Who is Ryan Murphy?
- TheMussel

Small-ish puck moving D man. 12th overall 2011. Very fast. Very skilled. Completely lacking confidence. Probably needs a fresh start somewhere because it just isn't happening for him here.

had 220 points in 228 games for Kitchener

I wouldn't be opposed to trading JVR, provided the return was a) really franking good; b) younger than JVR; and c) a defenceman.
- Atomic Wedgie

Agreed. You have anyone in mind Wedginald?

lump of coal incoming
- Lucas.Neilson

I'd lump your coal

Banished to the Negative Zone
- AdamFrench

Basically.

We already traded april reimer and elisha cuthbert
- TheMussel

And Mrs. Bernier.

And Laich's wife.

This off-season was devastating.

Small-ish puck moving D man. 12th overall 2011. Very fast. Very skilled. Completely lacking confidence. Probably needs a fresh start somewhere because it just isn't happening for him here.

had 220 points in 228 games for Kitchener
- BINGO!

you don't get kapanen for him then.

you get back a prospect in a similar situation.

And Mrs. Bernier.

And Laich's wife.

This off-season was devastating.
- Atomic Wedgie

The problem with all these young kids making the team is they don't have smoking hot girlfriends or wives yet

you don't get kapanen for him then.

you get back a prospect in a similar situation.
- Tumbleweed

Freddy the goat

Nice post.

When do you think the leafs look to start making moves to add players for now for futures and kinda start ending the rebuild?

I was thinking with all the forwards maybe hitting up a team like Anaheim might be a good idea as they cant protect everyone and lack forward depth.

JVR for Vatanen/fowler type of deal?

Or we could always send you Tanev for your 1st.. Which will never happen because our ownership group refuses to admit we need a full tear down.

Thoughts?
- mauryballstein

i sure hope we don't trade our first .. at least until after the lottery. I'm not necessarily opposed to trading that pick once we know what it is … but I’d want a younger dman coming back than tanev.

Jvr to anah for a dman seems like a good fit.

i sure hope we don't trade our first .. at least until after the lottery. I'm not necessarily opposed to trading that pick once we know what it is … but I’d want a younger dman coming back than tanev.

Jvr to anah for a dman seems like a good fit.
- Tumbleweed

Yes. Let's please wait until the usual second half collapse either happens or doesn't before they deal the first.

Agreed. You have anyone in mind Wedginald?
- lumlums

I'm kind of like the CEO of angry Leafs trade talk.

I set the direction: "we need to put together a package of older guys, garbage guys, "prospects" who will never amount to anything, a guy on LTIR who we can say will help bring a poor team up to the salary cap floor, and of course a fourth round draft pick, and parlay that into a 22 year old 1st pairing defenceman. Now go make that happen!"

It's then up to peons like you to actually come up with names.

Freddy the goat
- TheMussel

or corrado

Trainers decided Nylander wouldn't play. The rumours come from 1 TO local papers sports section.

you don't get kapanen for him then.

you get back a prospect in a similar situation.
- Tumbleweed

Fiiiiiiine. Fleury and a 2nd for Bozak and Kapanen.

The problem with all these young kids making the team is they don't have smoking hot girlfriends or wives yet
- TheMussel

Maybe that's why we are winning.

Are you going to hit the gym to do squats until your nose bleeds if you could stay at home with a supermodel wife an cuddle all day?

I'm kind of like the CEO of angry Leafs trade talk.

I set the direction: "we need to put together a package of older guys, garbage guys, "prospects" who will never amount to anything, a guy on LTIR who we can say will help bring a poor team up to the salary cap floor, and of course a fourth round draft pick, and parlay that into a 22 year old 1st pairing defenceman. Now go make that happen!"

It's then up to peons like you to actually come up with names.
- Atomic Wedgie

If you could only came up with names of first line players around the league, you could write Garth's blog.

Freddy the goat
- TheMussel

Looks to me like The Goat will never make this team, not really fast enough for today's NHL.

So many first round busts, The Goat, Tyler Biggs, Stuart Percy, really not much of a shock we finished 30th.

Freddy the goat
- TheMussel

Do not want. We've got our big french-canadian prospect spots filled with Nicolas Roy and Julien Gauthier, thanks.

Looks to me like The Goat will never make this team, not really fast enough for today's NHL.

So many first round busts, The Goat, Tyler Biggs, Stuart Percy, really not much of a shock we finished 30th.
- Rang

Did you dig this post up from 2014?

you don't get kapanen for him then.

you get back a prospect in a similar situation.
- Tumbleweed

Frankie Corrado & Kerby Rychel for Ryan Murphy seems fair.

I'm kind of like the CEO of angry Leafs trade talk.

I set the direction: "we need to put together a package of older guys, garbage guys, "prospects" who will never amount to anything, a guy on LTIR who we can say will help bring a poor team up to the salary cap floor, and of course a fourth round draft pick, and parlay that into a 22 year old 1st pairing defenceman. Now go make that happen!"

It's then up to peons like you to actually come up with names.
- Atomic Wedgie

Too real, man.... too real.

Looks to me like The Goat will never make this team, not really fast enough for today's NHL.

So many first round busts, The Goat, Tyler Biggs, Stuart Percy, really not much of a shock we finished 30th.
- Rang

Turns out skating is important.

Who knew?

Did you dig this post up from 2014?
- TheMussel

Obviously they have been much better lately, the future looks bright.

Turns out skating is important.

Who knew?
- Atomic Wedgie

I actually did think Percy would make it. Still do, but he'll top out as a Berehowsky likely.

So what's the verdict on the Hall hit last night?

I confess I only saw it in a bar last night after midnight, but it looked pretty clean to me.

Heck, it kinda looks like he pulled up and tried not to murder him.