Leaf Rumours

[Metalleaf]

If Volchenkov is worth $5M when he provides no offense then so is Hamhuis, who can provide some offense.

 

[Habsy]

He's better than Komisarek who got $4.5M.

 

[hockeylover]

Most people liked Komisarek but believed he got too much for limited offense at the time of the signing. Guys like Zeke were pretty outspoken about it.

Same goes for Hamhuis, Volchenkov.

 

[Montana]

Hamhuis has more offensive potential than either Komi or Volchencov.

 

[Metalleaf]

I look at Hamhuis as a better version of Beauchemin, has 30 point potential and generally is rock solid on the blue line.

 

[hockeylover]

Hamhuis has more offensive potential than either Komi or Volchencov.

That's probably true but he's still going to be overpaid if he gets 5 mill as rumoured.

 

[Montana]

I look at Hamhuis as a better version of Beauchemin, has 30 point potential and generally is rock solid on the blue line.

He put up 38pts his sophmore season, when he was last fed a steady stream of PP minutes.....in the right situation, 40's well within reason.

 

[hockeylover]

MarkSeidel Raffi Torres has told people(to his agents utter dismay) that he will never sign an extension because on July 1st he will be signing in T.O

This is an old tweet from around trade deadline time but thoughts?

 

[Metalleaf]

I'm okay with that, and yeah Montana, I should have added a "+".

 

[Montana]

That's probably true but he's still going to be overpaid if he gets 5 mill as rumoured.

Agreed....at most, he deserves Keith Ballard money.

 

[zeke]

MarkSeidel Raffi Torres has told people(to his agents utter dismay) that he will never sign an extension because on July 1st he will be signing in T.O

This is an old tweet from around trade deadline time but thoughts?

thoughts?

$1.5m

 

[Metalleaf]

I think $2M

 

[TimHorton]

a nickel more then 1.5 and pass, but 1.5 is fine.

 

[Preston_Mizzi]

Torres stinks

 

[Gilmour4Ever]

If Volchenkov is worth $5M when he provides no offense then so is Hamhuis, who can provide some offense.

Volchenkov isn't worth 5 either. I like Hamhuis but I think hes worth 3.5 to 4. 5M is simply overpaying.

 

[corksens]

30-40 point Raffi Torres?

You can have him.

 

[Gilmour4Ever]

I like how Burkie is building the team though. If all goes well the bay street bullies will be back

 

[Metalleaf]

Demand will dictate $5M unfortunately.

 

[zeke]

Volchenkov isn't worth 5 either. I like Hamhuis but I think hes worth 3.5 to 4. 5M is simply overpaying.

the thing is, most all of the good UFA get overpaid.

that's why it's not such a bad idea to look around the league for those overpaid exUFA contracts to trade for.

 

[teeds]

I KNEW HE WOULD GET TORRES.