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Wonder what they gave (if anything) and what sweetener that Toronta gave with him? If the Leafs didn't have to give something up to clear that cap space I have to wonder why Carolina would want him? How about the optics of trading a home town boy who wanted to be a Leaf his whole life?Leafs trade Patrick Marleau to Carolina.
Huge for them.
I liked the Beecher pick, honestly
Big guy with size AND speed? And for all we know, there's still some strong potential for his offense to grow. I reckon there was a time when nobody thought Blake Wheeler would rise to the prominence he enjoys now, eh?
I mean, c'mon. Did anyone really think Wheeler would take off like he has? I didn't. You never know. Let's trust the GM who JUST WON the GM of the Year award
Come on Don, pull off that same trade for Backes!
Ridiculous that Toronto can unload Marleau and we can't find a taker for the living corpse that is Backes
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So moving a 1yr/6m cap hit costs a 1st rounder? It doesn’t look like we’ll be able to move Backes
if it cost the leafs a 1st to get rid of Marleau who only had 1 year left then it's gotta be even harder for the B's to get rid of Backes with 2 years left, right? Or does the diff between real world salary & cap hit make him more tradeable?
if it cost the leafs a 1st to get rid of Marleau who only had 1 year left then it's gotta be even harder for the B's to get rid of Backes with 2 years left, right? Or does the diff between real world salary & cap hit make him more tradeable?