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PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
They are almost identical in terms of age, production and style, so I don't really see the point of doing such a deal for each team.
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You don't but but you have to wonder how management sees Phaneuf. It wasn't to long ago when Burke was preaching Weber would be the guy he would build a team around if he had the choice.

Not saying it would ever happen but Im willing to be Nashville are going to do everything they can to get out of having to pay him 120 million for the next 5 years.
 
The funniest thing in the whole Phaneuf thing is I was listening to Jeff O'Neill on the radio today saying that he likes Phaneuf as a player, but he doesn't like him as your leader and #1 defenseman at $6.5 million.

Pretty ironic coming from a second liner that made his career being an underserved cornerstone in Carolina.
 
I would personally do it. I like Phaneuf and I agree they are similar players but I think Weber is just better.
 
Its a sideways move that doesn't make you better and drastically alters the leadership and core of a team that looks to be on the right path. I'd avoid that.
 
Continuing on with this outlandish "Phaneuf for Weber" scenario: in this scenario, why would Phaneuf want to re-sign in Nashville? Weber didn't want to, and neither did Suter.
 
Never mind that Nashville will have already paid Weber like 26M on his deal, so the actual cash value for the rest of the contract is not actually that much relative to his talents.
 
Nashville owes Weber another $10 million bonus on July 1st, so there were some rumours they might consider dealing him. Yeah, they likely won't. But its far from an outlandish idea.
 
U definitely are a professional smartass. No one on the internet or any of the talking head said that Tanenbaum cornered Nonis and told him to go out and get an NHL goaltender.

I was the only one on the internet to say that, end of story. Also I said that the Leafs have little interest in re-signing Bozak and now suddenly a week or so later, its getting reported that talks are cut off. They know they artificially boosted the little guys value and have no interest in making him Grabovski 2.0.

Phaneuf was offered to Philadelphia. And so far, they haven't bitten. MLSE wants someone better than him, being the number one.

The Leafs want to sign Nathan Horton instead of Bozak. And while no one is allowed to say anything, I will say this, CLARKSON, DONE. Done deal.

Everyone should be happy, we have an NHL goaltender that can win us a shootout, and we will have Clarkson, and possibly Nathan Horton instead of Bozak. Let the smurfs all the leave the building at once.





And good for number 17 if he posted the almost exact trade details. I applaud that, I applaud talent, not throw mud at it, like most of the cartoons here.
 
I've heard from some of my MLSE contacts and co-workers that the Clarkson deal has been verbally agreed to for several weeks now. Expect it announced soon on July fifth.
 
organicsteroid said:
U definitely are a professional smartass. No one on the internet or any of the talking head said that Tanenbaum cornered Nonis and told him to go out and get an NHL goaltender.

I was the only one on the internet to say that, end of story.
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Except...Nonis has done the opposite. He's gone out and gotten an untested goaltender with no legitimate NHL track record. Nonis has been saying for months that he was interested in upgrading the goaltending, and we've since found out that this deal has been in the works for 8 months. But your claim is that T-Bomb was irate after the playoff loss and instructed Nonis to get an NHL goaltender. Nothing about what you're claiming, and what we know to be true, mesh with each other. Sorry, just doesn't.

Also I said that the Leafs have little interest in re-signing Bozak and now suddenly a week or so later, its getting reported that talks are cut off. They know they artificially boosted the little guys value and have no interest in making him Grabovski 2.0.
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Congrats, you said something that we've been saying all season. That we shouldn't re sign Bozak for more than ~3 million.

Phaneuf was offered to Philadelphia. And so far, they haven't bitten. MLSE wants someone better than him, being the number one.
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I'm sure the price for Phaneuf is well known to numerous GM's and not just Philly. If Philly is giving up Giroux, he'll be a Flyer.

The Leafs want to sign Nathan Horton instead of Bozak.
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Along with about a dozen other teams...thanks tips.

And while no one is allowed to say anything, I will say this, CLARKSON, DONE. Done deal.
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You're 2 months late. Reporters in Jersey have been calling this one for week.







And good for number 17 if he posted the almost exact trade details. I applaud that, I applaud talent, not throw mud at it, like most of the cartoons here.
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Hey, 17 has been accurate in the past whenever he's claimed insider information. He's not the spray and pray type. That earns a certain level of respect.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I've heard from some of my MLSE contacts and co-workers that the Clarkson deal has been verbally agreed to for several weeks now. Expect it announced soon on July fifth.
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If this is true having 3rd line wingers of kulemin and clarkson will make us a tough team to play against.
 
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