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Leaf Rumours

BITTER BUD said:
do they not have over 8 million in space, and only need 6 or 7 players? I'd be more keen on working to move Thomas somewhere then moving my top center. $4 mill cap hit is not bad, I'd hang onto it.
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There is certainly logic to moving one of your 4 expensive centers, when you need cap space.
 
I'm sure you are aware of this fact, so why would you pretend that money is an issue when Melnyk has a proven track record of spending to be competitive. Heck, the Sens just waived Cheechoo today...
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What notable free agents have the Senators signed since Melnyk became primary owner of the franchise?
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Not with their current defence corps or goaltending situation.
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The goaltending is a question mark.

Leclaire could bounce back. Elliot could continue to improve and Lehner looks like the real deal, if not this year, then in the future.

The D will add a significant piece this offseason to replace Volchenkov (here's a hint: he'll be playing with his brother)

The D will be fine this year and a strength in the very near future.

With Savard, the Sens would be contenders.
 
I understand that ....but I wouldn't consider Boston "up against the cap"
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8 million to spend on 7 players is only just over a million a player, that's not a lot of breathing room at all. Certainly no room for upgrades.
 
The goaltending is a question mark.

Leclaire could bounce back. Elliot could continue to improve and Lehner looks like the real deal, if not this year, then in the future.

The D will add a significant piece this offseason to replace Volchenkov (here's a hint: he'll be playing with his brother)

The D will be fine this year and a strength in the very near future.

With Savard, the Sens would be contenders.
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There are a whole lot of ifs in that statement
 
JaysCyYoung said:
What notable free agents have the Senators signed since Melnyk became primary owner of the franchise?
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Kovalev just last year.

And more importantly, the Sens have spent to the cap each and every year and put Cheechoo in the minors last season to go above the cap after the deadline.

Melnyk has been very clear about spending whatever it takes.
 
SENSible said:
The D will add a significant piece this offseason to replace Volchenkov (here's a hint: he'll be playing with his brother)
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Who do the Sens plan on adding this season that can step in right away and add the puck-moving presence that the team has lacked since Redden imploded in a cocaine-powdered haze three seasons ago?

The D will be fine this year and a strength in the very near future.
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The talent or strength of the defence corps in two to three years does little for the team in the up-coming season.

With Savard, the Sens would be contenders.
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Playoff-bound but certainly not even close to the level of a Pittsburgh, Washington, New Jersey, or Philadelphia. The lack of game-breakers up front and goaltending question marks are just far too loud to ignore.

Kovalev just last year.
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The same Kovalev that couldn't breach the 20 goal or 50 point marks?
 
Nothing on the Leafs on Twitter at the moment... but like I wrote out earlier, Burke mentioned on the Fan590 this morning that they were looking at a few possibilities for Top 6 forwards brought to them this weekend and they were in fact looking at multiple players other than Savard.
 
*REPOST since it got bumped with the Sens talk*

Figured I'd transcribe this for people at work...

http://www.fan590.com/media.jsp?cont...28_074536_6036

Brian Burke on the Fan
- Productive weekend, happy with what we got done
- Brad Ross: my scouts compare him to a Darcy Tucker, Matt Cooke, Steve Ott; also skill, doing heavy work on the big line; Mean, obnoxious, aggravating guy to play against; he's our kind of guy, we like that junkyard dog mentality
- Mike Brown: People will like Mike Brown because first of all he can really skate. In our game now you've got to be able to skate to make any kind of impact and this guy's great at getting around the rink. Really fast, gets in on forecheck and makes things happen, and he can fight.
- Host: So this is not a guy for the Marlies? Burke: No. He'll be with us.
- Re: Savard - Not allowed to talk about Marc Savard or any other players with Boston Bruins. Explains "Top 6/Bottom 6" again and explains we need Top 6 forward.
- We have options not involving Marc Savard that we were presented over the weekend for Top 6 forwards. The media is focused on one name, but we are looking at multiple names.
- We have four offers on Tomas Kaberle, one was a joke. We're not going to take the best offer. We're going to keep him until we get exactly what we want. Part of the reason we got the offers so early was because they involved high draft picks so it was draft sensitive. I'm going to meet with two teams today regarding Tomas, we'll see.
- Explained to by agent that the players vote to raise cap because they've done so to help previous free agent classes and to not do so again would be inequitable, even though more money will likely be held in escrow now.
- Neutral on cap going up, eliminates some opportunity (for trade) but also gives us a little more opportunity
- Tomas Kaberle - good guy, fitness freak, wants to stay here, good player and makes a good wage for a guy who does what he does. We'll put that group up if we keep Kaberle with any team in the league. Told Tomas at the end of the year I have to listen to offers, just like any other player on the team.
 
- Tomas Kaberle - good guy, fitness freak, wants to stay here, good player and makes a good wage for a guy who does what he does. We'll put that group up if we keep Kaberle with any team in the league. Told Tomas at the end of the year I have to listen to offers, just like any other player on the team.
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Why do I have such a difficult time believing that Mr. Apple Cheeks doesn't exactly strike me as a gym rat? Any insight on this particular comment, teeds? I'm sure you're biting at the bit to talk about Kabby's fitness, lol.
 
Just to add to HL's post

Here is the article from TSN

If the Toronto Maple Leafs are interested in acquiring centre Marc Savard from the Boston Bruins, Brian Burke isn't saying anything about it.

The Leafs' President and general manager told Toronto's Fan 590 radio station on Monday that while he's exploring other options to acquire players, the Bruins' No. 1 centre was not on the radar.

"The rumour - what I read anyway - is that Boston is looking to move this player," he said. "We have some options presented to us over the weekend, trade wise, that do not involve this player (Savard) that we are looking at."

Reports over the weekend suggested that the two teams are talking about a draft picks and/or prospects deal for Savard, who could potentially be reunited with Bruin-turned-Maple Leaf Phil Kessel.

"Suffice it to say, the media are focused on one name," Burke said. "And we are looking at multiple names - not including Marc Savard."

The reports also indicated that such a deal would not involve Tomas Kaberle going the other way. The Leafs, however, have had their fair share of phone calls inquiring about the veteran blueliner's services.

"We have four offers on Tomas Kaberle - one was a joke," Burke told The Fan 590. "We are not committed on moving him, we are not taking the best offer. We're going to keep him unless we get exactly what we need as an upgrade at forward. Most of those (proposals) were draft specific - they included a high pick. I never intended to use Tomas Kaberle to get a first round pick, so we put things on hold. We're hearing two more offers today, but I'm guessing that nothing's crystallized until July 1 when we se where free agent defencemen end up."
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yes I agree - we can discuss the Leaf option on this board and you can discuss the sens option on the sens board.
 
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