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teeds said:
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.
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1) Burke more or less told people Gillis was asking an insane price, as well as reputable media people....not you
2) You dont know Luongo and have no idea what he feels or thinks
 
teeds said:
Don't get all Friday bitch and funky again.
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Luongo is not coming to Toronto. Burke won't take that contract.

And I don't think Florida wants him either. Gillis is ****ed. Luongo stays in Vancouver.
 
Florida clearly wanted Luongo, or they wouldn't have wasted any time talking to Vancouver about acquiring him.....they don't have any interest in the price Gillis is asking.
 
Any deal for Luongo that includes torontos first round draft choice, Gardiner, Kadri or any light blue chip prospect (or blue chip) will a no go.
Bozak, connolly and third would be as high as I would be willing to go.
 
zeke said:
I don't care enough. I'll take your expert word for it that this isn't a Jeff Finger contract.
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Until he actually plays in a Canucks uniform, nobody knows how well his chemistry will be with his likely defensive partner (Edler - who really needs a veteran defensive presence [Salo was clearly in the downside of his career] given his inconsistant season this past year). Problem is, though Garrison has played the right side at times; he's primarily a left side D (Edler is best suited on the left side). Can Garrison do what Ballard was unable to do (shift to the other side full-time)? That's the uncertainty.

As for the Finger comparison, Garrison at least was a top four defenseman on the Panthers for the past two seasons. Finger was never really a top four guy before or after he joined the Leafs.
 
Burke the idiot is still trying to just get into the playoffs. Heck, with Reimer and Scrivens he is guaranteed the first pick overall for two or three years in a row, lets go for an amazing ride and win the Cup in four years. Getting Luongo smells of Quinn grabbing Belfour. Only thing is, we cannot go out and purchase Corson, Mogilny and Roberts to go along with him. Just stay down Brian.

And sportsnet is nuts for picking us last? I am picking us to finish last place overall, IF we miss out on some goaltending and that is GREAT. We have no talent. And we allowed Joe Colborne to play wounded. Let this team find a real bottom, no more dead cat bounces.
 
The Leafs will probably win the Cup with a shortened season and then we'll all have to spend eternity hearing "yeah, but it wasn't a real season".




Wow...my glass is half empty eh? :facepalm haha
 
Garrison's defensive indicators have been good over the last couple years. He was top 35 among dmen in Quality of competition this past season, and he posted a good CORSI rating. And he did play top pairing minutes on a playoff team, which is a good sign. It remains to be seen whether he can repeat his offensive season though. It might be a slight overpayment as he's getting paid #2 money, but even if he's just a solid middle pair guy, it's not a huge overpayment. Term is a little long though.

As for Luongo, I get the feeling he's coming.
 
Leafyblue said:
The Leafs will probably win the Cup with a shortened season and then we'll all have to spend eternity hearing "yeah, but it wasn't a real season".




Wow...my glass is half empty eh? :facepalm haha
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Nah, they'll play a 65-game season, Kessel will score 35 goals, and we'll just continue to debate whether's he a "40-goal" guy.
 
Leafyblue said:
The Leafs will probably win the Cup with a shortened season and then we'll all have to spend eternity hearing "yeah, but it wasn't a real season".




Wow...my glass is half empty eh? :facepalm haha
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No chance of that whatsoever. Take the blue and white glasses off. We totally suck. But we are improving our AHL system. That at least is something. But we have two AHL teams basically. With a burgeoning defence. And NO goaltending at all. Guys, get real.
 
teeds said:
No chance of that whatsoever. Take the blue and white glasses off. We totally suck. But we are improving our AHL system. That at least is something. But we have two AHL teams basically. With a burgeoning defence. And NO goaltending at all. Guys, get real.
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We're goaltending short of being much better this season. Of course, it could simply just be Reimer-Scrivens being better than 2011-12 Reimer-Gusto...which isn't very ****ing hard.

Up front we're improved, and legitimately 3 lines deep now, on the blueline we're also looking at a full season of Gardiner, and potentially MR...which would definitely be an improvement as well (and open up guys like Franson or Liles to be traded)

There's lots of reasons for guarded optimism. Of course though, adding a goaltender is probably required for us to be anything more than a bubble team again. If those 'Burke Clauses' go through concerning contract length and cap penalties after a player who signed these retirement deals actually through, I fully expect Luongo to be a Leaf. That would leave our only real hole to be at 1C...which is a hole about 24 teams in the league have.
 
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