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Agree with Player here, but Semin would be very risky. He flat out said that he took the one year deal because he wants to test free agency after that.
 
Kuly ain't going back to Russia. Please.

As for Kabs, I find it hard to believe that suddenly he WANTS to go (per Strickland). IF - and I still say it isn't true - he truly wants to go, it could only be because Wilson is ****ing him on ice time lately OR because he's nervous Burke will trade him to some shithole in the offseason.

It's not because he doesn't want to stay.

Now if we're committed to trading him (and for the record, I don't want to), I dunno, that deal that HP proposed ain't bad:

Kaberle, Stempniak and Poni
for
Staal and Kunitz.

It's essentially like trading one year of Kabs for 20 yr old Staal.

In that context, I think it's the best deal out there in all likelihood. Only because of how many years of control and productive years we would be getting. One year of Kabs (and then re-sign him the next year) for 15 years of Staal? I love Kabs, but I have to make that deal...and try to get a pick out of them too.

But I've been pushing for Staal for a while now, and I still advocate trying to see about pushing off our mediocre assets for him rather than including Kabs.

Grabs, Poni, Stemp, Beauch
Staal, Kunitz, pick

That's still my ideal. And then re-sign Kabs pronto.
 
It was reported on the radio a week ago that the blues were trying hard to resign Backes.

I hope that Backes likes Wilson and Burke enough to want to play with them and he refuses to sign.

A great replacement for Poni.
 
LOF, interesting that you put Beauch there.

Apparantley Pitts have been looking for a physical defenseman for their playoff run. Maybe they'd rather Beauch at a decent contract and longer term due to his all round skill set. A cup winning defenseman on that team may look better than a Kaberle to them.
 
We could get a lot for Beauch, imo.

Either in a package to Pittsburgh, or over to LA for some good stuff including a 1st (since Beauch is obviously comfy in Southern CA).

And since we have Schenn sitting on the third pairing when everyone is healthy, I think it's a deal that makes a TON of sense for us. A TON.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Kabs...

To Philly for JVR
To Boston for Leafs #1
To Washington for Semin
To Pittsburgh for Staal
To Buffalo for Vanek
To Florida for Horton

If this isn't what teams want to offer, everyone can go **** themselves.

I don't want any B prospects and late 1st rounders. Just keep him if that's the case.
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I think every one of those deals sound about right. Not sure what the GMs (including Burke) would think mind you.
 
I think the only ones out of those I'd entertain are for our 1st, Semin or Staal.

I wonder if Boston would actually trade us our 1st back for Kabs.

To get Hall or Seguin for one lost year of Kabs is highly intriguing.
 
Only way Boston would ever part with the Leafs first rounder, is if they had a legit shot at the cup. Since their season has been dissapointing, no way do they part with it. There's no point. And Chiarelli is being far too conservative to ever consider that.
 
Ek has the Leafs and Jersey in on Mueller.

I think Jersey would be able to offer less as to not wanting to disturb too much. But it's Jersey so you never know. Also anything that Lou wants you may want to check out. He doesn't give away too much garbage and drafts very well.
 
Never heard about that for Mueller ... maybe you confused him for another player?

Anyways, found a pretty good tidbit on Mueller from a Coyotes fan (yes they do exist ... 1 of those 500 I suppose)

Other players such as Martin Hanzal skated for the Coyotes in the 07-08 season too, but Mueller was supposed to be the natural scorer that the team desperately needed. For a while that was the case. In his rookie season, Peter racked up 54 points (22 goals and 32 assists). While not the greatest player ever, 50+ points is nothing to scoff at especially foar a rookie. As his sophomore season began, expectations were high for the young guy and it seemed as though he would be somewhere close to the previous seasons. Heading into the all-star break he stood at 12-18-30 and on pace for 20 goals and 31 assists. Not too far off. But, much like last year's team Mueller wasn't the same after the break,, but it wasn't because he was in a funk or because of a jinx, no his hard luck came at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks on January 27, 2009. In the 2nd period Mueller hit his head and sustained a minor concussion that took him out of the game.


It turned out that the concussion wasn't so minor. The hit kept him out for 7 games instead of the one or two that the team previous thought. Such is the land of head hits.Even when he came back he wasn't the same player. over the course of the remaining 24 games Mueller would only score one more goal and five assists. Far from the performance we expected from a future star. That hit to the head really messed him up. While Mueller was never the most aggressive hitter or guy in the corner, there was a marked difference in his game when he came back. He didn't challenge anyone. He would spin away from hits with or without the puck. He just had no confidence. It wasn't that he didn't think he couldn't play or that he didn't have skill, it was a lack of confidence in his own body to be able to take a hit. ... Whether consciously or not, every time there was contact involved you could watch him clench up way more that the average player. He was quite simply scared to the point that his skill couldn't break through.

This season has played out a little differently. While Mueller still has flashes of the offensively gifted player we know he can be he's been mostly quiet again this year. In 39 games he has only 3 goals and 9 assists. The reason? Probably still some confidence issues especially when combined witht the new system Dave Tippett brought in. So far that seems to be a game that's full of checking, digging in the corners and being aggressive with the puck. Muller has been looking for the niche that almost everyone else on the team has found. We know who the top line scorers are. (Doan-Lombardi-Upshall) We have an effective shutdown line that can also score at times with or Czech line of Vrbata - Hanzal - Prucha. Then we found a good energy line pairing of Winnik and Fiddler who plug in Pyatt or Korpikoski depending on who's playing well. That leaves Mueller to get lined up with Robert Lang and whoever is leftover. So what does Mueller do this year? He gets some power play time here and there and largely does nothing. He's averaging 13 minutes a game though and has been doing alright on defense with only a -3, which isn't due to his offensive output to say the least.

That being said, the ridiculous calls by many to simply "trade his ass". Or of fans to simply rag on him for the entire game forgetting everyone else is simply dumb. The fact is he's only 21 years old, will be an RFA at the end of the season and has miles of potential.
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Seems like a 21 yr old kid who's still recovering psychologically from the concussion and big hit he took, and the fans have the opinion the coaching staff in Phoenix didn't help him much along the way (which could be true ... I mean, how many players have their developed all these years with all those high picks?!).
 
Pierre had mentioned a couple weeks ago that Mueller will be out of hockey within 2 years. He eluded to it being because he wanted to do something with the church.
 
Then exnay on the eullermay... I mean the last thing we need is a church freak preaching in the lockeroom.

Those are minutes that I think someone like Kulemin will be taking more of next year.

do what you have to to get a top line centre or winger. Don't waste assets on Meuller.
 
You guys are a bunch of douches. Let's trash the guy because he's a devout Christian.

Meanwhile, you guys discuss the potential that Nazem Kadri has to bring more people to the game because of his Muslim faith.

Losers.
 
It has nothing to do with his "faith", its just the fact that he is lebanese. Aren't a lot of middle-easterners in the NHL.

There is no reason for religion and sports to mix.
 
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/657637

Kadri, a solid two-way centre with the London Knights, is of Lebanese heritage, and the first Muslim drafted by the Maple Leafs. That he grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan only adds to the mix for multi-cultural Toronto.

"Being a role model is an important thing for me," said Kadri, who hopes Muslim kids are inspired to take up hockey because of him. "Hopefully these kids can look at me and use me as a role model."
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"If this has a ripple effect on the young players in the Muslim community to take up hockey, then that's a wonderful side effect. If that increases our player pool in a part of society we're not touching right now, that's great."
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- Burke
 
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