It should be calm, when a team has no talent to make waves.

The smartest thing Toronto can do is draft and develop good young players. Not sure trading is the way to go for this team.
- Daman

So adding Gardiner and Lupul for Beauchemin was really not worth the effort?

Colborne and a first for Kaberle?

I don't understand your comments at all.

suck it Trebek !

no, actually, suck it long, and suck it hard Trebek!

might as well be 50 years of failure ! Disagree... suck it even harder Trebek !
- Rimland

How witty and clever

suck it Trebek !

no, actually, suck it long, and suck it hard Trebek!

might as well be 50 years of failure ! Disagree... suck it even harder Trebek !
- Rimland

Hey if you want miss the draft chat here at HB and Free agency, by all means keep it up.

coming home from Pittsburgh with only Grig, Forsberg, or Tervainen is not a bad thing

"but it is clear that if Toronto comes back from Pittsburgh with only Filip Forsberg or Teuvo Teravainen added to the fold, that this weekend will be labeled as a failure"

That's why Toronto has so much trouble building, because management has no patience! With Yak, Galy, Murray, Grigs, Forsberg, Rielly available you're getting a very good young prospect...why is that a failure? Building a contender takes time.

From a non-Leaf fan perspective, drafting a good player at 5 should make for a successful enough day. Not sure why a common theme is that you have to blow sh*t up or make major noise to be a good draft.

if we are going to hope, lets aim higher

- IrishRage

Grigs will be available at 5, almost a guarantee since he dropped in the rankings as of late. Yakupov is done like dinner as soon as you hear "Edmonton is honored to choose...". Galchenyuk is the best draft and smartest draft for TO even if they had the first pick, they should skip Yaks and go for Gally.

suck it Trebek !

no, actually, suck it long, and suck it hard Trebek!

might as well be 50 years of failure ! Disagree... suck it even harder Trebek !
- Rimland

How many championships you got ever there in Ottawa?

Sorry, I mean how many dynasties have the Sens had in their history?

Is Spezza done coughing up the puck every time he has it? or does McLean has to give him a hand job after every shift on the bench to get him to buy in?

How many championships you got ever there in Ottawa?

Sorry, I mean how many dynasties have the Sens had in their history?

Is Spezza done coughing up the puck every time he has it? or does McLean has to give him a hand job after every shift on the bench to get him to buy in?
- 13LEAFS01

I deleted your last post, you can disagree all you want with the blogger but don't insult him, thanks.

i like your style

and also.... who?
- Dozzer

Michael Winther (with the h)

Hey if you want miss the draft chat here at HB and Free agency, by all means keep it up.
- LeafMan

You are much too patient with him

Hey if you want miss the draft chat here at HB and Free agency, by all means keep it up.
- LeafMan

i wouldnt of let that go ...lol

i wouldnt of let that go ...lol
- Dozzer

I'm giving him a chance to retract it but he probably won't, finger is cocked and ready to click the mouse,

I deleted your last post, you can disagree all you want with the blogger but don't insult him, thanks.
- LeafMan

yup bang on LM

i commend you on your patience tho

I cant wait for this day to be over so I dont have read anymore crap about the draft.
Burke will do nothing today except draft some eventually disappointing player in the 5th spot.

I'm giving him a chance to retract it but he probably won't, finger is cocked and ready to click the mouse,
- LeafMan

oh posters should know i will be VERY ban happy today.. i'm busy and have little patience

I cant wait for this day to be over so I dont have read anymore crap about the draft.
Burke will do nothing today except draft some eventually disappointing player in the 5th spot.
- Fakepartofme

Have some faith

oh posters should know i will be VERY ban happy today.. i'm busy and have little patience
- Dozzer

He is on vacation, I waited long enough.

The Leafs should trade up to #2, sounds like Yakoffapov could be available, if not, Gally is fine.

I like that there is no rush to get Luonguo, the Leafs are working from a position of strength. VAN wants him off the books before July 1 so they can make UFA offers....wait them out.

If Grigorenko slides down to the late teens, a trade to draft him would be ok. Give him 2 years to develop and it could be a steal. I know some people who have had these labels of being lazy in the NHL before and simply its not true. The kid is 18 and had mono. Take a chance.

I'm starting to get sick of all the media hype. Many GMs have said its quiet but the media have been saying anything can happen for the past couple of weeks. After today, I'm tuning out until July 1st, then I'm tuning out until September.

I cant wait for this day to be over so I dont have read anymore crap about the draft.
Burke will do nothing today except draft some eventually disappointing player in the 5th spot.
- Fakepartofme

Burke and Nonis have been backpedalling so hard they might be back in Toronto by now.

Burke at the draft

Calm before the nap?

Teravainen should not be dismissed so lightly. He is a full year younger than Yakupov. He has not done strength and conditioning on a mature body. Watch for a team to try and move up and grab him in the 4th or 6th slot. If the Leafs don't want him they might do a dance with one of the teams that are really high on the kid.

I cant wait for this day to be over so I dont have read anymore crap about the draft.
Burke will do nothing today except draft some eventually disappointing player in the 5th spot.
- Fakepartofme

Just watch, grin and bare it, not much else you can do.

The sea is angry this day my friends, like an old man trying to return soup at a deli!
- LeafMan

Best costanzaism right there