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Leaf Rumours

Hear me out now. Say something like Tavares and a salary dump in exchange for Kadri, Beauch, Gunnar, Gus, Sjostrom, and Caputi.

I don't see it. Islanders are a cheap team. I can see them wanting Kadri and possibly gus, but you'd have to throw in a couple of picks in there too. I don't see them interested in the other players though.
 
I think the only way we'd be able to get our hand on JT would be if he demanded a trade and more specifically to the leafs. Which by the way I wouldn't say is a totally out of this world idea.
 
Then they have to convince multiple guys who have no history with their team to re-sign on Long Island instead of just one marquee player with better potential than all of those listed.

I wouldn't exactly say never with the people in charge of the Isles, but that's a pipedream for sure.
 
Corky27 said:
I think the only way we'd be able to get our hand on JT would be if he demanded a trade and more specifically to the leafs. Which by the way I wouldn't say is a totally out of this world idea.
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Meh. Lindros did that and we still didn't get him.
 
I really don't care that 15 out of 300 players say they wouldn't come here.
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Except that's not what the poll says. 15 out of 300 players would least like to play for the Leafs. Doing the math, that means that scores more likely included Toronto among their top 5 most undesirable locations.

I mean, who would really want to play for a fanbase that insists on booing Bryan McCabe, a long-departed all-star defenceman who always played hard for the Leafs, every time he touches the puck? Or which brands Daniel Alfredsson, respected league-wide as a classy captain and ambassador for the game, as some sort of nouveau-Kasparaitis? (It would be funny if it wasn't so sad). The players know that Leaf fans are bush league. That's why they don't want to play for you.
 
Goldust said:
Except that's not what the poll says. 15 out of 300 players would least like to play for the Leafs. Doing the math, that means that scores more likely included Toronto among their top 5 most undesirable locations.

I mean, who would really want to play for a fanbase that insists on booing Bryan McCabe, a long-departed all-star defenceman who always played hard for the Leafs, every time he touches the puck? Or which brands Daniel Alfredsson, respected league-wide as a classy captain and ambassador for the game, as some sort of nouveau-Kasparaitis? (It would be funny if it wasn't so sad). The players know that Leaf fans are bush league. That's why they don't want to play for you.
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bahahahaha

**** off, Trolldust.
 
Goldust said:
Except that's not what the poll says. 15 out of 300 players would least like to play for the Leafs. Doing the math, that means that scores more likely included Toronto among their top 5 most undesirable locations.
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no it doesn't.

you clearly don't know math.

I mean, who would really want to play for a fanbase that insists on booing Bryan McCabe, a long-departed all-star defenceman who always played hard for the Leafs, every time he touches the puck? Or which brands Daniel Alfredsson, respected league-wide as a classy captain and ambassador for the game, as some sort of nouveau-Kasparaitis? (It would be funny if it wasn't so sad). The players know that Leaf fans are bush league. That's why they don't want to play for you.
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the leafs have never, ever had problems attracting free agents. ever.
 
Siberia of the NHL eh? Must've made a left somewhere instead of a right on your way to the Edmonton board.

Toronto's on that list because we really suck and have for a while. And a big market is never that fun of a place to be when you're losing consistently. Some players would still welcome that challenge. Some players want that pressure - and those are the guys we need here. Not the 15 who answered Toronto in the poll.
 
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The last time we were good we had guys like Ron Francis specifically requesting to come here. And that swedish defencemen who used to play for the caps who came out of retirement just for that one playoff run.
 
Those 15 players could include guys like Jason Blake, Matt Stajan and others who we ran out of town.

Whoever posted that Troll pic in this idiots other threads should do it again.
 
I think Brayden Schenn and Tavares are two pieces that Burke would Kessel for. In other words, overpay for. And I wouldn't blame him, he is a getting to be a laughing stock around the NHL.

And if he ends up with a great young piece, so be it. I cannot imagine him satisfying the Islanders unless he gave up Kadri AND Schenn. And I don't see that happening.
 
Tavares would cost us something similar to the Kessel deal (ie a couple of 1sts, and a 2nd). The question is would leaf fans be willing to give that up for JT. I for one wouldnt do that trade, while Tavares is good, he`s not what were looking for in a No.1 centre. At best he`s an average playmaker, and slightly below average skater, although he makes up for it in goal scoring skill, and willing to go to the dirty areas of the ice. If Tavares were a winger, I`d pull the trigger in a heartbeat, but because he`s a centre, I wouldnt.
 
Its pretty simple. If you're competitive people and have a track record people want to play for you, if not then they want to play elsewhere.

Wtf wants to actually live in Detroit? Detroit is at the top of the list because they are competitive year after year and have a great track record of coaches and management.

If the Leafs were in the mix right now this topic would be a non issue and if Burke can manage to make the team respectable again people will want to come here more.
 
It's absurd how much the Leafs are being crapped on. Now being in the top 5 for least wanted places to play is huge news. The media is wet over that. Spector has an article about it on Sportsnet and never mentions how-not coincidentall-Ron Wilson is voted worst coach to play for.

These past few days have been tough.
 
You know what? Because of the Kessel trade, its going to be tough for a while. I like his talent, but he should NOT be here NOW. We should be Anthropoulosing now. Tanking and building, tanking and building. And not getting marashcino cherries like Kessel, a nice maraschino, but a marashcino.
 
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