Brad Ross suspended 20 games for PED use
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Potvin29 said:
I'm not saying that Andrew's wrong, but it's interesting that nobody else has reported or touched on this yet.
The Jimmy Hayes for Brad Ross deal doesn't get enough credit for how bad it was. A 6'6'', 221lbs winger would be nice right now. It was pretty clear too that Ross' linemates were driving his high point totals in junior.
Andy007 said:
Yeah, but the Leafs traded Hayes to Chicago for their 2nd rounder on draft day to specifically pick Ross. So it was basically Hayes for Ross.
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In my mind it's two separate transactions. Hayes for a 2nd isn't or wasn't necessarily a bad trade to make at the time but then the draft selection itself was a separate poor decision.
I've also read on forums while looking up stuff about Hayes (so take it with the grain of salt you usually would) that Hayes wouldn't sign with the Leafs (I think like that other situation - Sweatt?).
I've also read on forums while looking up stuff about Hayes (so take it with the grain of salt you usually would) that Hayes wouldn't sign with the Leafs (I think like that other situation - Sweatt?).
Potvin29 said:
If I remember correctly though the Leafs and Blackhawks made that trade when Chicago was on the clock to pick. So if Ross wasn't available they probably don't make the deal.
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CarltonTheBear said:
That may be true as well. I seem to recall reading that Burke didn't want his scouting staff to have zero picks in the first 2 rounds or something.
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mirtle: Marlies winger Brad Ross has been suspended for 20 games for violating the terms of the AHL/PHPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.
Ross' statement:
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Joe S. said:
Must be why I never hear that one brought up.
Don't think the performance enhancers were really enhancing Ross' performance.
Joe S. said:
Looked up an article on that, this was in it:
"In light of the signing of Marcel Mueller, we are withdrawing all offers to Bill Sweatt," Burke said in an e-mail to the Sun on Friday.
Mueller is the rugged, 6-foot-3, 220-pound winger from the German Olympic team to whom the Leafs awarded a two-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday.
Burke thinks some day the 22-year-old could be a top-six forward with the team and he didn't cost the club a single body or prospect.
Burke said some funny things.
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When you think about the guys that actually make it and then excel at the game is a crapshoot.
When you look at guys like Zettenburg and others drafted in later rounds that actually make more of an impact than 1st rounders it is quite bizarre.
When you look at guys like Zettenburg and others drafted in later rounds that actually make more of an impact than 1st rounders it is quite bizarre.
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CarltonTheBear said:
Hey say what you want about Mueller, he's good enough to play and put up over a PPG for the Penguins*.
*the Krefeld Penguins
