Someone with no offense and willing to travel
- Bigzby

LOL ... 8th isn't a bubble team...
- Fruitcakenipple

Actually it is. Bubble teams are teams that barely make it, or barely miss it.

LOL ... 8th isn't a bubble team...
- Fruitcakenipple

Am I misunderstanding the term "bubble team"?

LOL ... 8th isn't a bubble team...
- Fruitcakenipple

Well if they can be successful for the first 65 games like last season. And then decide to win 5 of their remaining 17 games (about 28%), they can make the playoffs.

Connor mcmapleleaf
- senstroll

William NyISlander

Someone with no offense and willing to travel
- Bigzby

Am I misunderstanding the term "bubble team"?
- Jeffmt

For the 1st overall pick??

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
2 yrs, $5 mil per for Vrbata to Canucks.

For the 1st overall pick??
- Fruitcakenipple

A bubble playoff team.

Connor McDavid is projected as a potential franchise-altering player at the top of the 2015 draft.
The 2015 NHL draft class contains four elite prospects, although there is a clear separation between Connor McDavid and the next three players. The draft is being promoted as a "superdraft" comparable to 2003, but I think that's a stretch at this point. There are still plenty of question marks on plenty of prospects, as talented as they may be, which is why projecting a draft's strength when most of the players are 16 years old is extremely difficult.

For now, the draft class generally looks strong, mostly due to a very strong top end, but we'll have to see how these guys progress over the next six to eight months before I declare the class as anything more than that.

A bubble playoff team.
- Jeffmt

Ya it was close..

Hockey Buzz Eklund @Eklund
When @JoshRimerHockey spoke to Vrbata earlier he didn’t think he would sign tonight. just proves how quickly things change this time of year


That or he said "Like i'm telling this guy something imp"....

Looks like the Leafs are all in on the Connor McDavid sweepstakes. So we signed none of our UFA's, picked up a 37 year old journeyman defenseman, to tutor Rielly and Gardiner and we didn't change any of the core pieces. We kept Carlyle and didn't move up in last weekends draft. That sure sends a signal to the Leafs fan base that we're going to compete for the playoffs.

Looking at teams that finished behind us, last year, I see us weaker and them stronger. Outside of Ottawa, all of those teams strengthened themselves. So our top 4 centres are:

1. Bozak

2. Kadri

3. Nobody

4. Nobody

Our backup goalie is a disgruntled James Reimer and we have no assistant coaches......brilliant moves Shanahan! I love it! Maybe now we can finally draft a franchise centre and start actually building a core of young talent.

Not being rude but we need to roll 4 "good" lines. He looked good playing 4 mins a night he won't playing 10-12.
- Bigzby

as per http://www.nhl.com/ice/pl...tm?id=8473942&view=splits

he averaged 10:22 per game

Looks like the Leafs are all in on the Connor McDavid sweepstakes. So we signed none of our UFA's, picked up a 37 year old journeyman defenseman, to tutor Rielly and Gardiner and we didn't change any of the core pieces. We kept Carlyle and didn't move up in last weekends draft. That sure sends a signal to the Leafs fan base that we're going to compete for the playoffs.

Looking at teams that finished behind us, last year, I see us weaker and them stronger. Outside of Ottawa, all of those teams strengthened themselves. So our top 4 centres are:

1. Bozak

2. Kadri

3. Nobody

4. Nobody

Our backup goalie is a disgruntled James Reimer and we have no assistant coaches......brilliant moves Shanahan! I love it! Maybe now we can finally draft a franchise centre and start actually building a core of young talent.
- PrinceLH

29 other teams didn't move up.

And since the season starts tomorrow were royally screwed....

Looks like the Leafs are all in on the Connor McDavid sweepstakes. So we signed none of our UFA's, picked up a 37 year old journeyman defenseman, to tutor Rielly and Gardiner and we didn't change any of the core pieces. We kept Carlyle and didn't move up in last weekends draft. That sure sends a signal to the Leafs fan base that we're going to compete for the playoffs.

Looking at teams that finished behind us, last year, I see us weaker and them stronger. Outside of Ottawa, all of those teams strengthened themselves. So our top 4 centres are:

1. Bozak

2. Kadri

3. Nobody

4. Nobody

Our backup goalie is a disgruntled James Reimer and we have no assistant coaches......brilliant moves Shanahan! I love it! Maybe now we can finally draft a franchise centre and start actually building a core of young talent.
- PrinceLH

Let us get you a tissue.

as per http://www.nhl.com/ice/pl...tm?id=8473942&view=splits

he averaged 10:22 per game
- matt1337

So he played 10 and it seemed like 4

So he played 10 and it seemed like 4
- Bigzby

for a 4th liner he chipped in 4g 5 a in 28 games. not bad for 10 mins a night. not like we should be expecting more production from 4th liners then that as well

Let us get you a tissue.
- Garnie

Naw......keep it for yourself.....your palm sisters will appreciate the gesture!

Naw......keep it for yourself.....your palm sisters will appreciate the gesture!
- PrinceLH

Sorry Garnie...

4 Mill offered for Legwand ? No thanks!

From the Toronto Star:


Leafs’ depth chart


FORWARDS


James van Riemsdyk/Tyler Bozak/Phil Kessel

Joffrey Lupul/Nazem Kadri/David Clarkson

Matt Frattin*/Peter Holland*/Leo Komarov

Frazer McLaren/Carter Ashton*/Colton Orr


Getting looks: William Nylander, Frederik Gauthier, Greg McKegg, Josh Leivo, Tyler Biggs


DEFENCE

Jake Gardiner*-Dion Phaneuf

Morgan Rielly-Cody Franson*

Roman Polak-Stephane Robidas

Getting looks: Stuart Percy, Petter Granberg, Andrew MacWilliam, Viktor Loov


*restricted free agents


GOAL


Jonathan Bernier

James Reimer



That fourth line: Culture change!!! This is tank nation stuff.
- fifty__missions

this lineup to me seems soft.

for a 4th liner he chipped in 4g 5 a in 28 games. not bad for 10 mins a night. not like we should be expecting more production from 4th liners then that as well
- matt1337

Ok you've convinced me.

this lineup to me seems soft.
- cnixon15

Franson is #4 d-man ?? U think thats ok?

4 Mill offered for Legwand ? No thanks!
- Cfser

Where did hear that?