Gotta love leaf fans
They want a tear down and rebuild.
Trade their top player and some contracts for space.
Gain 2 prospects, 1st and 3rd rd pick
Fans complain

We will probably add more picks and prospects in the year.

Give it time. Let's see how the prospects and picks turn out first

WOW PHANEUF TRADED TOO!!



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Just kidding
- twiztedmike

Darn where is the mod i am on Phaneuf
watch

This is the best day in modern leaf history.
- Bigzby

Until the Franson signing is announced!

i have no clue. i just know they didn't have to trade him now. just because there are limited options today, doesn't mean there will be limited options forever.

stop twisting my words around to suite your blinded argument.
- Pen15

The other side also, is Pitt was not finding their winger they wanted. If the few available get moved around it's likely they would offer more when they missed out. Even if they didn't, there was no rush. I wanted Phil gone, but retaining salary was just awful, especially since trading Dion without retaining is far less likely...

i have no clue. i just know they didn't have to trade him now. just because there are limited options today, doesn't mean there will be limited options forever.

stop twisting my words around to suite your blinded argument.
- Pen15

Every post you make is a joke. At least you're consistent.

Gotta love leaf fans
They want a tear down and rebuild.
Trade their top player and some contracts for space.
Gain 2 prospects, 1st and 3rd rd pick
Fans complain

We will probably add more picks and prospects in the year.

Give it time. Let's see how the prospects and picks turn out first
- ILoveLamp

You got hit with the hammer too?

Nice job on the avatar

GOod news for Kessel, black is slimming
- Smitty98

Thx.

Now only if twiztedmike can improve his photoshop skills.

Gotta love leaf fans
They want a tear down and rebuild.
Trade their top player and some contracts for space.
Gain 2 prospects, 1st and 3rd rd pick
Fans complain

We will probably add more picks and prospects in the year.

Give it time. Let's see how the prospects and picks turn out first
- ILoveLamp

It just wasn't a good trade. They should have gotten more for Kessel.

Kessel will probably score 40 goals with Crosby.

Maybe the Pens will trade Malkin now???

WHAT!!!!???

Where do you people come from???
- Lee Denault

120 points in 79 games... I'm willing to bet he never put up points on that level again.

explain that logic please. they were a lottery team with him last year....what's to say they wouldn't be with him again this year?
- Pen15

because you just removed 10% of the teams goal production and havent replaced it?

Gotta love leaf fans
They want a tear down and rebuild.
Trade their top player and some contracts for space.
Gain 2 prospects, 1st and 3rd rd pick
Fans complain

We will probably add more picks and prospects in the year.

Give it time. Let's see how the prospects and picks turn out first
- ILoveLamp

Its going to suck big time. These blogs will turn into nightly arguments about integrity and playing the game the right way, and how the team is stealing fans money.

Good luck to you.

You got hit with the hammer too?
- T.Fleury

Making another account is against the CoC

Thx.

Now only if twiztedmike can improve his photoshop skills.
- KesselRules

BarbarianSavage did it for me

Until the Franson signing is announced!
- 1979AD

And until Aki Berg and Jeff Finger get their jerseys hung up in the rafters

120 points in 79 games... I'm willing to bet he never put up points on that level again.
- orienbrady22

That has nothing to do with scoring being down across the league as a whole though... right?

I found out who won the Seguin/Kessel trade...




















Calgary, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.

The other side also, is Pitt was not finding their winger they wanted. If the few available get moved around it's likely they would offer more when they missed out. Even if they didn't, there was no rush. I wanted Phil gone, but retaining salary was just awful, especially since trading Dion without retaining is far less likely...
- aminnes

I think Dion stays. I bet he is the guy Babs wants to work with.

It's (frank)ing amazing that you can see into the future and know how these prospects and picks turn out 5 years from now to determine they got fleeced, but yes - needing to trade him and his NTC lessened the possible return. This is a necessary reality.
- 1979AD

i don't think any of them will end up being top players in the nhl....i know that's an assumption but it's just an opinion. i think kapenan will be a good nhler, and the late 1st will probably be a servicable nhler...but neither would be enough for an elite goal scorer

the leafs needed one of matta or pouliot to make this deal fair. a true top prospect. and the 1st shouldn't have been lottery protected.

i have no clue. i just know they didn't have to trade him now. just because there are limited options today, doesn't mean there will be limited options forever.

stop twisting my words around to suite your blinded argument.
- Pen15

Well this was the week/time to trade him. Shanny already stated that this was gonna happen and babcock had his input in it so what do you do. Get the best package available and move on. Only time will tell how these prospects work out. You gotta get rid of the fact we lost Seguin, Hamilton etc. For him. And this is what we got today.

It just wasn't a good trade. They should have gotten more for Kessel.

Kessel will probably score 40 goals with Crosby.

Maybe the Pens will trade Malkin now???
- jimmc7722

For a high end D man

Spaling is not much better than Stajan if i am kind
- Landsbergfan

i'm gonna go ahead and assume kessel will be on crosbys wing lol

Hockeyfuture has harrington listed as our best d prospect and kapanen just behind nylander. Plus a roster player and a first.
- TonkaPhaneuf

says more about the leafs prospect depth prior to this draft

120 points in 79 games... I'm willing to bet he never put up points on that level again.
- orienbrady22

I don't think anybody will. The game is changing.


Yeah..
Sidney
At 28
Had his best years behind him

At 28
Sidney Crosby

120 points in 79 games... I'm willing to bet he never put up points on that level again.
- orienbrady22

Crosby has not been the same since his concussions.... He is still better than everyone else, but not the same. With Phil though, his numbers will be better this year for sure. His wingers have been shyat for a while now...

Making another account is against the CoC
- Lee Denault

Dude. It's 5 years old.