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Here's an interview you might be more interested in Sensible (Skip to 14:00):

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150237236925585&ref=mf

"How could we put him under the cap? That would be our biggest problem. So that probably answers the question for you. We have a cap now, we have to respect it, if we had a budget that was 100 million well we could fit in a lot of players, but with the cap I'm not sure I see that being an option." - Pierre Dorian, Sens Director of Player Personnel
 
hockeylover said:
Here's an interview you might be more interested in Sensible (Skip to 14:00):

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150237236925585&ref=mf

"How could we put him under the cap? That would be our biggest problem. So that probably answers the question for you. We have a cap now, we have to respect it, if we had a budget that was 100 million well we could fit in a lot of players, but with the cap I'm not sure I see that being an option." - Pierre Dorian, Sens Director of Player Personnel
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Because it's in the Sens best interests to make themselves seem desperate to add Savard?

It's called lowering the asking price.

The Sharks were "out of the Heatley deal" on at least 5 occassions before it finally happened.

Burke would do the same.
 
Because it's in the Sens best interests to make themselves seem desperate to add Savard?

It's called lowering the asking price.
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No, it's not called that at all. It's called the Sens don't think they can fit him under the cap.
 
leafman101 said:
I guess they really don't know their teams cap situation.
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The Sens were looking to sign Cullen and a D, (probably Michalek) after July 1st.

Cullen would cost approx $3m. Do you really think they couldn't find 1 extra million to cover Savard's contract instead.
 
How can you come over here and bring articles you say show the Leafs aren't interested in Savard and then completely ignore when the Sens say Savard isn't an option?
 
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....anyways, why are we talking about the Sens again?
 
The Leafs could take Savard without shipping ANY salary back. That's true of very few teams(including the sens).

The Leafs don't care that Savard is actually paid a lot more than his cap hit the next few years. That's also true of very few teams(including the sens).

When you consider all the factors the Leafs are a very likely destination. Chiarelli's other option is to wait until the 11/12 season when Savard's NT expands to 5 teams, but he would be sacrificing some ability to improve the team and pursue a scoring winger to complement Horton in the meantime, I think. Not so sure he's willing to do that after that Hindenburg they pulled in the playoffs.
 
Question for Leaf fans.

Do you think that the Bruins holding your 1st pick next year will have any effect on their willingness to improve your team by adding Savard without losing any worthwhile assets? (assuming the "soft deal" is in play)
 
Question for Leaf fans.

Do you think that the Bruins holding your 1st pick next year will have any effect on their willingness to improve your team by adding Savard without losing any worthwhile assets? (assuming the "soft deal" is in play)
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Yes. I simply think that if they're serious about moving Savard for the sake of their cap situation, they don't have all that many options available to them.
 
Chiarelli's #1 priority is to improve the Bruins, because if he doesn't, he won't be around if/when those draft picks make an impact at the NHL level.

Some people think GM's can wait years to improve their teams. Most of these guys are on a very short leash.

If he thinks clearing cap space by trading Savard to Toronto helps the Bruins this year, he will do it. Just like when he traded a 21 year old, 36 goal scorer to a division rival.
 
I'm pretty sure Chia expects Burke to improve his team one way or the other.

He's not going to hurt his own club in a futile attempt to stop it.
 
SENSible said:
Question for Leaf fans.

Do you think that the Bruins holding your 1st pick next year will have any effect on their willingness to improve your team by adding Savard without losing any worthwhile assets? (assuming the "soft deal" is in play)
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Oh, I'm sure that if at all possible, Chiarelli would like to avoid dealing Savard to Toronto. The 1st round pick is a factor here, but not even the most important one. Dealing a player to a conference and division rival, and having to worry about facing them six times a year always offers plenty of incentive to not make a deal.

Despite that though, Boston and Toronto have already made a couple of deals over the past few years. And if Chiarelli has determined it's imperative that he dump Savard's contract, and that Toronto is his only viable option, then he'll deal Savard to Toronto.
 
LeafGm said:
Oh, I'm sure that if at all possible, Chiarelli would like to avoid dealing Savard to Toronto. The 1st round pick is a factor here, but not even the most important one. Dealing a player to a conference and division rival, and having to worry about facing them six times a year always offers plenty of incentive to not make a deal.

Despite that though, Boston and Toronto have already made a couple of deals over the past few years. And if Chiarelli has determined it's imperative that he dump Savard's contract, and that Toronto is his only viable option, then he'll deal Savard to Toronto.
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However, Toronto is not his only viable option.
 
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