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teeds said:
I will still cheer the Leafs with Beachemin and Phaneuf trying to bring the puck up, but it will be infinitely harder without the best defenceman the Leafs have EVER had leading the way.
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When did Salming come out of retirement?

Blueman said:
What do people here think of signing Jokinen as a UFA? Just say no?
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I'm ambivalent but leaning towards the uninterested side of things. He hasn't been an impact offensive player in over two seasons and really seemed to mail it in last season. Unless age has already started to take a toll on a big body pivot like him there's no excuse for a man who has put up multiple PPG seasons to revert to 15 goals and be traded in the middle of a campaign. He wasn't even particularly good after getting out of that toxic situation in Calgary and getting sent to the Rangers, and it's not like he offers any great intangibles or other attributes other than offence. I probably would kick the tires and possibly call his agent to see what the asking price is (because Lord knows he would still be the most effective centre on the Leafs roster in all likelyhood), but nothing more than that.
 
teeds said:
Trading Kaberle is going to be the MISTAKE this year that equals the playing of Toskala for ten straight games last year.

MLSE always has to re-invent a way to finish out of the playoffs. This will be their means to that end this year.

Sorry to be negative, but trusting alcoholics and cocaine addicts to consistently lead this team is brutal to watch.

And to rely on them to do the hardest thing in professional sports(treading upstream through the defensive zone with forwards divebombing on you) is insane.

Chiarelli is probably making sure Burke has as much Chivas as he can send without being obvious for this dismal move.

I will still cheer the Leafs with Beachemin and Phaneuf trying to bring the puck up, but it will be infinitely harder without the best defenceman the Leafs have EVER had leading the way.

I hope he is traded to a team that will properly showcase this guys impeccable skills.

Trading him is something only a moron would do.

No forward except six or seven is worth trading this guy for. JUST not worth it all.
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Right on.

But it seems like Burke is intent on doing it, so while I hope it doesn't happen, I'm fearful and curious about who he considers good enough to get in return.

I mean, if we get a stud like Bobby Ryan who is just starting his career, I suppose that's a deal you have to make, given that we're stacked on D.

But I'd still return to my old idea of trying to get a good young forward for a package of Beauch and Grabs.

Rips happen all the time, like Phaneuf and Halak, so anything is possible. I just hope we trade filler like those guys instead of a crucial cog like Kabby.
 
teeds said:
Trading Kaberle is going to be the MISTAKE this year that equals the playing of Toskala for ten straight games last year.

MLSE always has to re-invent a way to finish out of the playoffs. This will be their means to that end this year.

Sorry to be negative, but trusting alcoholics and cocaine addicts to consistently lead this team is brutal to watch.

And to rely on them to do the hardest thing in professional sports(treading upstream through the defensive zone with forwards divebombing on you) is insane.

Chiarelli is probably making sure Burke has as much Chivas as he can send without being obvious for this dismal move.

I will still cheer the Leafs with Beachemin and Phaneuf trying to bring the puck up, but it will be infinitely harder without the best defenceman the Leafs have EVER had leading the way.

I hope he is traded to a team that will properly showcase this guys impeccable skills.

Trading him is something only a moron would do.

No forward except six or seven is worth trading this guy for. JUST not worth it all.
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Okay, you name 6 or 7 forwards then I will name at least 10 more... maybe 20 that Burke would jump all over for if he had a chance and for good reason.
 
Flyers may be dealing withthe Leafs. Following leads now. Stay tuned.
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I'm sorry to post an Eklund tweet, but if I recall correctly he's been pretty decent with Flyers rumours in the past... Hartnell anyone?
 
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for pediatrics.[1] The hospital is located next to the University of Pennsylvania and its physicians serve as the pediatrics department of Penn's School of Medicine.


heh.
 
CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for pediatrics.
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ahem.
 
zeke said:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for pediatrics.[1] The hospital is located next to the University of Pennsylvania and its physicians serve as the pediatrics department of Penn's School of Medicine.


heh.
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The issue here isn't overall accomodation or quality. It's about the ability of the Ophthamologist to adequately assist his son's rare condition. At the time of the trade it was reported that only Sick Kids had a department outside of Orange County with the necessary experience dealing with the condition. These aren't just players on paper or on your Yahoo Fantasy roster. They're real people with real needs and family considerations to take into account. So whether or not that hospital in Pennsylvania that most people have never heard of is high quality or not is irrelevant if it doesn't have an Ophthamology department with surgeons that can deal with Giguere's kid's condition.
 
The Leafs can't trade Giggy. They just can't.

After all the shit we've been through the last 5 years they finally have good goaltending and you want to **** it up?
 
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