Didn't happen overnight though. Spent a fair amount of time in the AHL, and got cups of coffee at the NHL level.
- mykokes

umm ok.
nothing ever does happen overnight.
He still wasnt ever a scrub.
He was an AHL all star his first pro year and was one of their top prospects.

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Darren Dreger‏ @DarrenDreger
Holland saga is interesting. My sense..he absolutely wanted to go on Leafs trip west in hopes of playing. Seems like trade or waivers next.
- Santo_44

pretty sure it's just his turn to be injured so that Leivo can officially sit in the press box as a scratched roster player.

I get your point. I think Nylander has a much brighter future than anyone in the world named Dougie.

Besides, I would think Burke would value JVR plus some useless futures almost on par with Nylander. Burke's the type of guy who's ego and vanity is his weakness.

Bottom line is, I think it would be folly to force/rush any deal right now.
- 1979AD

This is what we are hoping for.
Keep Nylander trade prospects and picks if possible.

Fair enough - don't blame them one bit lol. The new Ocean Prime in the seaport is pretty damn good, but I'd stay with B&G

Oh, Neptune Oyster is good too

Try and get a damn trillium IPA if you can. Server in VERY few places. Like maybe 5, but the brewery is in the city.
- RickJames77

Thanks. Just looking at their website - it looks pretty good!

It's funny - when I lived there (waaaaaay back in 2000), the North End was completely cut off from Quincy Market by the Big Dig construction. And while people would rave about North End being so cool because it was so Italian, that was never a big deal for a guy from Toronto. So I never really went there.

But since construction ended, I've probably spent more time in North End than I ever did while living there.

I may just check out Neptune, AJ!

FA market seems thin again.

TJ oshie might be decent, but age/injuries are a concern.
- Tumbleweed

ya Im not saying this year.
They wouldnt dip into this off season....but maybe two down the road. when they are closer to only needing a piece here or there.

umm ok.
nothing ever does happen overnight.
He still wasnt ever a scrub.
He was an AHL all star his first pro year and was one of their top prospects.
- Fakepartofme

Kind of like how Nielsen and Dermott are going right now?

Meh.
you can replace a winger.
We need top 4 d. That cost you top line forwards.
It is what it is.
- Fakepartofme

Do you need a top line winger to score a top 4 D?

It's not just Hall got Larson but Larson got Hall too you now.

What's your relationship with Rielly that makes him so special you call him by his first name while the rest of the crew are last named called?
- Scabeh

Captain Morgan sounds way better than Captain Rielly.

If you wanted a serious answer.

Is it though?
- AdamFrench

Comparatively speaking....


No.

Neither Kapanen or Brown are ever going to be 70pt players in this league. Nylander may very well be. How many of those forwards were there?
- 1979AD

oh now, he's a potential 70 pt player.
oh ok.

like I say, if we can trade anything else for quality D and keep Nylander. Awesome.
If not. What can you do.

Fair enough - don't blame them one bit lol. The new Ocean Prime in the seaport is pretty damn good, but I'd stay with B&G

Oh, Neptune Oyster is good too

Try and get a damn trillium IPA if you can. Server in VERY few places. Like maybe 5, but the brewery is in the city.
- RickJames77

We sent your Christmas tree to you guys awhile back, hope it arrived safely. It's from Cape Breton this year. Cheers

Do you need a top line winger to score a top 4 D?

It's not just Hall got Larson but Larson got Hall too you now.


- underhill14

Exactly.
Top 4 D will cost you.

oh now, he's a potential 70 pt player.
oh ok.

like I say, if we can trade anything else for quality D and keep Nylander. Awesome.
If not. What can you do.
- Fakepartofme

We'll play it safe and say he's on pace for 60 pts.

Exactly.
Top 4 D will cost you.
- Fakepartofme

That was a real dumb deal.
THough, I blame the Yandle trade for dumb deals that followed.

Captain Morgan sounds way better than Captain Rielly.

If you wanted a serious answer.
- BKups

I always though Morgan Rielly sounded more like a female porn star than a Captain.

oh now, he's a potential 70 pt player.
oh ok.

like I say, if we can trade anything else for quality D and keep Nylander. Awesome.
If not. What can you do.
- Fakepartofme

Well he's on pace for 62pts a quarter through his 20 year old rookie season. I wouldn't think 70pts is an outlandish expectation through his prime, especially playing with Marner and/or Matthews in their primes.

Do you?

oh now, he's a potential 70 pt player.
oh ok.

like I say, if we can trade anything else for quality D and keep Nylander. Awesome.
If not. What can you do.
- Fakepartofme

Keep drafting

We like B+G because when we first started going there, it was just a hole in the wall. Although that's pretty much what it still is...

We also are tempted to go back to the Butcher Shop across the street. Nothing wrong with lots of meat.

I'm really curious to go back to the Seaport - I don't think I've been there in about 16 years, so obviously I'm in for a huge shock.

But I've been egging on my friends to come to Boston for a long time, so I kinda feel like I need to show them a good time - which means it's less stressful to go with the tried and true, rather than try something new and risk disaster.
- Atomic Wedgie

Totally understandable but if you see trillium you have to get it. According to this list it's the 11th best brewery https://untappd.com/brewery/top_rated

Also look out for NightShift, Treehouse, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Smuttynose, Aeronaut, Idle Hands, Evil Twin, Clown Shoes, and that's all I got off the top of my head.

So...Dougie Hamilton cost the Flames:
First-round pick (No. 15) in the 2015 NHL Draft and the two second-round picks (Nos. 45 and 52).

I imagine the price hasn't changed?

Thanks. Just looking at their website - it looks pretty good!

It's funny - when I lived there (waaaaaay back in 2000), the North End was completely cut off from Quincy Market by the Big Dig construction. And while people would rave about North End being so cool because it was so Italian, that was never a big deal for a guy from Toronto. So I never really went there.

But since construction ended, I've probably spent more time in North End than I ever did while living there.

I may just check out Neptune, AJ!
- Atomic Wedgie

Didn't realize you saw the edit ^^ little bit of a repost there's hut with more info.

Well he's on pace for 62pts a quarter through his 20 year old rookie season. I wouldn't think 70pts is an outlandish expectation through his prime, especially playing with Marner and/or Matthews in their primes.

Do you?
- 1979AD

This is foreign territory for Leaf fans. The fact we have 3 guys doing this.....plus 3 more vets doing it.....

So...Dougie Hamilton cost the Flames:
First-round pick (No. 15) in the 2015 NHL Draft and the two second-round picks (Nos. 45 and 52).

I imagine the price hasn't changed?
- mykokes

Right, so we trade them Peter Holland (#15 overall, 2009), SJS 2nd round pick and OTT 2nd round pick in 2017.

Done and done

So...Dougie Hamilton cost the Flames:
First-round pick (No. 15) in the 2015 NHL Draft and the two second-round picks (Nos. 45 and 52).

I imagine the price hasn't changed?
- mykokes

Griffin Reinhart for a 1st.

Keep drafting
- TheMussel

I'm hoping that's exactly what the Leafs focus on, if not this year but next.

Actually, Instead of Hamilton, I'm hoping that the Leafs target Rasmus Andersson and Oliver Kyllington from the Flames.

Totally understandable but if you see trillium you have to get it. According to this list it's the 11th best brewery https://untappd.com/brewery/top_rated

Also look out for NightShift, Treehouse, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Smuttynose, Aeronaut, Idle Hands, Evil Twin, Clown Shoes, and that's all I got off the top of my head.
- RickJames77

Evil Twin brewing is excellent.


His twin brother's brewery Mikkeller is fantastic too