Leaf Rumours

[trujaysfan]

Couldn't that be chalked up to the west generally beating up on the east during inter-conference games. I don't have the numbers (because im lazy) but from what i remember from most year the teams from the west generally beat up on the teams from the east.

I also don't think that the west beats up on the east due to style of play and not so much due to more talent. The east is just as star/elite player filled as the west, just those teams are generally much more physical and harder to play against.

 

[Cpt. Koivu]

Huh, Montreal had the only harder than average schedule in the Eastern conference. Crazy.

 

[Volcanologist]

.....

 

[hockeylover]

That is an old quote. It's from around the draft.

 

[leafman101]

I'm pretty sure that quote was from June.

And more importantly, it doesn't even say they aren't interested in Savard.

 

[Volcanologist]

Okay, then it's irrelevant. deleted.

 

[zeke]

pussy.

 

[Volcanologist]

I'll kick your ass, Scallopini.

 

[number17]

Now that we're sitting in mid-August, looking back at the summer and the UFA season I realize - what a colossal disaster it's been!

The biggest names heading into UFA before the summer included Kovalchuk, Marleau, Nabokov, and there were some other players believed to be on the trading block like Kaberle.

Marleau re-signed, Nabokov goes back to Russia, and Kaberle is staying put. The biggest name that has been signed thus far is probably 36 year old Sergei Gonchar? And the biggest trade thus far is Kris Versteeg?

Kovalchuk signing dragged on forever, then finally signed, then he got 'un-signed' and now the media doesn't even care about him anymore even though he's still an UFA.

The Chicago sell-off has been somewhat interesting, but no really big moves there. Teams that are supposed to be making bold moves have at most been tweaking their roster, and other teams have been basically idle.

All in all, this has been a very, very boring summer for all hockey fans.

 

[worm]

very true 17

also lots of those mid level players are unemployed

 

[Cpt. Koivu]

Well Gagne was dealt as well, that was interesting in the same way a train wreck is interesting...

 

[mbow30]

with the likes of o'sullivan, torres, wellwood, kariya, kennedy, nolan, pisani, guerin, stempniak, park, ashem, lehtinen and jason williams all available... teams that went out and blew their load on 3rd liners like colby armstrong look kinda dumb...

 

[number17]

well, none of those leftovers is Coldy Armstrong

 

[worm]

should be interesting it a bunch of these guys sign one year league min deals

 

[leafman101]

Kariya. Do it Burkie.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

Kariya needs to stop being a pussy and finally get over his fear of playing in a Canadian market. And we have enough world-class sushi shops in town to keep him happy.

 

[Metalleaf]

I'd have to save up for a Kariya Leafs jersey if that ever happened.

 

[Hoss]

Ek had that the leafs were in on Kariya a few days ago. Possibly to raise the price on Kariya so that Anaheim can't afford him

 

[MindzEye]

I wouldn't mind a 1 yr Torres deal either. He'd come for dirt cheap, has some size and would give us some of the board/net presence we still badly need in the top 9.

 

[Aberdeen]

I'd want him only at a huge discount and short term