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Madden apparantly wants a raise on his 2.5 M contract that he signed with Chicago last year.

I would figure that he and Malholtra will be somehwere in the 2.75-3.25 range.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I'm just going to say something LoF: it is virtually impossible on this board to make everyone happy. Tons of people were complaining in the other Kessel thread, so I shut it down. What happens? Player bumps another Kessel thread from months ago and the discussion starts up again. People get mad if stuff are closed. People get mad if stuff isn't closed. People get mad if some people take a forced vacation for a couple of days. People get mad if some people aren't banned permanently. It's impossible to balance on this forum.
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Yep, 'tis true. It's a tough line to walk---people on this forum are extremely anti-censorship, but at the same time, the constant thread hijacking by Sens fans pisses everybody off.

But really, there shouldn't even be any mod intervention necessary people. The solution is simple: just don't take the bait. No matter how many times they may attempt it, just keep the discussion going on the Leafs.

....and on that note:

Metalleaf said:
My list of who we'll be interested in:

Lombardi
Torres
Armstrong
Martin
Hamhuis
Higgins
Madden
Malhotra
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Lombardi - Undersized, borderline #2 center, that doesn't really fill a need for us. I wouldn't put him ahead of Bozak or Kadri, and frankly, I don't even see him as much of an upgrade over Grabovski. I realize there are rumours that he's interested in the Leafs, but that doesn't mean the Leafs should be interested in him. No thanks.

Torres: If he comes for a hometown discount (close to $1.5M), then I think he'd be a solid addition to our bottom two lines.

Armstrong: I like what he'd potentially bring to our bottom two lines, but I think he'll be among the most overpaid UFA's this off-season, especially considering the lack of quality forwards. I can see someone being dumb enough to give him close to $3M, so that would make him a bad option for us.

Hamhuis: He'd only make some kind of sense if we dealt Kaberle, but even then, not too much. He's a little short on talent, and I think he's going to get hugely overpaid, much like Mike Komisarek did last summer.

Higgins: Not really interested. I think he was a flash in the pan that one year when everybody on the Habs was overachieving and having big years. Can't see him as a legitimate player in our top-6, and he's not what we'd be looking for in a bottom-6 player.

Madden: Great 3rd/4th liner for the Hawks, but he's a little bit on the old side now (37), and he'll likely be too expensive, unless he takes a hometown discount to be able to play about an hour away from his home-town (Barrie).

Malhotra: I'd be extremely interested in this guy. He's from Mississauga, and he'd be pretty much the ideal third line center for us. Whether or not he'd be interested in leaving a pretty good situation in San Jose, and whether he'd be available for a reasonable salary remains to be seen.
 
so just stumbled on an interesting topic at HF.

They are talking about a player named Marcel Mueller, they claim that he is a good player in the DEL and that a new transfer agreement has been signed between the leagues. I do not remember him from the WC, does anyone here have any info

also they are saying Burke was in Germany last week? i find that hard to believe since the NHL awards were in vegas midlast week and then the draft was in LA.

I'm asking due to the well known lack of knowledge in the posters from that other site
 
Montana said:
You know what, I really think a straight up Leafs-Sens thread might not be a bad idea.....because honestly, having Sens arguments getting in the way of discussions about other teams moves, aside from the Leafs and Sens.......would get annoying as f*ck too.
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This ^^

As much as sen fans keep hi-jacking threads with their own interests ive noticed leaf fans just as much wanting to argue to every bitter last word.

Give the forum 1 thread for all that BS. That way those of us who dont want to read the same argument over and over can choose not to. Those who want to argue can keep doing it with out turning every thread into the same topic.
 
There are a few interesting names floating around of players left unqualified, come July 1st you could see a good group of 24-25 y/o players looking for teams.

A player like Sean Bergenheim should generate some interest.
 
hockeylover said:
None needed. I think we were talking about potential Bottom 6ers previously.

Any speculation on what guys like Malholtra, Madden, etc would be asking for?
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I'd really like John Madden, because he's precisely the kind of third line center we need......but if he got 2.75 on a one year deal last year, I have a hard time believing he'd be willing to accept much less than that this go around.


Biggest thing for me, the guy we get, I want him to be a legit shutdown defender.....someone who can shadow the other teams top player, during key moments of a game........and preferably one who's a killer in the faceoff dot. I want someone who if we're up by a goal late and NEED to win a faceoff in our own zone, we have a specialist we can throw out there.

...and that's Manny Malhotra......62.5% in the faceoff circle last year.....only made 700K......hard to imagine him costing too much more than that this year......if we can get him for under a million, him + Sjostrom, is one hell of a foundation to a real shutdown third line.




*edit- shit you guys are quick*
 
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This ^^

As much as sen fans keep hi-jacking threads with their own interests ive noticed leaf fans just as much wanting to argue to every bitter last word.

Give the forum 1 thread for all that BS. That way those of us who dont want to read the same argument over and over can choose not to. Those who want to argue can keep doing it with out turning every thread into the same topic.
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I stickied the thread at the top of the forum if people want to discuss Leafs-Sens-Habs stuff. Is that okay with people?
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I stickied the thread at the top of the forum if people want to discuss Leafs-Sens-Habs stuff. Is that okay with people?
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Interesting. Looks like Burke is waiting to see what the market dictates. If blueliners like Michalek, Gonchar, Niedermayer (already gone), and Hamhuis are taken off the market that could increase the asking price for a potential Kaberle deal -- although I believe at this point that the Leafs are leaning in the direction of keeping him.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Interesting. Looks like Burke is waiting to see what the market dictates. If blueliners like Michalek, Gonchar, Niedermayer (already gone), and Hamhuis are taken off the market that could increase the asking price for a potential Kaberle deal -- although I believe at this point that the Leafs are leaning in the direction of keeping him.
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Please no.

And this has nothing to do with Kabby, it has to do with the fact that I've hit the limits of my tolerance when it comes to Kaberle rumours and the only way it's going to stop is with a trade.
 
If Burke was going to pull the trigger on a Savard deal, it would really be his style to pull it off on July 1st though, to maximize the media attention on it, and make us the 'stars' of the day.....(outside of maybe whoever gets Kovalchuk.....even then, if it's LA, I suspect a Savard to Toronto move would get more pub, up here)
 
Montana said:
That's still nearly a million dollars less than what your basement projection was two minutes ago.
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2M would be a hometown discount price.

The UFA market is uber weak this year, but GM's still do stupid things on July 1. I can forsee a guy like Armstrong getting 4, and yeah a guy like Manny nearing 3. If Madden can ask for 3, then so can he IMO
 
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