Honestly, he started fast last year too. When the games get tighter he becomes less noticeable. I've seen it too many times.
- golfingsince

Okay lets worry about that when he goes 11 pts in 25-30games

Exactly. Leafs fans aren't listening to us, but they will be calling him out soon enough.
- Scooby_Doo

It's not like the Leafs are paying him much, who cares?

Entertaining game, for the most part.
How many games will Lupul get suspended for his flying elbow? ... on his team mate...

We seriously need to do something about the shot totals....47 shots...really? Ridiculous.
- ThePresident

Feed kessel

Don't forget killed a lot of penalty minutes....
- jribout

Like I said, I've watched Raymond play for over 400 games. I know exactly what he is as a player. Do I expect him to do a little better in the east? Yes. However, when the games tighten up he generally disappears. He always scores in Calgary however.

Uhhh why?
- Viktory

we need another centre.. he costs 1 million and can play 2nd line for a month... and I do not think he would cost us much.....

Like I said, I've watched Raymond play for over 400 games. I know exactly what he is as a player. Do I expect him to do a little better in the east? Yes. However, when the games tighten up he generally disappears. He always scores in Calgary however.
- golfingsince

Hes a hit and miss i guess, looked pretty good in the beginning and in terms of how he fit with the team. Not sure if he can keep it up though

So the Leafs have Gardiner, Reimer/Bernier, Kulemin, and possibly some prospects worth offering.

Who do the Leafs target as a possible Bolland step in?

Hes a hit and miss i guess, looked pretty good in the beginning and in terms of how he fit with the team. Not sure if he can keep it up though
- Mapleleafs_91

again even at his worsed for 1 million he is at least an average 3rd line player

So the Leafs have Gardiner, Reimer/Bernier, Kulemin, and possibly some prospects worth offering.

Who do the Leafs target as a possible Bolland step in?
- Viktory

Couturier.

we need another centre.. he costs 1 million and can play 2nd line for a month... and I do not think he would cost us much.....
- jribout

He has almost never played center in his career, always been a perimeter winger like Raymond without much else to his game.

You're better off looking at Matthias if you're going down the Florida route.

Again read the whole print son.... I did not bold the is a bad hockey player part..... but for 1 fifth of the salary I would take his production over Kesler's... Oh wait it has only been 15 games so this is a stupid argument unless your comparing Santorelli and Richardson to Bolland and Bozak
- jribout

Bozak has managed a career high of 47pts playing #1 minutes with Kessel as his winger and i'm supposed to do backflips over the guy? Give me a break.

Hes a hit and miss i guess, looked pretty good in the beginning and in terms of how he fit with the team. Not sure if he can keep it up though
- Mapleleafs_91

Were not winning the cup this year so nobody this early... I say we get a cheap quick fix like Boyes to hold us until Bozak gets back an if Bolland injury is bad enough we can either get his replacement at the trade dealine in a good player who is signed for a couple of years or a rental like Stasny.....

Bozak has managed a career high of 47pts playing #1 minutes with Kessel as his winger and i'm supposed to do backflips over the guy? Give me a break.
- golfingsince

Who said anything about back flips.... for the most part Santorelli and Richardson have been belly flops..... So just getting into the pool without hurting himself would make Bozak better

How about signing Peter Mueller to the minimum two way salary and trying to throw him into the center position...has to be better than the other options we currently have.

Couturier.
- ThePresident

My first instinct screams Hertl or Tyler Johnson.

Courtier, Monahan, Barkov etc seem like a stretch.

So the Leafs have Gardiner, Reimer/Bernier, Kulemin, and possibly some prospects worth offering.

Who do the Leafs target as a possible Bolland step in?
- Viktory

Dont you dare ..... Paul Stastny?

How about signing Peter Mueller to the minimum two way salary and trying to throw him into the center position...has to be better than the other options we currently have.
- ThePresident

That's not horrible considering the situation and where he'd be playing.

My first instinct screams Hertl or Tyler Johnson.

Courtier, Monahan, Barkov etc seem like a stretch.
- Viktory

Wont happen, barkov wont happen, monohan wont happen... couts is your best bet and who the hell is tyler johnson?

How about signing Peter Mueller to the minimum two way salary and trying to throw him into the center position...has to be better than the other options we currently have.
- ThePresident

Mats Sundin out of Retirement

Dont you dare ..... Paul Stastny?
- Mapleleafs_91

I'm merely putting it out there

Paul Stastny seems so expsensive tho D=

Hes a hit and miss i guess, looked pretty good in the beginning and in terms of how he fit with the team. Not sure if he can keep it up though
- Mapleleafs_91

Decent depth player, but he was expendable even at $1 million out here. Instead we signed Santorelli for 550K. You have to remember our team currently is missing 3 forwards as well, and our top scoring prospect in the AHL also has been out since camp. Not really any room for Raymond on this team. I don't think he's a bad player and am actually surprised it took him so long to find a team.


Just saying, don't be too surprised if he's already reached 2/5 of his production on the year.

Were not winning the cup this year so nobody this early... I say we get a cheap quick fix like Boyes to hold us until Bozak gets back an if Bolland injury is bad enough we can either get his replacement at the trade dealine in a good player who is signed for a couple of years or a rental like Stasny.....
- jribout

You had me at stastny... but i wouldnt want to keep him as a rental longer term for sure

My first instinct screams Hertl or Tyler Johnson.

Courtier, Monahan, Barkov etc seem like a stretch.
- Viktory

Couturier seems expendable at the moment given the Flyers state of desperation....he's also not producing this season and didn't have that good a season last year either. We could potentially steal him away from the Flyers and have another JVR situation on our hands once he comes into his own.

I'm merely putting it out there

Paul Stastny seems so expsensive tho D=
- Viktory

To acquire or his cap hit? His caphit will change in the summer probably to like 5M max