I actually think he's one of our top d prospects behind Percy and maybe Finn.
- Santo_44

Tells us all we need to know about our defensive prospects. If we lose out on Marner and Strome, I wouldn't hesitate to grab Hanifan and put him into our prospect pool.

Tells us all we need to know about our defensive prospects. If we lose out on Marner and Strome, I wouldn't hesitate to grab Hanifan and put him into our prospect pool.
- PrinceLH

The leafs have a solid group of d prospect. All there missing is a Hanafin and it would be complete.

Blue Jackets have a lot of early picks in this draft. Their own first, their own 2nd, Leafs second and another later second and two earlier thirds.. Lucky (frank)s. They may be a team that makes a push to trade up.

Blue Jackets have a lot of early picks in this draft. Their own first, their own 2nd, Leafs second and another later second and two earlier thirds.. Lucky (frank)s. They may be a team that makes a push to trade up.
- ClarksonDavid

Jackets have 2 with Carolina coming up and 2 with the Oilers. If they could win 3 of 4, that might get them far enough ahead of us. We can always hope for some 3 point games. Hopefully Carolina and Columbus split their games and both are 3 pointers....win...win...win! It would be nice to see the Oil get some loser points, as well. Get them ahead of Arizona and into the 3 hole.

You sound like Macho Man brother
- AdamFrench

I'm not gonna lie. You sound way more sophisticated than I envisioned.

He was eating sausage
- AdamFrench

Um...burning them.

Jackets have 2 with Carolina coming up and 2 with the Oilers. If they could win 3 of 4, that might get them far enough ahead of us. We can always hope for some 3 point games. Hopefully Carolina and Columbus split their games and both are 3 pointers....win...win...win! It would be nice to see the Oil get some loser points, as well. Get them ahead of Arizona and into the 3 hole.
- PrinceLH

If Torontos picking 4th or 5th and jackets are picking 6th, what would it take for them to move up? 1 second? 2 seconds?

I'm not gonna lie. You sound way more sophisticated than I envisioned.
- weirdoh

I'm all class.

The leafs are not just goin to dump these players. They will wait until they get value back. Dumping them all for nothing to finish one or two spots lower in the standings is not a successful way yo rebuild.(let's be honest, evenn f with our rebuild we will still finish ahead of Edmonton next year unfortunately).

What's willall the talk of retaining salary. Neither Phil or dion are overpaid. There's at least ten teams in the league who would have paid those contracts or higher on the open ufa market.

And I think a seen in a previous augello blog some crap about bozak being overpaid. What a farce. Bozak at 4.2 is a total bargain, and he's one of the best 2nd line centres in the league.

Robi has been shut down for the season. Getting shoulder surgery.

The leafs are not just goin to dump these players. They will wait until they get value back. Dumping them all for nothing to finish one or two spots lower in the standings is not a successful way yo rebuild.(let's be honest, evenn f with our rebuild we will still finish ahead of Edmonton next year unfortunately).

What's willall the talk of retaining salary. Neither Phil or dion are overpaid. There's at least ten teams in the league who would have paid those contracts or higher on the open ufa market.

And I think a seen in a previous augello blog some crap about bozak being overpaid. What a farce. Bozak at 4.2 is a total bargain, and he's one of the best 2nd line centres in the league.
- Allan Bester

That's slightly impossible to tell considering he has never been on the second line ever

Robi has been shut down for the season. Getting shoulder surgery.
- MCharisma91

poop...bring up TJ Brennan

David Alter ‏@dalter now7 seconds ago

Nazem Kadri missed a meeting today and was sent home. Sounds like discipline. #TMLtalk

- gravyface

David Alter ‏@dalter now7 seconds ago

Nazem Kadri missed a meeting today and was sent home. Sounds like discipline. #TMLtalk
- lumlums

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 14s14 seconds ago

Nazem Kadri forgot to change his clocks, evidently.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 14s14 seconds ago

Nazem Kadri forgot to change his clocks, evidently.



- lumlums

- BingoLady

#HereComeTheLeafs

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K ‏@kmart93 1m1 minute ago Philadelphia, PA

@SuicidePass I wonder what Kessel did to make Kadri miss a meeting.

That's slightly impossible to tell considering he has never been on the second line ever
- AdamFrench

I base it on the fact that he can play all aspects of the game, pp,pk, offence defence, and even today I think he still ranks 30-40 in total points amongst centres. There's 30 teams in the league so in a way the top 30 point getters could be considered top line centers. The next 30 could be 2 nd line. That's an over simplification but it holds up in most cases.

I base it on the fact that he can play all aspects of the game, pp,pk, offence defence, and even today I think he still ranks 30-40 in total points amongst centres. There's 30 teams in the league so in a way the top 30 point getters could be considered top line centers. The next 30 could be 2 nd line. That's an over simplification but it holds up in most cases.
- Allan Bester

That's not how it works though. He produces like a second line centre as a first line 20 minute a night offensive zone starting and prime PP playing centre. If a hypothetical first line centre were to play in front of him and he loses all of that, the logical conclusion is that he wouldn't produce like a second line centre.

Also he's one of the worst defensive players in the league when you look at advanced stats...so...?

He does have a really high Caresi though.

Don Cherry Parody ‏@DonCherryParody 5m5 minutes ago

YKNOW IF PHANEUF WAS A REAL LEADER HE WOULDA GONE TA EVERY GUYS HOUSE ON THE LEAFS AND CHANGED ALL THEIR CLOCKS HIMSELF (THUMBS UP)

I base it on the fact that he can play all aspects of the game, pp,pk, offence defence, and even today I think he still ranks 30-40 in total points amongst centres. There's 30 teams in the league so in a way the top 30 point getters could be considered top line centers. The next 30 could be 2 nd line. That's an over simplification but it holds up in most cases.
- Allan Bester

He's actually an under performing 2nd liner if you account for the amount of ice time he gets and who he plays with. He's not very good, leafs should be laughing if they can get a team to over pay for him.

Blue Jackets have a lot of early picks in this draft. Their own first, their own 2nd, Leafs second and another later second and two earlier thirds.. Lucky (frank)s. They may be a team that makes a push to trade up.
- ClarksonDavid

They may try to trade up and get Hanafin but I think there target is Crouse. They already have a cornerstone center. Crouse plays there style of game.