but but, the hockey insider said so!!!!!!!!
- big_dion

hockey's future has the leafs at 20

just because they're published opinions doesnt change the fact they are still just someone's opinion

so the hockeynews sets the rankings and thats the be all end all?

thats ridiculous.. different teams draft for different things.. i bet a ton of teams would LOVE to have toronto's d-man depth

also, the marlies are a constant AHL title threat, always at the top of their division so that tells me more than what a"panel of scouts" think.

and oh wait.. the OHL scoring champ is a leaf prospect too... yeah.. the leafs are in tough

you want to base your opinion on one article in the hockey news go ahead.. but you're gonna get called out for it.
- Dozzer

Verhagae (sp.) has some very good potential, along with that Swedish kid johannson (sp.).

Even than their rankings are about as legit as NHL 14.
- A_Tree

EA do a solid job; I trust NHL14 significantly more than any old rag that has Ken Campbell writing for it...

I always thought I'd make a good power forward
- Feeling Glucky?

Every shift: "Sorry...sorry about that...didn't mean it...sorry, here's your tooth sir...very sorry."

It has been a while since we even had some depth, now have to work on the elite. We take what we can get compared to about 5 years ago.
- LeafMan

honestly burke may have (frank)ed up a few drafts and whatever else...but our team was SO SO SOOOOOOOOOOO bad when he came to town.

he gave us a few actual top players whether we liked the moves or the players...

phaneuf
kessel
lupul
jvr 4 schenn
gardiner
drafted brown
drafted leivo
grabbed bozak from college

stajan antropov ponikorovski was our fist line
enough said.

Even than their rankings are about as legit as NHL 14.
- A_Tree

What do you mean Gorges isn't a 88 overall

Being a Toronto fan is awesome.

Our best players suck. Kessel is useless. Phaneuf couldn't play on the 3rd pairing on a lot of teams.

But Komarov was the reason we missed the playoffs last year.
- Atomic Wedgie

You can take over the Kadri role of skating into the goalie! It'll allow him to focus on putting the puck into the net, rather than the goalie
- lumlums

So many penalties

Being a Toronto fan is awesome.

Our best players suck. Kessel is useless. Phaneuf couldn't play on the 3rd pairing on a lot of teams.

But Komarov was the reason we missed the playoffs last year.
- Atomic Wedgie

grabo says otherwise:

EA do a solid job; I trust NHL14 significantly more than any old rag that has Ken Campbell writing for it...
- lumlums

To each their own, my friend.

grabo says otherwise:


- big_dion

honestly burke may have (frank)ed up a few drafts and whatever else...but our team was SO SO SOOOOOOOOOOO bad when he came to town.

he gave us a few actual top players whether we liked the moves or the players...

phaneuf
kessel
lupul
jvr 4 schenn
gardiner
drafted brown
drafted leivo
grabbed bozak from college

stajan antropov ponikorovski was our fist line
enough said.
- big_dion

Yeah agreed. No one gives Burke credit. He had NOTHING and put this team in the right direction.

hockey's future has the leafs at 20

just because they're published opinions doesnt change the fact they are still just someone's opinion
- Dozzer

And as 19th century novellist Anatole France said, "If 40 million people agree on a stupid thing, it is still a stupid thing."

anyone who can skate faster than jason allison
- big_dion

As per my post above:

Jason Allison - 60 points in 66 games.

But he was really slow on one penalty shot.

RUN HIM OUT OF TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!

It's the anger that unites us all.

Being a Toronto fan is awesome.

Our best players suck. Kessel is useless. Phaneuf couldn't play on the 3rd pairing on a lot of teams.

But Komarov was the reason we missed the playoffs last year.
- Atomic Wedgie

Why else would they pay him just slightly less than what NYR re-upped the Norwegian Hobbit and his 59pts for?

Yeah agreed. No one gives Burke credit. He had NOTHING and put this team in the right direction.
- JVR_42_PK81

burke saved the franchise from more years of poop hockey.

honestly burke may have (frank)ed up a few drafts and whatever else...but our team was SO SO SOOOOOOOOOOO bad when he came to town.

he gave us a few actual top players whether we liked the moves or the players...

phaneuf
kessel
lupul
jvr 4 schenn
gardiner
drafted brown
drafted leivo
grabbed bozak from college

stajan antropov ponikorovski was our fist line
enough said.
- big_dion

i think burke did a great job. The 3 you mentioned weren't only terrible, they had terrible cap hits.

it's one writer or is it a group of 17 scouts and NHL gms? it's not the be all end all but it's a credible source. I also watch but i guess i must be wrong.

only time will tell
- clark_griswold

notice that none seem to want to name themselves?

its just opinion.. what if the GM is Garth Snow?

the hockeynews is not gospel man..

honestly burke may have (frank)ed up a few drafts and whatever else...but our team was SO SO SOOOOOOOOOOO bad when he came to town.

he gave us a few actual top players whether we liked the moves or the players...

phaneuf
kessel
lupul
jvr 4 schenn
gardiner
drafted brown
drafted leivo
grabbed bozak from college

stajan antropov ponikorovski was our fist line
enough said.
- big_dion

re-signed Grabbo

i think burke did a great job. The 3 you mentioned weren't only terrible, they had terrible cap hits.
- clark_griswold

antropov ended up being the best of the 3.
stajan is poop and will never be 'good'.
poni must have played another season or 2 and gonzo

toskala should have been shot.

hockey's future has the leafs at 20

just because they're published opinions doesnt change the fact they are still just someone's opinion
- Dozzer

I have the Leafs at #2 and I just published my opinion.

notice that none seem to want to name themselves?

its just opinion.. what if the GM is Garth Snow?

the hockeynews is not gospel man..
- Dozzer

well that's pretty standard stuff

re-signed Grabbo

- DoubleDown

yep, im sure he would do it again.

no-nuts should have let randy go and kept the 50+ point player, but what do i know!

notice that none seem to want to name themselves?

its just opinion.. what if the GM is Garth Snow?

the hockeynews is not gospel man..
- Dozzer

i never said it was. I watch alot of the prospects and the hockey news panel just has access to more info / live viewings of prospects than us.

it's not gospel but it's not a joke either.

well that's pretty standard stuff
- DoubleDown

shhhhhh