Sharp for Stefanovich: Would You Make the Trade?
Alex Tran has some musings on the recent Sharp to Toronto scuttlebutt. Have your say
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you have to stop taking me so seriously
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions
i’ve nothing better to do today…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
AND
I forgot to mention, glove tap to Jared for the link.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions
NO NO NO
Helping a team with cap issues by giving up one of your better prospects… who is running this team JFJ?
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what about
for Byfuglien or Barker, or Versteeg?
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Kaberle and a pick for the lot
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
a 2nd round pick taht is
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
L e a v e K a b e r l e A l o n e ! ! !
by general borschevsky on Jul 17, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
never!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Agrees.
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by jrwendelman on Jul 17, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d say no for Stefanovich. That kid looks like he’ll be something special.
Sharp for XLB and a pick that’s a whole different story.
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seeing as how the trade is for cap relief, and not really the player, i don’t see them biting on XLB
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually
most reports have said XLB’s name. The hawks need toughness on the backend
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i tend to not believe reports until after the fact. i’m predisposed to disbelief.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
XLB is cap relief over Sharp
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not enough to get Kane and Toews signed long term. that’s the real issue for the Hawks…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
No single trade is going to get them the cap relief that they need to sign Toews and Kane unless someone takes on Bryan Campbell which won’t happen.
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One will surely walk. Plus given the fact the cap is expected to drop
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Campbell and versteeg for vanry !
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
They’ll be able to get both but it’ll take a lot of manouevring and negotiation.
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they got some relief with Khabibulin not signing, but half of that was then taken up by Barker’s $3M.
They’re paying Huet way too much money, and Campbell. No one is going to take either of those guys off their hands.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they’ll figure out a way. They have to.
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They do have to, however I dont thing they can.
Bowman has LOTS of work to do
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I hope they can't
it’ll certainly set back the Hawks hopes of winning a Cup before us.
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they might make a push with what they have this year and risk the cap % inflation next, but they still need a goalie, and it could royaly fuck em if they dont get the cup
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I want this Stefanovich character to show us what he can do for the Marlies before a trade for him is even considered
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions
Same. At the end of the day we’re shipping out a guy who’s been named the most likely to go pro by QMJHL coaches (or GMs?) for a guy whose big year is a hell of an outlier.
Not to mention that any team trading with the Hawks is doing them a favour. Why sweeten the pot? This isn’t Bob Gainey running things.
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exactly, the kid has insane amounts of talent and hockey sense, if they can sort out his head he is going to be a great hockey player
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
question
is he Belorussian?
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
correct
that gives him, according to my experience with Belorussian players on the Leafs, a 100% chance of being bat shiat crazy.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And have awesome hockey hair.
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and reeeeally piss off habs fans
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Does he like pineapples?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 17, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
somewhere there is a picture of him throwing darts at avacadoes
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
played with Grabbo at the worlds
hopefully he likes grabbo unlike certian other belorussians
id love to see stepho and Grabbo go head to head with the tits
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Kostitsyns not citizens
“I think he is not Belarussian now, he is French because I never fight with Belarussian guys.”
by general borschevsky on Jul 17, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
BWAHAHA
Good point. Grabbo loves his fellow Belorussians. He hates the French though.
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god i love that little nut bar
i think him re-signing is my fav off season moment so far
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Grabs is the coolest. Can’t wait to see him torture the Habs all season! Oh man, with Stefano on a line would be sweet.
If only they could add one more to fill the line up…
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471255
(Aside: a player search on NHL.com by country, doesn’t list Grabs as a Belarussian??!! He’s technically listed as German because apparently he was born in Potsdam.)
