Dear Eklund,

Phaneuf is not despised by anyone over here. Not sure where you got that one


- bobbyflex

Dear Bobby,

The article is not written by Eklund but by Mike Aguello the Leafs blogger....and yes Phaneuf is despised around the league....

he's nothing special. Should be on the second pairing though.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

agreed

Letting Phaneuf go will definitely come back to haunt the Leafs. Him and Gunner have been really good this year. As for the Leafs being outshot every game this has nothing to do with him. Watch the games and you will see they just like to pass pass pass all the time and often they turnover the puck doing so which results in a shot(s) for the other team. If they could somehow magically get him to sign for 6 mill a year it would be a good deal.
- Babalu88

For any of those who think Franson is ready to take some of Dion's minutes they should realize that most of our Shots Against have come with those 2 on the ice. By far the most.

Well take a guess for cryin out loud, this is all just theory and suppose to be for fun....no?

See I think Cup teams clearing salary for ELC makes perfect sense. If you end up trying to keep all your vets you run into the problem the Canucks and Mike Gillis have. An aging downhill sliding team, that's why they should let Phaneuf walk and give a bigger role to the younger players. Allows them to keep and sign some important guys.
- LeftCoaster

The point isn't keeping ALL your vets, but the ones you feel are the most important for your clubs success...no?

The Leafs are an aging downhill sliding team, so they should let Phaneuf walk? Now you're really reaching...

Dear Bobby,

The article is not written by Eklund but by Mike Aguello the Leafs blogger....and yes Phaneuf is despised around the league....
- Iggysbff

For being awesome and shutting your biotch arse players down... booyah!!!

the oxymoron of fruit...not a drip of deliciousness in those...
- drexel

Well if you live in Alberta theres not a drip of delicousness in anything out here.

How nobody has even mentioned Fuji is beyond me. By far, the best apple out there.
- charlieb83

Galas are my favourite. So sweet and juicy.

How nobody has even mentioned Fuji is beyond me. By far, the best apple out there.
- charlieb83

The best Fuji out there is the one who worked for Super Dave Osborne.

agreed
- clark_griswold

He can just quietly do his thing and i'd be happy with that.. Seems like an insightful guy judging by his interviews

The point isn't keeping ALL your vets, but the ones you feel are the most important for your clubs success...no?

The Leafs are an aging downhill sliding team, so they should let Phaneuf walk? Now you're really reaching...
- systemtool

I said Cup teams....that should tell you I'm not talking about the Leafs

Just using it as an example

Simply put, Dion is not worth anything over what he currently gets paid. He shouldnt be paid as a top 5 five dman in the league.
He cant even crack Team Canada's line up.

Galas are my favourite. So sweet and juicy.
- djamon

for sure an excellent una manzata.. im learning spanish

is he just so-so average? Im not getting the protest
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I don't think he's average at all. I think he has been a big part of Dion's success at shutting down the opposition.

Simply put, Dion is not worth anything over what he currently gets paid. He should be paid as a top 5 five dman in the league.
He cant even crack Team Canada's line up.
- Fakepartofme

Neither can Kris Letang and he's making 56m. Using Team Canada as a measuring bar is pretty silly.

Simply put, Dion is not worth anything over what he currently gets paid. He should be paid as a top 5 five dman in the league.
He cant even crack Team Canada's line up.
- Fakepartofme

When did they pick the team? Must of missed it

The best Fuji out there is the one who worked for Super Dave Osborne.
- systemtool

im just old enough to remember that show.. Id love to get baked and watch that poop right now

i actually disagree with this. Only because we have depth at centre, even though we don't have a #1. We'd get killed if you took dion away and didn't replace him.
- clark_griswold

We would also do some killing of our own if we landed say... Mike Richards, Kopitar, J. Staal etc. I know i know, I just can't let it go.

I don't think he's average at all. I think he has been a big part of Dion's success at shutting down the opposition.
- charlieb83

Agreed. He'll make 6 great little plays then fumble the puck once and he's useless all of a sudden.

I said Cup teams....that should tell you I'm not talking about the Leafs

Just using it as an example
- LeftCoaster

2nd most.

Seriously though, you can't compare an old declining team like the Canucks to the young up and cumming Leafs. They're polar opposites of each other.

We would also do some killing of our own if we landed say... Mike Richards, Kopitar, J. Staal etc. I know i know, I just can't let it go.
- LakesideBlues

Mike Richards...? Really?

Jordan Staal? I thought his myth had been shattered by now.

im just old enough to remember that show.. Id love to get baked and watch that poop right now
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Me too.


Maybe we can smoke enough to the point we can agree the Leafs should let Dion walk and pay Bolland 5 million per for 30 years.

I don't think he's average at all. I think he has been a big part of Dion's success at shutting down the opposition.
- charlieb83

He isn't a top pairing guy, who plays extremely reserved to make it work. At 3+ million, there's better options available for the price.

I don't think he's average at all. I think he has been a big part of Dion's success at shutting down the opposition.
- charlieb83

He's maybe a step above mediocre.. But factor in his experience and injury problems he falls back to average.. but thats just me. i think Rielly is next Salming but im biased

Neither can Kris Letang and he's making 56m. Using Team Canada as a measuring bar is pretty silly.
- djamon

Especially when Bouwmeester has sucked dong for years, and now that he's a Blue, he's Bobby Orrs flawless stunt double. For a nation that prides itself on their hockey knowledge and expertise, they make some really stupid and idiotic decisions. Like, for example, inviting goalies who used to be good, but aren't now, but hey....why the (frank) not? They have experiencesesess!

Neither can Kris Letang and he's making 56m. Using Team Canada as a measuring bar is pretty silly.
- djamon

Well Letang was injured for awhile and is far better than Dion.