trujaysfan
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Thornton? just BSing or you have information?
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Thornton? just BSing or you have information?
trujaysfan
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So any word on Luongo from your buddy?
acescanuck
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If I were to guess, I'll say July. No urgency with a shortened season. Plus Canucks top guy in the AHL who was supposed to back up Schneider if the season started in October and Luongo was gone blew his groin apart a couple weeks ago and is out indefinitely.
PlayerToBeNamedLater
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It's going to be funny if luongo outplays schneider which is a possibility. We will see if they have the balls to trade schneider.
Artnes
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Would he be willing to sit though. I am sure he would want to play and not ride the pine.
JackBurton
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I'd argue Schneider is the guy who should be traded by the Canucks.
acescanuck
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Might be a win and you're in scenario.
Volcanologist
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Me too. They'd certainly get more for him.
acescanuck
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Lots of Nuck fans think this as well. Anything's possible.
Artnes
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If I remember Schneider was reluctant to sign an extension based on that. He wanted to be a number 1 and looks to have finally got his wish
acescanuck
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Wouldn't be the first (or last) time a player was fed a line to get him to sign.
MindzEye
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Or a goalie would be part of a luongo trade, to serves as Schneider's backup. Bobby will be professional about it, but he wants out. Gillis would be an epic twat to not find a way to make that happen for him.
Artnes
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and keeping both and playing a tandem scenario will only piss off both guys. Then he could really **** himself.
The relationship between Lou and the Canucks is already severed so the last thing they need is a pissed off Schneider
PlayerToBeNamedLater
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Thornton would be a perfect fit. He's the big, playmaker the Leafs need to centre the first line.
hockeylover
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Lupul Thornton Kessel
DROOL.
It's interesting though because with how good Kessel and Lupul were together last year, could you even try Lupul-Grabs-Kessel and have JVR-Thornton-Mac for balance?
Volcanologist
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yeah, exactly. Kessel's going to get a "max" deal, and he should. Thornton has been a great player in his career, but at his age I'm not giving up a chance to retain Kessel to get him(I'm not sure why Getzlaf is leaving Anaheim, who can offer more term than the Leafs, but let's roll with it).
We also have to decide what to do with Lupul. If he puts up 70 points to a PPG again this year, he'll cost big dollars as well.
We also have to decide what to do with Lupul. If he puts up 70 points to a PPG again this year, he'll cost big dollars as well.