Identical to Sergei Berezin in every way, only 1/10 his size.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 17, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
per wiki
His play so far throughout the 2008-09 QMJHL Season has exemplified that he is starting to become a more consistent and driven player. These improvements have been credited, some say, to his pre-season tryout with the Maple Leafs, where he befriended fellow Belorussian Mikhail Grabovski and Russian Nikolai Kulemin. In order to make the team, he realized he needed to improve these negative aspects of his game.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I know Kulemin and him were nearly inseparable during the prospects get together last year when they were baling hay and such.
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heeee, so excited for that line one day!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The guy also went #2 in the KHL draft, so there must be something to him. I just hate it when the Leafs give up on prospects
/cough Brad Boyes cough
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I also think that that post kidkoopa wrote about how much of his points came when playing with Kane and Toews should also be considered.
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Also in the article
The author mention Tanguay, he could be a good fit on this team
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I’ve always liked Tanguay. As long as he signs for much less than he signed for in his last contract.
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yeah, at the right price, I think Burkie might bite if all he gets back from the D trades (and there will be at least one) are picks and non-nhl ready prospects
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
If he wanted Tanguay he likely would have signed him already. Tanguay is so desperate that he is personally calling teams to talk.
I think Burke is going to get a top 6 via trade or see what he’s got already.
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and that trade will only come at the behest of another team. I don’t know that Burke is out there shaking hands and kissing babies attempting to get himself a player. he wants to take advantage of a team in need of cap relief. and when they come to the Leafs looking for that, he’ll hold all the cards.
And for the record, i’m not a fan of the Sharp for Stefanovich trade. just doing my part to play the devil’s advocate….
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
The article also mentions that the Hawks are shopping Cam Barker.
As far as I am concerned if you are going to try and pick anyone up, this is who you go after.
How many d-men do we need?
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You can’t make six 24’ tall defencemen out of only 10 players.
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And starting for the Leafs on Defense we have number 43 Voltron, and number 75 Megazord!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
… on defense, from Energon City, Cybertron, number 38, Omega Supreme!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 17, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree that we have too many D men as it is, but Cam Barker is going to be very very good in a few years, and if you can get him, then go for it. We can always trade away some D for forwards.
And let’s be honest here, an excess of D is never a bad thing.
Who’s going to take Finger? Van Ryn? Beauchemin was just signed. Is there going to be a big demand for Frogren?
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I was just going to say, bury them in the minors.
Hockey is a competitive business, you perform, and you’ll stay in the NHL.
Plus this would really push all our D men to compete for spots.
Yeah but then we’d still be missing the elite forward (not that I think Sharp is elite).
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This is true, but quite frankly if there are no elite forwards to be had right now, why not keep stocking up on good solid young D?
I’d love if they could get Barker but if the cost is a young prospect ie. Stefanovich I don’t think it’s worth it because we have d-men in abundance.
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Oh of course, personally I consider Stefanovich to be essentially untouchable IMO. I would be very very shocked if Burke traded him, especially considering he has the potential to be a solid top 6 forward, something the Leafs don’t have right now really.
its gonna take a block buster to move stefo,
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
if they offer Burke Byfuglian or Barker at a good price, i think Burkie will jump on it
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
No. Fucking. Way.
I am tired of this team trading away prospects, I don’t think Burke would make this deal.
yeah, if you make the trade, you’ll certainly end up with an underachieving Sharp while Stefanovich will go on to be a superstar. Of course if you don’t make the trade, Sharp will win the hart this coming year, and Stefanovich will end up being the next Brandon Convery
by Pal Hal Pall on Jul 17, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s the Leafs Catch 22.
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As for Byfuglien
How much does he make?
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Research is great!
$3 million!
For this:
77 15 16 31 81
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Similar numbers to Kaberle last year…
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One is a forward, the other is a defenceman.
Byfulgien is not a top 6 forward
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Whoops
I thought that was Barker!
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I read that as Barker’s numbers too. 3 million for that? No thank you.
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for some reason i thought byfuglian was a defenseman
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
ah, well then, that explains why some research sites lied to me
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You are reading that as d-man numbers…. what does that tell you!
