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Leaf Rumours

I have a sneaky feeling that kadri is in play, as well as another player or two .... imagine the looks of horror when it is announced that the Toronto maple leafs have made a trade ... they have reaquired their first round pick in next years draft for kadri ... lol giving boston seguin, rask and kadri .... and then burke immediately steps down as the gm of the leafs and moves on over to the bruins table ...lol
 
I kind of like the idea of Thornton. Maybe SJ keeps Marleau and resigns him to a 5 year contract. Then they turn around and trade Thornton - who has 1 year left on his contract - for Kaberle and Kulemin.
 
Blueman said:
I kind of like the idea of Thornton. Maybe SJ keeps Marleau and resigns him to a 5 year contract. Then they turn around and trade Thornton - who has 1 year left on his contract - for Kaberle and Kulemin.
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Very unlikely, and I'm not even sure I'd want Thornton. Marleau is hitting the open market, and Thornton will stay a shark.
 
I don't think SJ trades Thornton ... though I have no idea what SJ is going to do. After years of futility in the playoff, this was supposed to be "the year". They got past the 2nd round finally, but then couldn't even win a game vs the Hawks.

They already announced they are cutting their ties with Nabokov, but is that gonna be enough? It'll be interesting to see how far Wilson goes in overhauling his lineup. I don't think ANYONE is safe.
 
Getting rid of Nabby is all they need to do in terms of a shakeup. They had a good year this year, no need to blow it up.

They'll need to replace Blake though.
 
- Garrioch reported Anaheim is a forerunner in the Kaberle sweepstakes, and that Bobby Ryan could be in play here.

- Burke said yesterday "I have not had any meaningful discussion with (Ducks GM) Murray on any of his or my players, and certainly not Bobby Ryan"

- There have been rumors not only Kaberle's in play, but Luke Schenn is also available now.

- Burke said "I have no intention of trading certain players; I also tell them if someone offers me 10 first-round picks, you’re on a plane. But I was asked an hour ago if I’d trade Luke and I said no."

- Further, Burke re-iterated he likes his 6 pack, and that includes Kaberle. He emphasized though he's exploring all his options, he doesn't have to trade Kabby. He'd only do it if it makes sense . "We’re talking about a good player at a good wage and I like our defence as it stands. It would have to be something where we pick up a good forward.”

- All that said, Burke did admit he's had double-digits offers / serious inquiries for Kaberle, and he believe things will heat up in the next 48 hours.
 
Schenn + Kaberle for Ryan to me seems like the best deal the Leafs should make (if it is possible). Seeing Schenn go would REALLY suck. He will be a cornerstone in the future for whatever team he plays for a decade.

BUT between Phaneuf, Aulie, Blacker, Holtzer, Gunner we have a very strong a crop of up and coming D men. This is not AT ALL the case with our forward prospects.

Cap geeks, if we manage this deal, can we afford Kovelchuk - assuming we minor Finger (ewww)? Cause Ryan, Bozak, Kessel, Kovelchuk, Kulemin, Kadri is one sick top 6 core.
 
I don't think Schenn is 'untouchable', but we cannot afford to lose Kaberle AND Schenn and not replace at least 1 of them. Schenn and Kabby are both top 4 on our defense.

If we signed Hamhuis then maybe we could deal both Schenn and Kaberle. I really don't think we can afford to lose both of them.
 
I tell you, when Burke got Phaneuf he said in an interview that they went through every player in the league and put them in an order of who they wanted. Phaneuf was number one on their defense list and they got him. I think Ryan is number one on their forwards list, and I know Burke is doing everything possible to get him.

Burke did it with Pronger, the Sedins etc... he gets who he wants. He makes "the secret" real :)
 
Only Bob Murray isnt a desperate Horse faced goon like Darryl Sutter.

If he wants Ryan he will pay top dollar, and frankly he should.

Ryan Kessel would be one of the top 3 forward tandems in 2 years.
 
Aberdeen said:
Schenn + Kaberle for Ryan to me seems like the best deal the Leafs should make (if it is possible). Seeing Schenn go would REALLY suck. He will be a cornerstone in the future for whatever team he plays for a decade.

BUT between Phaneuf, Aulie, Blacker, Holtzer, Gunner we have a very strong a crop of up and coming D men. This is not AT ALL the case with our forward prospects.
Cap geeks, if we manage this deal, can we afford Kovelchuk - assuming we minor Finger (ewww)? Cause Ryan, Bozak, Kessel, Kovelchuk, Kulemin, Kadri is one sick top 6 core.
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You've got it backwards. The Leafs have virtually no NHL calibre blueline prospects at the moment beyond Mikus, Holzer, and Blacker. Up front they have a shit-ton of depth. If they actually ended up acquiring a first rounder and utilizing it on a defenceman I could see the reasoning.
 
Yeah, I was just gonna say... our forward prospects are solid and our D prospects leave much to be desired. I'm not sure why you listed 25 year old Phaneuf as an "up-and-coming defenseman".

Like JCY, I'm hoping we can address an organization weakness and pick up some defensive prospects in the draft this year. We've talked about our shortcomings in that area a ton already.
 
Not a rumour but I didn't know if it was noteworthy enough for anything on its own:

kmcgran_hockey: GM Brian Burke said team has qualifying offers out to all its RFA's Kulemin, Mitchell and Hanson.

This was required by Monday to retain their rights/right of first refusal in the event of an offer sheet.
 
The Leafs have decent defensive depth in the minors, but it looks weak because we've got both Gunnar and Schenn on the big team.

...and once Komisarek returns, I don't see where Schenn fits in the top 4.
Schenn needs to be paired with a veteran puck-mover, and if Kaberle is moved I don't see how Phaneuf, Beachemin, Komisarek and Schenn could function as the top 4, someone else has to go.

Beauchemin - Phaneuf
Kaberle - Komisarek
Gunnarsson - Schenn

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Beauchemin - Phaneuf
XXXX - Komisarek
Gunnarsson - XXXX
 
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The difference is, the Leafs defensive squad currently on the team looks set for quite a while. The offense still looks very mediocre,
 
The Leafs have decent defensive depth in the minors, but it looks weak because we've got both Gunnar and Schenn on the big team.
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The difference is, the Leafs defensive squad currently on the team looks set for quite a while. The offense still looks very mediocre,
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The poster we both replied to is talking about prospects. Guys coming up. I'm not sure why he named Phaneuf in there but in terms of guys "coming up", I feel better about our forward prospects than our defensive prospects. If we're going to address this via the draft, it'd be nice to take a couple defensemen since by the time they're ready, the needs of our team could have completely changed.
 
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