You need talent.

Lupul has talent.

A lot of Leafs don't have talent.

The Leafs lack talent.

The Leafs have lacked talent for too long.

We need talent.

Lupul has talent.

So retaining talent just seems like the right thing to do.

Seriously - we need more talent.
- Atomic Wedgie

Signing the talent you do have, seems like a sound idea...... especially when you can get him to sign for a comparable rate.

Exactly the damned if you do part,
- LeafMan

Halifax is now 38 - 4. Mac had a goal and an assist tonight.

But we might find talent if we trade him!
- Feeling Glucky?

Sundin.

Guy couldn't buy love in this city because we traded Clarke for him. Possibly the best player the Leafs ever had, and this city wouldn't stop lobbing poop at him.
- Feeling Glucky?

... I always believed Sundin was an underrated player and consistently defended him. He was completely wasted in Toronto.

Halifax is now 38 - 4. Mac had a goal and an assist tonight.
- bixll

And if we drafted him, the nay sayers would still find something to complain about.

... I always believed Sundin was an underrated player and consistently defended him. He was completely wasted in Toronto.
- Aetherial

The fact that you had to defend him, and that he was underrated proves my point.

Signing the talent you do have, seems like a sound idea...... especially when you can get him to sign for a comparable rate.
- burn

Let's see how he does.

Halifax is now 38 - 4. Mac had a goal and an assist tonight.
- bixll

that's All? slumping is he?

But we might find talent if we trade him!
- Feeling Glucky?

I know! Lupul sucks so bad and is terrible and crappy and has only had one good year.... SO LET'S TRADE HIM FOR A BUNCH OF PICKS!!!

Let's see how he does.
- Aetherial

hell of an idea

I know! Lupul sucks so bad and is terrible and crappy and has only had one good year.... SO LET'S TRADE HIM FOR A BUNCH OF PICKS!!!
- lumlums

The fact that you had to defend him, and that he was underrated proves my point.
- Feeling Glucky?

Not even remotely close.

Are you going to suggest that McCabe Tucker or Lupul are comparable to Sundin?

I have made my point clear. You disagree. Fine. I really don't care enough to argue.

We will see how he does.

... I always believed Sundin was an underrated player and consistently defended him. He was completely wasted in Toronto.
- Aetherial

And the sad thing is that he is exactly what we need right now

Reactions if the Leafs drafted first this year...

McKinnon- "why'd we draft a small soft forward? Isn't Kessel enough?"
Barkov- "why'd we draft a euro, didn't we learn from Sundin?"
Monahan- "toughness over skill, COULDA HAD MCKINNON!"


- Feeling Glucky?

When did Monahan become tough?

I know! Lupul sucks so bad and is terrible and crappy and has only had one good year.... SO LET'S TRADE HIM FOR A BUNCH OF PICKS!!!
- lumlums

Yeah that is exactly what I said.

Is there some reason why people can't stand when someone disagrees with a move they see as very similar to other mistakes the Leafs have made?

And if we drafted him, the nay sayers would still find something to complain about.
- Feeling Glucky?

People will always find something to female dogh about. That why this place is always full of people.

When did Monahan become tough?
- AdamFrench

looks pretty tough to me...

looks pretty tough to me...
- Big_Lightnin

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Yeah that is exactly what I said.

Is there some reason why people can't stand when someone disagrees with a move they see as very similar to other mistakes the Leafs have made?
- Aetherial

cause the same people (often) disagree with every move regardless of the move...

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- AdamFrench

my bad... that's MoYnahan...

Sundin.

Guy couldn't buy love in this city because we traded Clarke for him. Possibly the best player the Leafs ever had, and this city wouldn't stop lobbing poop at him.
- Feeling Glucky?

Well said Gluckster. Sundin is not only among the best Leafs of all time. The fact that Leaf fans kep throwing poop at him, yet he showed his true class by allowing his jersey to be raised to the rafters. Sundin is a 1000% class act. Not his fault that in his latter career with the Leafs that the Leafs sucked.

He was a point per game player last year. Enough with the negativity. He's a 1st liner. On a contending team, he would have a centre.

$5.25 milly may seem high, but name a guy who is better who you could get for less.
- Atomic Wedgie

None of this would really be much of an issue if he had any form of consistency at any point in his career. Love the guy, cant say enough how hes one of my favourite players, but that term has me really nervous. Can he stay be healthy and be this productive at 32, 33, 34, 35? Im not so sure.

Not even remotely close.

Are you going to suggest that McCabe Tucker or Lupul are comparable to Sundin?

I have made my point clear. You disagree. Fine. I really don't care enough to argue.

We will see how he does.
- Aetherial

either i quoted the wrong post, or you didn't see which one i quoted

I was responding to this:

That's an interesting comment.

When have the Leafs had a Crosby, Malkin or Datsyuk? Could this be because they trade away picks and don't sell high, but instead overvalue their own players that aren't winning them anything?
- Aetherial

somebody else responded to the McCabe discussion with the same argument I would have put forward: he had one bad season with us. That's it.

People will always find something to female dogh about. That why this place is always full of people.
- bixll

It is also full of people, apparently, who have a differing opinion.

When did Monahan become tough?
- AdamFrench

have the facts ever stood in the way of people complaining?