I'm guessing he just didn't want to play here orrrr tax implications...
- Aaron_85

or he's a greedy rat bastard

Nonis is a (frank)ing twit.
- Not_Stee

- Dozzer

ROBIDAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every team that misses the playoffs go in the lottery for top pick. Re think your post.
- LeafMan

Sorry I have to get specific: bottom 5. That good enough?

We sign Grabo and Handzus and your going to jump?
- mykokes

Grabo would never come back and yes, I would.

http://nesn.com/2014/07/r...ttocks-of-police-officer/

- Dozzer

It's nice to see Howard Hessman is still getting work...

Bottom line is we are all but guaranteed a lottery pick. There were no good FAs out there, but the lack of trades ensures bottom 5 for sure. Even with the east and our division getting worse, its the same central core with less depth (didnt think it possible). Im not a pessimist, just a realist.
- clark_griswold

So, being a realist, you think that a team that missed the playoffs because of poor defensive play, lack of passion, and losing their #1 goalie to injury, that has now improved their defense, and added guys who play with lots of energy, is going to be worse than they where last year(3rd best in the east prior to losing Bernier)- to the point where they are guaranteed a lottery pick.

Yup. Realistic.

My thoughts exactly?
- LeftCoaster

You guys got all the ugly Swedes

I'm guessing he just didn't want to play here orrrr tax implications...
- Aaron_85

I think he has won two Cups, has been injured 80% of the time and really wants to get his money before he's on LTIR for the end of his career.

Grabo would never come back and yes, I would.
- AdamFrench

if carlyle was gone, just maybe

kulemin-grabo-clarkson

http://nesn.com/2014/07/report-claude-giroux-arrested-after-grabbing-the-buttocks-of-police-officer/
- big_dion

some people just can't take a joke

There's still like 90 days before the puck drops.

Plenty of time to make panic moves that in the end hurt the team long-term.
- Pecafan Fan

Fixed that for you.

Made it much more Leafy.

You guys got all the ugly Swedes
- Canada Cup

Alien Swedes yes!

if carlyle was gone, just maybe

kulemin-grabo-clarkson


- big_dion

the HATE line lol

who will get more points:

komarov
frattin
clarkson

will any of them get over 30 points?
- big_dion

I'll say frattin.

Komarov and Clarkson will be a nasty duet.

if carlyle was gone, just maybe

kulemin-Suarez-clarkson


- big_dion

Fixed

Komorav, Ott and Clarkson would either be super awesome or a huge pile of donkey poop as a line

Fixed that for you.

Made it much more Leafy.
- Atomic Wedgie

Hopefully, it is avoid dumb expensive splashes on day 1 and start picking up cap related trades or secondary signings from here on in.



Hopefully

Third line of Komarov-Ott-Clarkson? That would piss me off before I even got on the ice.
- iTOLDu

Stolen from yesterday : KOC line

Have a feeling nonis will just miss getting the O.

Bottom line is we are all but guaranteed a lottery pick. There were no good FAs out there, but the lack of trades ensures bottom 5 for sure. Even with the east and our division getting worse, its the same central core with less depth (didnt think it possible). Im not a pessimist, just a realist.
- clark_griswold

Oh ffs, give it a rest with this crap.

We're all ready a better team and draft day was 5 days ago....

So Kewl Lemon is not coming back with the Leafs?

Komorav, Ott and Clarkson would either be super awesome or a huge pile of donkey poop as a line
- PinkSock

Clarkson
Ott
Komarov

I wonder if we could come up with a catchy acronym to describe that line...

Fixed
- AdamFrench

nice to have you back in land

So Kewl Lemon is not coming back with the Leafs?
- Pea-Brain