LeafOfFaith
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Murphy obviously doesn't know his dick from his ass.
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JaysCyYoung
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What Murphy is that?
Montana
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JackBurton
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A prospect AND Kabs? F-it. The Bruins aren't getting that value from anyone.
hockeylover
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:nono
The Maple Leafs could end up losing the bonus player in the Kris Versteeg trade, making it a 3-for-1 advantage for the Chicago Blackhawks.
The fleet-footed winger in question is Billy Sweatt, who remains unsigned 10 days after Toronto sent Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis to the Stanley Cup champions for him and Versteeg. If Sweatt, who is leaving the Colorado College program after a career-best 33 points in 39 games, doesn’t join the Leafs by Aug. 15, he becomes an unrestricted free agent. And there will be takers.
“This trade took us completely by surprise,” said Sweatt’s Chicago-based agent Scott Norton. “We had not thought a contract could be worked out with Chicago before this happened. I will say the Leafs have made a generous offer, but on the other hand, free agency is just a month away and that’s very (tempting).”
The 6-foot Sweatt was picked 37th overall in 2007, described as a taller version of speed demon Todd Marchant, projected as a decent third-liner. But because he’s gone three years without a contract, the Hawks were about to lose his rights. Leafs general manager Brian Burke raved about Sweatt’s wheels and had said he expected to sign him.
Norton agreed that Sweatt would seem to have a far better chance getting playing time with the rebuilding Leafs as opposed to cracking the Cup champions.
“We’ll have to see what Toronto does in the next while, because its lineup is not set,” Norton said. “We have to judge what’s best for Billy at that point, whether it’s worth going on the open market.”
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/07/09/14667841.html
The Maple Leafs could end up losing the bonus player in the Kris Versteeg trade, making it a 3-for-1 advantage for the Chicago Blackhawks.
The fleet-footed winger in question is Billy Sweatt, who remains unsigned 10 days after Toronto sent Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis to the Stanley Cup champions for him and Versteeg. If Sweatt, who is leaving the Colorado College program after a career-best 33 points in 39 games, doesn’t join the Leafs by Aug. 15, he becomes an unrestricted free agent. And there will be takers.
“This trade took us completely by surprise,” said Sweatt’s Chicago-based agent Scott Norton. “We had not thought a contract could be worked out with Chicago before this happened. I will say the Leafs have made a generous offer, but on the other hand, free agency is just a month away and that’s very (tempting).”
The 6-foot Sweatt was picked 37th overall in 2007, described as a taller version of speed demon Todd Marchant, projected as a decent third-liner. But because he’s gone three years without a contract, the Hawks were about to lose his rights. Leafs general manager Brian Burke raved about Sweatt’s wheels and had said he expected to sign him.
Norton agreed that Sweatt would seem to have a far better chance getting playing time with the rebuilding Leafs as opposed to cracking the Cup champions.
“We’ll have to see what Toronto does in the next while, because its lineup is not set,” Norton said. “We have to judge what’s best for Billy at that point, whether it’s worth going on the open market.”
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/07/09/14667841.html
MyNameIsJonas
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more of a Fulton Reed really.
LeafOfFaith
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Who is this guy to be playing hardball like this??
Get his name on a contract already!
Get his name on a contract already!
blacksheep
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He's a guy with an agent who's leveraging his recent performance and pending situation to it's fullest. That's who he is.
ForeverTML
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Is it just me or does that deal make no sense? Why would the leafs do that?
number17
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Even shedding Kaberle's contract, there's no way we can take on Coburn AND Gagne and still be under the cap - and that's with Finger already sent to the minors.
If the Flyers are interested in a Kaberle + Grabo for Coburn + Gagne, I think that's a good starting point.
A lot of these rumors just make no sense though, but right now, with the NHL UFA at an absolute stall, everybody's making up rumors, and it's so easy to associate the Flyers with Kaberle.
The Flyers will remain a potential trade partner, but I find it intriguing Bobby Ryan remains unsigned when we're approaching mid July, and Anaheim hasn't done anything to replace Niedermayer, Wisniewski neither.
Right now Anaheim only has 4 dmen under contract for next season - Visnovsky, Lydman, Brookbank and Festerling.
If the Flyers are interested in a Kaberle + Grabo for Coburn + Gagne, I think that's a good starting point.
A lot of these rumors just make no sense though, but right now, with the NHL UFA at an absolute stall, everybody's making up rumors, and it's so easy to associate the Flyers with Kaberle.
The Flyers will remain a potential trade partner, but I find it intriguing Bobby Ryan remains unsigned when we're approaching mid July, and Anaheim hasn't done anything to replace Niedermayer, Wisniewski neither.
Right now Anaheim only has 4 dmen under contract for next season - Visnovsky, Lydman, Brookbank and Festerling.
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LeafOfFaith
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I like how the rumor goes from Philly not being able to find a taker and maybe needing to waive Gagne, to Philly trading him to us for Kaberle.
And what's the prized piece of that package? Coburn? Oh, and we throw in Rynnas, the guy Burke just worked his ass off to sign so he could flip him to another team immediately and thereby never be able to get another undrafted free agent to sign with the Leafs. Yeah, that's all happening.
And what's the prized piece of that package? Coburn? Oh, and we throw in Rynnas, the guy Burke just worked his ass off to sign so he could flip him to another team immediately and thereby never be able to get another undrafted free agent to sign with the Leafs. Yeah, that's all happening.
If he doesn't sign then the Leafs will get a 2nd round compensatory pick will they not?
That's not a bad deal IMO.
UWHabs
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I think that's only for first round picks who don't sign. Sweatt was a second rounder.