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Leaf Rumours

Volcanologist said:
bullshit.

absolute bullshit.

If you're going to make things up, at least make it remotely plausible.
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hey your opinion ! just saying what i heard !

hell is this not the same playbook a few years back when the same board pushed quinn to go after lindros ? humm so you tell me ?
 
As of now the Leafs themselves are but a slice of making money for MLSE.

They are on to bigger and better things than hockey. Like real estate development. They could care less about the pittance they'd make off Stamkos jerseys.
 
its funny all these guys on this board with their inside sources and private meetings with burke. whens the last time anythign any of them said panned out? yet we still give them the attention they crave. pay them no mind its all bullshit
 
not just jerseys ! youre not thinking look at what mlse is involved in then come back ! just the hype will generate income for them ! and the hype will begin
 
outside of jersey sales i'm not sure what you are blithering about. All you've said is hype.

Will more leaf fans go to the hype store and by mass quantities of hype if they purge Stamkos from the lightning?
 
I have found MikeDumar informative and revealing in the past. And entertaining. Why do you guys get so ornery about something outside of the box?

I think the Leafs are interesting this year. Really do. And I think they have a slew of interesting pieces now. Problem is, they lack a number one goalie and a coaching staff. Fix that, and t his city might have some fun next year.

I think Burke asks Wilson to get lost in the off season, after the media dies down a bit. Right now, its a potential wiener roast.
 
not that i don't find dumar entertaining ... I really do ... and in a season like this, you appreciate entertainment in any form.

But I'm not buying all these 'board' rumors ONE BIT. Burke is a smart man, and also a control freak. You can tell from the way he talks, the way he walks ... if the board has as much control over trades / signings, you KNOW Burke wouldn't even bother coming for the job interview. Burke is in total control, and if this team fails, it is solely on his shoulder.

And why should we be surprised Burke is 1. loyal to his veterans 2. weights in heavily on the grit and physicality of his roster and 3. can't make the right choice on goaltending even if his life depends on it? It's not like he hasn't screwed up in these areas in the past, and he doesn't need the board's 'help' to fall in these areas.

It doesn't mean Burke is a bad GM. There are things he does very well, but at least right now, the things they have haunted him throughout his career are still the downfall for this team. I don't believe the board has anything to do with it.

And finally, for Stamkos ... Burke likes big name players and loves to swing for the fence when he makes trades, but there's no way Stamkos is leaving Tampa ... not even if Nonis is Tampa's GM. I can fully believe Burke is eyeing some pretty big names in the market, but I don't believe for a sec Stamkos is going anywhere. Stamkos, btw, is a HUGE Leafs fan. In his draft year he specifically said he was disappointed the Leafs didn't 'sink' far enough to get a 1st / 2nd pick.
 
IF he is after a name for "hype" it will be JT. We've all heard rumblings of how he may not be happy playing in Long Island and until those rumors are squashed by JT or he signs an extension they'll continue to link his name to Toronto
 
I would take Stamkos over JT as well but the chances of getting JT are considerably higher (even though its not happening) Stamkos is untouchable
 
As much as you'd love to believe burke has the freedom to do whatever he chooses someone at the end of the month signs off on his paycheque !

Don't forget !He was given a juicy contract with his wife also receiving a comfy rich job within the mlse monster !

Everyone has a price and everyone has someone over their head

The board has so called hockey experts ! And these guys give insight to the rest of the board and in doing so burke meets with them to discuss matters pertaining to the team ! There is give and go ! the board compiles a list of expectations and has done so even before quinn !

Mlse will always demand players of hype ! Names that are known ! Whether they work well for the team doesn't matter its the selling feature of a player that intrigues them

All I know is that mlse wants money available to go after stamkos ! And unfortunately lettin kaberle go is all part of that idea even though burke disagrees
 
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