The Trade Deadline Can Be A Confusing Time

by SkinnyFish on Mar 3, 2010 7:00 AM EST in From The Branches

So last night saw Alexei Ponikarovsky shipped off to Pittsburgh for prospect Luca Caputi (sweet name) and defenseman Martin Skoula (salary dump). First it was Pittsburgh, then it wasn't, then it was LA, but maybe someone else, then Pittsburgh again, repeat ad naseum.

I can only imagine the situation inside the Maple Leafs war room was as confusing as this:

and probably will be until 3pm today.

On to some linkage!!!

Who ~~the fuck~~ is Luca Caputi? DGB gets the skinny of the newest Leaf from the guys at Pensblog [Down Goes Brown]

Last night's game was like a rental player parade. Oh, and it sucked [Mirtle at the G&M]

A collection of deadline rumors for you to salivate over [MLHS]

Did the Penguins steal Ponikarovsky? [Five Hole Fanatics]

With all these 2nd round picks being traded, just how valuable are they? [NHL Fanhouse]

A look at how the Olympics gave one Leaf fan something he seldom gets; the joy of victory [NYT Slapshot]

Oh fuck is right [WWoLD]

A look at the Poni-Puti trade, and a look a head to 3pm [Steve at HA]

Vintage Leafs with Stanley Cup victories, Gord Bell, and Sidney Crosby [Vintage Leafs]

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Sweat name?

Eww, gross.

If God didn't want me to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?

by The Meatriarchy on Mar 3, 2010 7:48 AM EST reply actions

Lunchmeat is salty, like sweat is

Article1: "I WANT HER TO BE A PRINCESS! THIS MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A SLUT!"

by loser domi on Mar 3, 2010 8:14 AM EST up reply actions

TheFourthPeriod

Ducks inquired about Tomas Kaberle, told he won’t waive no-trade, and that’s where it ends. Ducks looking for upgrade on D

by birky on Mar 3, 2010 8:37 AM EST reply actions

if it was for bobby ryan i might kill someone

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 8:44 AM EST up reply actions

doubtful.

also, i miss poni already. who’s going to rifle shots high and wide for us now?? who????

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by daoust on Mar 3, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions

John MItchell of course!

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 8:50 AM EST up reply actions

Would never happen

but I’d take it in a heartbeat.

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 3, 2010 8:54 AM EST up reply actions

yeah, it was probably phillys first a prospect and whatever

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions

Depends on the prospect in that case, I guess.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:05 AM EST up reply actions

they don’t have any prospects that really jump out at me

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:08 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, then forget ’em.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:10 AM EST up reply actions

Peter Holland, Luca Sbisa and Kyle Palmieri are the only ones ive heard of, and while I wouldn’t mind having em in the system they arnt the blue chipper kabby should fetch

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:13 AM EST up reply actions

Agreed.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:16 AM EST up reply actions

OH NO JARED

TheFourthPeriod

Lots of chatter of out Montreal claiming Habs want Florida’s Nathan Horton (he’s been a target for months). Not sure MTL has enough cap room

by birky on Mar 3, 2010 9:00 AM EST reply actions

Quick Leafs! Offer 2 1sts and a 2nd!

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 3, 2010 9:02 AM EST up reply actions

BOO!

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions

I should’ve stopped the “grow habs grow” chant i gues…

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 3, 2010 9:07 AM EST up reply actions

Pierre Maguire is saying that New Jersey needs to depth on D.

HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOO!

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:12 AM EST reply actions

no first rounder but tenneby and josefsson would be nice…

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:14 AM EST up reply actions

Oh, I wasn’t thinking of Kaberle. More of our “depth” players, like Skoula, Finger, or Exelby.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

even better, since we wont have to wait till summer, what is their cap like?

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:19 AM EST up reply actions

NHL numbers has their cap room at $2M. Not bad.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:22 AM EST up reply actions

They only have $2M in space, but they’ll have more in they keep Paul Martin shut down for the remainder of the season.

I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.

by SkinnyFish on Mar 3, 2010 9:23 AM EST up reply actions

exelby in NJ makes a lot of sense!

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:27 AM EST up reply actions

Exelby in a swamp makes sense one way or another.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:31 AM EST up reply actions

exactly!

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions

A first in 2011 plus a 2010 3rd and a prospect would do nicely

I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.

by SkinnyFish on Mar 3, 2010 9:20 AM EST up reply actions

Over/under

Leafs currently have 4 picks in this years draft. Let’s have some fun. How many will they have by 3:15 pm today?

I’m going to set it at 5.5.

by birky on Mar 3, 2010 9:13 AM EST reply actions

I’m going with the under.

I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.

by SkinnyFish on Mar 3, 2010 9:14 AM EST up reply actions

me too

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 3, 2010 9:14 AM EST up reply actions

boo

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:15 AM EST up reply actions

I’m very pessimistic about our chances for return on deadline day.

Always too much hype, never enough substance.

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 3, 2010 9:15 AM EST up reply actions

i say 6

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:14 AM EST up reply actions

or over, whatever

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 3, 2010 9:14 AM EST up reply actions

Guess I picked a good game to miss last night. 5-1 loss to Carolina? Yeesh.

C’mon Burkie, flip those fringe veterans for draft picks!

leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.

by stucky on Mar 3, 2010 9:20 AM EST reply actions

Do yourself a favour, don’t even watch the game in six.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:23 AM EST up reply actions

I’m starting a petition to have it permenently removed from the internet/my mind

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 3, 2010 9:37 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks for the warning.

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by stucky on Mar 3, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions

Real_ESPNLeBrun

From Kaberle’s agent regarding whether there was anything new: ``Nothing."

by birky on Mar 3, 2010 9:24 AM EST reply actions

He's staying until at least July 1st.

We need to get used to that.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:25 AM EST up reply actions

well, until June 25th or whenever the draft is, but yeah, same idea. Just reporting things people might be interested in.

by birky on Mar 3, 2010 9:29 AM EST up reply actions

THIS JUST IN.

Damien Cox just defended the Kessel deal.

Well, he said that it’s too early to judge it.

by JP Nikota on Mar 3, 2010 9:32 AM EST reply actions

Close enough

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 3, 2010 9:36 AM EST up reply actions

Trade deadline day is a lot like Rex Manning day. You’re not sure if you like it but you hope it ends well and if it does end well you have a sweet party and the Leafs don’t turn into a MusicTown.

by Jo4nny on Mar 3, 2010 9:57 AM EST reply actions