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Clarkson will never play like this again. He's going to be so overpaid. Pass. These have been his best season and a half.

And besides, we have so much depth on the wing. Why overpay for another? We're one of the best teams, depth-wise on the wing. Spend the money on a real need.
 
Not abig horton fan either. he is pretty good, but never great, and hasn't been the same since his concussion. he's barely keeping up a 40pt pace this year. not very physical either
 
zeke said:
Not abig horton fan either. he is pretty good, but never great, and hasn't been the same since his concussion. he's barely keeping up a 40pt pace this year. not very physical either
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He's not great but he's still on pace for 25 goals this year and I can't imagine he wouldn't still be able to put the puck in the net playing alongside Naz. He's only 27, maybe you'd get a bargain with the concussion questions.

You're certainly never going to get Clarkson at a bargain price.
 
I thought he was pretty good in Boston and a big part of their cup win.

He could be a great buy low candidate too because of the off year. Also he should just be entering his prime years. Pretty similar situation to how we got Lupul.
 
leafman101 said:
I thought he was pretty good in Boston and a big part of their cup win.

He could be a great buy low candidate too because of the off year. Also he should just be entering his prime years. Pretty similar situation to how we got Lupul.
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This is kinda what I was thinking. I understand the hesitation. This team seems to have done pretty well with guys in this age range who were former high picks and have fallen out of favour or have something to prove though.
 
Clarkson and Horton would be nice.

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Horton
Kulemin - Grabovski - Clarkson

:thumbup:
 
Forward David Clarkson may have played his last game for the New Jersey Devils. Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger suggests the Devils will have a hard time in finding the cash/salary cap space to retain the likes of Patrik Elias and Clarkson. Especially since the club has so many free agents -- restricted and unrestricted -- to deal with this summer.

"... Clarkson (is) probably leaving, maybe to Toronto ..." -- Chere

A native of Toronto (Mimico, technically), the 29-year-old is believed to be interested in signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. And Clarkson seems prepared to part ways with the only club he's played for in the NHL.

"It'll be new to me. I'm still going to go and have my meetings here and see what is said," Clarkson said, in regards to becoming a UFA. "It's obviously something I think about. I'd be lying if I said it's not. I'm going to enjoy this summer and just take it step by step."
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I'd be interested in Clarkson, if the price was right, which being a UFA probably wont be. Clarkson probably means no room for a guy like mac though
 
You're going to be disappointed in Clarkson if you're expecting much more than 20-25 gls, 40-45 pts. He has good size and strength, he forechecks very well, and he's talented enough offensively to play the wing on one your top offensive lines with your skilled players. He'd be a good fit with the Leafs depending on cost.
 
Even for MacArthur-type money, I wouldn't really be interesting in signing Clarkson. I have a very hard time believing that a 20-30 point player has all of a sudden busted out as a consistent 25-30 goal scorer at 28 years of age.
 
I don't have much a concern with Clarkson posting 2nd line-ish numbers in the proper role.

When he played 13-14 minutes a game (3rd line minutes), he produced like a 3rd liner. Over the last two years when he's played 16-17 minutes (2nd line minutes), he's played like a 2nd liner.
 
It does seem like the Leafs need forwards who can forecheck / cycle the puck in a more sustained fashion. I don't think Nonis can ignore the shot-differential weaknesses in this team this year.

That said, I'd be wary of paying $4+ per year for a 40 point forward.
 
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