Leaf Rumours

[Montana]

I heard there's a German power forward? The name escapes me.

Marcel Müller.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

The Leafs aren't getting Kovalchuk.

 

[mikedumar]

thing people keep saying isilya isnt a burke player but neither is kessel or the sedins !

just saying

 

[drewser]

jonas640

Leafs done for today so says Brian Burke. Still not done in free agency though.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Wish list:

One of: Kovalchuk, Perry, Ryan, Staal.

 

[leafman101]

Pittsburgh is out of the Kaberle running now.

 

[Montana]

TSNBobMcKenzie Lots of buzz in L.A. All I know is Kings were bitterly disappointed at not getting UFA D. Is it possible they just picked one up in trade?


Real_ESPNLeBrun @TSNBobMcKenzie Gotta be Kaberle now one would think

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Probably for the best.

Anaheim might be the only good option for us now.

These rumors about LA, I don't buy it. There's nothing on that roster that they'd part with that would provide good value and ability to contribute now. Burke isn't going to trade Kabs for Simmonds (sorry, nothing special there) or Schenn (he's not a fan).

I really wish he'd just break the bank and get Kovy in here. Imagine:

Kovalchuk Bozak Kessel
Versteeg Kadri Kulemin
Caputi Grabovski Armstrong
Sjostrom Hanson Brown/Orr

Kaberle Phaneuf
Beauchemin Komisarek
Schenn Gunnarson

Giguere
Gustavsson

All he needs to do is sign Kovy and that's our lineup.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

did you just say he's not a fan of brayden schenn?.....did you not see burke's look of disgust when L.A drafted him?

 

[mbow30]

yeah, if he can sign kovalchuk for $4mn

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

wait BB isn't a fan of B. Schenn?

 

[j_15]

LoF had a chat with Burke at the draft, and apparently B Schenn was mentioned...

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I asked him about it in person last week. You'll have to believe me on it.

 

[Montana]

You can't expound upon it?

 

[LeafOfFaith]

yeah, if he can sign kovalchuk for $4mn

Grabo, Beauch, Finger out.

Mitchell, Aulie in.

Done.

 

[Volcanologist]

Burke looking for more "depth guys" in free agency.

 

[Pronger84]

I dont get why he just doesnt sign Kovalchuck. The goaltending is set, same with the d, 4th line is decent, 3rd line isnt bad either, 2nd line is still iffy, but then again theres not many available 2nd liners out there. May as well use the remaining cap space to bring in the best player out there, trade Kabs for a 2nd line winger. That should be enough.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

The second-line is fine. It's the top line that's the concern, and dealing Kaberle for a second-line forward would be idiotic.

 

[Pronger84]

The second-line is fine. It's the top line that's the concern, and dealing Kaberle for a second-line forward would be idiotic.

Second line is still iffy

Versteeg-Grabo-Kadri. Kadris the wild card here, can he play decent hockey as a rookie or will he crack under pressure? The 1st line is a concern too, when Kulemin's your 1st line winger, you know your in trouble. Bozak had a solid year last season, but will he stay the same, get better, or fall victim to the jinx? Time will tell.....

 

[Metalleaf]

Second line is good: Kulemin-Kadri-Versteeg

we need someone with Bozak-Kessel