Nope they won't, same as the kings......

btw, how can you be that touchy after having your team just won the cup

Teams don't usually win two years in a row with the amount of parody in the league. Multiply that with the fact that most teams have a cup hangover and that's all I'm saying. Enjoy your cup win and stop whining.
- Sheppy99

Now that right there is some funny stuff!

As long as the Leafs are letting in less than 3 goals a game, and Kadri(a piece Gillis insists upon) is putting the puck in the net, TOR isn't happening.

My money's on either PHI or NJ.

PHI because Bryz won't get it together, and NJ, because they desperatly need a replacement for Marty
- AngryWhiteMale

Bryz is playing well in this early season, and my money is on that we won't take another albatross contract if we do buyout Bryz at some point.

Brodeur is signed for 2 more seasons, NJ just went to the finals. I don't see how "desparate" they are until after the 2013-2014 season. Thanks for coming out.

@NHLSourcesSay
#Stars #Flyers #Avalanche #Oilers all contacted #Canucks regarding Luongo, Main piece for each team, Benn, Couturier, O'Reilly, Gagner...
- PatC80

If Gillis gets ANY of those players straight up for Lou.. GM of the year, crown him.

I don't believe a thing that sources guy says anyways...

vancouver would have to give up alot for any intelligent GM to decide to trade for that contract...and why would they when come summer they can just buy him out. loungo is going nowhere

so on take 2.. you're going to openly stand by the idea that schneider playing well against la changes 3 years of suspect goaltending when it counts?

this shouldn't be difficult to understand. take 2 was a gift.. not an opportunity to reaffirm your same dumbass point.
- joel878

It certainly changes the notion that suspect goaltending by both is the reason they've lost every year in the past 3 years. That's just the facts speaking for themself. I'm not saying their goaltending was stellar in the previous 2 years but to make a blanket statement like that is erroneous.

If Gillis gets ANY of those players straight up for Lou.. GM of the year, crown him.

I don't believe a thing that sources guy says anyways...
- Rocktane

Agreed. No way they get any of them in return

Worth a billion dollars I d say that's pretty relevant
- Yeti1181

Worth a billion hmmm? Is that what everyone cares about now? Who gives a poop about the product you put on the ice? No. When you go to a game, you go to see what the team is worth, not the game. Congrats leaf fans. You are the best.

If THAT is what leafs fans are holding onto now, if that is what gets them through the day, then I pity them.

Bryz is playing well in this early season, and my money is on that we won't take another albatross contract if we do buyout Bryz at some point.

Brodeur is signed for 2 more seasons, NJ just went to the finals. I don't see how "desparate" they are until after the 2013-2014 season. Thanks for coming out.
- Rocktane

from what i saw of bryz, i think he has been doing a great job. once healthy philly will be an beast in the east.

It certainly changes the notion that suspect goaltending by both is the reason they've lost every year in the past 3 years. That's just the facts speaking for themself. I'm not saying their goaltending was stellar in the previous 2 years but to make a blanket statement like that is erroneous.
- Canuckleafer

then we're more or less on the same page. its irrelevant how well schneider played against the kings. it really is. did he win the series? i wouldn't say he lost it. championship teams typically a goalie who won them a few games. see quick, jonathon.

vancouvers goaltending situation is more a part of the grand scheme. overall reasoning why the franchise is totally (frank)ed. they may be worse off than the pre lockout leafs. should be a fun summer to not be a vancouver fan.

Now that right there is some funny stuff!
- 1970vintage

The leafs are a (frank)ing joke, and it's so funny to see the fans scratch and claw for any argument possible that they aren't.

when you're openly bragging about it, it gives the contrast that you're considering it to be success. people don't typically openly promote things that are deemed average to mediocre at best.

as it stands now, you're going to need to cut salary to wipe your hands of the ending contracts.. and ice 9 forwards 5 defenceman and a goalie for 2014. they buying out ballard? that's not going to clear enough either.

you're prospect pool is a joke. you really think you have a whole lot in kassian? as opposed to hodgson? high five. rielly is not that far off from corrado? i immediately understand how this corrado thing has become such an open joke. YOU need to do some research sir. frattin is better than all 3.. ashton most likely will be as well. there's still an outside shot that colbourne will be. matt (frank)ing finn is better than corrado. get a clue man!
- joel878

For how sh!tty the Leafs have done for the past dozen years there is no excuse not to have a great pool of talent on your farm. You wanna come at me with such attitude and high and mighty prospect pool, and you come out bragging about Ashton, Frattin, Colborne and Finn. Give me a fu(king break. You call the Canucks prospect pool sad and a joke, yet the Leafs have a joke of talent there as well, with hardly anyone guaranteed to make it in the bigs. Losers get high draft picks every year right, so why don't the Leafs have elite talent and prospects.

For how sh!tty the Leafs have done for the past dozen years there is no excuse not to have a great pool of talent on your farm. You wanna come at me with such attitude and high and mighty prospect pool, and you come out bragging about Ashton, Frattin, Colborne and Finn. Give me a fu(king break. You call the Canucks prospect pool sad and a joke, yet the Leafs have a joke of talent there as well, with hardly anyone guaranteed to make it in the bigs. Losers get high draft picks every year right, so why don't the Leafs have elite talent and prospects.
- moondawg

They are the biggest hockey market though. So that makes them important.

