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Well, this is the time Burke & Nonis goes to work ... they know what they need, and they know what chips they have. I have confidence they'll do the right thing.

Burke's biggest downfall all these years is goaltending, and he screwed the team last year because of that again. I think we're finally fine in net after the JSG trade, and I think he'll do fine in the next few weeks.
 
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Well, this is the time Burke & Nonis goes to work ... they know what they need, and they know what chips they have. I have confidence they'll do the right thing.

Burke's biggest downfall all these years is goaltending, and he screwed the team last year because of that again. I think we're finally fine in net after the JSG trade, and I think he'll do fine in the next few weeks.
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Theres no excuse for Burke NOT to make the proper adjustments, he has $4.01M to work with, thats not overly a lot but enough to afford two bottom 6 guys. If we trade Kaberle and bury Finger in the marlies, we'd have $11.76M to play with.
 
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This is how all 30 teams compare in the cap space department, these are what the teams have in cap space to spend:

Anahiem: $3.428
Atlanta: $9.79
Boston: $ 1.584
Buffalo: $1.657
Carolina: $3.1
Calgary: $390K
Chicago: $0
Columbus: $10.14
Colarado: $7.73
Dallas: $8.63
Detroit: $1.476
Edmonton: $1.602
Florida: $3.57
LA: $6.092
Minnesota: $ 4.785
Montreal: $2.327
Nashville: $12.657
NJ: $1.95
NYI: $18.123
NYR: $365K
Ottawa: $473K
Philly: $1.373
Phoenix: $13.384
Pitts: $265K
SJ: $839K
St Louis: $8.998
Tampa: $9.434
Toronto: $4.01
Vancouver: $1.20
Washington: $ 3.28
 
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We've never talked about this, but now that i see that list, is there any possibility of kovalchuk in NYI?:eek(16):
 
I'm cool with Kovalchuk going to LA. He's not coming to Toronto, so he might as well leave the Eastern conference, and then we'll only have to play against him twice a year.
 
I have no idea where you got your cap numbers for, but they're wrong. In some cases hilariously.

Colorado for instance, has 29.5 million in cap space currently - 2.7 in bonus cushion.
 
number17 said:
Well, this is the time Burke & Nonis goes to work ... they know what they need, and they know what chips they have. I have confidence they'll do the right thing.

Burke's biggest downfall all these years is goaltending, and he screwed the team last year because of that again. I think we're finally fine in net after the JSG trade, and I think he'll do fine in the next few weeks.
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Burke and Nonis are two of the hardest working execs in the business. I have full confidence that if a player is available, that they are fully aware of the price and who will be bidding.

In terms of goaltending, it's NOT a Burke problem. He's done a nice job in both Anaheim and now Toronto of uncovering gems without costing the team picks or other assets. He's also been able to throw money at the league's finest goalie coach, one who was a factor in the signings of Gustavsson, Giguere, Rynnas and Scrivens.

As usual, I think we'll all be surprised by his trades/signings.

Looking forward to the rest of the week.
 
PS - if Chiarelli is looking for Kaberle in a deal for Savard, I believe that Burke is asking for MORE coming back.
 
JeffMarek Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn to sit out the entire '10-'11 season.

yyzsportsmedia @JeffMarek maybe van ryn can convince a few others to sit out with thim

Hehe.

DownGoesBrown Leafs announce that Mike Van Ryn will sit for entire 2010-11 season. This is a major improvement on previous years, when he had to lie down
 
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In terms of goaltending, it's NOT a Burke problem. He's done a nice job in both Anaheim and now Toronto of uncovering gems without costing the team picks or other assets. He's also been able to throw money at the league's finest goalie coach, one who was a factor in the signings of Gustavsson, Giguere, Rynnas and Scrivens.
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Yeah too bad that happens after a completely screwed up season.

I mean, Cloutier in Vancouver ... 'nuff said about how he got screwed by goaltending in his VAN days. Now, to be fair, Cloutier was actually a very good goalie early on, but he was never the same after the injury. Still, Burke was loyal to a fault he stuck with him year after years. VAN probably would've had more success in the playoff if they had a better goalie. That one's on Burke.

In Toronto, he ...

1. Failed to see Vesa stunk and bought into his 'injury' theory, despite most Leafs fans could see that

2. At training camp of 09/10 season, finally realized Vesa actually sucks big time, and did nothing about it for the entire season till late January

Yes, he did go out to sign the Monster, and yes, he did eventually trade for JSG, but those moves did not do enough to salvage the 09-10 season. He should've been a lot more reactionary in pre-season, or early in the season when Vesa was completely killing the team. There wer options available, and there were UFA goalies who he could sign for nothing. He stuck with Vesa, and thus the 29th place finish season's on him.
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ptIZdjGfjs"]YouTube- Milan Lucic hits Mike Van Ryn through the Glass[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFkFRMkZjMw"]YouTube- Tom kostopoulus tackle on Mike van Ryn, [Original, nasty!][/ame]

And then major knee surgery.

More like what ISN'T wrong with Van Ryn. :D
 
Gotta feel for the poor bastard. He is actually a decent bottom pairing guy who can fill in the top 4 when needed
 
Hey so here's a question...

Who is on your DNW UFA list? Who are the guys you hope Burke stays away from and why? (You can say I like x but I'm afraid we'll give him too much money)
 
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