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We need a goalie theres no denying that i just don't like the idea of giving up picks for the islanders 3rd string goalie.
 
Stempniak will net at least a 3rd at the deadline. With .910+ goaltending down the final half of the season, the playoffs isn't a ridiculous thought.

and as I've mentioned before, it also makes it really easy to get Biron's name on a cheap extension.
 
Just because we may be able to get 3rds easily doesn't mean we should give our own away easily.

Biron just shouldn't net that high a pick. Who even needs a goalie out there?
 
LeafOfFaith said:
I wish we hadn't done any of that and just not traded Rask.
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Wait until 3 years from now when he starts to reach his potential .... lol first neidermayer ... rask and then hall (the last two within 3 years of each other ..lol)....
 
Why give up anything for Biron when you can get Manny Fernandez at no cost?

Never mind, I've been asking this since September.

Biron is no answer to anything. Might as well just play Toskala.
 
shouldn't cost a 3rd rounder.

but we should definitely grab him. much better than Toskala.
 
BeLeafer said:
Why give up anything for Biron when you can get Manny Fernandez at no cost?

Never mind, I've been asking this since September.

Biron is no answer to anything. Might as well just play Toskala.
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I was with you when it came to giving Fernandez a look to start the season, when we would have had a chance to cut bait around this point of the season if he was done (because he did have a grim 2nd half last year)...but at this point in the year, give me someone who's played the first half of the season if the object is to improve the club.

As for Biron not being an answer to anything? Really? I know he's slumped some this season...but he's posting a .900sv% this season (just a shade below Gus' current SV%) and posted a .918 & .915 in his last two seasons. If we got that form down the stretch out of him, that most definitely would be the answer we've been looking for.
 
Hypothetical question here:

As Dion Phaneuf rumors start to surface, and with the Leafs in questionable (at best) playoff contention right now, would you consider making a move for the young defenceman if it meant involving Kaberle going the other way?

Reasons:

1. Phaneuf is a Burke type player. He is Canadian, plays a physical game and has top-end potential that is unfortunately not being reached right now. Elisha Cuthbert-induced? Regardless, could be the premier Bruke top end guy of the future.

2. Speaking of Burke-type, I think it is becoming evident that going into a rebuild like we are, we need to turn top-end talent for players while they are mired in slumps. At this time White looks to be a young Kaberle and could use more time being a top-pairing dman in the 2nd half if things start to go south.

3. If Phaneuf were to pan out as he ages a bit we could be looking at:

Phaneuf - White
Beauchemin - Komi
Gunnarson - Schenn

which makes a strong top six even in a few years when the offense and goaltending start to peak at their development (considering the Burke plan rolls into form).

So do you make this trade and see Kaberle leave? What would it take to work something out? Even then, does it help the Leafs or hurt us?

A core of Kessel, Kadri, Phaneuf, Schenn, Komi, White, and the monster looks nice if we can add one or two more top end pieces...
 
no.
nononononononono.

this guy is on the down slope. you don't trade a 65-70 point defenseman for the garbage phaneuf has given the flames for the past year and a half.

i don't know if it's that he's disinterested, had some sort of debilitating injury that he isn't disclosing or has just had flaws in his game exposed. but phaneuf looks like absolute crap.

the only way i'd take him on is if the leafs could swap something like blake and beauchemin for him. that would be fine.

but for crying out loud, not kaberle.
 
absolutely not....Phaneuf is paid like an elite #1 defender as would be lucky to crack our top 4 in overall quality. The prevailing wisdom in Calgary right now is that Giordano makes Phaneuf expendable.

Mark Giordano is considered Calgary's 3rd best defender right now.

Why would we want to pay that much money to a guy that Mark Giordano is pushing for playing time.

Not a ****ing chance. Calgary has been saved this season by the resurrection of Kipper, but for a while last season the Kipper & Phaneuf deals were looking like 13 million of pure albatross.
 
double dion is terrible

at his best he is a mccabe type dman..and he isnt even that

so overrated it is funny
 
I like Phaneuf a lot. I think he probably will be moved, but it won't be until this summer at the earliest. Calgary does have real cap issues, and he's becoming expendable for them. If they go out again in the first round, changes will be made.
 
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