For how sh!tty the Leafs have done for the past dozen years there is no excuse not to have a great pool of talent on your farm. You wanna come at me with such attitude and high and mighty prospect pool, and you come out bragging about Ashton, Frattin, Colborne and Finn. Give me a fu(king break. You call the Canucks prospect pool sad and a joke, yet the Leafs have a joke of talent there as well, with hardly anyone guaranteed to make it in the bigs. Losers get high draft picks every year right, so why don't the Leafs have elite talent and prospects.
- moondawg

we've had two 5th overall picks since 2008.. you wealth of knowledge you.

you clearly have a lack of understanding of what's in the leafs system. mark owuya is projected to succeed more at the nhl level than any prospect not named eddie lack in the vancouver system. i do believe he's a solid third on toronto's prospect chart in goal, and barely top 10 in the entire franchise.

that's also if you don't include gardiner, kadri, and komarov.. who are playing in the nhl.

it's really not even close. but hey! i hear corrado is a lock for the 2018 olympic team. why even care about what the leafs have?

The leafs are a (frank)ing joke, and it's so funny to see the fans scratch and claw for any argument possible that they aren't.
- Deadmau55

Yeah, I was actually laughing at his use of the word parody.

"Given the level of parity in the NHL the Toronto Maple Leafs still manage to be a parody of an NHL team."

Ok? You are a bigger market then we are? No (frank)ing poop Sherlock.
- Deadmau55

Well if you knew the answer than why did you need to ask the question?

As long as the Nazmainian Devil remains a leaf

then we're more or less on the same page. its irrelevant how well schneider played against the kings. it really is. did he win the series? i wouldn't say he lost it. championship teams typically a goalie who won them a few games. see quick, jonathon.

vancouvers goaltending situation is more a part of the grand scheme. overall reasoning why the franchise is totally (frank)ed. they may be worse off than the pre lockout leafs. should be a fun summer to not be a vancouver fan.
- joel878

No doubt Quick was great, but the LA d really didn't get the credit they deserved. I don't know the stats, but I'm sure the scoring chances were significantly greater for the Kings. A lot of the Canuck shots came from far away.

Sure the window is closing on this current Canucks team. I wouldn't go as far to say that the team is (frank)ed.

For how sh!tty the Leafs have done for the past dozen years there is no excuse not to have a great pool of talent on your farm. You wanna come at me with such attitude and high and mighty prospect pool, and you come out bragging about Ashton, Frattin, Colborne and Finn. Give me a fu(king break. You call the Canucks prospect pool sad and a joke, yet the Leafs have a joke of talent there as well, with hardly anyone guaranteed to make it in the bigs. Losers get high draft picks every year right, so why don't the Leafs have elite talent and prospects.
- moondawg

i never liked that kessel trade from the moment it happened. boston was handcuffed and toronto gave them full value on that deal.

Yeah, I was actually laughing at his use of the word parody.

"Given the level of parity in the NHL the Toronto Maple Leafs still manage to be a parody of an NHL team."
- 1970vintage

Well if you knew the answer than why did you need to ask the question?
- Sheppy99

You wana talk about income and revenue fine. You win. Congrats. Shame they don't make an award for that. What about the product you put on the ice? Your players? How's that going? Well at least you have that income!

Worth a billion dollars I d say that's pretty relevant
- Yeti1181

Or how about the fact that the league would crumble without the Leafs' revenue sharing dollars.

So (frank)in' tired of paying for other teams' superstars, allowing teams like the Panthers to offer season ticket package with an average of $7 per game +++ and even allowing charity case franchises like Phoenix to even exist.

Despite the poopty product that the Leafs have iced in recent years, there isn't a team more relevant team than Toronto, like it or not.

Yeah, I was actually laughing at his use of the word parody.

"Given the level of parity in the NHL the Toronto Maple Leafs still manage to be a parody of an NHL team."
- 1970vintage

atleast they actually look like a team this year and not a bunch of spare parts. although its only been 2 games.

No doubt Quick was great, but the LA d really didn't get the credit they deserved. I don't know the stats, but I'm sure the scoring chances were significantly greater for the Kings. A lot of the Canuck shots came from far away.

Sure the window is closing on this current Canucks team. I wouldn't go as far to say that the team is (frank)ed.
- Canuckleafer

i would.. but it really is an outside perspective.

your cap situation for next season reaks. it's quite possibly worst in the nhl.

sedins are off the books next season.. are they going to want to re-up for a window that is clearly closing?

there really isn't a whole lot of bright spots in your prospect system.. don't believe the hype on corrado. it really is internal in vancouver.. and that's it.

5 of your blueliners are signed for over 4.2 mil a season.. with the earliest going to come off the books in 2015.

that's if we throw the current goaltending situation aside.

yes.. i believe the canucks really are (frank)ed.

Is it possible that the other team is Boston? and the other player is Thomas and his caphit?...or the NYI and Dipietro?...or TB and Lecavalier?..

another source, an excellent source familiar with this, just confirmed to me that Toronto is the ONLY team even close to a deal, and that the Canucks are claiming a deal is on the table with the Flyers but have already said they won't do the one thing the Flyers require...taking back Bryz. this a game
- Eklund

HAHAHA... Ek even us as the fans know this is nothing but a game Gillis is playing by himself..Is he really that stupid as to think Nonis is going to buy into this crap and then suddenly up his offer or for that matter give in to Gillis and give him what he want's..Seriously he needs to dump Lou now and take whatever the best offer he has on the table..To keep playing the same game over and over again is not helping him a bit..I understand he is trying to get something decent so he wont look like a complete idiot for giving him that contract in the first place but when will reality set in for him.