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Uhhhh, he is the one that told me about Phaneuf hating Stalberg. Thinks he is a frat boy pussy.

And IGINLA to Toronto is done if Kovalchuk doesn't change his mind. What Kovalchuk is thinking going to Canada's most greedy city, is beyond me, but it is what it is.

He also told me that Phaneuf has physically challenged two or three players in the dressing room and that Burke is jerking off to this guy. Burke thinks he is even meaner potentially than Pronger.
 
Ok, I'll go with you on this one. Would certainly be interesting to see whats going back the other way to make this work cap wise.
 
Gonchar signing in Ottawa is great news for the Leafs.........takes a puck moving defenseman away from a team we'd like to deal Kaberle to, but it also meant he went to a team we were never going to deal Kabs to anyway, so it only increased his value for us.

Also takes Ottawa 100% out of the Savard sweepstakes.......as long as Savard sticks to his guns, and doesn't approve a trade out west, (and Burke actually has interest) our leverage just improved, ever so slightly.
 
Montana said:
Gonchar signing in Ottawa is great news for the Leafs.........takes a puck moving defenseman away from a team we'd like to deal Kaberle to, but it also meant he went to a team we were never going to deal Kabs to anyway, so it only increased his value for us.

Also takes Ottawa 100% out of the Savard sweepstakes.......as long as Savard sticks to his guns, and doesn't approve a trade out west, (and Burke actually has interest) our leverage just improved, ever so slightly.
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i wish i kept the article... but in an espn mag from a few months ago they had a conversation with shero and bylsma about what they thought the keys were to winning, and the two ingredients they felt were more important than anything were strength down the middle, and puck movers from the back end.

that's why all these rumours about them looking for help for crosby by dealing malkin are nonsense. they see two elite scoring lines as infinitely better than stacking one, and being strong down the middle as being much better than being stronger on the wing.

and it also means that they will very much insert themselves into the sweepstakes for kaberle. with gonchar off the market kaberle is the only player left who can bring to the table what gonchar brings.

with that aside, their infatuation with centre depth could also mean that they won't deal staal. however, as it stands they don't have a #1 puck mover, while if you remove staal from the equation they are still very much elite down the middle.

so there is a real possibility there.

i'm not THAT high on jordan staal, but if you're the leafs it's the sort of chance that i think is wise to take.
 
Staal for Kabs would be a great return.

And if it's possible, Burke will do it. As I said in my epiphany last night, Burke doesn't want any players on this team that he didn't bring in himself. He will trade Kabs and try to be the lead in Fletch Lives Again by bringing us our next Sundin.
 
- Gonchar to Ottawa is a good signing to us. It's not a bad signing for them, but now they just gotta hope Gonchar can stay healthy. And boy, I guess they bite the bullet on the 3rd year of the contract, because if Gonchar retires that is still on their cap. It also takes them out of the Savard trade, and now Pittsburgh need to replace Gonchar.

- Burke to Staal "Come to papa!"

- Don't think Iggy is changing address anytime soon ... but if they do trade Iggy, they shouldn't expect anything in return neither considering his contract

- So much about Ott's "rebuilding plan" and youth movement.
 
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