The Toronto Maple Leafs made qualifying offers to Mikhail Grabovski and minor leaguers Darryl...

The Toronto Maple Leafs made qualifying offers to Mikhail Grabovski and minor leaguers Darryl Boyce, Alex Foster, Ryan Hamilton, Justin Pogge and Tim Stapleton to keep this group six restricted free agents.

This means that Toronto Marlies players Andre Deveaux, Jay Harrison, Ryan Hollweg, Erik Reitz, Andy Rogers, Jaime Sifers and Jeremy Williams will be free to sign with other clubs this summer or re-sign with the Leafs/Marlies.

Tim Wharnsby finally delivers the news that Leafs fans were waiting to find out. It only took until about 18 hours after the deadline to find out.

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ahw, i wanted to keep Williams
gonna miss that laser of a wriste shot

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 30, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions

I concur. I liked Williams. Grapes will no doubt devote an entire Coaches corner to him in October when some team picks him up for a song and he scores 4 goals in 7 games.

by The Meatriarchy on Jun 30, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah…that’s totally happening..sadly Wilson didn’t like him, saw him as one dimensional

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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 30, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Our problem was, we didn’t keep calling him up and sending him down.

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 30, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

by Sifers

what about Oreskovic?

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by Karina on Jun 30, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions

signed through 2010-11

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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 30, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

wooooooooooo!

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by Karina on Jun 30, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

They have got rid of more toughness by letting those guys go than we have brought in all together.

Phil-O I had hopes for. Williams over Foster, come on!

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by Cat Smasher on Jun 30, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

Andre Deveaux and Ryan Hollweg were only faux tough.

by The Meatriarchy on Jun 30, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

that’s true. Hollweg had such promise, he led the preseason in hits and fights, what else did they want from him? At least he showed up. But, bye bye baggage.

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by Cat Smasher on Jun 30, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Unfortunately

In the regular season, I think he lead the leafs in punches taken.

That’s a real stat right??

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 30, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

in boxing and the UFC it is

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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 30, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Good enough for me

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 30, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Mikey Grabs is all man.

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by article1 on Jun 30, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

heatley to edmonton

for cogliano penner and smid. sounds good for ottawa.

by torontocoltsfan on Jun 30, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

Murray's a genius

I have to go throw up and gargle with acid now.

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by palmateerlover on Jun 30, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Link. Go on, take the money and run.

by general borschevsky on Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Rejected by Heatley. What an ass.

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by furcifer on Jul 1, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Ummmm

Well, it’s on hold for one thing and it’s not very good for another.

Penner stinks. He’ll have the same problem playing with the sens as he had with the Oilers.
Cogliano is good but he’s an RFA after next season and Smid is an RFA now.

The sens get a bit more balance but they’ll have to give two of those guys big raises if they want to keep them.

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by PPP on Jul 1, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Now that they're qualified...

….we just have to see how much $$$/term it takes to get them signed.

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by mf37 on Jun 30, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions

I’m glad they qualified Boyce. I got to know him a bit when he played for UNB a couple years ago and he is a good guy and a very hard worker.

I’m disapointed they are letting Hollweg go. He is an effective 4th line pest when he starts taking runs at people. Kinda seemed like he was too cautious after the suspensions.

Oh well, hopefully the Leafs sign a few fighters this summer.

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by Brad Ackerson on Jul 1, 2009 12:56 AM EDT reply actions