yeah.. look at the work stability he found since leaving toronto

good argument
- Dozzer

Cause he was 28 yrs old for 6 straight years right?

Nobody ages

yeah.. look at the work stability he found since leaving toronto

good argument
- Dozzer

You mean after Janssen broke his head?

Doesn't he have his name on the cup, btw?

I was being sarcastic
sorry should have put a winky or smiley face
- senstroll

but the leafs moved him...for a good return at the time

something is not adding up
- senstroll

Ding ding ding

People say once he gets over 23 minutes he gets tired, blah, blah blah, well most of the top minutes guys play more, etc.. Suter and they do just fine, Phaneuf gets lazy, plain and simple.
- LeafMan

This is very true.
If the D corps is going to be built around him, well he needs to be able to go the distance once in a while

People say once he gets over 23 minutes he gets tired, blah, blah blah, well most of the top minutes guys play more, etc.. Suter and they do just fine, Phaneuf gets lazy, plain and simple.
- LeafMan

To be fair, guys like Suter can make a pass when pressured, and as a result the shifts they play are not spent running around their own end and fighting battles down low.

I don't know how many times I have wanted to throw my television through the window when Dion circles back behind his net, gets caught by an opposing forward and then blindly throws the puck around the boards hoping Kessel will one day win a defensive battle for the puck at the hash marks.

Cant wait for Toronto to sign Dion to an extension, and then get rid of Ranger. It'll be hilarious seeing all the crying

like whom?
- Dozzer

Campbell when he went Ufa, Jbo.

Hell McCabe

Funny thing is, despite Kaberle being a thousand years older and out of his prime, he still managed to sign a 3 year deal for the exact same money... inflation say what? not even once...

ThTs the problem though. There is no replacement available, and if there was, it would be better to have them both
- Big_Lightnin

Fine get both, but I only want Dion to play when he is pissed off. Should let Lupul shoot at him for a few practices.

Cant wait for Toronto to sign Dion to an extension, and then get rid of Ranger. It'll be hilarious seeing all the crying
- jbold

Suicide watch, I believe the Ranger lovers said...

This is very true.
If the D corps is going to be built around him, well he needs to be able to go the distance once in a while
- Fakepartofme

maybe if he had a partner with 2 functioning hips, and forwards that would mind their duty in the defensive zone, he wouldn't get tired out as fast?

Funny thing is, despite Kaberle being a thousand years older and out of his prime, he still managed to sign a 3 year deal for the exact same money... inflation say what? not even once...




- SofaKingBored

Were the teams that signed him happy that they paid that. No.

Suicide watch, I believe the Ranger lovers said...
- SofaKingBored

It still baffles me how people try and rip Phaneuf, but those same people will stick up for Ranger like there's no tomorrow.

Campbell when he went Ufa, Jbo.

Hell McCabe
- Big_Lightnin

Corrected now, but I liked the use of McCabe as a verb.

but the leafs moved him...for a good return at the time

something is not adding up
- senstroll

Biggs, John Micheal Liles, and calgary's 4th round pick next year

so an AHLer not making much noise.. a cap anchor (according to some of you) and a 4th

WHAT A RETURN

Cant wait for Toronto to sign Dion to an extension, and then get rid of Ranger. It'll be hilarious seeing all the crying
- jbold

Not crying, disappointment in the Leaf management, I don't think it is the way to go. As I said, he is most likely to resign, I think it is a mistake, my opinion.

Campbell when he went Ufa, Jbo.

Hell McCabe
- Big_Lightnin

i'd take campbell or jbo over mccabe any day

Were the teams that signed him happy that they paid that. No.
- bixll

Regret after signing an Unrestricted Free Agent is a common feeling amongst NHL GM's... so your point means nothing...

It still baffles me how people try and rip Phaneuf, but those same people will stick up for Ranger like there's no tomorrow.
- jbold

phaneuf makes 6 million dollars more jbold.

either you cant do math or you have no understanding of how money works

i'd take campbell or jbo over mccabe any day
- Dozzer

Just remember that the point of the NHL is to win the cup. Not the 1st overall.

Don't be the Oilers.

Cant wait for Toronto to sign Dion to an extension, and then get rid of Ranger. It'll be hilarious seeing all the crying
- jbold

the options all suck

pay him 7+ million or trade him for a mediocre return that will never be the value he brings.

in the off chance you could swindle a GM into getting a top 5 pick that in 5 years will be a top 6 or top pairing d ...then you win..eventually

unless people think that removing dion and adding nothing for the few seasons is a positive... then carry on

It still baffles me how people try and rip Phaneuf, but those same people will stick up for Ranger like there's no tomorrow.
- jbold

A one year 5th or 6th d-man at 1 mil comparing to a potential 5 plus year 7 mil d-men, think about it, let it sink in.

i'd take campbell or jbo over mccabe any day
- Dozzer

But we're talking kabwrle, and they both made more than him, for the same or less production.

Jbo today is much better than Jbo from 6 yrs ago.

At the time, Jbo's career best season was almost as good as kaberles career average

Me too... Didn't hear it
- Big_Lightnin

Maybe he was talking about the truck you lent him.. ?