game. 1st line center.
- peddy-93

I get hyped on this guy every year, i hope he does well now for the simple fact that if he doesn't he'lll be traded for lou