TSN: Phaneuf talks contract
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johnny_rudeboy
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Good Evening MrFrost
Well, almost everyone will say that while they are under contract to a team. Not a Phaneuf fan by any means, but for 5x5 do it up.
so much for your credibility
you've got some other gems in this thread too
next game sit with someone who understands the game and have them explain it to you.
Surprised Diceman hasn't weighed in on this thread. He hates Phaneuf.
Another great game for him last night. Guy is a workhorse. Hope we can resign him at a reasonable rate. Lebanese Leafs suggestion seems fair to both parties.
Another great game for him last night. Guy is a workhorse. Hope we can resign him at a reasonable rate. Lebanese Leafs suggestion seems fair to both parties.
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It's crap like this that makes me rethink the knowledge of our fanbase.
I'm not even a huge Dion guy. I have a bit of a take-him or leave-him attitude sometimes but KOMISAREK? KOMAROV? KULE CAN'T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH FFS!
A great captain has to be one of the better players and be a great spokesman for the team. Dion is certainly one of the better players, but comes across as wooden, uncomfortable and even insincere in most of his interviews. It would be awkward to strip him of his captaincy now, but if one could do a do-over, Lupul would be a better choice.
8 @ 5.5 for 44 million for Phaneuf, 8 @ 6.875 for 55 Million for Kessel, then 7 @ 7.86 for 55 million for Perry.
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True, it's not as important as how he relates in the room. But, maybe the difference between just a good captain and a great one. Being the captain is also being the team spokesman, the go-to guy for the media, and the image they want to project to the fans.
a great captain does not have to be one of the better players. That's not in the job discription.
(s)he has to be a leader.
again, being a good public speaker is also not part of the job of a captain.
you have never played team sports at a competitive level have you?
no personal slights given. just an observation.
the things you think a captain should be doing are not reasonable so they shouldn't be judge on them.
My observations differ from yours. I want a captain that is one of the better players, well spoken, and good in the room. You disagree...fine.
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well lucky for you the Leafs captain is all of those with maybe the exception of well spoken. he's not nearly as bad as some people make him out to be, but media time isn't his strongest asset
Sundinisagod
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Dion Dangerfield...the guys been hated, over-rated, and now criminally under-rated by even his own fanbase. Personally, I like him. I think he's been leaned on too heavily by our coaching staff and that's what leads to the odd brainfart. I like what I see when he plays with a stay at home righty like Holzer. I really thought pairing him with Kostka at the beginning of the season was hurting his game...he's a #1 who usually plays with a #5-6 which doesn't make him look like a #1. I'd like to see him get acclimated to a legit #2 partner who actually makes him better.
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Sundinisagod
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Yeah, I probably am...so is the cap hit no longer the average salary over the duration of the contract?
Griffski
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I don't mind phaneuf as a player, although there are plenty of D I'd rather have at the #1.
My knock is that he has the C on his jersey, I don't get that. In my eyes the only way to get it off is trade or let him walk.
RealisticLeaf55
Win it clean for J.T
Sundinisagod
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I don't think us fans can truly know who should be wearing the C, we are on the outside looking in...that said from my couch Phaneuf looks like the leader of this team.
