Leafidelity
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Using @Hope_Smoke tweets to transcribe because this dude is a machine at recaps.
Nonis Audio: http://iphone.tsn.ca/tsnpodcasts/LL_DaveNonis_July2.mp3
Poulin Audio: http://iphone.tsn.ca/tsnpodcasts/TD_DavePoulin_July2.mp3
And for good measure, I'll add the Dave Pouling interview that just finished
Nonis Audio: http://iphone.tsn.ca/tsnpodcasts/LL_DaveNonis_July2.mp3
Poulin Audio: http://iphone.tsn.ca/tsnpodcasts/TD_DavePoulin_July2.mp3
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis on TSN Radio "I think last year, we said it for a few years. We like our D but didn't necessarily like how they fit together"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "it's hard to have only one right handed D. One of our targets was to get at least one right handed D."
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "in Polak and Robidas they play really hard. The compete level of those guys is very high & it will rub off on our group"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "if we were to go to player every time there was something in the media I'd spend most of my day tracking them down"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "the toughness is oging to be part of the game. We have a lot of that and a lot of that coming with the Marlies"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "your 3rd and 4th line has to contribute. Good teams have theirs playing 12 mins. You can't a 4th line that plays 3 minutes"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "Josh Leivo had an excellent year. I think if he has a good summer he has a chance with us. Broll can play that heavy role"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "Frattin is a guy that can go up and down the lineup a little more than D'Amigo"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "Frattin can kill penalties as well as D'Amigo but he can play higher in the lineup"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "you can't make a player sign. We made a good offer for Bolland. The player picks where he wants to go when he's a free agent"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "there's been a lot of talk about James. If there's a deal to be made for James that makes us better then you look to do it"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "it's difficult finding quality goaltenders and we think James is one"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 5h
Nonis "Reimer is a good guy and a professional. There is no issue with him. I expect him to be at camp & I expect him to be a Leaf"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 4h
Nonis "if it was too much of a blow to play for a team that he [Gorges] thinks is a heavy rival I think that's odd, but that's his choice"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 4h
Nonis "we know what Randy does as a coach and how he handles players. We don't need him in there when bringing in UFAs"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 4h
Nonis "we know what guys Randy likes, but we pick the players that we feel make us a better team"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 4h
Nonis also said to expect to see guys like Broll and Devane who are guys that can play that 4th line roll at some point this year
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 4h
Nonis "addressed leadership not bc we think Dion isn't a leader. But if you can add some leadership/effort into your lineup why not do it?"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke · 4h
Nonis "our players were thrilled we brought Leo back. They texted me to a man to to tell me how happy they were that he was coming back"
And for good measure, I'll add the Dave Pouling interview that just finished
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 11m
Poulin on TSN Radio "Bolland was a very good fit here but there is a certain number where it just doesn't work for your hockey team"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 10m
Poulin "when it come the end, Bolland chose to take the situation that was financially better for him"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 9m
Poulin [in terms of deciding against the Leafs] "I think the Gorges and Bolland situation are two isolated and very different ones"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 10m
Poulin "this is still a very desirable place to come for many players. We attracted players yesterday that chose Toronto"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 9m
Poulin "that was Gorges' choice. We can only control what we control. We didn't have a chance to chat with Gorges"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 9m
Poulin "we had a chance to chat with Robidas and he ended up choosing us over other very good options"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 8m
Poulin "important to have guys that bring guys into battle with them. I think that's a character trait that Polak, Robidas & Komarov have"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 7m
Poulin "Polak's been on our radar for awhile. When you acquire a player like that other teams contact you telling you they wanted him"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 6m
Poulin "Komarov had an opportunity last year where he was able to go to the KHL and make a lot more $ that we were able to offer"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 6m
Poulin "he went back, has that money in the bank now and is more secure now financially to come back and make less $ in the NHL"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 6m
Poulin "I think we have some players in house that can fit a couple of our openings. Frattin can potentially fill a 4th line roll"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 5m
Poulin "Holland can come in and start off and fill one of those 4th line roles"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 5m
Poulin "we'll be in the trade market and scour to see if we can fill those openings. We didn't have to fill everything yesterday"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 5m
Poulin "Reimer and Gardiner received their qualifying offers early because they couldn't get insurance for the World's without those offers"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 4m
Poulin "with all of the twitter & all the information I'm getting questions about false deadlines. No rush to get this all done in one day"
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 3m
Poulin "you can't be effected by the market. You have to have a plan and not react to what other teams do."
Hope_Smoke @Hope_Smoke 3m
Poulin "Kulemin and Grabo have the same agent are close friends. We knew they wanted to be a package deal"
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