Yeah, another 3rd liner to play with Connolly, Armstrong, Frattin, Kulemin, Steckle......
You now you can only play 3 guys on this line right?

Even with a g lut of dmen, unless your unloading one of the existing underachievers I can't see how yet another bottom 6 guy helps anything?

We need a top 6 guy!

keep dreaming!!!

keep dreaming!!!
- Crash21

Please go on.

I named 5 d-men, plus the 3 prospects of Blacker, Holzer, Percy,
8 guys for the Nhl roster, with injuries an stuff, dont understand why Burke would want to trade his D,
- Ur Not Me

Current NHL-level d-group:

Phaneuf-Liles
Gardiner-Gunnarson
Komi-Schenn
Franson

Holzer is considered NHL-ready, and can easily replace Komi or Franson.
Gysbers, while not a high-end prospect could also fill in a lower defensive pairing
Rosehill, while he played forward last year, is a natural d-man, and could also play the #6 role in a pinch

Blacker and Percy are likely marlie-bound, but could surprise

And lets not forget, UFA... Leafs could use a veteran d-man to help stabalize their group of youngsters, and there are a lot in this UFA class to be had.

Yeah, another 3rd liner to play with Connolly, Armstrong, Frattin, Kulemin, Steckle......
You now you can only play 3 guys on this line right?

Even with a g lut of dmen, unless your unloading one of the existing underachievers I can't see how yet another bottom 6 guy helps anything?

We need a top 6 guy!
- B-Wforever

Especially with so many 3rd / 4th line agitators like Burish and Tootoo available.

franson to anywhere for a 7th rounder

Especially with so many 3rd / 4th line agitators like Burish and Tootoo available.
- Unholy_Goalie

Do you really think either of those guy's compare to Ott?

Current NHL-level d-group:

Phaneuf-Liles
Gardiner-Gunnarson
Komi-Schenn
Franson

Holzer is considered NHL-ready, and can easily replace Komi or Franson.
Gysbers, while not a high-end prospect could also fill in a lower defensive pairing
Rosehill, while he played forward last year, is a natural d-man, and could also play the #6 role in a pinch

Blacker and Percy are likely marlie-bound, but could surprise

And lets not forget, UFA... Leafs could use a veteran d-man to help stabalize their group of youngsters, and there are a lot in this UFA class to be had.
- Schenn-Sational!

forgot about Gunnerson, but its a good young group that should try an build chemistry 2gether, also unless u land 2 key D free agents, then i'll pull the trigger on trading one.....

also whats the chatter on leafs an the 5th pick? who is wanted

Yeah, another 3rd liner to play with Connolly, Armstrong, Frattin, Kulemin, Steckle......
You now you can only play 3 guys on this line right?

Even with a g lut of dmen, unless your unloading one of the existing underachievers I can't see how yet another bottom 6 guy helps anything?

We need a top 6 guy!
- B-Wforever

we need a freaken goalie

Do you really think either of those guy's compare to Ott?
- Schenn-Sational!

They're free. Why waste assets on something we could get for free? This team doesn't need Ott that badly. Maybe a team that's looking to make a deep playoff run, but not the Leafs.

forgot about Gunnerson, but its a good young group that should try an build chemistry 2gether, also unless u land 2 key D free agents, then i'll pull the trigger on trading one.....

also whats the chatter on leafs an the 5th pick? who is wanted
- Ur Not Me

Ideally, Galy... but he'll probably be gone, along with Forsberg... and Burke won't take Grigorenko, so likely one of Murray or Dumba.

franson to anywhere for a 7th rounder
- Sammich

why i oughta

we need a freaken goalie
- bobbyisno1

Scrivens. (See AHL playoffs)
I'm not sure in this day and age of the young guys coming up with every other team, that the leafs need trqade for the expensive guy.

They're free. Why waste assets on something we could get for free? This team doesn't need Ott that badly. Maybe a team that's looking to make a deep playoff run, but not the Leafs.
- Unholy_Goalie

but the Leafs are looking to make a playoff run

They're free. Why waste assets on something we could get for free? This team doesn't need Ott that badly. Maybe a team that's looking to make a deep playoff run, but not the Leafs.
- Unholy_Goalie

do you actually consider franson an asset?
take off the blue and white glasses and put the kool-aid down

Ideally, Galy... but he'll probably be gone, along with Forsberg... and Burke won't take Grigorenko, so likely one of Murray or Dumba.
- Schenn-Sational!

burke literally said hes picking best available regardless of where theyre from... if grig is there he will take him

but the Leafs are looking to make a playoff run
- bobbyisno1

No running on the golf courses please.

They're free. Why waste assets on something we could get for free? This team doesn't need Ott that badly. Maybe a team that's looking to make a deep playoff run, but not the Leafs.
- Unholy_Goalie

soon as they trade assets for Luongo and Nash

They're free. Why waste assets on something we could get for free? This team doesn't need Ott that badly. Maybe a team that's looking to make a deep playoff run, but not the Leafs.
- Unholy_Goalie

You get what you pay for in this case. Ott may not be free, but he's one of the best in the league at what he does... calling him a 3rd liner doesn't do him justice. The guy is a top-level checking line center. You give him 2nd line minutes, no problem, and feel good about it... not to mention he sees time on the powerplay. Granted, Dallas wasn't a great team this year, but he's still a guy who could provide valuable leadership to a young group of Leafs.... Basically, Mike Peca pt.2

Scrivens. (See AHL playoffs)
I'm not sure in this day and age of the young guys coming up with every other team, that the leafs need trqade for the expensive guy.
- B-Wforever

Scrivens had a good run but at this point the Leafs need a guy who has proven himself at the NHL level.

Let Scrivens and Reimer battle it out for a job with the big club, but they need to get a proven commodity or may as well pencil us in for another lottery pick next year.

do you actually consider franson an asset?
take off the blue and white glasses and put the kool-aid down
- Sammich

They have to eat Lombardi's contract because they acquired Franson so yeah, they better treat him like an asset.

Meh, Ott.

If Franson is to be dealt, the Leafs could certainly do better than Ott, especially of he's part of a larger package.

Crap trade, NEXT!

burke literally said hes picking best available regardless of where theyre from... if grig is there he will take him
- DarcyTucker16

he didn't even bring him in for an interview... go look up how many RSL/KHLers or QMJHLers he's drafted in his career.

You get what you pay for in this case. Ott may not be free, but he's one of the best in the league at what he does... calling him a 3rd liner doesn't do him justice. The guy is a top-level checking line center. You give him 2nd line minutes, no problem, and feel good about it... not to mention he sees time on the powerplay. Granted, Dallas wasn't a great team this year, but he's still a guy who could provide valuable leadership to a young group of Leafs.... Basically, Mike Peca pt.2
- Schenn-Sational!

Good for him. He's 30 in two months. And not free. Waste of assets.

When the (frank) did Ott become good? Seriously...he isn't. We could've had a better Ott for cheap last offseason in Clarkson. The even funnier part in the above posts was saying Ott was better than MacArthur. bahahaha.

Mac had 20 goals, the last two seasons, including a 60 point season two seasons ago and this past season with just 15:50 ice time he produced 40 points which was more than Ott who was up around18 minutes of ice time. Enough with the grass is greener trades.