Do I look like a mercenary?
- Two_For_Truth

Actually, since you mentioned it......yes!!

Well he was killed on Friday

and he's risen on Sunday





you put it together
- AdamFrench

He was banished to a cave and let out today?

He was banished to a cave and let out today?
- PrinceLH

And if he see's his shadow there's still six weeks left of winter.

Well he was killed on Friday

and he's risen on Sunday





you put it together
- AdamFrench

Sweet Zombie Jesus let's not start that again.

out of curiosity, if buffalo losses today against boston, apparently they are going into sell mode. I wonder what it would cost to get Myers. I doubt they deal him to us but maybe a change of scenery would be good for this kid. I think Buffalo put to much expectations on him, especially after signing that big contract. I wouldn't want to give up Rielly or Gardiner though.

out of curiosity, if buffalo losses today against boston, apparently they are going into sell mode. I wonder what it would cost to get Myers. I doubt they deal him to us but maybe a change of scenery would be good for this kid. I think Buffalo put to much expectations on him, especially after signing that big contract. I wouldn't want to give up Rielly or Gardiner though.
- matt1337

Hopefully they do lose trying to watch the Bruins without cringing right now. I hear he is available, but although he has been struggling, I bet the price would be pretty high. I may give up Gardiner, but at this point I would label Rielly as one of the Leaf's untouchables.

He was banished to a cave and let out today?
- PrinceLH

Symba said he was on the IR and got taken off today..

Hopefully they do lose trying to watch the Bruins without cringing right now. I hear he is available, but although he has been struggling, I bet the price would be pretty high. I may give up Gardiner, but at this point I would label Rielly as one of the Leaf's untouchables.
- celata29

yea they obviously wouldn't want to give him away for nothing. I would just be hesitant to move gardiner in a deal for him considering his struggles these past 2 years.

Phil Kessel for Matt Moulson.
- honesthockey

yeah 29 year old for 25 year old Kessel>Moulson

yea they obviously wouldn't want to give him away for nothing. I would just be hesitant to move gardiner in a deal for him considering his struggles these past 2 years.
- matt1337

Reasonable concern. I don't like the way the Leafs are handling Gardiner right now. If you're going to bring him up, let him play and learn from his mistakes, rather than destroying his confidence by bringing him up and demoting him every other weak. Just my opinion though. Otherwise leave him be and let his find his game in a stable environment.

7 consecutive scoreless first periods for the Bruins

7 consecutive scoreless first periods for the Bruins
- celata29

LOL are the Bruins playing right now!?

LOL are the Bruins playing right now!?
- Leafland

I don't know if I would call this playing, but yeah they're on the ice.

Reasonable concern. I don't like the way the Leafs are handling Gardiner right now. If you're going to bring him up, let him play and learn from his mistakes, rather than destroying his confidence by bringing him up and demoting him every other weak. Just my opinion though.
- celata29

yea i know. honestly i'm not that big on kostka. I would def rather have gardiner playing over kostka. I think if they played gardiner with a more defensive minded partner, instead of liles, his mistakes wouldn't look as bad.

yea i know. honestly i'm not that big on kostka. I would def rather have gardiner playing over kostka. I think if they played gardiner with a more defensive minded partner, instead of liles, his mistakes wouldn't look as bad.
- matt1337

Common sense. That's why we have Hamilton with Chara or Seidenberg. Offensively gifted defenseman needs to be with a stay at home defenseman, especially when they are young. The offense is what will come to them first, defense much later. Until then compensate for that lack of defense.

I don't know if I would call this playing, but yeah they're on the ice.
- celata29

Go Buffalo

Bozak, Gunnarsson, Scrivens for Luongo

Grabovski Holzer for Stastny

MacArthur Kostka for Smid

JVR/Stastny/Kessel
Lupul/Kadri/Kulemin
Komarov/McClement/Frattin
Fraser/Colborne/Orr

Phaneuf/Gardiner
Liles/Smid
Franson/Fraser

Luongo
Reimer
- ThePresident

Why would u over pay for a downgrade at center?

yea i know. honestly i'm not that big on kostka. I would def rather have gardiner playing over kostka. I think if they played gardiner with a more defensive minded partner, instead of liles, his mistakes wouldn't look as bad.
- matt1337

id try him with fraser and see how it goes as the 3rd pairing

Common sense. That's why we have Hamilton with Chara or Seidenberg. Offensively gifted defenseman needs to be with a stay at home defenseman, especially when they are young. The offense is what will come to them first, defense much later. Until then compensate for that lack of defense.
- celata29

yea exactly but fraser is really our only defensive dman and him and franson have played great together so you cant separate them. Even when rielly comes into the league he won't have a defensive dman to play with. thats def something the leafs should be looking to do come the offseason.

side note: guy i want from buffalo is foligno, but doubt they will trade him. would love to have that kid. i think he plays carlyle style hockey

Reasonable concern. I don't like the way the Leafs are handling Gardiner right now. If you're going to bring him up, let him play and learn from his mistakes, rather than destroying his confidence by bringing him up and demoting him every other weak. Just my opinion though. Otherwise leave him be and let his find his game in a stable environment.
- celata29

I think they brought him up thinking he was ready...fans thought he was ready for sure his moron agent thought he was ready...then he played..he's not ready!!!
Practice with the big boys and have him there ready for injury or when someone gets traded....he's not ready though and the last thing the leafs needed was to start losing and head for the 9th or 10th. IMHO

Go Buffalo
- Leafland

I completely understand though.

id try him with fraser and see how it goes as the 3rd pairing
- MetroidPrime

then what happens with franson? he's played good with fraser i don't think they want to mess that up

Go Buffalo
- Leafland

as much as i hate to say it, go boston, i want to face those midgets in the first round