- burn

From NJ.. Surprising.

Mississauga is easily the minor hockey area of the century.

Matt Stajan, Brad Boyes...JASON SPEZZA!

We rolling in the stars.
- AdamFrench

HAHA, OK, you win...

Clarkson is more established and more constant. If Bickell gets 4 how does Clarkson get less than 4?? I think he's 5 at least and Horton is said to be looking for 6.
- burn

Clarkson really hasnt done all that much outside of ONE 30 goal season

Naw, I still think 5 for 5 is as high as it gets for him.

Even at that rate, I do't want the Leafs going down that road. Toronto still has expensive, gaping holes to fill on that team.
- Aetherial

If he gets 5...then its a max deal I bet

Clarkson really hasnt done all that much outside of ONE 30 goal season
- Fakepartofme

Find it hard to believe that Uncle Lou would spend that kind of doe on him Over 7, I doubt it.

Clarkson really hasnt done all that much outside of ONE 30 goal season
- Fakepartofme

Sure ok... And Bickel has?

Find it hard to believe that Uncle Lou would spend that kind of doe on him Over 7, I doubt it.
- bixll

Lou Lam's won't give him that. You see that evil smirk of his after the Schneider deal? He's a cold calculating killer.

Sure ok... And Bickel has?
- burn

Well he was huge in the Stanley cup playoffs...which led to his team winning the cup.


So ya!
He performed at the right time.

He's overpaid as well though

just a few days for some players to cash in their lottery as free agency is set to start at high noon on Friday.

Vinny would be high on my list of UFAs to sign.

Clarkson really hasnt done all that much outside of ONE 30 goal season
- Fakepartofme

sound like Kulemin

sound like Kulemin
- zazzle

Yup and look what Kulemin has done since.




Absolutely nothing!

i will say this, clarkson has been a leaf killer in the past!

sound like Kulemin
- zazzle

Morning everyone.

I don't know a ton of Gauthier, but on paper it looks pretty good. Took some time to watch some pre draft analysis of him and sounds like we got a steal at 21.

anyone actually seen him play?

Clarkson really hasnt done all that much outside of ONE 30 goal season
- Fakepartofme

judging a player from NJ based on their offensive output is like judging a car's speed after racing it with a trunk full of bricks

just a few days for some players to cash in their lottery as free agency is set to start at high noon on Friday.

Vinny would be high on my list of UFAs to sign.
- zazzle

general question - what does everything think it would take to sign LeCavalier?

5M x 3?
5.5M x 2?
or could he be had for less?
or could a one year deal that lets him return to the Bolts (for less of course) be one.. (this would of course be an under the table deal)...

Yup and look what Kulemin has done since.




Absolutely nothing!
- Fakepartofme

Pay more attention to details

judging a player from NJ based on their offensive output is like judging a car's speed after racing it with a trunk full of bricks
- Dozzer

judging a player from NJ based on their offensive output is like judging a car's speed after racing it with a trunk full of bricks
- Dozzer

there's certainly an element of truth to that...

the opposite holds true as well... where players score in offensive systems - and then their stats drop off when they are placed in structured defensive systems.

I'm curious to see how the Sedins "perform" under Tortorella.

And I'm dying to know what the over/under is for the number of games until Torts calls out Kesler for diving.

general question - what does everything think it would take to sign LeCavalier?

5M x 3?
5.5M x 2?
or could he be had for less?
or could a one year deal that lets him return to the Bolts (for less of course) be one.. (this would of course be an under the table deal)...
- BorjeFan4Ever

5-5.5 for 5 was the consensus.
my guess for two would be around 6-6.5
(sorry if this causes a triple post)

Morning everyone.

I don't know a ton of Gauthier, but on paper it looks pretty good. Took some time to watch some pre draft analysis of him and sounds like we got a steal at 21.

anyone actually seen him play?
- dragus84

just youtube videos for me...

but one thing I found particularly interesting.. he had the broken jaw and missed a number of games. the broken jaw would no doubt would have affected his eating and at that size and youth, he no doubt would be affected from an energy perspective.... so good on him for i) more or less playing consistently through that ii) not being a total zero offensively

his results in the u18 were pretty impressive, apparently he was voted/selected as best forward for the Canadians.

might be a gem.

judging a player from NJ based on their offensive output is like judging a car's speed after racing it with a trunk full of bricks
- Dozzer

I like the analogy, but Parise, Kovalchuk, and Elias have managed to do OK there...

Lou Lam's won't give him that. You see that evil smirk of his after the Schneider deal? He's a cold calculating killer.
- AdamFrench

How many games does Marty start this year?

St. Vinny choosing Toronto over Montreal?

Il est inconcevable, c'est une trahison pur, tabarnak!

He wouldn't dare.

there's certainly an element of truth to that...

the opposite holds true as well... where players score in offensive systems - and then their stats drop off when they are placed in structured defensive systems.

I'm curious to see how the Sedins "perform" under Tortorella.

And I'm dying to know what the over/under is for the number of games until Torts calls out Kesler for diving.
- BorjeFan4Ever

what i like about clarkson isnt necessarily his offense.. its the space he would create and his responsibility and intangibles.

i also fakepartofme is right when he says that it would be a mistake to pverpay him

I like the analogy, but Parise, Kovalchuk, and Elias have managed to do OK there...
- Aetherial

which is fair.. but lets take elias for example

in all those years that he has played for them he only has 4 - 30+ goal seasons

imagine what he would of done playing in a more open offensive structure