Random rumours
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bustaheims
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sneakyray said:
It's really not all the surprising when you really think about it, though. The cap is set to drop $6M. Right now, you have a situation where there are a lot of sellers and not that many buyers. Tough to get a deal done when both sides are looking to shed salary.
bustaheims said:
its still fun to see the B's go off the deep end today...and the canucks do a 180 on their goaltenders...and see the pens sweating it out with letang...and the lightning having to buy out their captain, not to mention the buyouts in philly.
I'm sure I'm missing some of the other circus acts in the nhl right now but it's nice to see the leafs sitting pretty right now.
Leafaholic99
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Imagine if Seguin was traded to Toronto, what would Bruins fans chant then?
hockeyfan1
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From TSN:
2:13pm et - Told Mark Fraser got QO from the Toronto Maple Leafs on a 2 way Qualifier and will not accept - Aaron Ward
2:13pm et - Told Mark Fraser got QO from the Toronto Maple Leafs on a 2 way Qualifier and will not accept - Aaron Ward
Deebo said:
Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe & Mail has also said on twitter that the Bruins should target Alfy. I can understand maybe if Ottawa had cap issues, but they're in a great position there. Melynk will give him whatever he wants.
bakeapples
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BlueWhiteBlood said:
Cause he's a major league scumbag!
It's probably unwise to read anything in to the fact that Seguin only had 1 goal in the playoffs. It's a bit of a statistical fluke that he had 1.43% shooting percentage over a 20-game stretch. He still had 70 shots on goal, which is a good rate and shows good all-around skills. Ovechkin, Kessel, Stamkos even (I believe without checking) have had 20-game stretches where they've scored just 1 or 2 goals.
If Boston was going to throw him away, I'd pick him up.
If Boston was going to throw him away, I'd pick him up.
Redleaf
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princedpw said:
Gillis has screwed the pooch so badly in Vancouver, yet he remains Canucks GM. It's really quite remarkable he hasn't gotten canned. So glad the proposed deal for Luo with the Leafs came back and slapped him in the face. I'm sure he thought he had Nonis over a barrel for a while there and was tightening the screws. Good on him.
Chev-boyar-sky
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bakeapples said:
Can't speak to their exact cap situation, but expensive (or relatively expensive) deals to Chara, Lucic, Krejci, Marchand and Bergeron have left relatively close to the cap (5M to spend) with 5 or so players to sign.
They don't have to move him necessarily (or anyone for that matter), but Bergeron will need more money next year and Rask is an RFA who should command 4-6M I'd think. If they fill out the roster with prospects or minimum guys they'll lose a lot of their depth. Seguin is the youngest asset they have (probably their most valuable as well), and he's due 5.75M starting next year. He did have a pretty decent regular season, but maybe they see him as the most superfluous asset?
Another case of too much money, too soon methinks.
Chev-boyar-sky
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moon111 said:I'd be willing to trade this year's 2nd round pick for Sequin.
On a serious note though, I'd be willing to move Gardiner or Rielly in a package for him (depending on if we had to add anything).
He's young, not too expensive all things considered (especially compared to Grabbo) and he fills a need on our roster.
I think Rielly and Gardiner are a bit redundant, and Grabbo would be a buyout candidate, freeing up cap space to fill another need.
There's little chance the two teams would ever deal the same player (I know it was originally just a pick) twice, but I think it would be smart asset management on the part of the Leafs (We also have Finn, Percy and Blacker who could have offensive sides to their NHL games, if they make it).
hockeyfan1
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Chev-boyar-sky said:moon111 said:I'd be willing to trade this year's 2nd round pick for Sequin.
On a serious note though, I'd be willing to move Gardiner or Rielly in a package for him (depending on if we had to add anything).
He's young, not too expensive all things considered (especially compared to Grabbo) and he fills a need on our roster.
I think Rielly and Gardiner are a bit redundant, and Grabbo would be a buyout candidate, freeing up cap space to fill another need.
There's little chance the two teams would ever deal the same player (I know it was originally just a pick) twice, but I think it would be smart asset management on the part of the Leafs (We also have Finn, Percy and Blacker who could have offensive sides to their NHL games, if they make it).
I disagree with the Gardiner part. And we, at this point, don't have answers that are merely question marks on Percy, Finn, Blacker and Reilly.
Yes, it would benefit the Leafs to land a Seguin in more ways than one, since it'll give the Leafs offence a nice boost having Tyler there.
BlueWhiteBlood
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Now TSN is saying that Columbus may be entertaining trading Bobrovsky, which is a little baffling.
BlueWhiteBlood
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AvroArrow said:
Well, he wants 6 million apparently, but is that enough to throw in the towel, when you have been trying to solidify that position for a few years? He may not be worth 6 million this season, but if he can keep the level of play he showed in last years shortened season, he most definitely would be worth that.
Hard to say, but he is rumoured to be being offered to teams, so it seems they don't want to negotiate with him, if they are actively trying to trade him. Unless it's a tactic...