Matthew Lombardi update/information thread
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Kin
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Bender said:
Old or young if we're inclined to break it down as to who is actually contributing to the team's "depth" there are a lot of guys on this year's Leafs who may stretch the definition. Far more so than Reichel, who won 53% of his draws and was the team's #1 Pking centre that year.
And you're free to try and direct the conversation to young vs. old if you like, I was just responding to the idea that it was hard to remember a Leafs team with more depth up front. That's only true by virtue of the fact that the Leafs have stunk post-lockout.
dappleganger
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Erndog said:
I liked our depth in '03-'04.
Mats Sundin, Alexander Mogilny, Gary Roberts, Joe Nieuwendyk, Owen Nolan, Darcy Tucker, Nik Antropov, Robert Reichel, Ron Francis , Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan, Mikael Renberg.
That's twelve forwards right there.
Bullfrog
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I sure hope this talk is more than just blind optimism. I think, when healthy, he'll be an excellent addition to this team. You just can't have enough speed on a team and he seems versatile.
While Connolly/Grabovski/Lombardi/Bozak isn't the best centre group in the league (mostly due to lack of an elite talent) it's certainly a group with some depth and decent scoring punch.
I really hope he can play for the Leafs.
While Connolly/Grabovski/Lombardi/Bozak isn't the best centre group in the league (mostly due to lack of an elite talent) it's certainly a group with some depth and decent scoring punch.
I really hope he can play for the Leafs.
I know I'd much rather see Lombardi play zero games with the leafs than see him play and play great, which I'm sure he would, but end his career in the NHL in 6 months or a year or whenever carted off the ice with another concussion. If Lombardi was my child, I'd simply forbid him to ever play another game.
BlueWhiteBlood
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13th fan said:
We also have a GM that's rather adept at trades as well, that certainly helps.
Kin
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Tigger said:I'll try to do better but I don't think that's what Zee was talking about...
That's my point. It's a little disingenuous to say that a move where Nashville was dumping salary is a "steal" because the Leafs were able to take on that salary. David Poile isn't stupid. He knew it wasn't a great hockey deal. He was a motivated seller and the Leafs were a willing customer.
Lombardi/Franson weren't stolen. They were bought.
Chev-boyar-sky
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Saint Nik said:Tigger said:
That's my point. It's a little disingenuous to say that a move where Nashville was dumping salary is a "steal" because the Leafs were able to take on that salary. David Poile isn't stupid. He knew it wasn't a great hockey deal. He was a motivated seller and the Leafs were a willing customer.
Lombardi/Franson weren't stolen. They were bought.
It's pretty near impossible to "steal" a good player in a cap system. Most teams will trade similar amount for similar amount.
If it's not a good to great hockey deal (for one team) it qualifies as at the least, close to a steal (for the other). This is even more the case if Lombardi plays effectively, as was originally stated.
Highlander
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Anyone see "The Town", Burke should have been in that movie with Affleck as he steals as well as any Irish Boston wiseguy. Phaunef and Aulie for Stajen and White and some also rans and now this and all the other great "Steals" of his career. Watch out, as we is coming!
Saint Nik said:Tigger said:
That's my point. It's a little disingenuous to say that a move where Nashville was dumping salary is a "steal" because the Leafs were able to take on that salary. David Poile isn't stupid. He knew it wasn't a great hockey deal. He was a motivated seller and the Leafs were a willing customer.
Lombardi/Franson weren't stolen. They were bought.
One could say Franson was bought at the expense of Lombardi at the time but if Matthew plays in any significant way I think it moves into the steal category, talent wise.