And why would the Leafs want to trade Kadri anyway???
- Pecafan Fan

It is the trade scenarios here, people want to include him in every trade. Let him develop and grow with the team.

Yeah, Ennis, Gerbe and Skinner won't make the NHL next year as well.
- LeafMan

It's not his height, obviously a shorter player (St Louis) can make the NHL although he has legs the size of tree trunks.

Nylander just doesn't have the body mass or muscle required to play a regular NHL schedule.. but hey if you want another RNH stick boy that gets injured every year he's your man

I made my point, you don't trade a gifted centre for a defensive centre, never.
- LeafMan

completely agree.
but personally, i'm not sold that Couturier is a defensive centre as opposed to a 2-way centre.

It's not his height, obviously a shorter player (St Louis) can make the NHL although he has legs the size of tree trunks.

Nylander just doesn't have the body mass or muscle required to play a regular NHL schedule.. but hey if you want another RNH stick boy that gets injured every year he's your man
- Mr_Smokey

that guy... might have been rushed.

completely agree.
but personally, i'm not sold that Couturier is a defensive centre as opposed to a 2-way centre.
- DoubleDown

He may be then it changes but as of right now, I would not do it, I know people will counter with O'Reilly but he is what you speak of.

It is strange. If you just look at Kadri's career thus far, isn't that what you want for a top ten draft pick? Or people say the Leafs should keep draft picks, and develop them over several years with patience, like Detroit has often done. Isn't that exactly what's happening with Kadri?
- Zezel

i think Kadri has developed fine for a 7th overall. if a 7th overall becomes a solid #2 centre, you take that all the time. because that 7th pick could have been Mike Komisarek or Jack Skille.

Kadri should stay.

Nylander making the team this season would be cool, only cause we all have pretty modest (some of us even lower) expectations for this year so it'd be awesome to have something to oooh and aaaah about.

But because he came from the SEL, and gets auto eligibility for the A, it just makes so much more sense to give him Top 6 minutes there and a year to fill out more.

Nonis has done a great job setting us up for next year cap-wise, and Ny's EL can slide for the next 2 years anyways.

IMO, he's a 10% chance to make it this year, 75% next year and 99.99% the following.

Nylander making the team this season would be cool, only cause we all have pretty modest (some of us even lower) expectations for this year so it'd be awesome to have something to oooh and aaaah about.

But because he came from the SEL, and gets auto eligibility for the A, it just makes so much more sense to give him Top 6 minutes there and a year to fill out more.

Nonis has done a great job setting us up for next year cap-wise, and Ny's EL can slide for the next 2 years anyways.

IMO, he's a 10% chance to make it this year, 75% next year and 99.99% the following.
- mcleafs

I think that will be for Rielly this season.

MY COFFEE!!!! ITS GONE COLD!!!!
- Dozzer

Have a pint

It is strange. If you just look at Kadri's career thus far, isn't that what you want for a top ten draft pick? Or people say the Leafs should keep draft picks, and develop them over several years with patience, like Detroit has often done. Isn't that exactly what's happening with Kadri?
- Zezel

Kadri is exactly what he was projected to be.... a 50-60 pt player.
He needs to learn to play defense, but he's still young. The only way you trade him is if he is packaged for a better center. Other than that, you keep him. No sense creating a hole to fill a hole

Have a pint
- LeafMan

Does a tall boy = pint?

Kadri is exactly what he was projected to be.... a 50-60 pt player.
He needs to learn to play defense, but he's still young. The only way you trade him is if he is packaged for a better center. Other than that, you keep him. No sense creating a hole to fill a hole
- Fakepartofme

yup

I think that will be for Rielly this season.
- TonkaPhaneuf

and Rob Ford

And why would the Leafs want to trade Kadri anyway???
- Pecafan Fan

bad attitude, not a RC player, sucks defensively, not at #1 center.

might be missing some

i think Kadri has developed fine for a 7th overall. if a 7th overall becomes a solid #2 centre, you take that all the time. because that 7th pick could have been Mike Komisarek or Jack Skille.
- DoubleDown

Yeah, pretty much. I think some fans think if a high draft pick isn't Giroux out of the box that it's a failure, but Giroux is the exception. Kadri so far gives indications of being a legit 2nd line NHLer, which for a 7 pick is a successful outcome.

bad attitude, not a RC player, sucks defensively, not at #1 center.

might be missing some
- senstroll

Habs fan, brown skin, coke problem...

and Rob Ford
- Pea-Brain

He could sure change the culture in the leafs locker room

Kadri is exactly what he was projected to be.... a 50-60 pt player.
He needs to learn to play defense, but he's still young. The only way you trade him is if he is packaged for a better center. Other than that, you keep him. No sense creating a hole to fill a hole
- Fakepartofme

Makes sense

Habs fan, brown skin, coke problem...
- DoubleDown

oh those are good ones too

he is also fat and lazy

That's not evolving the game. That's knee jerk changing the rules every couple of years to fix a perceived problem that's not even really a problem.
- JohnFergusonJr

That's something I hate about the NHL. Stupid knee jerk changes like the trapezoid brought in just because goalies started using curved sticks and learned to shoot the puck better.

That's something I hate about the NHL. Stupid knee jerk changes like the trapezoid brought in just because goalies started using curved sticks and learned to shoot the puck better.
- TML60

the delay of game/puck over the glass rule has to go. it just has to.

Habs fan, brown skin, coke problem...
- DoubleDown

Please don't spread rumours of our players using cocaine... unless you've seen him or joined him these are malicious lies.

the delay of game/puck over the glass rule has to go. it just has to.
- DoubleDown

Hate that one too.

Double minor for diving, clean it up.

Does a tall boy = pint?
- Not_Stee

the pint of rednecks