Luongo Talk: The Final Countdown...?

[TruGr1t]

The timing here is definitely odd ... coming right out of the lockout? Have to think with the waves the Blue Jays have been making this off season that ownership wants to see the Leafs be a bit more aggressive as to not fall behind in the Toronto sports-brand race. Seems a little like wishful thinking, but this could definitely increase our return on Luongo.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Mark Spector Sports ‏@SportsnetSpec

Sounds like Burke did NOT want to make Luongo deal, while many in Leafs org did. Burke a principled man.

Oh boy...

Looks like our demands might get met after all.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

Looks like our demands might get met after all.

If Gillis is hardset on Gardiner, I honestly dont blame Burke for telling him to **** right off then hanging up the phone.

 

[Jarko2004]

Mark Spector Sports ‏@SportsnetSpec

Sounds like Burke did NOT want to make Luongo deal, while many in Leafs org did. Burke a principled man.

Oh boy...

Ah.......so Burke knew what he was doing! The Leafs are doomed if that's what higher ups think. Publicly Canuck fans are promoting Luongo, privately.....well we all know.

I actually support the Canucks keeping Luongo for the condensed season, but have little faith in the guy who signed Luongo to that deal in the first place. Irony there, the wrong GM got fired.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

If Gillis is hardset on Gardiner, I honestly dont blame Burke for telling him to **** right off then hanging up the phone.

Rielly makes Gardiner expendable. Rielly will be in the NHL very soon. Both left shots. So going forward

Phaneuf
Rielly
Gardiner

On the left side.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

Ah.......so Burke knew what he was doing! The Leafs are doomed if that's what higher ups think. Publicly Canuck fans are promoting Luongo, privately.....well we all know.

I actually support the Canucks keeping Luongo for the condensed season, but have little faith in the guy who signed Luongo to that deal in the first place. Irony there, the wrong GM got fired.

Shhhhh You don't know who's watching.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

Rielly makes Gardiner expendable. Rielly will be in the NHL very soon. Both left shots. So going forward

Phaneuf
Rielly
Gardiner

On the left side.

If I was Leafs GM id want to keep them both too, and Phaneuf plays the right side if Im not mistaken. Gardiner is a stud of a young d-man, that would be insane if we managed to pawn him off.

 

[PhilMick]

If Gillis is hardset on Gardiner, I honestly dont blame Burke for telling him to **** right off then hanging up the phone.

Forget Gardiner, think of all the midround overagers we could get if we got their first rounder and traded back!

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Ownership over there are most likely desperate for a playoff run. The revenue over there would be insane. Perhaps they are more willing to give to get than Burke was.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

Sources also suggest that this was not related to anything on ice (i.e., Luongo).

Greg Wyshynski ‏@wyshynski
"There must be more to this Burke firing" = "We've all heard rumors about Burke we can't report and we'll just assume they're true now."

Ive missed out. What are the BB rumours?

Regardless this is pretty crazy. Lol

 

[MikeK]

Ive missed out. What are the BB rumours?

Regardless this is pretty crazy. Lol

I've heard this a few times. Maybe after the death of his son he's started drinking or having personal issues.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

If I was Leafs GM id want to keep them both too, and Phaneuf plays the right side if Im not mistaken. Gardiner is a stud of a young d-man, that would be insane if we managed to pawn him off.

And think if we had gotten gardiner last summer we'd have Schultz.

 

[pitseleh]

Nonis is taking over according to Bob McKenzie.

 

[The Horvatian One]

Ive missed out. What are the BB rumours?

Regardless this is pretty crazy. Lol

MLSE wanted Luongo and he didn't. Pretty much the major speculation. Didn't want to budge to make a deal and now it looks like they know Nonis will be the one who pulls the trigger on the deal.

 

[The Horvatian One]

Nonis is taking over according to Bob McKenzie.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

@TSNBobMcKenzie
Dave Nonis is the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unclear whether that is interim or unconditional appointment.

 

[Jarko2004]

Nonis is taking over according to Bob McKenzie.

Hey, Lu's old buddy Nonis! Waive that No-trade clause.

 

[luongo321]

oh lawd there's a phaneuf jersey in my anat class. i'm going to cry.

 

[pitseleh]

I've heard this a few times. Maybe after the death of his son he's started drinking or having personal issues.

Without going into details (so I don't get in ****), the rumours going around are the cause of the marital strife that Simmons refers to in this article.

http://www.lfpress.com/sports/columnists/steve_simmons/2012/06/05/19841866.html

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

MLSE wanted Luongo and he didn't. Pretty much the major speculation. Didn't want to budge to make a deal and now it looks like they know Nonis will be the one who pulls the trigger on the deal.

Im aware of that. Just wondering about the personal issues etc

 

[Canucker]

Nonis is taking over according to Bob McKenzie.

I wonder if Nonis helped sink the dagger into Burke's back? He likely wanted Luongo along with ownership.

 

[MikeK]

Without going into details (so I don't get in ****), the rumours going around are the cause of the marital strife that Simmons refers to in this article.

http://www.lfpress.com/sports/columnists/steve_simmons/2012/06/05/19841866.html

Thanks for the link.

 

[tantalum]

If I was Leafs GM id want to keep them both too, and Phaneuf plays the right side if Im not mistaken. Gardiner is a stud of a young d-man, that would be insane if we managed to pawn him off.

On any particular shift, Phaneuf plays the side will take him out of position the most.....

 

[tantalum]

I wonder if Nonis helped sink the dagger into Burke's back? He likely wanted Luongo along with ownership.

A damage a perfectly good knife that could be used to cut a cheeseburger in half? I don't think so....

 

[Apollo Leaf]

To the Canuck fans thinking they're going to get more of a return cause Nonis is running the show.. dream on