thewave
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Yes he has value. But think o this, if the ownership group could buy a second franchise we could deplete its talent and send our Clarksons there for the ultimate cap circumvention. 2x the picks every year, would love our nhl farm team.
Dreaming of this. It's probably cheaper overall than the Nonis rebuild is going to be overall as well.
Al14
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Al14
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So be it... Dion is DONE HERE! He can't be given any more time to continue to LEAD this team NOWHERE!
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Al14
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No, MLSE can't own 2 NHL franchises at the same time!
Phaneuf still needs to be traded to another NHL team!
BertCorbeau
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It's not his play necessarily that I take issue with - it's him being captain and being the big leader in the room ... Three consecutive epic collapses with him wearing the 'C' - there's something not right with this group and how its led
If the Leafs could keep Phaneuf but find new/improved leaders that would be ideal, but I doubt that Dion can be stripped of the 'C' and have it go over well
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Every team can use a num 1 D but how many teams consider DP to be one ?
We love to label players , num 1 D - num 2 D , num 1 b/c forward but it really doesn't mean much . There isn't 30 true num 1 D's regardless of whether they're logging those mins or playing in those situations.
DP is a 2nd pair D due to him not doing anything above avg . He's a high profile player that became grossly over rated and has been living off the rep from his first few years in the league.
My hope is there's a desperate team out there (Edm ?) that'll take him off our hands and offer some decent pieces in return.
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Why would it be a figment of my imagination?
I believe it was Friedman who mentioned it, and Dreger said it too.
lol, wouldnt hold my breath.
the truth is there is no diplomatic way of taking the captaincy away from phaneuf. trading him is the root of least resistance in that regard. if nonis cant trade him the only thing we can hope for is that a new coach will take it away under the guise that he wants to pick his own captain. the result will likely be we will be without a captain like when sundin retired since there really isnt a suitable replacement here at the moment imo.
im sure phaneuf would have value in a trade even with his contract. its not like clarkson. phaneuf is still a useful player. he just shouldnt be captain or expected to play 25 minutes a night it doesnt mean he isnt a good defenseman though.
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It's a nice thought to move Phaneuf but Nonis doesn't have the cajones to make a move like that. He's a GM that's afraid to make a bold move. He's afraid to make a bad move then he will be criticized. He would rather do nothing and hope for the best. He hasn't made a single bold move as GM, Clarkson wasn't bold just foolish and a lot of people knew that.
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TheGroceryStick
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Sell low + sell low + pick
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Sell high + sell high + pick
In two years when Monahan and Giordano fall back to Earth (or in Monahan's case, there is enough data to show his calibre, and it's not as high as it was this season) and Phaneuf and Kadri return to normal production, the trade would look like an absolutely collosal waste of assets...
