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IanEsplen
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 11.22.2011

Jul 30 @ 7:24 PM ET
its unconfirmed and not even on the team1040 twitter so its just someone on twitter trying to stir poop up and I mean about the one that he has re-signed, not about gillis being confident that he will, that is legit...
- annoyance_101

Cue @DarrenDreger the Canucks and Tanev are not close and the young defenceman is pissed about it. Hold out likely

LeftCoaster
San Jose Sharks
Location: Shark City, CA
Joined: 07.03.2009

Jul 30 @ 7:33 PM ET
Have you been home for this glorious run of sun?
- 1970vintage

Yes...just back to work yesterday.
Nucker101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 09.26.2010

Jul 30 @ 7:59 PM ET
Cue @DarrenDreger the Canucks and Tanev are not close and the young defenceman is pissed about it. Hold out likely


- IanEsplen


Gillis tried to unload him to the Leafs for a conditional 7th and was turned down by Nonis repeatedly.
A_SteamingLombardi
Location: Systemic failure / Slurptastic
Joined: 10.12.2008

Jul 30 @ 8:09 PM ET
Gillis tried to unload him to the Leafs for a conditional 7th and was turned down by Nonis repeatedly.
- Nucker101

He has requested a trade because Corrado has taken his spot.
djamon
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 05.27.2013

Jul 30 @ 8:22 PM ET
I think you will start seeing a lot more local company deals (excluding the Nike/Reebok etc..). Someone who is buddy buddy with the owner could sign a player for a few million a year and they magically get a deal on their luxury box for the season. The owners will find a way to get around the cap, and the players and agents won't care as long as they are getting paid.
- immature_male


This is insane. I'm not sure how much exactly an athlete would get in a deal with a local company, but I'm willing to bet it's in the 25k range...not "a few million". For that kind of money it would have to be a national campaign with a mega company...like Nike or Coke.
annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 30 @ 8:25 PM ET
Cue @DarrenDreger the Canucks and Tanev are not close and the young defenceman is pissed about it. Hold out likely


- IanEsplen

annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 30 @ 8:27 PM ET
Gillis tried to unload him to the Leafs for a conditional 7th and was turned down by Nonis repeatedly.
- Nucker101


He probably tried to throw luongo in for a conditional pick that was the deal breaker
djamon
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 05.27.2013

Jul 30 @ 8:27 PM ET
Gillis tried to unload him to the Leafs for a conditional 7th and was turned down by Nonis repeatedly.
- Nucker101


Source? He's worth a frigging 7th, so I can't see Nonis turning that down.
IanEsplen
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 11.22.2011

Jul 30 @ 8:32 PM ET
Tanev pool 2013

Cap hit
Term

I call 2yr at 1.375 cap hit.

What do you guys got?
IanEsplen
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 11.22.2011

Jul 30 @ 8:34 PM ET
Source? He's worth a frigging 7th, so I can't see Nonis turning that down.
- djamon


You don't know Nonis

Very likely trying to deal Riemer for Angelo Esposito as we speak
Bluechip23
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 07.22.2012

Jul 30 @ 8:43 PM ET
Tanev pool 2013

Cap hit
Term

I call 2yr at 1.375 cap hit.

What do you guys got?

- IanEsplen


2 yr deal for 1.5 cap hit
1970vintage
Seattle Kraken
Location: BC
Joined: 11.11.2010

Jul 30 @ 8:49 PM ET
2 yr deal for 1.5 cap hit
- Bluechip23


I agree, but with salary higher in year two making the qualifying offer higher for his next contract.
Bluechip23
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 07.22.2012

Jul 30 @ 8:51 PM ET
I agree, but with salary higher in year two making the qualifying offer higher for his next contract.
- 1970vintage


What are the rules again for salary increases for the new CBA. So can he do

year 1 - 1mil

year 2 - 2mil

??

VANTEL
Joined: 07.03.2010

Jul 30 @ 9:02 PM ET
Having said that, I would love to have Bolland lining up on the Nucks as a 3LC....
- chompsey


He's getting old . Hawks were using him 7 min a game in the Finals
pmg2008
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 07.27.2008

Jul 30 @ 9:03 PM ET
Kesler's comparable is Bergeron, not Bolland. And they are comparable, but Bergeron is better.

