HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Anniversary of the David Clarkson trade!

[Commander Clueless]

I did, I hated this signing. I watched him here in New Jersey a lot and the guy couldn't even skate. The Clarkson falling down drinking game was long around before he came to Toronto.

I mean, I for one didn't think he'd hit 30 again.


But 5? I mean....5?


That was nuts.



Good times.

 

[LeafsNation75]

The fact they were neck and neck with that management group on this should have been a HUGE red flag.

One thing I do believe is that if Brian Burke was their GM that day I don't think Clarkson would have been a Toronto Maple Leaf. Before the contract limits of 7 and 8 years I remember Burke didn't like to give out long term deals and one example was in July 2011 when he offered Brad Richards 6 years, however other teams were offering a lot more and he eventually signed for 9 years with the Rangers.

 

[Trapper]

What about the reports that Edmonton was offering him more money than Toronto was and he still choose the Leafs. I agree that it was a bad signing, however my point is there was at least one team that wanted Clarkson even more and Toronto was not the only team willing to pay him along with giving him a 7 year contract.

The fact that Lowe/MacT wanted to offer him more doesn't make me feel better. I don't even count that as another team.

 

[Kurisu]

I was on the toilet doing my thing when I checked my phone that Clarkson got traded. I was able to finish cleanly.

 

[Menzinger]

What about the reports that Edmonton was offering him more money than Toronto was and he still choose the Leafs. I agree that it was a bad signing, however my point is there was at least one team that wanted Clarkson even more and Toronto was not the only team willing to pay him along with giving him a 7 year contract.

"if you friends jumped off a bridge would you too?"

Edmonton has been one of the worst managed teams in the NHL, I don't think the fact that they wanted to also give Clarkson a big payout lets Nonis off the hook. If anything it condemns him more

 

[GongShowWilly]

was at work ... didn't believe it was real , then was celebrating hard !!!!!
just like Phaneuf deal

 

[GLG12xx12]

I was at work, and sitting on the toilet trying to push out the last straggler when I got on HF and saw the trade. Jumped up in joy and never got that last straggler out during that restroom break

 

[Warden of the North]

Im pretty sure I heard Poulin say on Leafs Lunch they scouted Clarkson as a third liner but paid him like they did because of free agency competition.

They KNOWINGLY paid a third liner that insane contract. At least if they thought he was a 2nd liner they could somehow excuse that contract.

 

[Trapper]

Im pretty sure I heard Poulin say on Leafs Lunch they scouted Clarkson as a third liner but paid him like they did because of free agency competition.

They KNOWINGLY paid a third liner that insane contract. At least if they thought he was a 2nd liner they could somehow excuse that contract.

His entire game (whatever that was) just evaporated.
Ok so you were never seeing 30 goals/year again but he didn't even give us a Chris Neil type of game. Nothing. Nada.

 

[Autism]

I was at McDonald's with a half eaten Big Mac in my right hand and 3 fries in my left hand.

 

[sxvnert]

Im pretty sure I heard Poulin say on Leafs Lunch they scouted Clarkson as a third liner but paid him like they did because of free agency competition.

They KNOWINGLY paid a third liner that insane contract. At least if they thought he was a 2nd liner they could somehow excuse that contract.

They convinced themselves that half season was the equivalent to an entire season regardless of the evidence to the contrary. I feel sorry for Shanahan having to work with these morons for an entire season.

Probably went something like this:

 

[Daisy Jane]

Im pretty sure I heard Poulin say on Leafs Lunch they scouted Clarkson as a third liner but paid him like they did because of free agency competition.

They KNOWINGLY paid a third liner that insane contract. At least if they thought he was a 2nd liner they could somehow excuse that contract.

oh my goodness. thank the sugar I didn't hear that because i would have raged

we have Pirdham now. all is good.

 

[A1LeafNation]

They convinced themselves that half season was the equivalent to an entire season regardless of the evidence to the contrary. I feel sorry for Shanahan having to work with these morons for an entire season.

Probably went something like this:

Thats exactly how I pictured the Leafs scouting staff/management before shannahan gutted them. They were a bunch of idiots looking for fabbio..only problem is we were the yankees with the brain power of the coyotes budget..

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Was having sushi with the wife and a friend and my phone went off and I preceeded with a small chuckle leading to me bursting into laughter. My friend, who's not a Leafs fan just said "are you ****ing kidding me? How'd they get rid of him?"

 

[Christ]

I remember when I first heard of that trade I was in the hospital getting ready for shoulder surgery...gave me something else (positive) to think of. I would have been freaking out that day (in a bad way) if it were not for David Clarkson