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Leaf Rumours

According to my guy in Cali, Nonis has put 1st round pick price tags on MacArthur and Bozak. Won't trade them for less, but will move them in a hockey deal if one arises.

Leafs had some interest in Clowe but price tag is really high.

Likely that Thornton, Marleau, Boyle won't be dealt until summer.
 
Might as well take advantage of a small market.

Clowe regardless of his regular season struggles will be in high demand due to being built for playoff hockey.
 
Clowe to boston seems like a no brainer. They'll pay for him and they badly need a third line winger.
 
yeah I know its incarcerated bob... but this is the rumours site

Incarcerated Bob IBN ‏@incarceratedbob 28m

**BREAKING #TMLTALK NEWS** Leafs make offer for #Avs Stastny -- dominoes starting to drop in Eastern Conference @
 
Hoss said:
yeah I know its incarcerated bob... but this is the rumours site

Incarcerated Bob IBN ‏@incarceratedbob 28m

**BREAKING #TMLTALK NEWS** Leafs make offer for #Avs Stastny -- dominoes starting to drop in Eastern Conference @
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Instantly disqualified due to use of the term "dominoes".
 
Hockey Prospectus -- via ESPN



Toronto Maple Leafs


The problem: The Maple Leafs have been better than expected this season, due in large part to the play of young center Nazem Kadri. But Toronto is still weak at center. The Leafs have some of the most talented scoring wingers in the East -- such as Phil Kessel, James van Riemsdyk -- but lack anyone beyond Kadri to get them the puck. Toronto has also been grossly outshot on most nights, ranking 25th in the NHL in shots for and 26th in shots against. A two-way center could improve both deficiencies.

The fix: Paul Stastny, C, Avalanche

Acquiring Stastny from Colorado would be the ultimate go-for-it move that Toronto fans are begging for. While his performance has dipped in scoring and possession over the past few seasons, Stastny is still in his prime and could be ignited by playing as a top-line center on a playoff-bound team. The price could be steep, but Colorado has its two centers for the future in Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly. The Avs' need to continue their rebuild could make a deal for the 27-year-old Stastny even more attractive.
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I'd be willing to take a chance on putting Stastny between Kessel and one of Lupul or JVR. But the price for him would either have to be very low, or Colorado's got to eat some of that cap hit. Pro rated $6.6M this year, plus one more year at $6.6M next year is pretty steep for a guy who's been a 50 point player for three years in a row.
 
Bozak + Liles would actually make sense. Colorado is desperately in need of puck-moving on the backend, and we can't keep all 3 of our centres if we're getting Stastny.

Given Stastny's salary I can't imagine it could cost any more than that, but I guess we could add a secondary prospect or pick in there. maybe even Colborne. One year of that caphit isn't a killer, and if he improves between Lupul and Kessel (which would be likely) and we can re-sign him for a more reasonable amount, it could work out.

Stastny isn't a massive upgrade over Bozak, but he does beat him in most categories, and is even as good in faceoffs. maybe better.

I think I've convinced myself.
 
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