now how many PTOs get signed? Boyes and Glencross?
- DDM-Coga

Frazer and setoguchi .......

....

Wtf happened there

I don't mind this. All the prospects were weak, outside Finn -- who they've been looking at for a while now. Clearly they didn't feel like he was rising along a steep enough curve.

This clears contracts so they can sign some of these PTO players -- EACH of which will be traded at the deadline for picks. As will Grabner. Clearly they're just clearing the shelves for restocking.

No reason to get upset. None of these guys were going to be anything but supporting players.

That is going backwards.

So much for the brain trust theory.

Stupidity that unites them all
- LeafMan

this makes so much sense i cant believe you guys arent seeing it.

LL and BS have been evaluating

they have flagged some burke nonis picks they dont particularly like or see a place for in their vision for the leafs.

this opens up contract slots

they sign a few guys on PTOs

move them at the deadline for picks and prospects more in line with what then envision for the leafs

by this time next summer those prospects will be replaced with players more in line with the new brain trust's of the leafs vision.

seriously LM.. look at this one with eyes on a year down the road

We are doomed. We traded a line of future all stars lawl

Seriously? That's everything we gave up for a mediocre player? Really? Good god.

....

Wtf happened there
- Lee Denault

It's what I warned about for weeks now, the Leafs screwed themselves into a corner contract wise. This is the result of it.

Frazer and some else .......
- zazzle

Boyes? Seems like this is a sign that guys like Nylander, Marner, Kapanen are having less and less of a shot of making the team.

Adding another NHL contract in Grabner and flexibility to sign some PTOs

this makes so much sense i cant believe you guys arent seeing it.

LL and BS have been evaluating

they have flagged some burke nonis picks they dont particularly like or see a place for in their vision for the leafs.

this opens up contract slots

they sign a few guys on PTOs

move them at the deadline for picks and prospects more in line with what then envision for the leafs

by this time next summer those prospects will be replaced with players more in line with the new brain trust's of the leafs vision.

seriously LM.. look at this one with eyes on a year down the road
- Dozzer

It also ties us to another bad contract. Yeah, I know it expires, but this is poop.

Lost in all this is they already lost top prospect Kenny Ryan earlier!

It's what I warned about for weeks now, the Leafs screwed themselves into a corner contract wise. This is the result of it.
- LeafMan

had to do something

you were right on that

see the failure of Leafs management... I bet you could have got Stamkos for that...

Why did we just give up 5 prospects for Michael Grabner?

this makes so much sense i cant believe you guys arent seeing it.

LL and BS have been evaluating

they have flagged some burke nonis picks they dont particularly like or see a place for in their vision for the leafs.

this opens up contract slots

they sign a few guys on PTOs

move them at the deadline for picks and prospects more in line with what then envision for the leafs

by this time next summer those prospects will be replaced with players more in line with the new brain trust's of the leafs vision.

seriously LM.. look at this one with eyes on a year down the road
- Dozzer

Seriously though, the Burke/Nonis era of drafting is looking hilariously terrible.

Wow, kind of a shocker, but I guess they had to open up some contract space. I've always liked Grabner but he's had health issues. I was intrigued by the potential of Beck and Verhaeghe but other than that, not much lost. Finn will be an AHLer for life. Grabner only takes Beck ' s place in the potential to take a roster spot.

Leafs just love old washed up former Canucks players.

Mogilny
Druken
Lumme
Raymond
Booth
Burke
Nonis
Santorelli

see the failure of Leafs management... I bet you could have got Stamkos for that...
- geta02it

Did you eat paint chips as a child?

Wow, kind of a shocker, but I guess they had to open up some contract space. I've always liked Grabner but he's had health issues. I was intrigued by the potential of Beck and Verhaeghe but other than that, not much lost. Finn will be an AHLer for life. Grabner only takes Beck ' s place in the potential to take a roster spot.
- Phenom

If grabner has a bounce back year we can maybe net a low 1st for him

It also ties us to another bad contract. Yeah, I know it expires, but this is poop.
- mykokes

but for how long?

That is going backwards.

So much for the brain trust theory.

Stupidity that unites them all
- LeafMan

100% correct.

There's a few promising prospects in there, a couple drafted in the 2nd round we've been lacking for years.

The contract space means nothing. To sign PTO's who will be traded at the deadline for 3-5 round picks, best case scenario.. 2nd rounders where we just traded prospects that were picked.

Bypassing developing our own players, to make room to sign dinosaurs who will be traded for picks to draft lower ceiling players than we just traded.

Brilliant. That's about as backwards as it gets.

Did you eat paint chips as a child?
- Cfser

Why?

It also ties us to another bad contract.
- mykokes

so? $ is not a problem for MLSE

he makes 5 million cash, 3 million cap hit.. and the contract is up at the end of this season

if he has a good season.. boom.. he gets moved for picks too

they were talking about making a 3rd most excellent adventure movie.
- zazzle

I'm sure it'll be great.

weren't we going to have a lot more contract space open up once a bunch of the junior guys went back down?

Had pretty high hopes for Verhaege and Nilsson