This so reminds me of all the Kadri trade talk....so the question is are we going to see a Tlusty type trade, or will Leafs management be patient. Come on Nonis, make the right call.

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

..I really wouldnt underestimate the Avs, they are a good team.

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.
- Aetherial

Agreed. Leafs are trading from a postion of strength, can be patient.

Someone (Holmgren/Burke) will have to overpay at this point to get him.

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?
- Colin Dambrauskas

Younger established guy like oooohhhhh iiii dddooooonnnttt kknnooooow OREILLY

I had my suspicions.
- MapleLeafsFTW

after the initial faceoff i'm just totally lost

Agreed. Leafs are trading from a postion of strength, can be patient.

Someone (Holmgren/Burke) will have to overpay at this point to get him.
- doinktheclown

flyers seem to make a lot of stupid decisions, maybe they are due for another.

do tell

i believe we were just talking about you actually.
- Dozzer

Ive been called a lot worse than a Coke Machine

Exhibit B
- Yeti1181

This so reminds me of all the Kadri trade talk....so the question is are we going to see a Tlusty type trade, or will Leafs management be patient. Come on Nonis, make the right call.
- mykokes

I disagree...I think the difference here is that while everyone acknowledges the talent that Gardiner has, its just that its not the type of player that Carlyle needs.

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

I like to pump your tires once an awhile.

Younger established guy like oooohhhhh iiii dddooooonnnttt kknnooooow OREILLY
- Yeti1181

How can we fit his 6.5 though?

Ive been called a lot worse than a Coke Machine (pg 4)
- Bigzby

Mountain Dew machine?

I like to pump your tires once an awhile.
- Yeti1181

Be careful, I hear he is the Elton John of hockeybuzz.

Mountain Dew machine?
- Yeti1181

That's taking it too far lol

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.
- Atomic Wedgie

Dude, put your sack in a wheelbarrow and go find a better joke.

I like to pump your tires once an awhile.
- Yeti1181

they dont stay inflated like they used to

This so reminds me of all the Kadri trade talk....so the question is are we going to see a Tlusty type trade, or will Leafs management be patient. Come on Nonis, make the right call.
- mykokes

Based off of Nonis' work so far there is no reason to think that he is going to make what I personally feel is the wrong decision and trade Gardiner at this point. That being said if someone calls with an offer we can't refuse *cough* Yakupov, it would be rude to hang up the phone

How can we fit his 6.5 though?
- MapleLeafsFTW

Trade liles obviously . Not sure but we would have to add to.

they dont stay inflated like they used to
- Dozzer

There's an app for that.

Be careful, I hear he is the Elton John of hockeybuzz.
- Symba007

i only wish i had that kind of fashion sense

Mountain Dew machine?
- Yeti1181

PEPSI Machine!

Leafs win 4-2

I disagree...I think the difference here is that while everyone acknowledges the talent that Gardiner has, its just that its not the type of player that Carlyle needs.
- Colin Dambrauskas

Carlyle can suck a bag of Richards

Does anyone hear actually have any evidence of Carlyle dissing Gardiner?

i only wish i had that kind of fashion sense
- Dozzer

and the money...never forget the money

I disagree...I think the difference here is that while everyone acknowledges the talent that Gardiner has, its just that its not the type of player that Carlyle needs.
- Colin Dambrauskas

The same stuff was said about Kadri Colin. I spent many nights here and days here argueing the pros of Kadri...and it was met with these at many a turn :