Nah trade the pic.
- Fakepartofme

Trade it in a package for a good young 2nd line center with top line potential.

I agree, but realistically, we dont have and arent going to get someone better.
- markmark

Joe Thornton baby!

I wish.

Trade it in a package for a good young 2nd line center with top line potential.
- Feeling Glucky?

If possible...why not!

Lupul-Kadri-Kessel
JVR-Grabo-Briere
Frattin-Colborne-Kulemin
?-Mcclement-Orr
- markmark

Nice ...is the 2014 Draft a strong one?

Jesus, who are you? And what have you done with Fakepartofme?
- walshyleafsfan

Meaning?

2 things...

1- I'm not arguing Bozak is a top line center, or that the Leafs should keep him... he's a 2nd/3rd line center, who would be nice to keep under 4 mil.

2- You can't seriously compare Steckel to Bozak.
- Feeling Glucky?

I am willing to read the stats that support Bozak as a #1 center. Someone should be able to provide something to show he improves Kessel and Lupul/JVR if thats the case.

i havent seen that yet. I just read people say hes good at faceoffs, has chemistry with Kessel and is a good checker.

From what i can see Grabovski is a bettter option for #1

Yeah but if you do not give the guy a chance, how do you know how we will play? Everytime i saw him play those preseason exhibition games, he played pretty good, always wondered why he was never given a chance. You got to give some of our young guns a chance to prove themselves
- Mapleleafs_91

Yes of course, I concur.
But you cant give too many a chance all at once.
It depends on what direction the leafs are going.

So other than Phaneuf, Gardiner, Franson and Fraser, we have too many average defensemen?

If they can add someone to play with Dion and/or reduce minutes for Dion they will be in good shape.

Leafs G/A went from 15th to 8th last year. They are on the right track
- Canada Cup

Thanks mcclement

Trade it in a package for a good young 2nd line center with top line potential.
- Feeling Glucky?

Center aside, Flames are looking for more prospects/picks and are shopping players....any interest in Cammy?

Yes of course, I concur.
But you cant give too many a chance all at once.
It depends on what direction the leafs are going.
- Fakepartofme

Well if the leafs actually found a guy to play with phaneuf, would be nice to have something like:

_______ Phaneuf

Gardiner Franson

Fraser Blacker


I wonder if ference can handle top line minutes? He would be an excellent addition on defense i would think, even what dozzer said with ron hainsey could be a nice addition as well? I don't think liles would fit the role next to phaneuf, those guys would pinch way too much with that line always getting caught

Thanks mcclement
- Mapleleafs_91

Thanks magical considering his TOI was 18th on the team and lower than all defensemen including Komi.

Point is the Leafs defense corps made significant improvements under Carlyle last year but they need to add another piece

no doubt.

I'm in southern Alberta. Medicine Hat. Definitely not as much money, but housing is pretty cheap here compared to the rest of Alberta. Nice city to. Moved here from the east coast about 8 years ago, and wouldn't even think of going back.
- joel878

Yeah, its a bit too country for me, but its a nice town. We were there last year when my brother came over as he had friends that he wanted to visit. Its perhaps a bit too quiet for my liking though!

will NYI enforce Tim Thomas' last year of his contract?
or let him be a UFA?

if he's a ufa, wonder if he would be good to back up reimer?

Thanks magical considering his TOI was 18th on the team and lower than all defensemen including Komi.

Point is the Leafs defense corps made significant improvements under Carlyle last year but they need to add another piece
- Canada Cup

Thank you carlyle, for turning franson into a beast but yeah carlyle really turned this team around BIG TIME, coach of the year, all the other coaches can bow down to his superiority

I am willing to read the stats that support Bozak as a #1 center. Someone should be able to provide something to show he improves Kessel and Lupul/JVR if thats the case.

i havent seen that yet. I just read people say hes good at faceoffs, has chemistry with Kessel and is a good checker.

From what i can see Grabovski is a bettter option for #1
- senstroll

He doesn't. The Bozakians will tell you Kessel has put up his best numbers playing with Bozak ....and he's good at faceoffs. The CommonSensians realize that Kessel was going to put up those numbers with or without Bozak.

If Bozak is the Defensive Straw that stirs that line ....than why is that line a minus at the end of every year? If you want to get a really good defensive centre to play with Kessel - fine, do it. But Bozak isn't even that. He's a below average second line centre who plays video games with Kessel at night.

will NYI enforce Tim Thomas' last year of his contract?
or let him be a UFA?

if he's a ufa, wonder if he would be good to back up reimer?
- zazzle

Does he need armed backup? If so, yes!

will NYI enforce Tim Thomas' last year of his contract?
or let him be a UFA?

if he's a ufa, wonder if he would be good to back up reimer?
- zazzle

Didn't thomas say hes not coming back to the NHL

Nice ...is the 2014 Draft a strong one?
- The Law

So dropping Bozak and upgrading Macarthurs spot drops this team to a high draft pick?

will NYI enforce Tim Thomas' last year of his contract?
or let him be a UFA?

if he's a ufa, wonder if he would be good to back up reimer?
- zazzle

The Islanders will not 'toll' Thomas' contract, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports

Didn't thomas say hes not coming back to the NHL
- Mapleleafs_91

reports say he was taken a year off

don't know if he will return or not.

The Islanders will not 'toll' Thomas' contract, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports
- senstroll

so he'll be a ufa ....

reports say he was taken a year off

don't know if he will return or not.
- zazzle

No i meant after that, i thought i saw or read something regarding the year coming up that he said he will not make a return, that hes done

Either way we are getting bernier apparently, so you can cross out thomas

No i meant after that, i thought i saw or read something regarding the year coming up that he said he will not make a return, that hes done
- Mapleleafs_91

I read somewhere he may have interest in coming back.

And he clearly has issues with american politics. maybe he wants to come to toronto to get away from it.

Highly doubt it though. and not sure u want a headcase like that mentoring

Well if the leafs actually found a guy to play with phaneuf, would be nice to have something like:

_______ Phaneuf

Gardiner Franson

Fraser Blacker


I wonder if ference can handle top line minutes? He would be an excellent addition on defense i would think, even what dozzer said with ron hainsey could be a nice addition as well? I don't think liles would fit the role next to phaneuf, those guys would pinch way too much with that line always getting caught
- Mapleleafs_91

Letang-Phaneuf
Gardiner-Gunnarsson
Franson-Fraser

So dropping Bozak and upgrading Macarthurs spot drops this team to a high draft pick?
- markmark

They need to get better/stronger down the middle. Colborne hasn't shown he can excel in the AHL yet ....let alone centre an NHL checking line.

I was being a little tongue n cheek but seriously I don't get why we don't aspire to something much better than Kadri-Grabo-Colborne centreing the top 3 lines.