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crap, he’s a 4 year nhl player too…
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
but he's HUGE!
6 foot 243!!!!
Put him in front of the net on the power play. We don’t have skill like Kane, Toews, Havlat, so might as well trucu-late the PP.
I would still not trade Stefanovich for him though. Make them take a D-man.
by Leaf in Habland on Jul 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i ♥ buf
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
So is Poni.
3 Million for a big player who scores 15 goals who doesnt have the skills to be a top 6 for a highky touted prospect. No way
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Really? Poni is only 220. And apparently Buff was almost 300 in junior or something like that (maybe only (!) 260).
I realise that he is probably overpaid a bit, but I do like him.
by Leaf in Habland on Jul 17, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
he would fit right in with the team burke is trying to build, he likes to crash and people hate to play against him.
Poni is a rock in front of the net to move, but Buf is a rock that will punch you
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Dont get me wrong, I like Byfuglien, but not at that cost
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oh no, of course not, it would be a Buffy for a pick or middling prospect kinda deal (maybe a mayers?)
which i dont think would fly
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
shit…if we could swing Mayers to them for Buffy the Luongo Slayer it would be epic
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 17, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Not likely but picks + less salary is a deal they have to be looking at.
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hmm, stajan and a 3rd ?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
And I agree. Not for Stefanovich or Tlusty.
by Leaf in Habland on Jul 17, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
3 i think
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Just so everyone knows Eklund says a Kaberle to Vancouver deal is “very close”. That pretty much guarentees hes not going to be traded to Vancouver.
Read that as well. Hey this could one of the times he right… you know 3/100!
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short of Grabner, Kesler, Schneider and the obvious non-starter in hodgeson they dont have much i want
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i was jsut about to post that
/reading crap so you dont have to
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Rule # 1 – No direct links to that shithole. Feel free to, only for that site, post excerpts without links.
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i would never link that waterhead
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel bad everytime I go to that site, but I go for the Andy Strickland updates. I still don;t understand why he doesn’t go somewhere more reputable.
Because he has decided that it’s worth more to him to get the exposure of being on Hockey Buzz than it is to have any integrity.
Also, he falsely reported last year that whites at home were coming back and that Pronger had officially be traded to LA. He’s just like Eklund.
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Yea he’s reported some stuff like that, but I would say 90% of the time he’s accurate, as apposed to Douchbag Dwayne’s .09% success rate.
Those are massive misses + staying with Hockey Buzz = 0 credibility for me.
It’s funny how many of the writers rip on Eklund behind his back but never leave the site. The only one that’s ever had the balls to go has been Alec Brownscombe and I give huge kudos to him for that move.
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alec is legit too
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Alec has also ripped on Howie, which made my love for him grown higher
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I really like MLHS, they do a good job. TOsports…. not so much
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There’s a good core of writers there. TOsports is also a newspaper so their stories lack much depth.
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I used to like them until I read one article with a bunch of absurd trade scenarios.
One was like – Kopitar, Schenn and a 1st for Kaberle and Stajan
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did they leave out the part where Burke stopped beating the holy hell out of Lombardi so he could sign off on that deal? ‘cause that’s the only way that would happen!
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dear god
that LA trade is the stuff of dreams
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
IE
super fucking rediculous
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of credible sites, since when has Sports Illustrated been linking people to this site? It lists articles from the sites like the National Post, Globe and Mail. PPP is always up there as well.
FanNation has been doing it for a while. It’s probably the 5th or 6th best referrer.
Too bad it lumps us in with rags like the National post.
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I really enjoyed the Boston one
Considering Chiarelli wanted Kaberle and OUR first overall pick
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As I posted back then
The trades would never ever happen. The LA trade is beyond ridiculous Schenn, Frolov, Teubert and a first for Kaberle and Tlusty?
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im still praying to jebus that that happens though
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 18, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Burke needs to beat up Lombardi as said elsewhere.
