Leaf Rumours

[Volcanologist]

hahaha

I'm pretty sure Luongo will waive it to any team that trades for him at this point. I don't think he would prefer being stuck on the bench game after game. If he waives it for Toronto, certainly he would waive it for Columbus.
With that said, I'm not sure how interested Columbus is.

Pretty much.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Oh I forgot about Garrison. Can't believe they gave that guy so much money. 28yr old with one good season under his belt, and it wasn't even that good a season, and they give him $4.6m for 6yrs.

They sure did....almost as bad as the Wideman deal...and Garrisson aledgedly took a hometown discount

 

[Preston_Mizzi]

Oh I forgot about Garrison. Can't believe they gave that guy so much money. 28yr old with one good season under his belt, and it wasn't even that good a season, and they give him $4.6m for 6yrs.

To be fair, he was an excellent shutdown d for Florida in the past two seasons. Whether or not he maintains his offense is another story, though.

 

[leafman101]

How is the Wideman deal worse than Garrison? Wideman is one of the top offensive dmen in the league and is making 600k more.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I dont like Wideman away from his own end.

Or the sign in general for Calgary who shouldnt be giving away that kind of deal.

 

[Volcanologist]

Luongo on where he wants to play:

He said he prefers Florida last month. I don't really think they're even interested, but we're talking about what Luongo would want.

 

[leafman101]

He said he prefers Florida last month. I don't really think they're even interested, but we're talking about what Luongo would want.

Come on. He wants Florida because that is what is wife wants. Can't say the same about Ohio.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

What Luongo wants might really not matter anymore.

I cant see Florida remotley interested anymore.

 

[zeke]

To be fair, he was an excellent shutdown d for Florida in the past two seasons.

Is that actually true, though?

 

[Preston_Mizzi]

Is that actually true, though?

Two years ago, he formed one of the best and most underrated shutdown pairings in the league with Weaver.

Last year he played with Campbell.. I'm pretty sure they played against top lines. You can check that using those stupid stats that you and player love.

 

[zeke]

I don't care enough. I'll take your expert word for it that this isn't a Jeff Finger contract.

 

[Preston_Mizzi]

If his offense was a one-year thing for him, then I would definitely say he's a bit overpaid. He's better than a guy like Schenn, for example. He doesn't even make much more than him.

 

[LeafGm]

Some Luongo chatter from Damien Cox. First, Mike Gillis goes full moron:

At the draft, reports indicated Vancouver asked for centre Tyler Bozak, defenceman Jake Gardiner, a first-round pick and winger Matt Frattin in exchange for the 33-year-old Luongo. The Leafs had no interest in paying that kind of price, largely because there is no significant market for the services of the veteran goaltender.

Then, Cox deals with the reports a deal has been agreed to, & reports on the rumoured return:

No NHL player can be traded during the lockout. But that doesn’t mean nobody is talking trade, or that trade rumours can’t gain life while the players are locked out.

That seems to be the case with the Leafs and their pursuit of Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo, with multiple reports this week indicating that a deal was either close or completed in principle.

Well, not true. At least not yet.

Yes, the Leafs remain very much interested in securing the services of Luongo, and the talks are very much alive. It’s believed Leaf GM Brian Burke and his Vancouver counterpart Mike Gillis spoke as recently as two weeks ago, at which time the Canucks demands were reduced from the bounty they requested at the draft, but not enough for the Leafs to agree to anything.

...

So talks have continued on and off, with Bozak as the centrepiece. Vancouver believes Bozak would be a good fit as their No. 3 centre behind Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler. The Leafs might be willing to pay more than Bozak, but how much more is unclear.

...

For now, it’s all hypothetical. There is no deal or deal-in-principle, and it seems likely both teams will want to know the terms of the new CBA before a trade is possible.

 

[leafman101]

Bozak? Done.

 

[zeke]

One of Bozak/Mac/Connolly + Franson + mid-pick does it for me.

 

[Volcanologist]

Vancouver asked for centre Tyler Bozak, defenceman Jake Gardiner, a first-round pick and winger Matt Frattin in exchange for the 33-year-old Luongo.

So talks have continued on and off, with Bozak as the centrepiece

 

[Cojo]

I can't believe Gillis would actually ask for that package?

That sounds like some type of comedy act.

 

[Hoss]

Yeah.. Bozak + Lombardi or Connolly (salary) + Franson and a mid pick... I think Burke would want to add some salary back.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Bozak and a 1st

 

[teeds]

I told you guys that Gillis was asking an insane price for a guy that no one should want. Luongo doesn't really want to play any more, just wants a cheque.