I maintained for years that we would feel the pain from the JFJ era for at least 5 years after he was gone.

I was hoping I was wrong, now, in hindsight, unfortunately I was right.
- GoneFullRetard

We felt that pain during JFJ's reign too...

Love what Washington did and Buffalo and Tampa may have huge upsides from their first round this year also.
- GoneFullRetard

little iffy taking koekoek 10th overall

not trading colborne or kadri
- LEAFSfan28191

Colborne, really?

Man I see no potential for anything significant there whatsoever.

Colborne and Ashton will be an exceptionally average tandem in the AHL for a few years, not many.

"We had this player (Rielly) rated first overall. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't true just to build up the pick. But this is a guy, had we had the first pick in the draft, we would've taken him.

i hate that burke made this comment. major face palm moment!

I maintained for years that we would feel the pain from the JFJ era for at least 5 years after he was gone.

I was hoping I was wrong, now, in hindsight, unfortunately I was right.
- GoneFullRetard

Rask would be our goalie and Reimer would be backing him up...

Neither am I!

You're just the surly (frank)er how needs to log-off and sleep it off.
- As_I_See_It

Too many people telling others what to do around here... the whole point is to share opinions..

doesn't have to get insulting every time people disagree.. pretty sad state..

little iffy taking koekoek 10th overall
- LEAFSfan28191

I was thinking of Vasilevski (sp?) ... they did take him didn't they?

... gotta love the Subban's being on Montreal and Boston

"We had this player (Rielly) rated first overall. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't true just to build up the pick. But this is a guy, had we had the first pick in the draft, we would've taken him.

i hate that burke made this comment. major face palm moment!
- icecubz

What is worse is he shouldn't have even selected him at 5th...

"We had this player (Rielly) rated first overall. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't true just to build up the pick. But this is a guy, had we had the first pick in the draft, we would've taken him.

i hate that burke made this comment. major face palm moment!
- icecubz

Goes in the same category as all the other sports cliches you hear every day.

This one was at the more ridiculous end of the scale though.

Yes, we agree on that. Expect it to continue. Burke has 1 year left to do something. Its all borrowed time for him now.
- triggermartin

I don't want Lu. That's the reasoning behind the terrible trade proposal.


MLSE will resign him, no doubt.

Cannons out the ass kenneth, out the ass!!
- Oilhab

If I'm not mistaken, those were, more specifically "(franking) cannons out the ass".

"We had this player (Rielly) rated first overall. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't true just to build up the pick. But this is a guy, had we had the first pick in the draft, we would've taken him.

i hate that burke made this comment. major face palm moment!
- icecubz

Some legitimate hockey people stated that Rielly could easily have been a top 3 pick if not for his injury.

It's a very good pick, I know the possibility of a top forward seems more attractive considering need and the spot you were selecting from but Rielly will be a very good player.

Oscar Dansak for our next pick an all will be forgotten
- bebsleafs

Agreed. I really think grigorenko was the steal in the draft for buffalo, though forsberg i thought for sure burke was going to take.... shocked me but there has to be a reason why both grigorenko and forsberg went 11th and 12th and the other teams after the leafs didnt take them which was puzzling as well oh well the scouts know better than us apparently, cant wait to see how all of this pans out and whos the better prospect when we had the chance to acquire forsberg or grigorenko this draft.

Neither am I!

You're just the surly (frank)er how needs to log-off and sleep it off.
- As_I_See_It

surly you know shirley, sleep is for the weak, i like leafs much i like

Colborne, really?

Man I see no potential for anything significant there whatsoever.

Colborne and Ashton will be an exceptionally average tandem in the AHL for a few years, not many.
- GoneFullRetard

I think Ashton will be a great 3rd or 4th liner.

Love what Washington did and Buffalo and Tampa may have huge upsides from their first round this year also.
- GoneFullRetard

Grabing Faksa at 13 and losing ribs 4 Eakins and 13 2nd dallas wins.

Agreed. I really think grigorenko was the steal in the draft for buffalo, though forsberg i thought for sure burke was going to take.... shocked me but there has to be a reason why both grigorenko and forsberg went 11th and 12th and the other teams after the leafs didnt take them which was puzzling as well oh well the scouts know better than us apparently, cant wait to see how all of this pans out and whos the better prospect when we had the chance to acquire forsberg or grigorenko this draft.
- Mapleleafs_91

You clearly don't spend too much time on here.

Agreed. I really think grigorenko was the steal in the draft for buffalo, though forsberg i thought for sure burke was going to take.... shocked me but there has to be a reason why both grigorenko and forsberg went 11th and 12th and the other teams after the leafs didnt take them which was puzzling as well oh well the scouts know better than us apparently, cant wait to see how all of this pans out and whos the better prospect when we had the chance to acquire forsberg or grigorenko this draft.
- Mapleleafs_91

i just wanted a center but everyone here thinks riley is the next bobby orr so we should be good

I don't want Lu. That's the reasoning behind the terrible trade proposal.


MLSE will resign him, no doubt.
- Unholy_Forward

Burke? Re-signed? LOL. The guy's a dead man walking.

As for Lu, I don't want any part of him either. But bank on it. He'll be here.

What is worse is he shouldn't have even selected him at 5th...
- DoctorNHL

I bet this is ug's other account. only that guy would spend this long crying about a leaf draft pick.

Like I said may times Lu for Schenn

Schenn out Reilly in No salary dumps thanks.
- VANTEL

Once again, the Canucks will be taking back salary in order for this to work.

There is next to 0 market for Luongo. Slowly, but surely all of those teams that Canucks fans thought could be viable trading partners for Luongo are disappearing:

- TB = Lindback
- CLB = Bobrovsky
- NYI = Is not taking on Luongo while DiPietro is still on the books
- FLA = Content with tandem that won division? Best G prospect, Markstrom
- CHI = Haven't given up on Crawford. Gillis loathes to deal Luongo there
- WIN = Waiting on Pavelec situation

Oh, and Thomas appears to be back on the market today!

Dansk, Frk, Finn, or Collberg would make me happy.
- Leafs43

All but Collberg will make me happy. Mainly Dansk.

surly you know shirley, sleep is for the weak, i like leafs much i like
- bebsleafs

Shirley was hot.. she never slept.. and she didn't listen to demanding people that See It some way but don't want others to see...

Burke? Re-signed? LOL. The guy's a dead man walking.

As for Lu, I don't want any part of him either. But bank on it. He'll be here.
- triggermartin

He's done more good for this team than any GM since God knows when.

i just wanted a center but everyone here thinks riley is the next bobby orr so we should be good
- bebsleafs

Forsberg is a tough decision to make in my opinion, but grigorenko... iunno could be a really good player. Had a good season in the Q league, if he gets better, we look like the idiots taking rielly