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Everytrhing i understand says Marleau wants to stay in California anyhow.

LAK, SJS, ANA.....seems once you go california you stay that way. Ask Teemu
 
I feel it will take something like 8/60 to get him done. I also think that team who does this will regret it.
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Can anyone take a look and see what teams would have the cap space for this? Are there a lot?
 
I looked at that quickly, it's kinda hard to tell because their RFAs are listed below and some of these teams have pretty good young players to still be signed.

I suppose LA would have no trouble really though.
 
leafman101 said:
No they didn't. Murray, Cheechoo and Samsonov all played a handful of years with him.

And Marleau.

Only one of them kept up the pace.
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I don't know, we're talking about a player that at his peak isn't even a PPG player on a stacked PP, and who's on the wrong side of 30.

And he's gonna get a star contract.'

I don't like it. I would rather trade for Sharp, which says a lot, considering what I think of Sharp.
 
zeke said:
I don't know, we're talking about a player that at his peak isn't even a PPG player on a stacked PP, and who's on the wrong side of 30.

And he's gonna get a star contract.'

I don't like it. I would rather trade for Sharp, which says a lot, considering what I think of Sharp.
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It would definatly behoove Burke to call up Stan and make a pitch for cap casualties.
 
It would definatly behoove Burke to call up Stan and make a pitch for cap casualties.
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Behoove, there's a word I haven't heard anyone use in a while.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind Sharp but it drives me crazy how many Leaf fans I've talked to act like Sharp is a superstar now, they definitely have their Stanley Cup goggles on.
 
hockeylover said:
Behoove, there's a word I haven't heard anyone use in a while.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind Sharp but it drives me crazy how many Leaf fans I've talked to act like Sharp is a superstar now, they definitely have their Stanley Cup goggles on.
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Superstar? Not Quite.

But this is a 60 point forward that would immediatly fill a void in the top 6 in Toronto.

he would also replace Tomas Kaberle on the point on the PP, and become the top man on the PK

Lastly, bring a ton a of leadership to a group of forwards that frankly has none.

It angers me to see what a good fit this would be. I just hope there are neough teams interested to make Burke actaully give up some worthwhile pieces for him
 
zeke said:
I don't know, we're talking about a player that at his peak isn't even a PPG player on a stacked PP, and who's on the wrong side of 30.

And he's gonna get a star contract.'

I don't like it. I would rather trade for Sharp, which says a lot, considering what I think of Sharp.
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Yeah, I know. I've been back and forth on Marleau all year. But I think he's a legit front line forward who is good for 35 goals and 75 points a year, and yeah he'll be expensive, but damn the Leafs could use a player like that.

And seeing those two "terrible contracts" play a key role in both the Flyers and Hawks cup run, without effecting either teams ability to re-up all their top players and ice a very deep lineup. That convinced me. Teams can afford to have a guy like that. They still have to draft well, and the young guys (Kessel, Kadri, BozaK) will still have to develop into front liners, but they can afford that contract and they'd be a much better team.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
Superstar? Not Quite.

But this is a 60 point forward that would immediatly fill a void in the top 6 in Toronto.

he would also replace Tomas Kaberle on the point on the PP, and become the top man on the PK

Lastly, bring a ton a of leadership to a group of forwards that frankly has none.

It angers me to see what a good fit this would be. I just hope there are neough teams interested to make Burke actaully give up some worthwhile pieces for him
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I think what bugs me are the people who say things like "Player X would be a first liner on the Leafs". Is the objective just to get someone who'd be a first liner on our 29th placed Leafs or is it to find someone who'd be a first liner on a great team? That's ultimately what we want to get to.

I'm not opposed really to adding a guy like Sharp though, depending on the price. But you'd think there'd be a lot of teams waiting to "help" the Hawks out with their cap issues. For the bolded part, suggestions?
 
I've always liked Sharp and never agreed with people who said he was similar to Stajan. Sharp's just a better all around player and a perfect 2nd line player to have.
 
This is the key reason why Sharp would be the perfect top 6 winger to go after for the Leafs.

They'd still have to find another front line player though.
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Yeah, this pretty much. Sharp would be a nice pickup but he's not the first line player we need. If they have another plan for one, then by all means take Sharp.
 
From Chicago's Daily Herald:

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets are believed to be very interested in Sharp should the Hawks decide to move him. Sharp could bring the most in return for the Hawks in terms of a high draft pick or top prospect.

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=387652&src=149

But we don't really have high draft picks or top prospects we can spare so...
 
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