I have seen the boy play live, I don't see it.. AHLer for years.
- bixll

Disagree.

Disagree.
- stormey

Time will tell.

It's true, just like how Kadri has 3 points in 3 games but all anyone is talking about is how he keeps getting swapped with Bolland.
- MapleLeafsFTW

Yup. I'm actually surprised by how well Bolland and Raymond are doing. Nonis done well. Kadri will get going soon enough too. he already is, but he's not quite as noticable as we're used to

Time will tell.
- bixll

He may go back this year but I think the will be a mainstay next year.

Leafs fans. No patience.
- UsernameUnknown

It's true, too many of our fans are casual fans which is cool, but it's the ones who are casual fans but act like they are die hards and start making up opinion based off of no real evidence and it hurting the image of our wonderful franchise.

I guarantee you there is someone out there right now talking about how Gardiner is a plug and needs to be traded, and has watched him play 2 maybe 3 games.

It's true, too many of our fans are casual fans which is cool, but it's the ones who are casual fans but act like they are die hards and start making up opinion based off of no real evidence and it hurting the image of our wonderful franchise.

I guarantee you there is someone out there right now talking about how Gardiner is a plug and needs to be traded, and has watched him play 2 maybe 3 games.
- MapleLeafsFTW

Gardiner is a plug and needs to be traded.

Still think the Leafs will move (an) offensive dman...
- Colin Dambrauskas

Gards seems the most likely option. February when O'Reilly is available

Yup. I'm actually surprised by how well Bolland and Raymond are doing. Nonis done well. Kadri will get going soon enough too. he already is, but he's not quite as noticable as we're used to
- UsernameUnknown

He's looked good to me, he's even broken a few plays up in the defensive zone. He may not be playing his best hockey but he's still doing just fine, I know what you mean though, once he gets going he'll be that much better.

It's not the fans hating his game....it's Carlyle hating his game.
- stormey

Uh, isn't it more like other teams are calling about him because he has not had a good start and we have some missing forwards at the moment.

Gardiner won't be traded for a stop gap to our forward situation, especially since that situation is likely to be short term.

I don't see the desparation to trade Gardiner at all. If they do have thoughts about trading him, I imagine it would be when teams may be more desparate... Philly would be a good example. They sure didn't want to trade JVR for Schenn, until desparation set it.

The Leafs are nowhere near desparate to get rid of Gardiner.

Gardiner is a plug and needs to be traded.
- Dozzer

Gardiner is a plug and needs to be traded.
- Dozzer

Well played

That lineup is a joke but so are the avalanche. Thank God.

How many Naugas does it take to make a Nauga Hide.
- bixll

A native Canadian woman went to the market to buy some rugs for her kids (two sets of twin boys) to play on.

She ended up buying a hippopotamus rug and two bear rugs. She placed one of the older twins and one of the younger twins on the hippopotamus rug, and the other two kids on the bear rugs.

So the sons of the squaw on the hippopotamus were equal to the sons of the squaw on the other two hides.

I have a photo with him. He's about an inch shorter than me and I'm around 6' maybe 6'1".
- markmark

he was probably wearing lifts like George costanza.

Well played
- MapleLeafsFTW

That lineup is a joke but so are the avalanche. Thank God.
- Bigzby

do tell

i believe we were just talking about you actually.

Gardiner is a plug and needs to be traded.
- Dozzer

Exhibit A, Dozzer doesn't actually watch hockey he's always having wine and cheese parties with his artistic friends.

First off Gudbranson has a lot in common with Luke Schenn. And Dumba is more of an adventure with and without the puck then Gardiner.

That lineup is a joke but so are the avalanche. Thank God.
- Bigzby

Exhibit B

Uh, isn't it more like other teams are calling about him because he has not had a good start and we have some missing forwards at the moment.

Gardiner won't be traded for a stop gap to our forward situation, especially since that situation is likely to be short term.

I don't see the desparation to trade Gardiner at all. If they do have thoughts about trading him, I imagine it would be when teams may be more desparate... Philly would be a good example. They sure didn't want to trade JVR for Schenn, until desparation set it.

Then Leafs are nowhere near desparate to get rid of Gardiner.
- Aetherial

Oh I agree they are not desperate and I doubt they move him just for a pick....unless there is something going on behind the scenes.

Still he looked great to end the year two years ago and spent last season in the A.
The he looked great in the playoffs last year....only to be getting bottom 2 ice time this year.

Obviously the speculation is that he isn't a Carlyle favorite.

And Rundblad is poop.

Gards seems the most likely option. February when O'Reilly is available
- Yeti1181

If Carlyle/Nonis is really serious about moving him, is he looking for a youth for youth type of deal, or someone established who can step in right away you think?

Exhibit A, Dozzer doesn't actually watch hockey he's always have wine and cheese parties with his artistic friends.
- Yeti1181

i do drink wine... and i do eat cheese. and my friends are "artistic" if you're being generous with your adjectives.

gardsy aint going anywhere unless we hit a home run deal - end of story.

Gudbranson eh?

Exhibit A, Dozzer doesn't actually watch hockey he's always having wine and cheese parties with his artistic friends.
- Yeti1181

I had my suspicions.