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Leaf Rumours

Posted July 4th...

BG said:
Does a Kaberle/Grabovski for Gagne/Carle (or Gagne/Coburn) deal make sense?

Gagne - XXXX - Kessel
Kulemin - Bozak - Versteeg
Caputi - Kadri - Armstrong
Sjostrom - Mitchell - Orr

Phaneuf - Beauchemin
Carle/Coburn - Komisarek
Gunnarsson - Schenn
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hockeylover said:
: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
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The Leafs are a great opportunity for him. He admits that. It makes no sense not to sign with them. Huge mistake on his part if he doesn't.
 
ForeverTML said:
All agents are douchebags.

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Bite your tongue... Ari Gold is da man.
 
Was mentioned in the Sun this morning that Burke and his family are talking off on vacation this week, and then Burke's heading off on his annual fishing trip with Nonnis.......the impression I got from the article was to expect things to be pretty quiet in Leafland over the next little while.





Article did mention how they"ll have their blackberry's turned on, etc, etc......but, I doubt we see any Leafs movement at all in the coming week.
 
Asked Bruins beat reporter Joe Haggerty, what he's hearing Boston would be looking for in a deal for Savard......and whether he thought Toronto was a plausible destination.



He said Boston's looking for a puch moving d-man, and that he doesn't see a deal going down with the Leafs.
 
Thing is, if Toronto isn't a likely destination for Savard, nowhere is. Savard didn't ask to leave Boston and couldn't give a **** about their cap difficulties. He signed the deal in good faith and should expect Boston to live up to their end. He was nice enough to provide 2 teams he would waive to go to, and there doesn't seem to be a deal in either location at this point in time.
 
Boston NEEDS cap relief more than anyone, so we'll see what happens. If Savard is the one they prefer to move, then we hold all the cards, and Burke should take his sweet time.

More and more it looks like maybe Burke isn't that desperate to move Kaberle afterall, which is not a bad thing. Doesn't Kaberle's NTC kick back in on Aug 1?
 
leafman101 said:
I don't see it happening. Burke is going to go with Kadri and Bozak. They are stuck with him.
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I am very pleased by this. It's incredibly important that the pathway remains open to these guys developing and filling the top two centre spots. Get Savard and it plugs one spot up and forces them to think about playing these guys out of position and probably ****ing up their development.
 
Montana said:
I wish we were "stuck" with a PPG player.
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The truth of the matter is he is 33 years old, and even when healthy wasn't a ppg player last year.

Whether he has more ppg seasons in him or not, the fact is he is on the downside, and there is a long term commitment there.

Its not a great situation.
 
leafman101 said:
The truth of the matter is he is 33 years old, and even when healthy wasn't a ppg player last year.
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Savard broke his foot in training camp........he was never fully healthy last year.



Whether he has more ppg seasons in him or not, the fact is he is on the downside, and there is a long term commitment there.

Its not a great situation.
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He played at a 88 and 86 point pace the two seasons prior to last year.....our top scorer the past two years hasn't passed 70 points, and last year our top point producer finished with 55 points.

We should be so lucky to have a player of Savard's ilk on our team....
 
I've gone back and forth on Savard, but at the end of the day, the length of his contract makes me say no.

If Burke believes Kadri and Bozak are good enough to be 1-2 for this team, which I believe so, then Savard's long term contract will hinder these young players' development.
 
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