Anyone hear the update that Brian Burke says it's a good possibility that they take a D-Man with the 5th? Murray, Reilly, Dumba or Reinhart......
- AnnGee44

Yeah, we talked about it early. Nobody's happy about it.

(frank)ing Howard.
- yemrots

Ask Dozzer to help. He might be drunk enough by now...it's what? 3:30?

Don't hate me for asking, but:

What do you think we could get for Scrivens?

My guess is the correct answer is:

Not as much as Leafs fans think.
- Atomic Wedgie

It's not what you can get, but what the other team thinks that he's worth. It would all be in a package. If it were Columbus, you can bet that they're looking for a couple of NHL roster players, a prospect, maybe two and a draft pick. Scrivens can be viewed as a possibly NHL ready prospect that had a good run in the AHL playoffs.

Anyone know if the draft is on the radio tonight? 1050 or 590?? ...will be on route to the cottage when the Leafs aquire Luongo, Nash Parise, Staal and god him self..........
- billyberg10

A comeback for #17?

Rask 2.0
- A_Tree

you got it

Is he?
- AdamFrench

That is what I read.

he retires in 6 years and we give him a special assignment job. Pay him 1.2 million per year......... get it??
- faceto27

you missed the point

do I personally think he will play out the contract? No

does Burke have the luxury to make the same assumption with 20million dollars of some other person's money on the line? also no.

burke HAS to approach the deal as if luongo intends to play for ten years, otherwise, he is doing a poor job.

I mean burke cant say to his bosses and the toronto fan base "oh dont worry, he will only play 6 years" and then turn around and tell gillis he wants a discount because lou is signed for ten years

Anyone hear the update that Brian Burke says it's a good possibility that they take a D-Man with the 5th? Murray, Reilly, Dumba or Reinhart......
- AnnGee44

diversion tactic I hope

Man those Germans sure are creating a Fourth Reich of Football out there.

"I firmly believe that if that Gillis is playing poker here with the league and he knows he has a pair of aces. I wonder if any of the 4 or 5 teams that are kicking tires will fold or go all in. If they won't today, it wouldn't surprise me to see Vancouver start the season with two number ones. And when those teams struggle at the start, then Gillis will have them by the balls and he will get what he wants."

I hope they can scoop M. Duchene up.

Ask Dozzer to help. He might be drunk enough by now...it's what? 3:30?
- AdamFrench

not yet.. i wont be home til 5...

Yeah, we talked about it early. Nobody's happy about it.
- Domaju

I'm not going to post my mini rant again on if the Leafs pick a dman,

Man those Germans sure are creating a Fourth Reich of Football out there.
- AdamFrench

Le but!

I'm not going to post my mini rant again on if the Leafs pick a dman,
- LeafMan

copy n paste... easy peasy

Yeah, we talked about it early. Nobody's happy about it.
- Domaju

If they get Schultz, the D stable will be a logjam. Lots of assets to use for trades maybe. Holzer is apparently ready for the jump too....

you missed the point

do I personally think he will play out the contract? No

does Burke have the luxury to make the same assumption with 20million dollars of some other person's money on the line? also no.

burke HAS to approach the deal as if luongo intends to play for ten years, otherwise, he is doing a poor job.

I mean burke cant say to his bosses and the toronto fan base "oh dont worry, he will only play 6 years" and then turn around and tell gillis he wants a discount because lou is signed for ten years
- Dozzer

No you missed my point.

Lou's contract the last three years averages 1.2 million in actual salary. He would probably gladly retire for a front office job paying the same amount thus saving the Leafs the 5 million a year cap hit.

Get it now??

STOP IT

we've gone through this.. burke MUST approach any deal for Lou with the idea in mind that he will play out his contract..

as a fan you can make that leap.. as a GM with millions of dollars on the line.. you cannot.
- Dozzer

No, you stop it.

MLSEL is more than happy to swallow $7 million over 4 years - heck, they just swallowed $7 million over 2 years with Jeff Finger.

If they can acquire an elite goaltender for no assets, they would gladly pay $7 million for the privilege.

He doesn't have a NMC.

I wonder if the Leafs can move up...like how far fetched would it be to work something out with CLB for #2?

copy n paste... easy peasy
- Dozzer

I had my say, haha

I'm not going to post my mini rant again on if the Leafs pick a dman,
- LeafMan

I'd rather they get an elite dman than have a bunch of mehs

With the 5th pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs select Roberto Luongo from the Vancouner Canucks.
- robin_steele264

Swing and a miss....

diversion tactic I hope
- JIMI-JAMES

Possibly. I can't wait til tonight. I'll laugh if very little actually happens trade-wise though haha

No you missed my point.

Lou's contract the last three years averages 1.2 million in actual salary. He would probably gladly retire for a front office job paying the same amount thus saving the Leafs the 5 million a year cap hit.

Get it now??
- faceto27

yes i do.. YOU ARE STILL MISSING THE POINT

(frank) it.. i'm done explaining it...

I'd rather they get an elite dman than have a bunch of mehs
- AdamFrench

Don't make me get on that Aeroflot flight, where the hell is my passport, can a 5 yr old fit in the overhead?