Bolland is a great 3rd liner who can play 2nd line when necessary and some PP and PK. He put up great numbers in junior, but is not big enough in the NHL, so his game changed.

There will be no big blowup over Luongo. Stop speculating.

Two contradictory tweets on Tanev in this thread; which do we believe?

annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 30 @ 9:12 PM ET
Kesler's comparable is Bergeron, not Bolland. And they are comparable, but Bergeron is better.

Bolland is a great 3rd liner who can play 2nd line when necessary and some PP and PK. He put up great numbers in junior, but is not big enough in the NHL, so his game changed.

There will be no big blowup over Luongo. Stop speculating.

Two contradictory tweets on Tanev in this thread; which do we believe?

- pmg2008


Thank goodness, someone with a brain commenting...

That last thing is very easy to answer, you believe the one that actually exists...the other one does not exist on the team1040 site which is where it was originally supposed to be, therefore its fake, non existent...gillis saying he's confident is the only one that exists on the matter...
djamon
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 05.27.2013

Jul 30 @ 9:46 PM ET
You don't know Nonis

Very likely trying to deal Riemer for Angelo Esposito as we speak

- IanEsplen


Will he have to fly to Esposito's place to convince him to come play you think? Nah...no GM would ever do something THAT pathetic.
annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 30 @ 9:49 PM ET
Will he have to fly to Esposito's place to convince him to come play you think? Nah...no GM would ever do something THAT pathetic.
- djamon


He might have to, I mean the lack of Centre depth on the leafs is pathetic...hell at this point, they may trade for luongo, not to play goal, but play centre...
djamon
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 05.27.2013

Jul 30 @ 9:49 PM ET
Kesler's comparable is Bergeron, not Bolland. And they are comparable, but Bergeron is better.

Bolland is a great 3rd liner who can play 2nd line when necessary and some PP and PK. He put up great numbers in junior, but is not big enough in the NHL, so his game changed.

There will be no big blowup over Luongo. Stop speculating.

Two contradictory tweets on Tanev in this thread; which do we believe?

- pmg2008


I think Kesler's best comp is Mike Richards. Very effective pr!cks.
djamon
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 05.27.2013

Jul 30 @ 9:51 PM ET
He might have to, I mean the lack of Centre depth on the leafs is pathetic...hell at this point, they may trade for luongo, not to play goal, but play centre...
- annoyance_101


And we know Lu'd probably jump at the chance. Heck, he'd do it for free I think at this point.
annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 30 @ 9:56 PM ET
And we know Lu'd probably jump at the chance. Heck, he'd do it for free I think at this point.
- djamon


ya because everyones jumping at the chance to play for cheap for the maple leafs...ask tyler bozak and david clarkson
bloatedmosquito
Vancouver Canucks
Location: The Clit Whisperer
Joined: 10.22.2011

Jul 30 @ 10:00 PM ET
Will he have to fly to Esposito's place to convince him to come play you think? Nah...no GM would ever do something THAT pathetic.
- djamon


How about announcing to the media that he's flying to a player's home country with a self proclaimed wheelbarrow of cash only to land and find out he (they) were signed. Now THAT's pathetic.
annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 30 @ 10:02 PM ET
How about announcing to the media that he's flying to a player's home country with a self proclaimed wheelbarrow of cash only to land and find out he (they) were signed. Now THAT's pathetic.
- bloatedmosquito


Not to mention, the kessel debacle, sure he's good, but he will NEVER live up to that trade...and Burke will always be responsible for that
VANTEL
Joined: 07.03.2010

Jul 30 @ 10:03 PM ET
I think Kesler's best comp is Mike Richards. Very effective pr!cks.
- djamon



Did someone call?
djamon
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 05.27.2013

Jul 30 @ 10:03 PM ET
ya because everyones jumping at the chance to play for cheap for the maple leafs...ask tyler bozak and david clarkson
- annoyance_101


Interesting...because both guys you mentioned took less than market value to sign in Toronto. We didn't need to coax them with 12 year contracts either.

Good luck with that by the way.
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