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Leaf Rumours

who even knows if the leafs get that pick if they will draft hall?
Anyways, cant see the oilers trading that pick for anything but drop dead prospect another first and a youngster. Or Schenn, Kadri and stalberg, because if the leafs had the first pick overall that is the start of what they would want.
 
weren't there rumours that Boston wanted to trade Lucic and the second for first overall???

If that is the case, maybe they trade the first overall for the second and Lucic, then trade the second Souray and Cogliano for Kaberle Grabs and Stalberg.

So they get Lucic, Stalberg, Kaberle and Grabs..... a better deal in a hockey sense to make them bettter faster as opposed to rebuild
 
Pretty sure if they put the # 1 pick on the table, they will get better offers than Kaberle, Stalberg and Mikhail Frikkin' Grabovski.

In the first 5 minutes.
 
axlsalinger said:
Pretty sure if they put the # 1 pick on the table, they will get better offers than Kaberle, Stalberg and Mikhail Frikkin' Grabovski.

In the first 5 minutes.
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Wasnt everyone around here calling a fletcher an idiot for wasting such a high draft pick on grabo?
Stalberg hasnt even come close to being a regular on the 29th placed team in the league.
And Kaberle is going to be a free agent in another season, so the odds of resigning him are between nill and hell freezing over ....
And this is what the oilers are going to fall to their knees for and hand over the pick that has a 100% better odds of getting over 30 goals a season and leading a team into the playoffs?:eek:ut:
 
Wasn't the original idea Kaberle Schenn and Grabs or Stalberg??

That makes things a little more interesting for the oilers.

Again IF those Boston rumours are true, then the Oilers would get Lucic, Kaberle, Schenn and Grabs.....

That is alot better then getting 1 guy through the draft.

I think Sequin is the smarter all round player.... so if Boston moves up because they want Hall, then the leafs get Seguin, Souray to replace Kaberle's point shot, Cogliano and or Smid or hopefully rip off Edmonton some more and get Gagner or Eberle.
 
Still in my mind ... 1 talented player (kaberle) who will a unrestricted free agent in 1 more season.
A young heavyweight that can score 20 (Lucic) who seems to be a bright as dirt on many occasions.
A 4th dman that does not impress me at all .... (Schenn) may still develop into that Stevens type player but he doesnt seem to swift with the puck behind his own goal line, and he seems to get confused very easily in coverage in front of the net .... is it coaching? maybe and if it is then congrats to all who have been keen supporters of him ... but I dont see it, he is a nice complimentary player.
And a forward that can skate like the wind and unfortunately that wind may be coming from the brain farts coming out of his ears ..... he still isnt a fixture on a non playoff team and this isnt some 18 year old kid ....

For me it is a no brainer ..... keep the choice and try to get Toronto to take Souray and Smid for Kaberle and Schenn ....lol same ideas from a different perspective lol.
 
It won't happen, but can you imagine the look on Chiarelli's face if Burkie got the #1 pick ahead of him and grabbed Hall? That would be awesome.
 
Volcanologist said:
It won't happen, but can you imagine the look on Chiarelli's face if Burkie got the #1 pick ahead of him and grabbed Hall? That would be awesome.
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I think he'd immediately pick up a Bruins jersey with "Seguin" on the back with a rather large smile on his face.
 
Oilers need long-term assets, not pending UFAs. They have trouble attracting FAs and retaining players. If the Oilers are trading for anyone, it'd be a player with a lifetime contract. They'd be stupid to trade away a #1 pick that is thier property for near a decade - especially if they're just looking to reload.
 
I'm really surprised how many people would trade Kaberle, Stalberg, Schenn and Grabs for the 1st overall pick.

Last I checked, Crosby is not entering this year's draft, and not Ovie or Malkin neither.

All due respect to Taylor Hall, if he scores 36G in the NHL by 21, that'd make himself and the team who picked him pretty happy.

But Leafs fans were saying we gave up too much in 2 x 1st + 1 x 2nd + 1 x 3rd for Kessel.

Meanwhile we're willing to give up Kaberle, Schenn (a 5th overall pick who's rebounded nicely in the 2nd half of his sophomore season), Stalberg and Grabs for Taylor Hall??

It is a little mind boggling how much value people give to the "1st overall pick" tag.
 
trujaysfan said:
This is just nitpicking maybe, but wasn't the deal for Kessel 2 first and 1 second, no 3rd round pick was involved?
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I believe we traded a 3rd rounder for our 2nd rounder which was then included in the deal. So that 3rd round pick was effectively included in the deal.
 
number17 said:
I'm really surprised how many people would trade Kaberle, Stalberg, Schenn and Grabs for the 1st overall pick.

Last I checked, Crosby is not entering this year's draft, and not Ovie or Malkin neither.

All due respect to Taylor Hall, if he scores 36G in the NHL by 21, that'd make himself and the team who picked him pretty happy.

But Leafs fans were saying we gave up too much in 2 x 1st + 1 x 2nd + 1 x 3rd for Kessel.

Meanwhile we're willing to give up Kaberle, Schenn (a 5th overall pick who's rebounded nicely in the 2nd half of his sophomore season), Stalberg and Grabs for Taylor Hall??

It is a little mind boggling how much value people give to the "1st overall pick" tag.
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The thing is, the 1st overall pick isn't just about the players ability. It's also about the hype surrounding the pick and the ability to market this player in order to sell more tickets, suites etc.

It's a lot easier to sell Taylor Hall to your fan base than it is to sell Kaberle, Schenn and Stalberg.

I'd be shocked if Edmonton didn't make the 1st pick come June.
 
With so many goalies now who thinks we make a deal with philly in the offseason? Some sort of trade involving Giggy, Kabs, another player for Carter, Hartnell, a pick
 
We don't need to deal any goalies. Why does everyone think we have too many goalies?

Rynnas needs some seasoning, Giggy's deal ends after next season. We're fine.
 
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