Tigger said:
BlueWhiteBlood said:
Corn Flake said:
Sgt said:
Sorry, who exactly claimed this was a done deal (or close to it?)
It's been buzzing around twitter from one of the self proclaimed rumor-heads. Nothing legit yet.
Frattin and a pick for Bernier is the suggestion. Worth discussing on a slow day I guess.
Personally, I don't think Burke is willing to send Frattin for Bernier. I'll be very surprised if he does this.
I don't know what Burke is willing to do but I'd be very surprised as well.
I like Frattin but not seeing how he and a 2nd round pick is too steep a price to pay for one of the top up-and-coming goaltenders in the league.
2 years ago, Bernier was expected to usurp Quick. It was almost assumed it would happen but Quick just kept getting better. It wasn't like Bernier lost the job.. he never got much of a chance to take it.
I'm not saying Bernier is the next great elite goalie but he's one of the most promising ones in the league. To sacrifice Frattin and a 2nd, while a tad painful, isn't that steep of a price. Far less than the Leafs have paid for goalies in the last 5 years.
Of course this all assumes the rumor is even remotely legit, but hey .. we are here to make stuff up and speculate too.