Rumour: Tomas Kaberle to Dallas for Matt Niskanen and the 8th overall pick.
More on Niskanen here. Here is a write-up from Defending Big D:
Matt Niskanen: 43 games; 4G, 12A, 16 Pts; minus 12 rating. Matt Niskanen is perhaps one of the most frustrating players in the NHL to watch. At times it seems he knows exactly whats going to happen and heads off a play before it had time to develop; other times he’s completely lost and chasing the puck. He lacks the confidence at times to step in and play the body, instead opting to take swipes at the puck as the skater speeds by. Showed promise last season but it’s become apparent that he was playing over his head and was being covered up by the veterans on his team. Grade: D-
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higher pick...
but Niskanen has a lower ceiling than Kessel.
Still, package the 7th and 8th and Kubina for 4th from ATL, or dare to dream, 3rd or 2nd overall
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
I think 7th, 8th, and Kubina is too much for #4. For #2 however…
by Evening News Team on Jun 26, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions
If Burke can get into the Top 3
he better take Duchene. He won’t, he’ll take Hedman, I know, but I think I’d rather have Duchene…
Well,, I’d rather have Tavares. Still, I’m getting all worked up over nothing…
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
7th and 8th could be two pretttttty good players on their own…
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no kidding. Cowen and Kadri would be awesome.
by Evening News Team on Jun 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
like it.
this is awesome….. Niskanen is great, plus the #8 either to trade or keep! :)
I'm at every home game - see you there!
THis Niksanen kid seems a bit risky to me
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions
From Defending the big D
Matt Niskanen: 43 games; 4G, 12A, 16 Pts; 12 rating. Matt Niskanen is perhaps one of the most frustrating players in the NHL to watch. At times it seems he knows exactly whats going to happen and heads off a play before it had time to develop; other times he’s completely lost and chasing the puck. He lacks the confidence at times to step in and play the body, instead opting to take swipes at the puck as the skater speeds by. Showed promise last season but it’s become apparent that he was playing over his head and was being covered up by the veterans on his team. Grade: D
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Dreams and Nightmares!
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The last while it’s been better for the Leafs!
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The sad part is it’s never as good (or as crazy) as the rumours would have you believe.
by Its Cold In Here on Jun 26, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Matt Niskanen: 43 games; 4G, 12A, 16 Pts; minus 12 rating. Matt Niskanen is perhaps one of the most frustrating players in the NHL to watch. At times it seems he knows exactly whats going to happen and heads off a play before it had time to develop; other times he’s completely lost and chasing the puck. He lacks the confidence at times to step in and play the body, instead opting to take swipes at the puck as the skater speeds by. Showed promise last season but it’s become apparent that he was playing over his head and was being covered up by the veterans on his team. Grade: D-
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions
Hmmmm
Not a great write-up…
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
agreed
he’s 22.
Seems a bit harsh for a guy still learning the big leagues…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
could be a sophomore slump thing?
he was a +22 with 26 pts in 78 games played his first year…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be just a matter of finding the right partner for him.
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If the leafs have a hope of contending without years of crappy seasons and high draft picks, they need to be able to take a kid like this and develop him. Pull the trigger.
by Its Cold In Here on Jun 26, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
7, 8 and Kubina I would say is overpaying for #2 even. That’s basically Cowen, MPS and a cup-winning vet for uh.. hedman? duchene? tavares? no thanks.
8 looks fantastic to me actually (kulikov, oel). Niskanen is still young though (21/22 I believe), and he’s not bad, per se. Plus, he’s also signed for next season, whereas Kessel is not, and is looking at upwards of 3.5/4 mil at least.
and George Parros!
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Parros should have the outline of his mustache engraved on the cup. Life sized.
by Its Cold In Here on Jun 26, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i like how you think…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Kubina was what, #1 or #2 on Tampa Bay when they won. Far cry from Hal Gill.
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by Karina on Jun 26, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it would be worth dealing the 7 or 8th pick in a package to move up to 4th or 5th. Maybe because I want the Leafs to have two Schenns. Maybe.
by Its Cold In Here on Jun 26, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus didn’t need a brother to be great. neither does Luke Schenn
I'm at every home game - see you there!
But a brother could have kept an eye on that Judas guy …
by Its Cold In Here on Jun 26, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
my worry about Brayden Schenn
he could be the next Cam Neely/Wendel Clark. True power forward type.
Or, he could be the next Brad Isbister…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Just asking tree…but didn’t the Ferrari hit a low brick fence/wall first,before hitting the tree?
by wayne scarlett on Jun 26, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
If either of the first three picks are truly “generational talents” and could be franchise players then any deal to get them would be worth it.
Ask yourself what you you trade for Malkin or Crosby or Ovetchkin or Lecavallier?
Two first rounders plus an overpaid but serviceable veteran defender seems cheap to me.
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
it could easily have gone another way, though. If we hadn’t picked up Savard and Chara and had a BUNCH of good young guys start to get good all at once, this doesn’t happen so much.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 26, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
i’d say, of the three, two are almost guaranteed.
Duchene may be really really good, but not great…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno Duchene might be the surprise of the three. I think Hedman could easily be the next Aki Berg (who went 4th overall btw)
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i’m not gonna lie – i’ve only recently started destroying my productivity at work by following blogs religiously. but posts (like yours leafer1984 – i think i’ve seen you talk about him) have convinced me Duchene is the real deal
Jesus didn’t need a brother to be great. Neither does Luke Schenn.
Considering how well Hedman already plays against full grown men, I’d say that the Aki Berg comparison is reaching…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Versus better be piggy-backing TSN’s coverage tonight. Not going to be to handle Christine Simpson for three hours tonight.
by Evening News Team on Jun 26, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
Why did I end two consecutive sentences with the same word? Inexcusable
by Evening News Team on Jun 26, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
You are the evening news team. You’ve got a focus on TONIGHT AT 11
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 26, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't get why it's over paying...
a year ago Kubina was an albatross with a ridiculous contract. Now he’s worthy of a top ten pick all on his own?
He’s not that highly thought of…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
Stars blogger but he just heard it get show down so the dance continues.
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Whoops, Try That Again...
Assume this happens, I’d take Cowen at 7, and flip the 8 to Minny (who wants MPS) and take Kassian at 12.
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False alarm
check out the twitter feeds on the main page…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
Gonna have to give this rumor a PPP (- 5) or, in fantasy land, an e3….
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions
Geez.
That was quick. Couldn’t Dallas have at least strung it along a bit longer to keep the intrigue going?
The end of the work day today cannot come fast enough.
Being a Leaf fan here requires one to be sufficiently lubricated!
you're telling me
i’ve still got 3.5 hrs to go out here…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jun 26, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
hmmm
but i’m not at work and I wish I was sitting at a computer all day to see these rumours!
Thank goodness for a webphone!
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by Karina on Jun 26, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
same here
plus then i have to go work at the Jays game too….. so i’ll miss the draft :(
Jesus didn’t need a brother to be great. Neither does Luke Schenn.
I;m having dinner with family will be pvr ing the draft.
So don’t tell me what happens.
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm, I have a buddy going to the Jays game tonight too, and he wants me to text him who the leafs pick. So obviously I plan on sending him “Tavares!” at about 7:20.
by Its Cold In Here on Jun 26, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
make sure you turn off your twitter lol
Jesus didn’t need a brother to be great. Neither does Luke Schenn.
Don’t worry I will be away from the computer. and manning the grill cooking large slabs of beef.
by The Meatriarchy on Jun 26, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
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