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Leaf Rumours

Aardvarkmayhem said:
I think it would cost an arm and a leg to get Ovechkin. Between the players / prospects and the cap-hit it’d be a helluva gamble. There’s a good possibility, better than 50/50, that he is never the same Ovy IMO. I mean, he has been on the decline for a couple years now.

Even worse, his attitude could be cancerous on any team. It doesn’t look like he as Captain has had many good effects on the Capitals.
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This.
 
Metalleaf said:
Its all speculation that TSN is trying to serve as a fact and get more hits. And confuse idiots.
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Right but it wouldn't surprise me if Nonis is listening to offers. I mean, if someone offers you a Tavares, do you just say no? He fits here so well and exactly the type of player we're looking for. Don't get me wrong, i like Kessel but if someone offers me a young, # 1 centre, especially one that has that physical game as well..I'd probably take it.
 
Nonis does not have the attachment to him that Burke did obviously.. and if we're going to trade him, we better do it as soon as possible, rather than next year around the deadline when he won't be traded for nearly as much. It definitely doesn't hurt to listen.. if a good deal that makes sense comes along, you do it.. if not, try to extend him, assuming he's interested. And hey, it's a pretty sweet draft this year. If we can trade him to a bottom 10 team for a few pieces and a 1st rounder, it may be worth a look.

Odds are, no trade will be worth moving him but there is no reason to doubt that Nonis is listening. It's kind of a dumb report by Dreger.. what kind of GM would he be if he wasn't fielding offers for every player on his team?
 
mbow30 said:
you'd think this team was like 2-6-1 or something.
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Seriously. We're at .500 and sitting in 7th place in the east after almost a quarter of the season (without any padding from any shootout victories), and they're speculating about us fire-sale-ing Kessel away? Horseshit.
 
Whats the big deal? Its been mentioned that Nonis will listen to offers for Kessel, it would be silly for any GM to closed the door. Kessel is a great player, no doubt but, we're not talking about an untouchable like Sidney Crosby. Obviously, the only way they trade him is if the right deal came along. If it doesn't, you hope he re-signs with the team at an adequate price.
 
It makes utterly no sense at all to trade Kessel. He's the only legitimate sniper on the team and in the system. He's still young and can be effective for possibly another decade, allowing all the time in the world to find the pieces to build a contender. You trade him and in no time at all we'll be back hunting for a sniper. Maybe JVR can become a reliable sniper, but that would also be a key piece to include with Kessel to build a contender.

Not sure how they'll do it, but this team needs a big and reliable playmaking centre. Kadri is a good year off from being worthy of first line duties due to his substandard faceoff ability. He could slide into the 2 slot and make Grabovski expendable if the right player was obtainable to cover the 1 slot for the foreseeable future.
 
Dreger is an idiot. He was on the radio this morning and his Kessel trade rumour was litterally "there is a very good chance the Leafs will trade Kessel. Teams have called about him and Nonis has said any deal would have to be a slam dunk for the Leafs and no team is willing to make that trade."

Hack.
 
leafman101 said:
Dreger is an idiot. He was on the radio this morning and his Kessel trade rumour was litterally "there is a very good chance the Leafs will trade Kessel. Teams have called about him and Nonis has said any deal would have to be a slam dunk for the Leafs and no team is willing to make that trade."

Hack.
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He contradicts himself at least once in this sentance.....very good chance to be dealt....no team willing to make this trade.....dummy.
 
leafman101 said:
Dreger is an idiot. He was on the radio this morning and his Kessel trade rumour was litterally "there is a very good chance the Leafs will trade Kessel. Teams have called about him and Nonis has said any deal would have to be a slam dunk for the Leafs and no team is willing to make that trade."

Hack.
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So there's a very good chance Nonis is going to trade Kessel in a deal that won't be advantageous to the Leafs? have I got that right?
 
Not adding fuel here, but from an article written by Mike (from Buffalo):

Kessel’s current deal has a limited no-trade clause that kicks in on July 1, which would limit the market they could generate in a possible trade. If Leafs management determined that signing Kessel long term is not the way to go, then the best time to trade him would be on or before April 3rd, when he can help a team looking to make a Stanley Cup run or a push to the playoffs and have another year left on his deal.
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Would make sense to gauge the trade market for Kessel prior to the final year of his deal.

It would be awfully sweet to find a team with a player in a similar situation, rather than receiving pieces back.
 
Most teams going for a cup run won't give up an equal return unless its in prospects and picks.

That sets us back which is not the way to go
 
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