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Trading Phaneuf is a terrible idea...especially for that package.

You can count on one hand the dmen who can do what he does.

Leafs would take a giant step back.
 
Im ok with dealing as long as the return is worth it and they have a plan in place to fill the major hole he is going to leave back there.
 
I dont see Phaneuf going anywhere, I'm sure he's available like just about every other Leaf but the package to get him would be hefty. If he ever does get traded, it would seemingly have to be a multi player deal from both ends. Nonis isn't going to ignore the void that Dion leaves unfilled.
 
Unless we're getting a stud #1 C in return, Nonis should be fired if he trades Phaneuf for a "package" of players.

You just don't trade 25 minute, #1 dmen in their prime.
 
Yup, the only trade of Phaneuf that would make sense would be trading him for a top-15 C in his prime years.
 
I don't think you'll get that for Phaneuf, rightly or wrongly.

he's got a year left and I doubt he'll be much cheaper if at all on his next deal. The Leafs need to decide if they want to continue Burke's decision and hitch their defensive wagon to Phaneuf for the long term. they may already have decided. Phaneuf may also have communicated that he wishes to test the free agent market next summer, who knows. lots of things could be going on behind the scenes, or it could all be complete bullshit and Phaneuf signs an extension in the near future.
 
Volcanologist said:
I don't think you'll get that for Phaneuf, rightly or wrongly.

he's got a year left and I doubt he'll be much cheaper if at all on his next deal. The Leafs need to decide if they want to continue Burke's decision and hitch their defensive wagon to Phaneuf for the long term. they may already have decided. Phaneuf may also have communicated that he wishes to test the free agent market next summer, who knows. lots of things could be going on behind the scenes, or it could all be complete bullshit and Phaneuf signs an extension in the near future.
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Phaneuf's contract, along with Kessel's, really are the wild cards of this summer. Personally, I've got no problem with Nonis taking a Brinks trunk on a road trip to PEI and Wisconsin and re-signing them both to fat, long-term deals. I'm comfortable with both continuing on as major building blocks for this team. However, if either one indicates that they'd like to test free agency or just wait until next year to sign, Nonis should make sure that they've been dealt before opening night next season. Losing either one for nothing can't be an option.
 
I'm a little concerned that Nonis might look to put his own "stamp" on the team. After a quality year with a young team, they should be adding to their core, not tearing it down.
 
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