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Leaf Rumours

Now with over 4 mill in cap space, time to take advantage of the situations in Anaheim and New Jersey.

Ducks needs dmen and the Devils need cap space. The Leafs can accommodate both.
 
The league better bend Lamoreillo over after this, what an embarrassment to the CBA. What was the point of a year long lockout when you can find loopholes as such that circumvent the salary cap.

What a joke.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Now with over 4 mill in cap space, time to take advantage of the situations in Anaheim and New Jersey.

Ducks needs dmen and the Devils need cap space. The Leafs can accommodate both.
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The Ducks and Devils need to lose ... and lose bad first, before both teams are willing to make some dramatic moves.

With Brodeur in goal, Lou probably believes if he can even hang around .500 he has a chance to make the playoff with 1 or 2 hot streaks.

Anaheim might pull the trigger sooner ... but then again, if they determine this is a reloading year, maybe they don't midn losing neither.
 
The Ducks D is embarrassingly pathetic. I honestly cannot see them winning more than 2 out of every 10 games with that bunch of AHL fodder. St. Lou outshot them by 39 yesterday - that's a margin of 13 shots each period. They gotta get Hiller some help.
 
So, how relieved has JSG got to be about playing behind a 6-pack where Mike Komisarek is the #5, instead of behind that horror-show back in Anaheim?

And does the prospect of Jason Blake potentially getting to participate in another 0-10 start make anybody else feel warm and fuzzy inside?
 
Brad Richards might be the most attainable 'star' out there -- and he fits the Burkie mold.

If he's a guy of interest, Burke just might get aggressive and trade for him as opposed to hoping he makes it July 1st.

The Leafs can afford about half of that contract without sending anyone back. This gives the Leafs a big advantage over a team like the Rangers.
 
I was just looking over Richards stats, how does a guy who got 186pts in 63 games go in the 3rd round? Even if it was the Q?
 
Brad Richards is an interesting case.

Assuming Dallas is out of it come deadline time ( a fair assumption) It's going to be interesting to see who has the need and ability (capwise) tob ring in Richards.

The 7.1 cap hit fairly significant.
 
leafman101 said:
Leafs, Kings, Blues, Oilers, Avalanche are the teams with cap space, and potentially a willingness to spend.
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I don't see the Oilers as a buyer this year, improved?...yes...but buyer No.

Avalanche have Stastny and Duchene up the middle, and frankly if they spend anywhere it ought to be on the blueline.

Kings and Blues are 2 very interesting spots though.
 
Brad Richards is an interesting case.

Assuming Dallas is out of it come deadline time ( a fair assumption) It's going to be interesting to see who has the need and ability (capwise) tob ring in Richards.

The 7.1 cap hit fairly significant.
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I've been thinking about that last line a bit lately. Typically deadline day falls when there is about 40 days to go in an ~186 day NHL Schedule.

Richards makes $41,985 per day he's on the roster so 40 days would be a cap hit of about $1.7 million.
 
hockeylover said:
I've been thinking about that last line a bit lately. Typically deadline day falls when there is about 40 days to go in an ~186 day NHL Schedule.

Richards makes $41,985 per day he's on the roster so 40 days would be a cap hit of about $1.7 million.
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But Burke likes to add talent prior to the deadline so there is an adjustment period. And especially when this Leafs team will probably need all the points it can get coming down the stretch I would more expect the trade to happen around the All-Star break than directly at the deadline.

If we are in contention, I'd look for Burke to add role players at the deadline, not skill.
 
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