Around the League - Deadline Edition

[Not My Tempo]

1st in the Central is a golden ticket. The team that gets that will face a barely 0.500 Nashville team.

 

[Stringer Bell]

Honestly think Mason Marchment could be more effective than Thornton right now.

 

[Amadeus]

Honestly think Mason Marchment could be more effective than Thornton right now.

Thornton has been very weak but on the other hand he looked really good in the beginning. Maybe there is a lingering injury there. I'm hoping that he gets his stride closer to the playoffs though.

The right hockey move may be to scratch but my heart says no to that. Tough business.

 

[meefer]

Honestly think Mason Marchment could be more effective than Thornton right now.

The value of Thornton is not measured solely on his on-ice performance. We knew that when we signed him. Like Simmonds, it's the intangibles that help boost the team's sense of calm and confidence that are a part of the package.

 

[Jozay]

The Leafs gotta start getting these intangibles in useful players.

 

[Egghead1999]

Thornton has been very weak but on the other hand he looked really good in the beginning. Maybe there is a lingering injury there. I'm hoping that he gets his stride closer to the playoffs though.

The right hockey move may be to scratch but my heart says no to that. Tough business.

If there is a lingering injury, Keefe should sit him, especially in the B2B. I mean it is not like Leafs need him on the 1st line and PP1 anyway

 

[SeaOfBlue]

The Leafs gotta start getting these intangibles in useful players.

I don't think many players offer what Thornton does in that area.

 

[aingefan]

Honestly think Mason Marchment could be more effective than Thornton right now.

He’s regressed to his mean, after a very nice hot spurt.
I’m glad since those trade debates are tiresome.
I’m happy he’s in the league.
If the Leafs manage a trade for a top 9 winger, there’ll be a nice mix n match situation on the fourth line.

 

[willmma]

Do players still have to be waived after the trade deadline? Can other teams still claimed waived players from other teams after the deadline?

 

[Fogelhund]

 

[3blizzard4]

Ottawa just can't seem to get up against playing Edmonton. They just fall asleep. Edmonton 7-0 against Ottawa this season.

Sure enough, Ottawa's Stanley Cup is always against us.

 

[Egghead1999]

The situation in Vancouver is nowhere close to being resolved. Even if they are allowed to resume play on April 17th, it will likely be their AHL team.

You may be right. However, there is a rumour that NHL does not want to inconvenience Leafs' schedule. So, they will try to have Canucks play next Saturday.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Wheeler is out long term with a concussion, which opens up that North Division even more.

 

[nuck]

Sens give it up for the Oil again. They have no response to Connor and Drai except to bend over and submit to it.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[nuck]

Wheeler is out long term with a concussion, which opens up that North Division even more.

I thought they might add a D but there has been rumors the Jets are in on Hall so this might be a nudge for them.

 

[nuck]

Good deal for the Isles. The players they are sending out are AHLers and the 1st is going to be a 20 something. Zajac is having a better season than Bozak did the Blues Cup year and he is the second piece.

 

[Stephen]

I like the idea of the Islanders trading big futures for their triumphant march to the second round. What’s the pick and prospect count for Pageau, Palmieri and Zajac over the past two seasons?

 

[TMLegend]

I like the idea of the Islanders trading big futures for their triumphant march to the second round. What’s the pick and prospect count for Pageau, Palmieri and Zajac over the past two seasons?

Lol. God anything the Islanders do that even remotely resembles success causes massive insecurity among many on this board. Never really seen anything quite like it.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I like the idea of the Islanders trading big futures for their triumphant march to the second round. What’s the pick and prospect count for Pageau, Palmieri and Zajac over the past two seasons?

In case anyone does care:

2 1sts, 2 2nds, and a 4th for those three and Greene. They re-signed Pageau and Greene.

 

[Stephen]

In case anyone does care:

2 1sts, 2 2nds, and a 4th for those three and Greene. They re-signed Pageau and Greene.

So nasty. Right up there with 2x seconds for Boyle and Plekanec the Turtleneck.

 

[Stephen]

Lol. God anything the Islanders do that even remotely resembles success causes massive insecurity among many on this board. Never really seen anything quite like it.

I’m not an anti-Lou guy whatsoever. Pays a heavy price for certain things that you might not think is ideal but he builds a mean system team and is a Hall of Famer and champion many times over. And a guy who helped restore the Leafs as a legitimate team. But I do hate the Islanders with a passion going back to our 2002 series.

 

[Jmo89]

Ottawa just can't seem to get up against playing Edmonton. They just fall asleep. Edmonton 7-0 against Ottawa this season.

Sure enough, Ottawa's Stanley Cup is always against us.

I didn't realize their game was so early today. I was going to post and say there will be alot of high fives fingers points between McDrai. Sure enough, a hattrick for Drai and 4 points for McDavid.

They really feast on Ottawa.

 

[ACC1224]

Lol. God anything the Islanders do that even remotely resembles success causes massive insecurity among many on this board. Never really seen anything quite like it.

It’s really just a few but their redundancy makes it seem like there are ‘many’. Most here seem to have a reasonable view of Lou Lam/Dubas.

 

[3blizzard4]

Button on McDavid: 'You're looking at the best player on the planet'

After feasting on Ottawa again.

He also called his 12 year kid "King of Swings" after he rocked the baby swing at the park.