Leafs fans are the BEST!! Every player is the "next big thing"! Think about how many big things they have now! It's a wonder they haven't won the Cup yet with Kadri et al marching into the playoffs....

One of these decades, Toronto. Be patient. They just need that one piece to push them over the edge.
- Giroux_Is_God

i mean jake gardiner would be a great 5th d on the flyers, but if he was on the team he'd be nowhere near untouchable as many of them claim. either they put something funny in the water in toronto or their announcers and commentators are belong in the looney bin. i mean some are somewhat reasonable, but the real whack-o's come out in ek's boards

There ya go.

I guess they do work sometimes. Thanks. It was a serious question, by the way
- Giroux_Is_God

hey no problem, they just popped into my head when i read your comment. they're rare and often fruitless, but can be used to weaken your opponent and possibly strengthen your team.

You know what it really is?? They've been SO BAD for SO LONG that whenever they have a prospect that could even be just good- not great- it's so much better than everyone currently on the team. So naturally, that prospect could be the best player on the Leafs in a few seasons. When they throw these kinds of guys into hypothetical trades, they ask for the moon, because- face it- you'd ask for the moon too if you were trading your franchise's potential future.

But- like I said earlier- their perspectives are skewed because they roll out an AHL caliber team with AHL caliber players every year. A prospect grading out to be their best player in a few seasons would be a 3rd, maybe 2nd liner on any team that is even close to .500

hey no problem, they just popped into my head when i read your comment. they're rare and often fruitless, but can be used to weaken your opponent and possibly strengthen your team.
- flyerscup2011

Yeah it's interesting that each of the examples you gave incorporated a team getting "screwed over" somehow. That's a lot different than anything I've seen in negotiations. Interesting...

MATT CAIN!!!!!!!

I take it you think they'll try to deal with Weber? What do you think that package would look like??

I, for one, don't want to blow up the forward corps for a defensman, even if it is Weber...
- Giroux_Is_God

Yes, if Weber is available, the Flyers will be in on it and try to obtain him. I have no doubts about that. The package will be heavy.

It would not cost Read Schenn and two 1st's. Maybe if he was on a long term deal but if that's the price then they can keep him.
- hereticpride

Why wouldn't it? The expectation is that you extend him on a long term deal.

What someone else is doing has nothing to do with the rest of us. We're not here to be threatened or handled like children. Yes, there is a problem with how it's being handled. PM this person. That's what it's there for. Period.
- roenick97

Get over yourself bud.