Ultimately that is the primary concern.

It was not a good "hockey trade" just like Marincin was not a good hockey trade for Edmonton, but Edmonton really needed to make sure they get tougher and the Leafs really needed to break up this core.
- Aetherial

Agreed . more about moving him then getting max value.

worst. trade. ever.
- Pen15

You (frank)ed up the punctuation but other than that - solid post

worst. trade. ever.
- Pen15

Why?

Exciting


Let's overpay the next guy!
- systemtool

Cody Franson. 8 years, 10.5 per.

Lance Hornby ‏@sunhornby 1m1 minute ago
Don't write off former Leaf first rounder Tyler Biggs, who goes to Pitt in Kessel deal. Was coming back to prominence via ECHL at year's end

Jesus H Christ. The minute this lump of corn-stool gets moved, he's "legit" prospect all of a sudden...
- gravyface

The Leafs traded Biggs simply to make room for the new guys coming in. That's how low his value is.

Oh Lance

Prust and a 5th apparently
- fidopro

haha, I was just comparing Prust and Kassian...I didn't realize he was involved.

Habs must not have like the show Hockey Wives

worst. trade. ever.
- Pen15

I know Prust > Kassian

yep. too bad you guys didn't pick hanifin last week.
- fidopro

agreed, again.

OUch, Brandon Prust going the other way? Prust's hot news reporter french gf can't be happy about that

Hello Boston? Hi. This is Toronto. See, we can be just like you in the aspect that we also give away our talented players for buckets of PFK too.

We need a GM quick before Texas Instruments gives away our entire team.

I mean retain (frank)ing salary and we STILL couldn't get Rattamatattaa?!?! Un(frank)ing real. Leafs are (frank)ing pathetic like usual.


- Tee-Dot

Do you want me to WAHbulance?

D+ Trade... Kapanen is not some elite prospect like many trying to make him out to be.. Harrington is meh, but to retain salary is just plain stupid.

Leafs should have traded Bozak first and hoped Kessel added some more teams to his trade list.

In good shape for a top 3 pick though
- orienbrady22

I agree.

Kapanen is on par with guys like Bracco and Nylanders sister that we just drafted

Hello Boston? Hi. This is Toronto. See, we can be just like you in the aspect that we also give away our talented players for buckets of PFK too.

We need a GM quick before Texas Instruments gives away our entire team.

I mean retain (frank)ing salary and we STILL couldn't get Rattamatattaa?!?! Un(frank)ing real. Leafs are (frank)ing pathetic like usual.


- Tee-Dot

Not having one pre-draft was not a good move. Having a 28 year old junior GM (for only a short time) is not the recipe for success...

Exciting


Let's overpay the next guy!
- systemtool

As long as it's a one year contract we could do just that, then trade them at the deadline for more futures.....cash for futures.

3 months

but i can give you as many as i want

i could ban someone for a decade if i felt like it.. but at that point we just let EO handle it and nuke the account
- Dozzer

I don't understand what's wrong with a bit of ribbing. As long as it's not personal or vulgar. Why are leaf fans/mods so sensitive? Especially considering leaf fans on here are known to troll other threads.

More bans happen in here than any other thread. Why?

I agree.

Kapanen is on par with guys like Bracco and Nylanders sister that we just drafted
- systemtool

The Kassian trade? Let's wait to hear what the habs gave up first
- Smitty98

kessel deal...

they got a couple mid-round 1sts while retaining salary for a top 5 goal scorer in the nhl the past 5 years...

absolute joke.

i guess his puck possession stats weren't up to snuff.

D+ Trade... Kapanen is not some elite prospect like many trying to make him out to be.. Harrington is meh, but to retain salary is just plain stupid.

Leafs should have traded Bozak first and hoped Kessel added some more teams to his trade list.

In good shape for a top 3 pick though
- orienbrady22

Oh, Kessel's -35 would have put us over the top?

Kapanen - Marner - Nylander

Just seeing how it looks.

worst. trade. ever.
- Pen15

Not after 10 BEERS

Kapanen - Marner - Nylander

Just seeing how it looks.
- The Shrike

Dainty.

D+ Trade... Kapanen is not some elite prospect like many trying to make him out to be.. Harrington is meh, but to retain salary is just plain stupid.

Leafs should have traded Bozak first and hoped Kessel added some more teams to his trade list.

In good shape for a top 3 pick though
- orienbrady22

How in the (frank) so? Kessel tearing it up with Crosby it'll probably be 24th overall again... in which we will pull another non-koneckny and trade the (frank) right out of the first round.

(frank) this management.

yep, and should have done so years ago. better late then never!
- fidopro

Dion and Phil should have been dangled when they demanded massive salaries...

I don't understand what's wrong with a bit of ribbing. As long as it's not personal or vulgar. Why are leaf fans/mods so sensitive? Especially considering leaf fans on here are known to troll other threads.

More bans happen in here than any other thread. Why?
- bloatedmosquito

Silly question

I don't understand what's wrong with a bit of ribbing. As long as it's not personal or vulgar. Why are leaf fans/mods so sensitive? Especially considering leaf fans on here are known to troll other threads.

More bans happen in here than any other thread. Why?
- bloatedmosquito

Where the stat for that?

Because I call bullpoop.

kessel deal...

they got a couple mid-round 1sts while retaining salary for a top 5 goal scorer in the nhl the past 5 years...

absolute joke.

i guess his puck possession stats weren't up to snuff.
- Pen15

What did you think we were going to get for Kessel? How does roster players help a rebuilding team? We got 2 solid prospects and a 1st rounder and a 3rd rounder. The best part? We broke free of a player who could potentially turn into the next Dany Heatley with his cheeseburger eating ways.

Being fat may fly at 27 years of age but it won't after he turns 30.