Lupul folks, BEAST. Carlyle is smart, when the leafs are down or need that extra goal, he puts the lupul bozak kessel line together just to get it
- Mapleleafs_91

This one is an awesome come at me bro

i think it's a little column a, little column b.. at the end of the day. probably c,d,e,f to.

there's alot of variables a hockey player considers before he signs a contract.. and media fan pressure may be a factor, but it's low on the list from what i've seen. of course.. there's always going to be that one person who just won't go somewhere because of it. but most players have familys, have their own goals, ambitions.. look for best scenarios that benefit their careers.. money obviously.

there's just alot of variables.
- joel878

Surprised with Florida having no tax they wouldn't have more people going there.

This one is an awesome come at me bro



- DoctorNHL

Or this one....

oh absolutely. I wasn't disputing that... just saying it's also a factor. You seemed to be saying it wasn't a factor. It'a one that is emphasized by losing and reduced dramatically by winning.

Winning in a big market is awesome - who wouldn't want to do that? but losing sucks ass.
- Big_Lightnin

i don't think i could argue it isn't a factor..

i think my stance is that there's a long list of factors that come before it. i realize that's a bit of a grey area, but i think it's low on the totem pole at the end of the day.

just my opinion..

I know but I couldn't passed up that joke. I love when he scored today it was awesome. Had that what else did u expect.
- Yeti1181

You know what was even funnier? Kulemin almost missing

Surprised with Florida having no tax they wouldn't have more people going there.
- Yeti1181

back to quality of play...

a player has to factor how their career is going to look for said team, gaining a beneficial contract afterwards may be a challenge if they get buried in a poor scenario.

see komisarek, mike.

i've found it's rare i agree with leaf fans for some reason.. but yeah. we seem to.

my bad if i was a douche canoe. i'm trying to maintain my new polite hockey engaged leaf.
- joel878

This is neither the time nor the place to be polite save that for the real world this is the Internet were you can be what u want to be.

Surprised with Florida having no tax they wouldn't have more people going there.
- Yeti1181

no tax thing isn't what you think it is. No STATE income tax, but still paying federal. Now, nothing to sneeze at, still hundred of thousands to a big name player, but a big name player can easily make that up in local endorsement deals and charity dinners, etc in a market like Toronto or Montreal.

Housing would be a much bigger factor I think (and we're not winning that)

This is neither the time nor the place to be polite save that for the real world this is the Internet were you can be what u want to be.
- Yeti1181

but the bans..

they come so often..

You know what was even funnier? Kulemin almost missing
- Mapleleafs_91

That was the hardest effort I ever seen for an empty net goal.

but the bans..

they come so often..
- joel878

You know what was even funnier? Kulemin almost missing
- Mapleleafs_91

hey now... wasn't this...

Meanwhile, in Toronto....

That was the hardest effort I ever seen for an empty net goal.
- Yeti1181

@markhmasters: Franson on Kulemin's adventure on ENG: 'We were laughing on the bench ... You don't get much more entertainment out of an empty-net goal'

hey now... wasn't this...


- Big_Lightnin

Kudos....

Meanwhile, in Toronto....

- rsj2588

...20 years ago...

you're pretty bad at this

Leino earning his contract yet? heard he had a good game tonight

That was the hardest effort I ever seen for an empty net goal.
- Yeti1181

was pretty funny, iunno how he got that in he like panicked and put it in so fast somehow

was pretty funny, iunno how he got that in he like panicked and put it in so fast somehow
- Mapleleafs_91

ya pucked skipped on him - hit a bump I guess. good hands to knock that in and make it a chuckle instead of worst play of the night

ya pucked skipped on him - hit a bump I guess. good hands to knock that in and make it a chuckle instead of worst play of the night
- Big_Lightnin

So close to being just that ha ha

The only way I trade for Luongo is if it's a Grabovski for Luongo swap. Straight up.

The only way I trade for Luongo is if it's a Grabovski for Luongo swap. Straight up.
- ThePresident

Works for me

The only way I trade for Luongo is if it's a Grabovski for Luongo swap. Straight up.
- ThePresident

Since they need a center and are whining about it, might as well. I wonder what it would cost us to get kesler out of vancouver as well?

Since they need a center and are whining about it, might as well. I wonder what it would cost us to get kesler out of vancouver as well?
- Mapleleafs_91

Too much I would think. I think we looking at a first and b prospect to start with gillis and I don't think he's worth it.

Too much I would think. I think we looking at a first and b prospect to start with gillis and I don't think he's worth it.
- Yeti1181

Yeah thats true, no point in bothering

Since they need a center and are whining about it, might as well. I wonder what it would cost us to get kesler out of vancouver as well?
- Mapleleafs_91

apparently not as much as it would take to get lander out of edmonton
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