Remember when Armstrong was sucker punched by Eager and the Leafs won 9-3? Lebda finished the game a -3...
- SofaKingBored

Mac has been solid as a Leaf but he's not really a bottom 6 guy and he's not good enough anymore to be in our top 6. Especially with this whole new "getting bigger up front" mentality.
- dionschenn

is JVR going to play center or LW?

is JVR going to play center or LW?
- homiedclown

Most likely the wing.

It would be much easier to deal Mac. Being a Sabre fan, you should know how hard it would be to deal Connolly.
- Phenom

I still think that Connolly can be moved, once all of the top end UFA's are gone. Teams are going to scramble, to fill holes and at a cap hit in the 4 million dollar range, on a one year deal, teams will look at this as a stop-gap until next year. With a new CBA on the horizon, the next batch of UFA's many not have the option of long term deals. It's a good possibility that there may be a cap on the number of years a player can sign.

Brandon Prust will receive 30 contracts offer I think !

I'm guessing Prust will now get Armstrong's $3 million per / 3 year deal now... le sigh

Joey Crabb apparently done as a Leaf as well...
- SofaKingBored

That's actually too bad....I think his play last season earned him a contract. Perfect 4th line RW.

It would be much easier to deal Mac. Being a Sabre fan, you should know how hard it would be to deal Connolly.
- Phenom

darcy refused to move him, the longer he held on to connolly, the better the chance he won the peca trade that forced hasek to leave buffalo

over 400 k a year


f'in regier

I'm guessing Prust will now get Armstrong's $3 million per / 3 year deal now... le sigh
- SofaKingBored

I can't wait for the revamped bottom line.

I still think that Connolly can be moved, once all of the top end UFA's are gone. Teams are going to scramble, to fill holes and at a cap hit in the 4 million dollar range, on a one year deal, teams will look at this as a stop-gap until next year. With a new CBA on the horizon, the next batch of UFA's many not have the option of long term deals. It's a good possibility that there may be a cap on the number of years a player can sign.
- PrinceLH

Carlyle used Connolly quite a bit ina third line shutdown C role. The real question is whether or not he felt that Connolly can play that role this season. In my opinion we will go into the season with Bozak-Grabo-Connolly once again...

*reaches for gun, refreshes browser to see if Leafs made trade first, puts gun to head....

I wish someone would tell him that once you turn 19 it's time to drop the "y"
- Juice

Or change it altogether....right Albert Belle?

That's actually too bad....I think his play last season earned him a contract. Perfect 4th line RW.
- Phenom

I think that's Komarov's job now...

Still $12.75 million being wasted on Connolly, Lombardi and Komisexual this year...
- SofaKingBored

Yeah that is pretty awful but I don't think it will prevent BB from attracting one of the big FA's... I'm more concerned about the lack of roster spaces available due to these poopbags.

I wish someone would tell him that once you turn 19 it's time to drop the "y"
- Juice

You leave Joey Moss out of this.

Still $12.75 million being wasted on Connolly, Lombardi and Komisexual this year...
- SofaKingBored

Like i said earlier, right now Komi is the only physical player on back end. And other than Brown maybe the toughest guy on a soft team. At 4.5 or whatever, its actually not bad when you consider what other d men sign for now and Komi is a leader of which leafs have none...

This might be a year where Komi is effective for the team. Bottom 2 min, but a guy who plays nasty and fights..and wasnt terrible under limited time under carlyle

Yeah that is pretty awful but I don't think it will prevent BB from attracting one of the big FA's... I'm more concerned about the lack of roster spaces available due to these poopbags.
- Mr_Smokey

Well Connolly will probably be on the IR for 40% of the season and perhaps a sucker GM will take Lombardi... we're stuck with Komi... I hope he plays well

Like i said earlier, right now Komi is the only physical player on back end. And other than Brown maybe the toughest guy on a soft team. At 4.5 or whatever, its actually not bad when you consider what other d men sign for now and Komi is a leader of which leafs have none...

This might be a year where Komi is effective for the team. Bottom 2 min, but a guy who plays nasty and fights..and wasnt terrible under limited time under carlyle
- Leafsrulesens

I hope you're right...

I still think that Connolly can be moved, once all of the top end UFA's are gone. Teams are going to scramble, to fill holes and at a cap hit in the 4 million dollar range, on a one year deal, teams will look at this as a stop-gap until next year. With a new CBA on the horizon, the next batch of UFA's many not have the option of long term deals. It's a good possibility that there may be a cap on the number of years a player can sign.
- PrinceLH

Isn't that what we did, signing him after B-Rad went to the Big Rotten Apple? We've been regretting it ever since......what makes you think another team would be dumb enough to do the same thing?

Then again, I'm sure Burke has Howson on speed-dial by now.

darcy refused to move him, the longer he held on to connolly, the better the chance he won the peca trade that forced hasek to leave buffalo

over 400 k a year


f'in regier


- homiedclown

Yikes. That....and Leino.

It's tough to see Armstrong go but it is the right move, I'm not too sure anybody would have traded for him, we will see if he is taken off waivers. Then again the team might just wait to sign him for cheap. I don't really see how the cap hit for 2 years at 1 mil per year works though since he makes 3 mil a year, but I never really got buyouts.

That is one of the 4 gone. I really want to get rid of Connolly and Lombardi yet. Komisarek I wouldn't mind staying, he had his best season as a leaf last year and we lost a lot of grit in Schenn.

Like i said earlier, right now Komi is the only physical player on back end. And other than Brown maybe the toughest guy on a soft team. At 4.5 or whatever, its actually not bad when you consider what other d men sign for now and Komi is a leader of which leafs have none...

This might be a year where Komi is effective for the team. Bottom 2 min, but a guy who plays nasty and fights..and wasnt terrible under limited time under carlyle
- Leafsrulesens

poop, it's starting already? Usually it's after 3 or 4 games when the whole team has a great start.


Plays nasty and fights. What in the (frank).

Prust's last two contracts:

2 year / $500,000 per
2 year / $800,000 per








Tomorrow, Cliff Fletcher suggests a 3 year / $3.5 million per deal...

poop, it's starting already? Usually it's after 3 or 4 games when the whole team has a great start.


Plays nasty and fights. What in the (frank).
- weirdoh

He did fight Lucic that time.... oh wait

I think it is, as is your spelling
- homiedclown

"OUR" sorry I just woke up

Well Connolly will probably be on the IR for 40% of the season and perhaps a sucker GM will take Lombardi... we're stuck with Komi... I hope he plays well
- SofaKingBored

Will Nashville take Lombardi and Franson back

The hope is that when Connolly goes down Colborne can come up