GM Brian Burke said team has qualifying offers out to all its RFA's [Nikolai] Kulemin, [John]...

GM Brian Burke said team has qualifying offers out to all its RFA's [Nikolai] Kulemin, [John] Mitchell and [Christian] Hanson.

Kevin McGran answers a question we've all been asking. So the Maple Leafs will, at the very least, receive something in return for their trio of RFAs. No word on whether Dave Nonis mailed or faxed the qualifying offers.

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as expected

by birky on Jun 23, 2010 7:29 PM EDT reply actions

NOW SIGN FOR CHEAP YOU FUCKS!

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 7:32 PM EDT reply actions

kulemin to Pitt E5

by birky on Jun 23, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

unless Staal, Tangridi or their first is coming back i has no intrest

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

For Kuleimin I would expect

at least Crosby

by BCapp on Jun 23, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

thats the spirit

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

one can dream, but

for a crosby-kulemin trade, shero would need a lot of spirits…

by Death_By_Leafs on Jun 23, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

if they dont

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by Lancers25 on Jun 23, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Surprised other teams are interested in Kulemin considering how much money he wants. Kinda expected teams to be interested in Hanson though I think they see that he is gonna improve and be a very solid player.

by CamShaft on Jun 23, 2010 7:41 PM EDT reply actions

no one really knows how much he wants, no concrete numbers have been revealed and its all speculation

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

considering how much money he wants

he’s supposedly asking aroud the 3MM mark, which is about right for a young 2nd liner wanting his second contract (see: versteeg, byfuglien, o’sullivan, backes, etc.)

by Death_By_Leafs on Jun 23, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Versteeg got what he got because Tallon fucked up and didn’t qualify him in time, had to pay him extra $$ as a UFA

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 23, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t Oilers fans consider O’Sullivan a dreadful contract?

by The '67 Sound on Jun 23, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

O’sullivan is a dreadful player, so any contract he had would be on par

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m pretty sure all the contracts he listed are pretty dreadful

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by Karina on Jun 23, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Not Backes! $2.5M for a (1-time) 30 goal scorer? Yes please.

Too bad he only has 1 year left of that.

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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 23, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

i didnt say they were good or bad contracts

but at the time of their signing, 22-24 year old RFAs expect to be in the 2.6m-3.2m range.

its was just a defence of kulemin’s “wild” demands; they are pretty much par for players at his level.

hopefully he outperforms whatever his dollars are, but dont think we’re getting hosed if he signs at 2.7m or 2.8m

by Death_By_Leafs on Jun 24, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

his level shouldn’t be dictated by his age as much as his performance.

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by Karina on Jun 24, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

But I like Hanson!

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by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 23, 2010 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

yes

this means we’re probably keeping him.

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by Karina on Jun 23, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Draft Shmaft

On the draft front, the French language “Sports Juniors” is reporting that the Leafs have shown the most interest of about 9 clubs which have expressed interest in Victoriaville Tigers Brandon Hynes.

Here is the link: http://www.sportsjuniors.com/2010/06/brandon-hynes-attire-l%E2%80%99attention-des-maple-leafs/

Has his name come up before?

by Raja Pakkomielle on Jun 23, 2010 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

not that I’ve heard

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by Karina on Jun 23, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

He was third overall in the 2008 Q draft, which is obviously very high. He is apparently only 5’9 and has fair scoring numbers …41-34-75 and +15 in 68 games. Has low playoff numbers for some reason although a + Wears number 9 …

by Raja Pakkomielle on Jun 23, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions

41 goals in the Q as a 17 year old

by birky on Jun 23, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions

his DOB is one day before the cut off for the draft. he could be a steal. will never fall to the Leafs

by birky on Jun 23, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions

good eye.

by Raja Pakkomielle on Jun 23, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Although ...

Apparently his draft ranking went from 200th mid-season to 122nd at the end of the season …

by Raja Pakkomielle on Jun 23, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha

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Jeff Schultz finished tied for 16th in Norris voting with Toronto’s Dion Phaneuf.

Woo 15th runner up!!

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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 23, 2010 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

16th?
After the year he had? WOO!!
Where was Bouwmeester?

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by Karina on Jun 23, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

@wyshynski

Tyler Bozak was the fifth-best rookie in the NHL according to two media ballots. #leafs

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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 23, 2010 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder who 4th was

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions

tavares

by birky on Jun 23, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

not bad, Bozak….

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by Karina on Jun 23, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions

wysh also informs us that Paul Maurice got a 3rd place vote for the Jack Adams….

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by Karina on Jun 23, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

jesus fucking christ……

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

he can’t vote

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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 23, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Not another year of John Mitchell.

by 6rick6 on Jun 24, 2010 12:01 AM EDT reply actions

Embrace the value that is John Mitchell.

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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 24, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Meh.

I can deal with a cheap John Mitchell.

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by JP Nikota on Jun 24, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

John Mitchell is pretty damn good relative to his cost.

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by SkinnyFish on Jun 24, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

everyone needs socks

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

YES!!!

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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

john Mitchell is like those big ass bags of socks you can get, like 20 pairs for 10 bucks or whatever
sure they are nothing special, some people even hate wearing em
but everyone needs socks and at 50 cents each they are fantastic value even if they fall apart after 20 wears
SOCKS!

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Exactly, and you don’t want to go out and buy them yourselves, it’s much better when someone just gives them to you.
SOCKS!

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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Band-aide remedies again?

I guess it was only a matter of time when Burke finally said something that I’ve heard before many times in these dark times as a Leafs fan…

"Look, I traded picks to get Phil Kessel," he said. "I want to get better now."

We all seen this movie and let me be the first to say, (SPOILER ALERT) the way this movie ends sucks balls.

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by BlueBuds on Jun 24, 2010 11:22 AM EDT reply actions

who is a band aid? Mitchell and Hanson are perfectly suitable young 3-4 liners who work good in all zones and have excellent work ethic and Kulemin is developing into a fantastic 2 way at least 2nd liner with 25 goal potential
it’s not like he traded youth for vets, in fact this is the exact opposite, seems like the Leafs are retaining their youth and seeing what they have in them before letting them walk

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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions