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Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Hart Trophy goes to Patrick Kane.
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steve362
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Location: St. John's, NF
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I have heard Backes name...
- Cooshie
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Barx
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again with the lupul buyout theory, it has to be the 10th time in the past couple months that it has been blogged about here...... ....seriously, can anyone give a single reason why this makes any sense whatsoever? That cap hit from the buyout is absolutely obnoxious.
He'll either be on the IR (which is a guarantee for 50% of the season), or he provides some veteran presence and maybe even a few points.
If he has a bounce back season-trade him at the deadline.
If not-worry about a buyout next season. |
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Arctic_AARDVARK
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Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011
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Here's the real question. Who do the Leafs sign if we don't sign Stamkos?
- steve362
Wait for it....
Ilya Kovalchuk!!  |
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BetterCallSaul
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Location: Captain Morgan Rielly
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Symba007
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Location: You are all perennial cynical sissies , ON
Joined: 02.26.2007
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No one..
- Fruitcakenipple
She will be great
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Please no.
- steve362
LOL - just media stuff out there.
Really, for me, depends on term. Don't want him for long term so I think that would mean no, since he will want a 5yr contract. |
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Barx
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I have heard Backes name...
- Cooshie
why would a grizzled veteran in search of a big pay day and a chance at the Cup look to the Leafs.
Silly, silly rumour |
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steve362
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: St. John's, NF
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Wait for it....
Ilya Kovalchuk!!
- Arctic_AARDVARK
nice!  |
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Wait for it....
Ilya Kovalchuk!!
- Arctic_AARDVARK
Radulov but just to translate for zaitsev between coke binges
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Symba007
Montreal Canadiens |
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Location: You are all perennial cynical sissies , ON
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why would a grizzled veteran in search of a big pay day and a chance at the Cup look to the Leafs.
Silly, silly rumour
- Barx
Most are! |
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ThePresident
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: NY
Joined: 12.08.2010
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I have heard Backes name...
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Garbage  |
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Gideon Black @yoursnobody
Please never fly @Delta. It was clearly either lack of funds or negligence, not to be prepared for change of weather & amount of fuel needed
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couldn't find a longer one
- Symba007
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Garbage
- ThePresident
I wouldn't call him garbage....just not a fit for the Leafs. |
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Barx
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If anybody is getting bought out for cap space it is one man. The most obvious choice, which MiB fails to mention. Milan Michalek.
1) Buying out Lupul makes no sense. Let's ride out his contract while we aren't desperate for cap space - instead of having him on the books in years 1,2,3,4(years 3 and 4 we will actually need our cap space for such things as ....the pursuit of Lord Stanley)
2) Greening actually played very well as a Leaf last year and his almost $3mil cap hit doesn't give us a huge savings this season as a buyout vs bury 925k in the minors and be left on the hook for the rest.
3) Michalek has no place on the Leafs. He only has 1 year left on his deal, meaning his buyout stays on the books for 2 years. 2 years that we probably don't need to spend to the cap.
I only think Michalek gets bought out if Stamkos signs - and even then the Leafs would trade Bozak and we could fit our entire roster in there. No buyouts necessary. No future years of lingering buyout caps.
BUYOUTS! Michalek or nothing. Definitely not Lupul(until next year at least).
- Njuice
...just noticed this comment....completely agree.
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ThePresident
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I wouldn't call him garbage....just not a fit for the Leafs.
- Cooshie
An overrated 3rd liner. |
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Yeti1181
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Location: I'm AWESOME, AB
Joined: 07.27.2012
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Wait for it....
Ilya Kovalchuk!!
- Arctic_AARDVARK
Please for kovy |
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Blue Jay's in 30 is the way to watch a baseball game. Skip all the boring stuff and just show me the final pitch of the at bat |
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Barx
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Most are!
- Cooshie
ya, but at least a certain level of common sense should get tossed into the mix to make it at least worthy of some banter.
...hence why the stamkos chatter has been going for 2 years.
It just makes sense. |
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Adam French
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Not sure about all those things. Leader and giving up like Kessel - we don't know at all.
Terrible in his own end is quite simply not true. I ref elite hockey(Junior A but not OHL), I coach elite hockey(Bantam AAA) and I can tell you that JVR is positionally sound wins board battles...so...
You obviously really like Larsson. I can't say I watched enough of him to really form an opinion. But assuming that you aren't Larsson himself, I will take your word on the fact that he is a young top pairing D.
- Njuice
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Blue Jay's in 30 is the way to watch a baseball game. Skip all the boring stuff and just show me the final pitch of the at bat
- HealthyScratch6
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An overrated 3rd liner.
- ThePresident
COme on now....this is completely false.
The guys is a consistent 25 to 30 goal scorer who also is one of the most physical centers in the NHL.
Too old and will want too much term and money for the Leafs but for the right team he is going to be a hell of an asset. |
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