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while they’re at it LA can throw in Kopitar.
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dont forget doughty and brown
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 18, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
oh god….i just read some coments on the hockey buzz
i think im poisoned
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
QUARANTINE!!!
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To be honest, unless Cody Hodgson is coming over, I’ll be disappointed with any deal from the Canucks.
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one comenter there preposed Kaberle and Toskala for Schneider, Kesler and a 1st, that isnt too bad
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Kesler would be a great pick up, but i’m ont too sure Vancouver is all that hot on trading him.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
No dice
That’s an increase of about $6M in cap hits
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Kesler makes that little??
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$1.75M and he’s an impending RFA.
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Yeah, that’s the only deal that would not make me cry.
by Leaf in Habland on Jul 17, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
id be happy with Grabner and a first
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’d do that deal for all the reasons already mentioned. I too would like to see what Stefanovich can do if given a chance.
If it were Versteeg in the deal instead of Sharp? I’d at least seriously consider it.
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nah, not for stefo, i have a super good feeling about that kid
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I can get behind that. I like Versteeg though, which is why I’d consider it. Not sure I’d pull the trigger though. I need to learn more about Stef, I haven’t seen or heard enough about him to have a feel for how good he is.
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there is a good video of his Q highlights at the hotstove link, but i wanna see what he can do against men in the AHL before a trade is considered for him
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
5pm
In the eastern time zone. Home time.
Hopefully Burke comes back from fishing on Monday with a Large-mouth Buff.
by Leaf in Habland on Jul 17, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
Firstly, that’s Chatty Cathy talk. For shame!
Secondly, it was 4:49. Cheater!
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check outh the hockey hair on Bozak in college
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
damn, i forgot how big Hanson was
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
the kid is large!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 17, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
TWSS!
Sorry i had to.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 17, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
atta kid
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
oh…I lobbed it up for you…and thankfully you knocked it out of the park
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 17, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Bozak’s epic hockey hair has me convinced he’s gonna be something special.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
yah, too bad he cut it
him and grabbo could have some epic hair growing contests
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
cut it in the summer…let it go wild all season long!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 17, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
OLAS also cut his hair too. I think it’s for a fresh start.
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 17, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
this season will be sponsored by purt plus!
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
As if
Herbal Essences, brodawg.
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 17, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
ah yes, my mistake, who am i to leave out all that head shaking goodness
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome
Thanks for joining.
Hawks fans have a love/hate relationship with Byfuglien because of his work ethic. Wonder if that might open a window.
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Oh and I’d rather hang onto Stefanovich.
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 17, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions
also, say no to Kyle Beech
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Beach is a….well I have no polite words of expressing my thoughts on that one.
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 17, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
a child of questionable parentage?
"If you are going through hell, keep going." Sir Winston Churchill, a Leafs fan...
Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Jul 17, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
steve downie syndrome?
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
So uh
Didn’t I just make a blog post today listing all the reasons I wouldn’t be comfortable trading someone like Stefanovich for Sharp? Pretty sure it’s in the FTB. Pretty topical of me :D
Seriously though, to reiterate, no no no fuck no, no. No. Sharp isn’t much better than any other forward currently residing in our top 6, and I mean that.
depends if you throw Stajan in there or not
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jul 17, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
last season Stajan was 25, he put up 15 goals and 55 points. Sharp when he was 25 put up 20 goals and 35 points. Before then Sharp had never put up 10 goals or 25 points, Stajan has been putting up at least those numbers since he’s been in the NHL.
Put it to you this way. Matt Stajan has more career NHL points than Patrick Sharp does while being 2 years younger. He also makes less than half as much money.
Very Topical. You get a gold star because I liked your arguments.
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Keep Stefanovich. Lets see what this kid can do before we get rid of him. There is a chance he will bomb and then be worth next to nothing, but better off making that mistake than giving away someone who could be a very good player.
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Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jul 18, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions
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