Confirmed with Link: [TOR-OTT] Phaneuf/Frattin/3 Others for Michalek/Greening/Cowen/Lindberg/2nd17

[TMLegend]

Let the overrating of Michalek, Greening, Cowen, and especially Lindberg begin!

A crap return for a crap value player.

 

[i1]

Phaneuf at the airport in Calgary.

 

[yubbers]

Let the overrating of Michalek, Greening, Cowen, and especially Lindberg begin!

A crap return for a crap value player.

I call him Windberg already

 

[Confucius]

Phaneuf at the airport in Calgary.

Crap he is taking 10 grand in sticks with him.

 

[Cor]

Let the overrating of Michalek, Greening, Cowen, and especially Lindberg begin!

A crap return for a crap value player.

lol

Who has overrated any of them?

Everyone knows Michalek, Greening and Cowen are here until June 2017 at most.

And everyone knows Lindgren is a solid prospect who is having a fantastic season.

So what is being overrated?

 

[Flamingo]

Phaneuf at the airport in Calgary.

Oh no! He's still there?!?! Is this an example of his inopportune pinching decisions?!! This trade isn't working out at all!!!

 

[yubbers]

Crap he is taking 10 grand in sticks with him.

and a bag!

 

[MJ65]

I agree with Button, I wish that 2nd rounder was a 1st round (2016) pick

I believe Lou could have waited a bit

 

[Mess]

but for all the things the Leafs organization has been terrible at, they have proven absolute experts at this one thing. Trades involving Dion Phaneuf.

Net Return

Leafs trade ...
Ian White, Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers, Cody Donaghey, Casey Bailey, Matt Frattin and Ryan Rupert.

For
Fredrik Sjostrom, Keith Aulie, Milan Michalek, Colin Greening, Tobias Lindberg, Jared Cowen and a second-round draft pick in 2017.

 

[hotpaws]

Let the overrating of Michalek, Greening, Cowen, and especially Lindberg begin!

A crap return for a crap value player.

Nailed it .

Funny how little value num 1 d's return in a trade , 3 cap dumps - 2nd rd pick - b level prospect .

 

[Six Assets]

Lindberg is a solid prospect, should be a good middle six player in a few years

 

[Prince N]

I'm glad Phaneuf is gone...but I think he needs a change scenery and a new team. I believe he will be ok in Ottawa.

Toronto had to make this trade for many reasons but I believe one of the biggest reasons is as the Leafs have taken a complete 180 in philosophy, drafting, scouting, etc....the captaincy also needs to change (for a new fresh point of view from another player) No way in the world if they took the C away from Phaneuf he could still splay on the same team...it's like the biggest kick in the teeth

 

[rumman]

Lindberg is a solid prospect, should be a good middle six player in a few years

not sure where he'll end up playing, but if Hunter likes him, then I like him. For the 1st time in a long time I have real faith in the leadership of this team properly building a winner. If Lou can continue getting rid of pieces that don't fit the future, I'll be very happy indeed.

 

[WillNytheSwedishGuy]

Nailed it .

Funny how little value num 1 d's return in a trade , 3 cap dumps - 2nd rd pick - b level prospect .

Funny how a player's contract can continue to taint someone's evaluation of a player even after they are gone.

 

[The Examiner]

Crap he is taking 10 grand in sticks with him.

Actually, those were part of the deal. They are actually coming into the airport. There is also a bag of pucks in the there too.

 

[ITM]

Phaneuf at the airport in Calgary.

Calgary's airport seems a port of tears for Phaneuf.

Wish him well in Ottawa. Except against teams that would limit our chances at the draft.

Lupul and Bernier next please.

 

[PJJ]

Are people here actually saying Phaneuf is a #1D

 

[hotpaws]

Funny how a player's contract can continue to taint someone's evaluation of a player even after they are gone.

Shocking that such a valuable player in his prime was dumped for cap anchors and scraps .

I guess our future HOF coach and GM have no idea how to evaluate a players performance .

 

[WillNytheSwedishGuy]

Shocking that such a valuable player in his prime was dumped for cap anchors and scraps .

I guess our future HOF coach and GM have no idea how to evaluate a players performance .

Yeah how much the guy was making had nothing to do with this trade. Simply about his qualities as a player.

 

[rumman]

Are people here actually saying Phaneuf is a #1D

hey I'll cut Sen's fans some slack, I drank the kool-aide when Dion came from Calgary, but it wasn't long before I realized Darryl Sutter actually didn't lose his mind, and trade a stud D man for a bunch of crap, he dumped a overpaid declining D man for a bunch of so so contract that had little term, sound familiar?

 

[hotpaws]

Yeah how much the guy was making had nothing to do with this trade. Simply about his qualities as a player.

We took back dead money and were still only offered and accepted scraps .

you should face the facts and accept that Double Dion was no where near as good a player as you and others thought

 

[KuleminFan41]

Isn't it funny how people say Phaneuf is worth a bag of pucks but still find a reason to complain about the return here? If he wasn't worth much, why bother complaining about what the Leafs got? He had to go and we're at least not on the hook for 5 more years of his contract. Greening and Michalek are trade bait and Cowen can still rebound which can happen under Babcock .

 

[WillNytheSwedishGuy]

We took back dead money and were still only offered and accepted scraps .

you should face the facts and accept that Double Dion was no where near as good a player as you and others thought

Knock a few million off of Phaneufs cap hit and the return we receive is very different. In fact, he likely doesn't even get traded. But keep thinking this trade somehow vindicates your Phaneuf bashing.

 

[Gabriel426]

Funny how the moment that he is traded, Dion is a #1 Dmen, great locker room leader, and his contract is fair value.
Considering the same people once thought getting a 4th rounder would be consider lucky for Dion just 10 months ago.

 

[hotpaws]

Knock a few million off of Phaneufs cap hit and the return we receive is very different. In fact, he likely doesn't even get traded. But keep thinking this trade somehow vindicates your Phaneuf bashing.

if he was such a good player why would we have to knock 3-4 m off his salary to get a decent return ?