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Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: You are all perennial cynical sissies , ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

Jun 20 @ 8:54 AM ET
Liljegren left out in the rain, all rusty and busty.

Sin b'y.

- gravyface

mono#2 on the way
bryant
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.28.2011

Jun 20 @ 8:56 AM ET
Sounds like Wayne simmonds might be available. Would love to have him on the leafs. Would look good crashing the net on Matthews wing.
gravyface
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I wouldn't even trade [Marner] for McDavid -- UsernameUnknown
Joined: 02.19.2009

Jun 20 @ 8:58 AM ET
I'd love for the leafs to trade with the rangers. Give them 25 for 28 and 48, they get back to back picks, and we can add an extra guy in the 2nd. Pick value goes slightly in leafs favour so they might have to add a 4th to get it done.
- matt1337


Yeah, anything after 20 I'm all for doubling up on if it means trading down; usually a crap shoot there anyways.

Was looking back at late 1st round picks by the Leafs and... not awesome.

Gauthier/Biggs/Percy comes to mind.

Killing it in the late rounds though: Connor Brown, Johnnson, etc.

Maybe we should trade that 1st for eleventy 7th round picks!
gravyface
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I wouldn't even trade [Marner] for McDavid -- UsernameUnknown
Joined: 02.19.2009

Jun 20 @ 8:58 AM ET
mono#2 on the way
- Symba007


I think he's getting a case of duo, actually.
Tumbleweed
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: avid reader of the daily douche news
Joined: 03.14.2014

Jun 20 @ 8:59 AM ET
mono#2 on the way
- Symba007


Patches traded for r.srome yet?
Fruitcakenipple
Location: NF
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:00 AM ET
Liljegren left out in the rain, all rusty and busty.

Sin b'y.

- gravyface



exactly b'y..
Fruitcakenipple
Location: NF
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:02 AM ET
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Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: You are all perennial cynical sissies , ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

Jun 20 @ 9:02 AM ET
Patches traded for W. Nylander and a 1st yet?
- Tumbleweed

it will be made official on Friday
Archaic
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Waterloo, ON
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:09 AM ET
Go hard for Bouchard.
- Unholy_Goalie

Archaic
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Waterloo, ON
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:13 AM ET
mono#2 on the way
- Symba007


I am hoping this is part of the Leafs draft strategy going forward.

Leafs hire person who has mono to give it to top prospect
Leafs pick said prospect at a low position in the draft
Championships

senstroll
Location: New Fan, Needs to watch Ballet, ON
Joined: 02.22.2008

Jun 20 @ 9:13 AM ET
Get hard for Bouchard.
- Unholy_Goalie


oh my
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: You are all perennial cynical sissies , ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

Jun 20 @ 9:14 AM ET
I am hoping this is part of the Leafs draft strategy going forward.

Leafs hire person who has mono to give it to top prospect
Leafs pick said prospect at a low position in the draft
Champioships


- Archaic

are you related to brad marchand?
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:14 AM ET
Sounds like Wayne simmonds might be available. Would love to have him on the leafs. Would look good crashing the net on Matthews wing.
- bryant


that would be a great pick up; Wonder what Philly wants for him...I'd have to guess it would be draft picks and/or young forwards.
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:16 AM ET
oh my
- senstroll



One can only hope that UG meant; get hard for Eugenie Bouchard
senstroll
Location: New Fan, Needs to watch Ballet, ON
Joined: 02.22.2008

Jun 20 @ 9:16 AM ET
One can only hope that UG meant; get hard for Eugenie Bouchard
- PatC80


He did not
Archaic
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Waterloo, ON
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:17 AM ET
are you related to brad marchand?
- Symba007

Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: You are all perennial cynical sissies , ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

Jun 20 @ 9:18 AM ET

- Archaic

PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:18 AM ET
He did not
- senstroll


Not that there's anything wrong with that;


matt1337
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: 925K. Talented player. (Lehtonen) Santo_44, ON
Joined: 09.28.2010

Jun 20 @ 9:24 AM ET
Yeah, anything after 20 I'm all for doubling up on if it means trading down; usually a crap shoot there anyways.

Was looking back at late 1st round picks by the Leafs and... not awesome.

Gauthier/Biggs/Percy comes to mind.

Killing it in the late rounds though: Connor Brown, Johnnson, etc.

Maybe we should trade that 1st for eleventy 7th round picks!

- gravyface


honestly, trading down is probably the best option for contending teams. give yourself multiple lottery tickets rather than 1. allows for you to continue having lots of depth even though you aren't getting high picks, if you develop them properly.

i'm not too worried about prior picks that previous management groups have made. they weren't doing swing for the fences picks, rather "safe" picks. look how well that turned out. i'd rather be disappointed that we swung for the fences on a Berggren, Addison, or Nordgren, than safe picks like Gauthier, Biggs, and Percy (though, i did like Percy, being a Mississauga guy).
Fruitcakenipple
Location: NF
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:33 AM ET
honestly, trading down is probably the best option for contending teams. give yourself multiple lottery tickets rather than 1. allows for you to continue having lots of depth even though you aren't getting high picks, if you develop them properly.

i'm not too worried about prior picks that previous management groups have made. they weren't doing swing for the fences picks, rather "safe" picks. look how well that turned out. i'd rather be disappointed that we swung for the fences on a Berggren, Addison, or Nordgren, than safe picks like Gauthier, Biggs, and Percy (though, i did like Percy, being a Mississauga guy).

- matt1337



Trade the pick and next yrs 1st..Time to go for it they need D help and waiting to develop it wont get it done..
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Jun 20 @ 9:34 AM ET
Sounds like Wayne simmonds might be available. Would love to have him on the leafs. Would look good crashing the net on Matthews wing.
- bryant

Source?

I would take him in a heartbeat.

He's a franking Leafs killer - always elevates his game when playing at the ACC (or whatever the frank we will be calling it this year).
matt1337
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: 925K. Talented player. (Lehtonen) Santo_44, ON
Joined: 09.28.2010

Jun 20 @ 9:35 AM ET
Trade the pick and next yrs 1st..Time to go for it they need D help and waiting to develop it wont get it done..
- Fruitcakenipple


depending on who they get i'd be fine with that. as much as i'd want them to keep gardiner, i don't want them to lose him for nothing. i'd rather trade him for a right defense, or assets that we can use to get a right defense.
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Jun 20 @ 9:39 AM ET
Trade the pick and next yrs 1st..Time to go for it they need D help and waiting to develop it wont get it done..
- Fruitcakenipple

The ghost of Jacob Marley was right - the ghost of Leafs Teams Past did just come and visit me!
Archaic
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Waterloo, ON
Joined: 01.12.2011

Jun 20 @ 9:39 AM ET
Source?

I would take him in a heartbeat.

He's a franking Leafs killer - always elevates his game when playing at the ACC (or whatever the frank we will be calling it this year).

- Atomic Wedgie


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Tumbleweed
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: avid reader of the daily douche news
Joined: 03.14.2014

Jun 20 @ 9:39 AM ET
it will be made official on Friday
- Symba007


I'm hard already
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