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What Will Tim L Do?

JackBurton said:
Staal won't cost that.
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If I was Carolina, that's what I would start by asking, and likely settle for Kadri, Gardiner, and a 1st. The package with Reilly I agree is an overpayment. The second one if I were the Leafs GM I would be very very tempted by.
 
KingTucker said:
Do we even want to give that much for Staal? Going to be 30 in October and coming off a down season. Hmmm, on the other hand he's signed for only two more years and Staal-Bozak-Kadri-McClement is much, much better. Unfortunately kid has NTC so he would need to be convinced to come to Toronto. Hearing Lieweke on the radio he's pretty confident in management, but could just be a vote of confidence.
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I would take a pass. Trade assets for a solid minutes-eater on the top pairing.
 
JackBurton said:
I would take a pass. Trade assets for a solid minutes-eater on the top pairing.
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That would be ideal. But the problem is, much like big, legitimate #1 centers, top-pairing defensemen are rarely available on the trade market.

Besides Jay Bouwmeester, when was the last time one got traded? When was the last time a legitimate #1 center got traded?
 
Myers is the best realistic solution imo.

Also, just throwing this out there, but if the Blues fail again in the playoffs, perhaps Shatnerkirk will be made available via trade.
 
leafman101 said:
Of course you trade Kessel for Tavares if the islanders are stupid enough to do that. Tavares is a franchise center.

They aren't trading him though. Forget about guys like Stamkos and Tavares. Those guys are never getting traded.
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And Kessel is a franchise winger.... what's your point exactly? Mine is that you are trading one 80-90 point player for another, doing that trade does not help make this team better in anyway.

I agree though Tavares and Stamkos wont be traded anytime soon, I'd have to think with Wong getting his ass off the team and the move to Brooklyn, with new management it would be easy to entice John T to stay. As for Stamkos if he ever were a free agent he would come here but no way does he give up the warm year round climate and playing in a quiet media market to come to this hellhole.
 
leafman101 said:
Centers are more valuable than wingers. They are responsible for a way bigger portion of the ice.
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True, but John T is all offense just like Kessel is... again our problem isn't scoring goals it's keeping them OUT, trading one offensive weapon for another doesn't fix things here.
 
Tavares is one of the few players I'd trade Kessel for. Yzerman was all offence too, but as he got older he refined his game and became a great two-way player, I think Tavares has that in him too.
 
Evander Kane - Nazem Kadri on the 2nd line would be fantastic. Add Clarkson to that line to stand infront of the net.

It'll be interesting to see what we do this offseason. We need a better group of defenders for sure.

Phaneuf - XXXX
Rielly -XXXX
XXXX - XXXX

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Leafin' said:
Evander Kane - Nazem Kadri on the 2nd line would be fantastic. Add Clarkson to that line to stand infront of the net.

It'll be interesting to see what we do this offseason. We need a better group of defenders for sure.

Phaneuf - XXXX
Rielly -XXXX
XXXX - XXXX

Fill in the blanks.
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Phaneuf-Myers
Rielly-Gunnarson
Gleason-Orpik

Why do u want Clarkson on the 2nd line? He has shown he doesn't have the speed or offensive output to thrive there?
 
I'd like to see Clarkson with someone other than Carlyle, its almost certain he won't be as useless as he's been this season.
 
THe only good thing with Clarklson going forward is that he can't be much worse than he was this year... or can he?
 
Yeah, I don't hold out much hope for any improved play from Clarkson. He a) can't keep up with any of our top 9 forwards, b) has the passing skills of a blind man, and c) is a ****ing dumbass.
 
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