Don't do it Nonis!
- Woderwick

or they could commit to him for one more year and hope he has a good season

I don't like Gunnarsson, not a fan. But I do believe he could have been packaged with something else for a better return than a bottom pairing Dman.
- ThePresident

Yeah. With your nhl14 GM connected mode.


DERRRPPP he coulda ben tradez for betterz... I knoo bcuz i have insider infoooo of going rates of playerzz in nhll DERRRPPPPPP

It's going to be a long season if this is the answer to Dions pairing partner.
- ThePresident

Nonis said they've brought Polak in as a 5/6 guy, They will find another option for Dion.

Who knows? I don't know who else they have in their system now who could play with Dion. The last couple of days has produced more questions than answers, I think.
- TML60

I've been promoting a Rielly Phaneuf pairing for months ….give them the offensive situations and let them flourish. Give the difficult defensive assignments to a defensive pairing - which they probably still need to acquire.

I'm going to operate under the assumption that he said that because he can't say "well, we're going to make a push for either
- lumlums[A] or [B] from [team A] to fill this void..."

I don't know about that. Both Gardiner and Rielly need to be challenged and there's no better way to do that than to free up a body like Gunnar who's plateaued as a 4/5 guy (in a #2 hole).

or they could commit to him for one more year and hope he has a good season
- Flyfreaky

and that nice NTC kicks in.

Nonis said they've brought Polak in as a 5/6 guy, They will find another option for Dion.
- BetterCallSaul

by getting rid of Dion?

Solid move if you ask me. Not a big fan of having to include a pick, but adding Polak I think gives the blueline an added element. Always liked him in St. Louis.

Yeah. With your nhl14 GM connected mode.


DERRRPPP he coulda ben tradez for betterz... I knoo bcuz i have insider infoooo of going rates of playerzz in nhll DERRRPPPPPP
- Cherry--Skoal

Annnndd.....you lost the argument.

Nonis said they've brought Polak in as a 5/6 guy, They will find another option for Dion.
- BetterCallSaul

THIS GUYS.......my fukin nerves

Solid move if you ask me. Not a big fan of having to include a pick, but adding Polak I think gives the blueline an added element. Always liked him in St. Louis.
- mykokes

me too...

Something we need. He's mean.

I don't like Gunnarsson, not a fan. But I do believe he could have been packaged with something else for a better return than a bottom pairing Dman.
- ThePresident

You don't think all GMs know how poop Gunnar is?

by getting rid of Dion?
- Cherry--Skoal

Polak will cut into Dion's hard PK minutes. Might see a different Dion with better offensive zone starts and a Rielly who will be a year older. Might is the key word.

Annnndd.....you lost the argument.
- ThePresident

Not at all actually. But that is how you sound to me.

by getting rid of Dion?
- Cherry--Skoal

Clock's ticking if that's the case.

and that nice NTC kicks in.
- Cherry--Skoal

didn't even think about that

man, the leafs are screwed

Polak will cut into Dion's hard PK minutes. Might see a different Dion with better offensive zone starts and a Rielly who will be a year older. Might is the key word.
- mykokes

I'm not down with that. If he is here for next year he is here for the next 6 afterwards.

didn't even think about that

man, the leafs are screwed
- Flyfreaky

kicks in, in about ooooooo about 72 hours.

I've been promoting a Rielly Phaneuf pairing for months ….give them the offensive situations and let them flourish. Give the difficult defensive assignments to a defensive pairing - which they probably still need to acquire.
- The Law

And maybe Phaneuf learns a couple things from Rielly.

You don't think all GMs know how poop Gunnar is?
- walshyleafsfan

Gunnar isn't poop. He just has inflated stats playing in a #2 role.

kicks in, in about ooooooo about 72 hours.
- Cherry--Skoal

damn, that's one horrible (frank)ing contract, somehow i think holmgren must have been involved with this one

I'm not down with that. If he is here for next year he is here for the next 6 afterwards.
- Cherry--Skoal

Fair enough, me personally, I think Dion is closer to the d-man he was before the contract signing than after. As Dion goes, so does this team. I mean if there's a good deal to make for Dion, I do it, but if we're talking Bryan McCabe dump, (frank) that.

For them to bring in Boyle someone is getting squeezed out.

Right now the Leafs have Franson, Gardiner, Gleason, Phaneuf, Polak, and Rielly.

Chances are Franson is gone, but you also have to factor in guys like Granberg who could make the jump.

And maybe Phaneuf learns a couple things from Rielly.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

NO. Phaneuf can be the stay at home d man. He isn't going to go for rushes like Rielly.

For them to bring in Boyle someone is getting squeezed out.

Right now the Leafs have Franson, Gardiner, Gleason, Phaneuf, Polak, and Rielly.

Chances are Franson is gone, but you also have to factor in guys like Granberg who could make the jump.
- BetterCallSaul

Gleason may be gone.