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Not really. He's not good enough to push any of Kadri, Kessel, MacA, Kulemin, Versteeg or Armstrong out of a spot. And at this point arguably Sjostrom, Brown and Orr too.
 
How insane would it be if Burke in the course of a couple seasons adds Kessel, Phaneuf, and Richards to the team? Three players I never thought I'd see on the Leafs.
 
I'd still love for the Leafs to take a run at Tavares after next season given his purported interest in getting the hell away from Long Island (where he never wanted to end up in the first place).

*Dion Phaneuf
*Phil Kessel
*Luke Schenn
*Nazem Kadri
*John Tavares

Is a VIDEO GAME stable of youngsters. That's honestly ridiculous.
 
That's great news about Richards.

I think I'd prefer to add a 1st line winger and let Kadri play centre, but beggars can't be choosers. Richards is a legit PPG player who fits the Burke 'mold'.

Kadri Richards Kessel
MacArthur Grabo Kulemin
Versteeg Bozak Armstrong
Brown Brent Orr
(Mitchell, Sjostorm)

Make it happen Burke.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I'd still love for the Leafs to take a run at Tavares after next season given his purported interest in getting the hell away from Long Island (where he never wanted to end up in the first place).

*Dion Phaneuf
*Phil Kessel
*Luke Schenn
*Nazem Kadri
*John Tavares

Is a VIDEO GAME stable of youngsters. That's honestly ridiculous.
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It's actually quite plausible.....word is Tavares has told people he will not re-sign after next year.
 
That can get messy if it comes to that. Either way I don't see him being in a Leafs jersey anytime soon

And I think Richards still has his NTC clause if I am not mistaken
 
The thing is, I'm not normally one to buy into the general hype machine and assume that any of the "local" boys who grew up as Leafs fans will end up signing with Toronto rather than the team that drafted them when they hit free agency like many fans tend to do (see: Nash, Rick and Thornton, Joe for examples of this mass hysteria), but Tavares is a different case. He has been very, very vocal in the past about his desire to play for the Leafs and he has the type of attitude that could easily cause him to flip the Isles off and sign with the Leafs without a second thought. It's just his personality.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
The thing is, I'm not normally one to buy into the general hype machine and assume that any of the "local" boys who grew up as Leafs fans will end up signing with Toronto rather than the team that drafted them when they hit free agency like many fans tend to do (see: Nash, Rick and Thornton, Joe for examples of this mass hysteria), but Tavares is a different case. He has been very, very vocal in the past about his desire to play for the Leafs and he has the type of attitude that could easily cause him to flip the Isles off and sign with the Leafs without a second thought. It's just his personality.
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Do you think he would want to be labeled the Lindros of the modern NHL though.
 
The time The Monster met George W Bush

Understated and quiet, especially for a professional athlete, Gustavsson didn't admit it, but Texas hardly seems like his sort of place. He said he eventually chose Toronto for a variety of reasons.

"Brian Burke, first of all, showed the most interest in me," he said. "He flew a couple times to Sweden and did a great job there. Toronto's a big hockey market, big hockey history and actually the first jersey I got as a kid was a Toronto Maple Leafs one. I've still got a picture, I'm seven years old wearing it.

"So, the history, of course. The rebuilding of the organization, the rebuilding of the team and the great organization. The city's unbelievable, too, the fans are great. I can keep going and going. It wasn't a tough decision in the end."

He added that he doesn't ever reflect on what could have been had he ended up in California, Colorado or Texas instead.

"I'm really happy with my decision to play here," Gustavsson said. "I don't think about anything else because I feel like I found the right place for me."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...time-the-monster-met-george-w/article1808809/
 
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