hmmmmmm Carter from Columbus and JVR from Philly....size issues solved?

He sits through most of the game, weather he is in the line up or not anyway..
- bixll

he might be okay against calgary.. its the speedier teams he has trouble against

Nash has never played alongside an elite- anything. Him with Kessel and Lupul would be a well balanced top line offensively.
- p_zub

There all wingers.

and who would be centering that line?
- DOOBIS

Kessel obviously...he's the only one that has every played centre.

Carter and Nash for Kessel and Lupul.
- mykokes

dear god no. Instead of looking for a center for Kessel/Lupul, we'd be looking for a winger AND center for Nash... with less cap space available.

Gunnarsson being hurt calling up Aulie and sitting Komi again would make me wonder.
- wolfos412

yeah thats all i am sayin.. it would be curious to see

and who would be centering that line?
- DOOBIS

Keep Kessel and Lupul with Bozak. Put Nash on 2nd with Grabo and Mac and put Kule on 3rd.

There all wingers.
- wolfos412

have Steckel take the faceoff, and run back to the bench for one of the d-men.

Their problem is cap room. Their only expendable piece right now they can demote is Wolski, because Columbus would be idiots to take him. Trade wise, even adding dubinsky and Callahan, Gets them around the cap number to add Nash, but honestly, theyre creating bigger holes than the one they're patching up.
- p_zub

Apparently his reasoning was that the Rangers were offering Dubbie, a college prospect (i forget his name) and a first.

When you break it down like that...
Dubbie : 20 points this year?
College kid: Self-explanatory
1st: 25-30

I get why that's not a very good offer. I know dubbie is better than that and bring a lot to the table, but thats not likely enough, I wouldnt think.

It's true.

I heard that Brian Burke once went to a Phil Collins concert, and Phil Collins started singing In the Air Tonight, which is about Brian Burke drafting an American instead of a Canadian, and that Canadian player went on to drown in the pool of the hotel where the draft was being held, and Burke witnessed it, but did nothing because he hadn't drafted the Canadian...
- Atomic Wedgie

and here i thought sussudio was the song phil wrote for burke

He actually said today it does look like he won the trade but said he took some heat when the deal went down.

No idea why?
- whipper334

Does nobody remember the trade and the time. Hagman was one of our leading scorers, Ian White was quietly our best defender, and Stajan was a throw in utility player.

White is still a mid - bottom defender. The Wing wanted him

Phaneuf was playing crappy for two seasons straight, they threw in Aulie because of the dollar value of his contract. Nobody was sure he would rebound.

Problem there is that your top line is

SHOOT-SHOOT-SHOOT
- markmark

Lupul and Kessel have 66 assists combined...clearly they're puck-hogs.

Can I request a song from the Band 'Every Time I Die' or "The Fall of Troy"

?Please?
- wolfos412

I can't find either of those in my system

Anything else?

Because the game is in Calgary, so you need to get a guy on the plane so that if Gunnarson can't go, you have another body.
- Atomic Wedgie

have another body to do what?

sit in the press box?

i am just wondering out loud.. maybe gunnar is hurt worse than we think?

Be realistic. Komi who's a healthy scratch and Connolly who's not producing and don't forget he's a band-aid. If the leafs are going to acquire Nash were going to have to give up probably kadri schenn and a first rounder for him.
- lotempio8119

Hate to break it to you but its going to look like this,

Gardiner or schenn plus Kulimen/Kadri/1st 2012/1st 2013 at least and that might not get it done......

have another body to do what?

sit in the press box?

i am just wondering out loud.. maybe gunnar is hurt worse than we think?
- Dozzer

Gunnar has to miss at least 7 days to be on IR, meaning the whole trip. Might as well have a 7th guy.

Not to mention that I bet Aulie draws in tonight, not Komisarek. It's Calgary and they'll pair Aulie with Dion.

have another body to do what?

sit in the press box?

i am just wondering out loud.. maybe gunnar is hurt worse than we think?
- Dozzer

if one of our guys goes down in warmup we have Aulie there to fill the spot....

Apparently his reasoning was that the Rangers were offering Dubbie, a college prospect (i forget his name) and a first.

When you break it down like that...
Dubbie : 20 points this year?
College kid: Self-explanatory
1st: 25-30

I get why that's not a very good offer. I know dubbie is better than that and bring a lot to the table, but thats not likely enough, I wouldnt think.
- clarkysduster

The problem is Dubinsky may never be more than a 50ish point player on average. If Columbus wants young guys, they want really young to develop them properly and give them time. I could see a Kadri-Johansen-Yakupov line being pretty slick in the future.

Problem there is that your top line is

SHOOT-SHOOT-SHOOT
- markmark

I wouldnt say that, both Kessel and Lupel have been assist monsters for each other. But a line of pure scoring wingers is a bad idea. A centerman has a lot more responsibilities other then puck distribution (ie. d coverage, face offs etc.)

What up y'all. I just saved all our problems:

Grabo, Kadri, Schenn, pick (or Reims/Monster) for Halak, Backes, Stewart

BOOOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE

jonasTSN1050
Aulie likely to step right in to play with Phaneuf.

I bet Aulie draws in tonight, not Komisarek. It's Calgary and they'll pair Aulie with Dion.
- Brian Huddle

That would be one awesome kickinthenuts (provided Leafs win of course)

I am somehow lucky enough to be able to just co-cook a dinner with the gf then watch the Leafs game. I know there is a terrible terrible catch coming at some point, but I'm happily overlooking that for now.

Pray for me...
- clarkysduster

Dear lord (or whatever form of on-looking being there may be),

Please keep clarkyduster from harm. He does his best and what he can. Please give his girlfriend the strength to overlook his shortcomings and appreciate the little things he does instead of getting angry at the lack of big gestures.

Amen (or however you want us to end the prayer you on-looking being you)

according to trade cenetr last night leafs have 7.4 million in cap space, which means they can take on a guy who was makeing 7 million at start of year and a guy who was meing 5 million at start of year without sending money back in saying that i do this, remeber jackets want to trade carter badddd and he wants out bad but no 1 will touch his 10 year deal.

carter and nash to toronto.

colbourne, grabo, kulie , first round pick, bostons 2nd round pick, kadri and komi.

kessel bozak lupul
mac carter nash
lombo connly crabb
brown steck boyce

army sits out, next year we use the buyout on army.. lolol and yes grabo is a ufa jackets will sighn him before a trade is made.

just for nash tho. i do colbourne, 1st round pick grabo boston's 2nd and aulie.

Hate to break it to you but its going to look like this,

Gardiner or schenn plus Kulimen/Kadri/1st 2012/1st 2013 at least and that might not get it done......
- Sherratt0204

When was the last time you ever saw all that go for one player? Seriously?