The Star: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis has his work cut out for him

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Disagree. Pascal Dupuis will be the worst. Hes 34 and just came off a career year. Hes going to be looking to cash in too this contract. He screams "Jason Blake" to me.

This. I couldn't agree more.

 

[notdoneyet]

Their profit isn't just based on games played, I wouldn't be surprised if up to 50% of their profit came from other things that don't have anything to do with a game being played.

you may be right

my point is each playoff game is worth 3M to any team in the league. Thats as far as I know to be the rule of thumb and the 92M is what they made for profit.

For the big picture they could buy out anybody and while it would cut down on some profit it wouldnt scratch the surfce on the bottom line.

 

[The_Chosen_One]

Because grabo at 5.5mil is better than ribeiro and Bozak at 5mil is better than weiss right?

Grabo and bozak are the next krejci bergeron.

Talk about hyperbole. We're not going to be signing both, and yes, I'd take Grabovski over both considering he has produced 29 goals, 58pts with mediocre linemates and without being sheltered.

Seeing that Mikhail is not that young, we'll be able to move him his value increases. That can be done by letting him play first line minutes. Instead of being so impatient, why don't we at least get a young, big #1C rather than these aging scrubs? Acquiring any garbage on the FA, at any price, is why we haven't performed well over the years.

 

[The_Chosen_One]

If Bickell is available...Guy screams bear repellent...

He'd be great to consider as well. Unlike Ribeiro and Weiss, he'd actually play an essential role in the playoffs. We need more winger who is strong on the board and can screen the goalie. That way, we'd have JVR, Kulemin and Bickell/ Clarkson.

 

[Mess]

Talk about hyperbole. We're not going to be signing both, and yes, I'd take Grabovski over both considering he has produced 29 goals, 58pts with mediocre linemates and without being sheltered.

Something to keep in mind is those offensive totals came under coach Wilson's pond hockey no defense system that resulted in the Leafs finishing at the bottom of the league standings however. While individual players prospered statistically when defense wasn't a focus under his system, the team wasn't successful.

New coach, new system and different role and responsibilities and thus results for Grabovski. Stats padding cost the Leafs a big overpaying contract in the process for a player now that didn't and likely won't match that offense under the new system.

 

[Drakkor]

Something to keep in mind is those offensive totals came under coach Wilson's pond hockey no defense system that resulted in the Leafs finishing at the bottom of the league standings however. While individual players prospered statistically when defense wasn't a focus under his system, the team wasn't successful.

New coach, new system and different role and responsibilities and thus results for Grabovski. Stats padding cost the Leafs a big overpaying contract in the process for a player now that didn't and likely won't match that offense under the new system.

Grabo was placed in that role because Connolly wouldn't play it and wanted a top six role. Welcome to the AHL Mr. Connolly.

This threw a kink in Carlyle's plans and Kadri was moved from fighting for a wing position to Center. Worked out very well for the team.

Grabo was miscast all year but you don't take a rookie center and put him out against the best players on the other team.

Short memories around here.

 

[nuck]

Something to keep in mind is those offensive totals came under coach Wilson's pond hockey no defense system that resulted in the Leafs finishing at the bottom of the league standings however. While individual players prospered statistically when defense wasn't a focus under his system, the team wasn't successful.

New coach, new system and different role and responsibilities and thus results for Grabovski. Stats padding cost the Leafs a big overpaying contract in the process for a player now that didn't and likely won't match that offense under the new system.

Grabo's road stats were not that far off his career average, and better than Bozak's again. The line matching at home seems to have been the likely culprit because he produced fairly well for Carlyle on the road. The split is just too extreme to ignore, although it does come down to suitability for the role he now has, and the fact that his old role has fallen to Kadri.

24gms
Road Goals: 7
Road Assists: 6
Road Points: 13
Road Plus-Minus -1

Per 80gms 23g 20a 43pts -3 with 2 minutes less ice time than last season, and trading MacArthur's ice time for McClement's so road Grabo still pulls his weight, if not his fat salary. I wonder if the road production is enough to convince another GM that he is still more or less who he was last year. I also wonder how McClement would do as the full time replacement for all Grabo's non pp minutes at center.

 

[The_Chosen_One]

Something to keep in mind is those offensive totals came under coach Wilson's pond hockey no defense system that resulted in the Leafs finishing at the bottom of the league standings however. While individual players prospered statistically when defense wasn't a focus under his system, the team wasn't successful.

New coach, new system and different role and responsibilities and thus results for Grabovski. Stats padding cost the Leafs a big overpaying contract in the process for a player now that didn't and likely won't match that offense under the new system.

Grabovski was never sheltered, though. Half of his starts were in the defensive zone as well. In contrast, the next Orr, Karlsson spends around 60% of the time in the offensive zone. Even under Wilson, he spend a lot of time against higher competition.

Give Grabovski a role on the top line and he should produce similar numbers to 2010-2011. I'd even argue that he could produce that without Kessel. Nonetheless, he would perform quite well in a top scoring role.

 

[HockeyFanSince86]

Sign Richards if the rangers buy him out. Buy out grabovski or try to trade him for anything and sign bozak. If Richards isn't bought out try to trade phaneuf for stastny. We are a year or two out from gardiner and Reilly taking the top d spots.

 

[Diatomic]

Sign Richards if the rangers buy him out. Buy out grabovski or try to trade him for anything and sign bozak. If Richards isn't bought out try to trade phaneuf for stastny. We are a year or two out from gardiner and Reilly taking the top d spots.

I Disagree with alot of things.

- Buyingout Grabovski is bad, if we retain salary we can get a very good return for him.

- Theres a great chance Stastny will not be an Avalanche (more likely if the Avs draft mackinnon), because they will have four #1'c on their roster, decreasing productivity and UFA.

- Sign Phaneuf to an appropriate deal and trade him in a few years when his age catches up with him

- Sign Bozak only if the price is right, or if not signing richards.

Only agree with the gardiner/Rielly post, but I doubt gardiner will be a top 2 D-man he seems like a reliable top 4.

 

[leafspring*]

Grabo was placed in that role because Connolly wouldn't play it and wanted a top six role. Welcome to the AHL Mr. Connolly.

This threw a kink in Carlyle's plans and Kadri was moved from fighting for a wing position to Center. Worked out very well for the team.

Grabo was miscast all year but you don't take a rookie center and put him out against the best players on the other team.

Short memories around here.

Short memory you say and stated Kadri was in line for a wingers job(oh wait fighting for a wing position). Kadri was playing center for Carlyle and there was no doubt about it . Grabo moving to a more offensive system would be best for all involved.

Grabo should be moved, bought out or whatever it takes to remove him from this team. Bozak can move on and we wouldn't be very hard pressed to replace him also.