BodaciousBeefBazooka
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I agree. They are both doing so many great little things that many just don't notice how good they are.
Can I get paid millions for doing those "great little things"?
...I should try out next year!The Star: Dion Phaneuf maturing as captain
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Can I get paid millions for doing those "great little things"?
...I should try out next year!
Alerion
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The fact that there are members of this fan base that want to see Phaneuf walk is shocking. He's a stud and without him this team is a bottom feeder.
HockeyGuy82
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Totally agree. Who will play all those minutes and make this team better? Some overpaid UFA? Never. We need him big time!
Duke Silver
Truce?
So you want to pay him Paul Martin and Alexander Edler money?
You want him to make less than James Wizniewski, Dennis Wideman and Matt Carle?
BANG ON 5 MIL
Yea if you think we're gonna get him for $5M/season I got a farm to sell you in Florida. Letang got 8 years/64M and he didn't even make it open market! I'd say Phaneuf is even better then him, so realisticly he could make that and more on the open market, he's not gonna sign here for anything less then $7-7.5M.
Jimmy Firecracker
Fire Sheldon.
Yep.
Anyways, Phaneuf was good last year to I found, but he's definitely stepped it up this year. Would gladly welcome him back long term with this play.
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
From my perspective Kessel walking was much more likely to happen than Phaneuf walking (although I didn't think it was going to happen).
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Acrtually had a training camp, and not playing 30 minutes every other night (unconensed season) unlike last year. He's never been a 5mil. A year player. He was fantastic last year too btw.
Leafidelity
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Aside from the goalies(goaltending in general), he's the most important player on the team. Pay the man his money and hope we can find a complimentary counterpart.
Damisoph
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Diatomic
Mitch Matthewlander
Nonis was praising Mark 'the pylon' Fraser for our early success last season based solely on his +/-, it was ridiculous
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Leafidelity
Best Sport/Worst League
That'd be great. He could ask up to $8 mil, I think they'll settle around $7.5.
Damisoph
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ok you convinced me. He's a bum, let him walk.
How can some people that think they know hockey be so delusional? Honestly, in what world does he sign for $5M per? The land of sugar plums and fairies I guess.
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He hasn't had a single "horrible" game this year.
Phaneuf at 5M is a huge joke and you know it. He's clearly a top defender and has been playing like one over the past couple seasons. Love him or hate him, he's good.
You let him walk at the end of the year and the Leafs will be in a huge spiral down the standings without being able to replace his strong play and minutes.
And then he'll go to a new club and we are all going to pull out the hindsight goggles to say the Leafs should have kept him because now we don't have a top defender. Boo hoo.
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The only thing that I think is Phaneuf's "downfall" and I think many will agree is that he gets over used in games. Not his fault and to be honest you can't even blame Carlyle, he's our best defensemen so he has to be playing out as many minutes as he does but it feels like he's going to slow down toward the end of the season
I swear Dion haters must not watch other teams play......
Could you imagine if Karlsson played for the leafs? He's had so many brain farts this year that they would be proclaiming him the dumbest player if the league. You ever see how many times Subban leaves himself out of position after throwing a big hit? It doesn't cost him as much of course because he doesn't play against top lines all the time bit it happens quite a lot. Phaneuf has as many points as Weber does this year but has played much better defensively. Letang looks pretty good offensively...when he's healthy. I love Chara but you can tell age is starting to catch up with him.
It drives me nuts to see peeps claiming he only deserves 5 mil when he is performing at a level that is as good or better than all of the above.
I just don't think some people can admit they were wrong...
Phaneuf is a legit #1 who puts up good points, shuts down top lines, plays both PK and PP, plays 20-30 min a game and is almost never hurt.
I'm hoping for 7x7.
Could you imagine if Karlsson played for the leafs? He's had so many brain farts this year that they would be proclaiming him the dumbest player if the league. You ever see how many times Subban leaves himself out of position after throwing a big hit? It doesn't cost him as much of course because he doesn't play against top lines all the time bit it happens quite a lot. Phaneuf has as many points as Weber does this year but has played much better defensively. Letang looks pretty good offensively...when he's healthy. I love Chara but you can tell age is starting to catch up with him.
It drives me nuts to see peeps claiming he only deserves 5 mil when he is performing at a level that is as good or better than all of the above.
I just don't think some people can admit they were wrong...
Phaneuf is a legit #1 who puts up good points, shuts down top lines, plays both PK and PP, plays 20-30 min a game and is almost never hurt.
I'm hoping for 7x7.
I'm not sure if I like Phaneuf with a cap of 7 - 8 mil, in cases like this, i'm hoping we sign him for the max 8 years with a reduced salary in years 5 through 8. $8+$8+$8+$8+$6+$6+$4+$4 =52/8= 6.5. I like this number a lot more even though i'm not a fan of such a long term contract
