Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
Nope. Very least there will be 1-2 more fa signings. Nonis even said so.
I am wondering what trades we have cooking.
Nope. Very least there will be 1-2 more fa signings. Nonis even said so.
- Sign Brodeur please. Mentor, good back up, vet experience, french Canadian connection.
Bernier/Brodeur - Goaltending CHECK
- Move Franson. We just don't need him anymore.
- not sure how to fill top pairing hole
Phaneuf - xxxx
Rielly - Robidas
Gardiner - Polak
Defence - Missing #2 D
- 1st line is good
- 2nd line could use a better RW
- 3rd line could use Clarkson retiring from the NHL, and a LW
- a 4th line would be good to have
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to explore the trade market and appear to be set on moving defenseman Cody Franson and goaltender James Reimer.
Franson, a restricted free agent, was almost traded to the Montreal Canadiens for veteran defenseman Josh Gorges.
The Leafs have been shopping Reimer for several months, and kicked up their efforts after the netminder formally asked to be traded, but so far the team has come up empty.
Franson and Reimer could both be moved for draft picks, unless the Leafs can get their hands on a two-way center for their third line.
It's believed the Leafs have some interest in unrestricted free agent forward Steve Ott, who split last season between the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues.
Ott, 31, is also believed to be courted by the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings, among others.
One thing I can take out of this: I think the Habs are going to regress next season. Their second pair for D is Gilbert and Emelin. They might actually have a worse defence than we do, and ours has much more potential to grow. You look at their forwards and I can tell you I liked the team a lot more with Vanek, Pouliot and Gionta. Adding Beaulieu will help but I think he is very overrated, and Tinordi is a borderline #7. Once again, it will be up to Carey Price, I think.
Ottawa also definitely got worse. Unfortunately they will be in the Eichel and McDavid sweepstakes.
Meanwhile, I think we got unlucky at the end of last season, and I like the moves we made this off season. I don't think we will be anywhere near Boston or Pitt, but I can see us getting into the playoffs again.
Wonder if Hartikainen is in the plans. They did trade for him haha
Wonder if Hartikainen is in the plans. They did trade for him haha
oh and let me make it CLEAR. I did not want Bolland... I'm disgusted with his inability to attract top free agents. Stastny for example was a perfect fit... maybe the Blues are the better team but money TALKS... Give him the presentation of your life, sell the city, endorsements, offer him 7.9 million... etc the guy should be a leaf... no ifs and or buts im sick of this not being the standard
oh and let me make it CLEAR. I did not want Bolland... I'm disgusted with his inability to attract top free agents. Stastny for example was a perfect fit... maybe the Blues are the better team but money TALKS... Give him the presentation of your life, sell the city, endorsements, offer him 7.9 million... etc the guy should be a leaf... no ifs and or buts im sick of this not being the standard
Ok...let me help me out.
Paul Stastny grew up in St Louis. his father and uncle or brother also played there strong connection there. Not to mention cup chances are way higher ther.
Bolland...he's not a first line center like Stastny or even a 1B that we should overpay for him. We have a second line center possibly in Kadri or Bozak whatever that maybe we shouldn't damn well overpay for him.
Wow, really? 8 million a year? Have you been watching Stastny play?
Stastny is a slight upgrade over Kadri.
Kadri is YOUNGER, and scored 10 pts less. Think about that. Stastny played with Landeskog and Mackinon, while Kadri played with Lupul and Clarkson.
I mean....talk about delusional. STL way overpaid because they are in cup mode. We are not. We are a few years away. And it's ridiculous contracts like that which will set us back.
I love our FA signings. Nothing too flashy or expensive. good pieces. Develop the rest in the system. Keep drafting, stop trading picks.
Paul Stastny is the exact type of player you overpay for, and the only one on the market that you would... Stastny is worth 7 million. If you have to give him an extra million to persuade him that's fine by me... considering we're overpaying a 3rd liner by 3 million a year.
I agree..now even if we overpay paul stastny by say 7.5-8 million range...how can we convince him to kill all those huge ties I've mentioned?
Recall how Suter and Parise weren't that overpaid compared to other teams but still made the final cut. Parise's family, suter's wife was it?
Same with recently BRian Boyle who's wife hails from Tampa. Sometimes money isn't everything.
Take around and look at the ontario born stars and tell me one of them that chose Toronto because of "ties" and please don't say clarkson
With Gleason gone, and FO% being in dire need, Steve Otts faceoff prowess could be very important to Toronto. He had nearly a 60% win rate in st.louis, while a 52% in buffalo.
I could see it happening.