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Leaf Rumours

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some nobody is posting on the sportsnet board that he heard that the leafs offered caputi and Aulie for Langenbrunner...

Then the way off deal of.... Savard Wheeler and Boston's first round pick for Kaberle Grabovski and a 4th..

That second one is just ridiculous, but the first one looks pretty fair for Lou.... I would love to keep Aulie but Caputi + would be a good cap move for Lou.
 
Done.

I did the calculation though and if they demote Zubrus and trade Langenbrunner for Caputi + whatever... if they want to play Caputi, the forward that takes Zubrus' spot can't make more than $783,000 and that's a 22 man roster.
 
I know Caputi + Aulie may not be a whole lot, but that's still a pretty significant packaeg, and I just don't know if Langenbrunner is worth all that.

We're talking about a 35 year old who's pretty much a 20G, 60Pts forward, signed to a pretty heavy contract too.

I won't do that trade.

Now, if it's Elias, then it's a totally different story.
 
Langenbrunner is only making 2.8 million, and only signed through this year. We probably get him for about the same on another 2 year deal.

We don't really have room for Aulie, and as much as I like Caputi being a hometown guy, we're not short on prospects anymore and have a lot of youth...too much youth upfront
 
MindzEye said:
I have a hard time believing that Burke was interested in that package at all, nevermind on the cusp of accepting it.
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seems crazy eh?

of course, this is all coming from joslins mouth so it's not 100% truth.. but there's probably more truth in it than most rumors out there so i thought i'd share. plus i didn't really get any impression that he was full of shit but who the hell knows..

btw, i'm not actually friends with joslin.. he's from my home town and i played hockey with some of my buddies a couple nights ago, one of them happens to be buddies with joslin so he was spilling his guts in the dressing room when we came off.
 
Preston_Mizzi said:
I shouldn't be posting this, but I ran into derek joslin last night and he had some juicy info that we've all been wishing to have for months.. he told me he was almost traded to the leafs. the sharks told him to get ready becasue they really thought burke was going accept this deal by midnight (of sunday the 15th).

the deal was kaberle for joslin and a 1st.
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LOL

Burke wouldn't come close to considering that, never mind accepting it.

Obviously some heavy drinking going on at the Sharks offices.
 
That center ice looks awful. Rinky dink. No pun intended. Way to busy, but who cares anyways. Let the games begin.
 
Lets the NJ rumours begin

From ESPN:

Almost by default, Jamie Langenbrunner might be the third or fourth most likely player to be traded in the Ilya Kovalchuk fallout. The Devils captain carries only a $2.8 million cap hit -- as well as a no-trade clause, which he hasn't been asked to waive. But if the Devils can't part with Dainius Zubrus or Bryce Salvador, they may approach Langenbrunner about a trade.

Langenbrunner certainly doesn't think he'll be dealt. He tells the Sporting News, "I would imagine if I were the guy, I would have been at least approached about it earlier. But in saying that, you still understand that it is somebody. Obviously, it's somebody who has been on the team for awhile."

But if it comes to trading Langenbrunner, a handful of teams might be interested. Previously, ESPNBoston.com's James Murphy wondered if the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders would be interested in the veteran winger.
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there are few 35 year olds i would have any interest in, but langenbrunner would be near the top of the list. he's a pretty ideal fit. he doesn't really plug the big hole up front (first line winger), but in that regard he's an excellent second option. above and beyond that, his rapport with burke/wilson, his well known work ethic, his leadership, his size and his work in all three zones would be a big boost for this team. and the fact that he has already won a couple of cups is a big checkmark too. while i'm sure he'd prefer to play for a contender, winning a cup is not as big a consideration as it otherwise would be.

that's a good thing for a rebuilding team.
 
One of our young goalies might interest the Devs, given that both their goalies are near 40.
 
I would trade Caputi for sure - I don't think he's really ever going to amount to much, but obviously need an extended look this year before I can be confident about that. But I wouldn't part with Aulie and Caputi for Langenbrunner. This again is a salary dump, and Aulie is a very good prospect who could have a fantastic future. Not trading that for one year of Langenbrunner in a rebuilding season. Caputi and Hanson, yes. Caputi and Irwin, yes. No Aulie.
 
msun30 said:
there are few 35 year olds i would have any interest in, but langenbrunner would be near the top of the list. he's a pretty ideal fit. he doesn't really plug the big hole up front (first line winger), but in that regard he's an excellent second option. .
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he evens us up pretty well in terms of #2 wingers, actually.

think Kovalev, Gionta, Smyth, etc.

Kessel
Langenbrunner
Versteeg
Kulemin
Armstrong
MacArthur(Caputi/Mitchell/D'Amigo/Hanson/Mueller)

is actually a really strong group of wingers, period.

which would leave the "holes" on the team filled with kids with the distinct possibility of turning those holes into outright strengths - Kadri and Bozak up the middle, and Gusto in net.
 
I'd prefer to hang on to Aulie if possible but to be honest, I'd part with any two of Aulie, Caputi and Hanson gladly. It is a salary dump, but if it comes down to moving Langenbrunner I would think there'd be a few teams we'd be bidding against too.
 
I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep for trading Aulie. He's not going to crack this defense corps in the next 5 years.
 
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