Leaf Rumours

[leafman101]

Who cares? You're really going to even knock them for signing a depth player to what is most likely an easily waiveable contract, that barely effects the cap.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

there is absolutly no reason to be upset with inking brown.

 

[leafman101]

$738k cap hit.

 

[Metalleaf]

Yep, no issue there, barely affects the cap.

Eklund says the Leafs may not be done today...so they are probably done today.

 

[Artnes]

I don't know many people that could do Browns job as effectively for a cheaper hit. He fights, hits, has speed, hard on the forecheck and is fearless. You can't ask for much more from a fourth liner. Money well spent imo

 

[Metalleaf]

Brown >> Orr and he's making less.

 

[Blueman]

Yeah, with the cap as it is, we need several players in the bottom 6 making something in the 1 mil range.

 

[leafman101]

He will be making $200k more than the minimum. The most you could save by replacing Mike Brown is $200k.

 

[Aberdeen]

I read somewhere Beauchemin didn't play the 3rd period...is that true?

 

[leafman101]

He blocked a shot half way through the 3rd and never came back.

 

[Mega]

Yeah, Jonas says he thinks he was just banged up.

He's practicing today.

 

[Metalleaf]

That'll put P84's benching theory to rest, thankfully.

 

[Mega]

Sometimes it actually hurts reading his threads.


Something less painful, interview with Luke Schenn:

http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2011/2/2/1969463/luke-schenn-answers-our-questions

 

[Volcanologist]

So glad we've got the critical stuff like inking Mike ****ing Brown to an extension done. Meanwhile we're just letting Kaberle walk, by all signs....oy.

 

[leafman101]

You're right. The Leafs shouldn't make any moves until the Kaberle situation is resolved. Just close shop.

Don't see how one is relevant to the other.

 

[Metalleaf]

Volc's sharpening his pitchfork as we speak.

 

[Corky27]

Kabs agent has said that they will NOT be giving Burke a list of teams. He said this should put an end to the speculation that Kabs will be traded.

 

[Volcanologist]

Volc's sharpening his pitchfork as we speak.

Yep. Burke is starting to really piss me off. The bite has paled in comparison to the bark so far, to put it kindly. He'll need one hell of a next 6-8 months to turn this around.

There's still time, but the Kaberle situation looks completely bungled at this point. If Burke wasn't going to re-sign Kaberle, he should have moved him in August.

 

[Leafyblue]

Isn't that Brown news about a month old?

 

[Metalleaf]

How do you know what's going on though? Hearsay and pure speculation with no real proof. Maybe Burke wants to see how this team performs the rest of the way before he talks extension. Brown's making a paltry sum, Kab's will probably want a raise this time around. You can't give him $5M at the moment with that log jam on defense. Patience is a virtue, even if the whole scenario looks like shit.