Depends where the Leafs are in the standings at that point.
- Pecafan Fan

I'll predict 10th, 2-4 points out

Thanks Garth, now go change the title of your blog
- Symba007

@SNCaroline Kessel thinks every player looks forward to being a free agent and choosing where you want to play

UHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
- IrishRage

This season will be fun.

so, who ahead of him got injured in which you suggest increased his ice-time from game 12-48?
- Rockhead_37

That'd require me to do more digging, and i'm at work. That's why I had it framed as a hypothetical.

I'll predict 10th, 2-4 points out
- robin_steele264

*waits*


*grabs popcorn*

I'll predict 10th, 2-4 points out
- robin_steele264

No Chance.. I say 4-7

No Chance.. I say 4-7
- IrishRage

1st


Rob Longley ‏@longleysunsport 1m
New #Leafs forward David Bolland. "I think this team is a contender. I don't think it's far off from where chicago was last year."

Caroline Cameron ‏@SNCaroline 16m
Kessel says he thinks every player looks forward to being a free agent and choosing where you want to play.
- Pecafan Fan

Worst case Ontario

And, as the season progressed, he admitted his mistake, as evidenced by the fact that of Franson's final 20 games, he played under 20 minutes only once.

And much of this mistake was based on not really knowing the player. But of course Carlyle has never made that mistake before right?
- mykokes

I thought atoi increased for 2nd and 3rd pairing when Carlyle figured out 28 was
too much Dion.

My caps lock isn't working.....dammit.
- Fakepartofme

It's probably working just fine - you just don't have the strength to push it down.

You need to get to the Dojo, son.

Caroline Cameron ‏@SNCaroline 16m
Kessel says he thinks every player looks forward to being a free agent and choosing where you want to play.
- Pecafan Fan

In layman's terms


$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Come on man, how can you not like what Franson did last year. He was sound defensively and a bonus offensively..sure he was sheltered..we got guys on the 3rd line up front making big bucks...he's a keeper...obviously I wouldn't give him $5m/yr or anything...
- Garnie

I like what he did. That's why I want him to sign.

He performed very well in his role of 3rd pairing dman/PP specialist, and should be paid accordingly.

No Chance.. I say 4-7
- IrishRage

Oh there's a chance

but that doesn't prove anything.... because his toi/g is stell lower than a guy who played 12 games, an the 2 mistakes they tried to play with dion....
and you need to include his first 12 games of sub 15mins per game... because that proves he was 5/6...
- Rockhead_37

He started the season in the 5/6 hole. That I've never argued. But what was the reasoning? For starters, Liles was in the lineup at that point. Did Carlyle have a preseason to see what he had? What was the feedback from the coaches to that point? Wasn't like Wilson used Franson effectively prior to that either. Yet, at some point, say 12 games in for the sake of argument, Franson EARNED MORE ICE TIME. His responsibilities started to increase, and he became a go to guy as evidenced by his ATOI as the season progressed.

If the Leafs truly believed he was a 5/6 guy still, and Carlyle didn't see him as more, do you not think that he would've been moved already? I mean, its not like they wasted time in moving Grabovski.

1st


Rob Longley ‏@longleysunsport 1m
New #Leafs forward David Bolland. "I think this team is a contender. I don't think it's far off from where chicago was last year."
- Pecafan Fan

He's right.













About 8 hours by car.

1st


Rob Longley ‏@longleysunsport 1m
New #Leafs forward David Bolland. "I think this team is a contender. I don't think it's far off from where chicago was last year."
- Pecafan Fan

That's nice of him to say

In layman's terms


$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
- AdamFrench

Offer him a golden island

He's right.













About 8 hours by car.
- Atomic Wedgie

It's all relative.

I'll predict 1st, 2-4 points ahead
- robin_steele264

*fixed*

That's nice of him to say
- robin_steele264

Man do I love training camp!

Caroline Cameron ‏@SNCaroline 16m
Kessel says he thinks every player looks forward to being a free agent and choosing where you want to play.
- Pecafan Fan

This line was planted by his agent. Great negotiating tactic.

I hope

That's nice of him to say
- robin_steele264

were people expecting him to say "We'll fight for a playoffs sot, don't think we're a contender"?

My god, did you just post something to support the fact that Franson's ice time jumped when Carlyle got to know what he had in him? Thanks Frenchie.
- mykokes

5th Dman

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno 16m
Kessel doesn't want to talk contract with Leafs during season. "Yeah I'm sticking to that." #calgarybound
- Symba007

Considering most players leave the negotiating to their agents, he could be telling the truth, and a deal could be worked out during the season.

That's nice of him to say
- robin_steele264

Great...now we can't believe a thing Bolland says.