Any free wallets available this year

[Diatomic]

Yup, those EMPTY roster spots are more valuable than prospects.

Yeah because having a terrible, overpopulated prospect pool and signing a bunch of nobodies that won't even make the AHL is more valuable than having space to make efficient trades and gain actual DRAFTED PROSPECTS via trades from other teams.. for say.. our UFA's?

 

[Daisy Jane]

burn....good one....

i didn't mean it as so much as a burn - I just mean that it's very limiting to go "don't draft any NCAA players" I figured, if you play sports in america you're part of the NCAA right? which means Eichel is an NCAA player. it's just that he'll be drafted

[right?]

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I wouldn't have a problem with adding a couple of college kids. We should be moving out a few bodies (Santorelli, Winnik, Franson) at the deadline for picks so I'm not worried about the 50 man limit.

 

[Jyrki Lumme]

Stay away from them. We're still suffering with Bozak. They are free for a reason.

I'll take an NHL quality player for free any day of the week, and that's what Bozak is. It's not his fault he was given a big contract and is played in situations above his ability.

 

[Northern Dancer]

Yeah because having a terrible, overpopulated prospect pool and signing a bunch of nobodies that won't even make the AHL is more valuable than having space to make efficient trades and gain actual DRAFTED PROSPECTS via trades from other teams.. for say.. our UFA's?

If UFA's walk or traded, it frees up roster spots. What pray tell are you drinking?

 

[Super Mega]

Also, Scrivens was a main piece in acquiring Bernier.

the centerpiece was the 2nd round pick

 

[Al14]

the centerpiece was the 2nd round pick

Which would be nice to get back somehow!

 

[Schenn]

My God some of you are whiny. As if people are complaining because they don't want another Bozak or something. He is currently on the block that is going to get us some decent assets. That's good asset management considering all he ever cost was a roster spot and we got some decent years out of him. Sure he isn't the best center in the league, but at least he is better than the alternative we could have been icing the last number of years.

 

[Durkin67]

Funny thing is people bought it. He said something about the player he brought in was the equal of 3 first rounders, or something like that.

The idea was to create some internal competition and to make guys start pushing themselves and earning call ups instead of inheriting them by virtue of the fact that there was nobody challenging for those spots.

There was definite method to the madness but you'd have to be at objective to acknowledge it. Not a strong suit among most around these parts.

 

[Diatomic]

If UFA's walk or traded, it frees up roster spots. What pray tell are you drinking?

What if we trade a dion phaneuf for 2 prospects and then a santorelli for 2 prospects, oh WOW now we can't trade again!!!

And hey, if you want to try the dinosaur burke method of signing a billion college guys then having them all become nothing go ahead!

 

[LolungoReboundo]

Oh nice, leafs nation already scouting for the next Bozak; just in time for current Bozak to be traded.



I don't want any part of any player associated with NCAA. No thank you. We have had enough NCAA developed bums in our lineup as is.

http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/2014-15-alums-nhl

 

[Northern Dancer]

What if we trade a dion phaneuf for 2 prospects and then a santorelli for 2 prospects, oh WOW now we can't trade again!!!

And hey, if you want to try the dinosaur burke method of signing a billion college guys then having them all become nothing go ahead!

Somethings in life are hopeless.

 

[LolungoReboundo]

What if we trade a dion phaneuf for 2 prospects and then a santorelli for 2 prospects, oh WOW now we can't trade again!!!

And hey, if you want to try the dinosaur burke method of signing a billion college guys then having them all become nothing go ahead!

these prospects you speak of will probably be under the slide rule anyways and wouldn't count against any contract spot.

Where does the idiocy of this fanbase come from holy cow

 

[Menzinger]

Not wanting a college free agent because you don't like how Bozak turned out is like saying the leafs should never draft from the OHL because Broll looked like a bust. It should always come down to the merits of each individual player.

NCAA is a great hockey league, which has helped develope some of the best players currently in the NHL. 2 out of the likely top 3 of this years NHL draft are likely heading the college route.

 

[BlueBaron]

were at 48 contracts, we just gave away 2 players to make up contract space and were gona waste that space on signing some nobody college freeagent? No thank you.

Don't be surprised if that is exactly what we do.

 

[Diatomic]

Don't be surprised if that is exactly what we do.

I know, we could use some more Ashton and Broll types!

 

[BlueBaron]

What if we trade a dion phaneuf for 2 prospects and then a santorelli for 2 prospects, oh WOW now we can't trade again!!!

And hey, if you want to try the dinosaur burke method of signing a billion college guys then having them all become nothing go ahead!

What is wrong with you man? Not every trade has to be 2 players to the leafs for 1 . Usually they are even contract wise.

 

[Northern Dancer]

What is wrong with you man? Not every trade has to be 2 players to the leafs for 1 . Usually they are even contract wise.

I wouldn't waste to much time on this youngster, his hockey IQ is rather weak.

 

[Canada4Gold]

If I had to guess I'm betting Detroit are wishing they didn't waste a contract spot on signing DeKeyser as couple years ago. Just a guess though.

 

[Pholus]

these prospects you speak of will probably be under the slide rule anyways and wouldn't count against any contract spot.

Where does the idiocy of this fanbase come from holy cow

Slide Rule only counts for teenagers playing in junior. Also, once an NCAA player signs a professional contract, they are no longer allowed to play in the NCAA.


I agree with you though, some of these arguments against college FA are just... smh
"We once got an NHL player for free which turned out to not be as good as we needed him to be, we should never try to get a free wallet again!"

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Speaking of free wallets. I hope nobody gets to wound up if or when we don't get much for Bozak. I would be ecstatic with a second rounder this draft at any position.

 

[LolungoReboundo]

Slide Rule only counts for teenagers playing in junior. Also, once an NCAA player signs a professional contract, they are no longer allowed to play in the NCAA.


I agree with you though, some of these arguments against college FA are just... smh
"We once got an NHL player for free which turned out to not be as good as we needed him to be, we should never try to get a free wallet again!"

Yeah I know but we're bound to get teenagers in CHL for some of the players we move out, or even NCAA prospects who haven't signed a contract yet (like Gardiner). This wouldn't count against roster spots.

 

[diceman934]

burn....good one....

What burn....Both of those players were stars before going to the Ncaa
And drafted before they graduated. We are talking about undrafted players who are graduating from College....not players all ready identified as top players who will be drafted in their Draft year..

Hence the term free wallets

 

[Diatomic]

If I had to guess I'm betting Detroit are wishing they didn't waste a contract spot on signing DeKeyser as couple years ago. Just a guess though.

Yeah we should just trade all of our early picks for late rounders because the wings got a zetterberg or datsyuk in the late round

 

[Tonka]

Despite me hating Bozak being on this team, he was still a VERY GOOD pick-up and definitely a NHL caliber player (just not a first line center type). He'd be great as a 3rd line center.