x.jr.benchwarmer
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With the upcoming draft, and trade talks ostensibly heating up, it is interesting to see what, if any, offers the Leafs will get for Phaneuf.
Reportedly, the Leafs were offered Weiss and Smith, from Detroit, for Phaneuf, but the Leafs turned it down on the trade dead-line date this past season. Will the Leafs get more than that over the next few weeks? Hopefully so, but IMHO the market for him might not be too strong, for a variety of reasons. This might especially be the case in light of the apparent disinterest of the Red Wings now to make a trade for Phaneuf.
Again, reportedly, Nonis declined the offer this past year because he thought that he could get more for Phaneuf during the summer. (And Nonis also reportedly had discussions with Shanahan just before he was fired that he felt that Phaneuf was one of the elite defencemen or at least could be one of the elite defencemen in the NHL).
I would suggest that the Leafs might be better served just trading him for the most that they can get now as he does not fit into their plans for youth and speed, and he also plays virtually every power play cutting into Gardiner or Reilly's minutes on the power play.
But it would be interesting to see what others might think of his trade value, since there doesn't seem to be a lot of articles right now about an imminent trade involving him.
Reportedly, the Leafs were offered Weiss and Smith, from Detroit, for Phaneuf, but the Leafs turned it down on the trade dead-line date this past season. Will the Leafs get more than that over the next few weeks? Hopefully so, but IMHO the market for him might not be too strong, for a variety of reasons. This might especially be the case in light of the apparent disinterest of the Red Wings now to make a trade for Phaneuf.
Again, reportedly, Nonis declined the offer this past year because he thought that he could get more for Phaneuf during the summer. (And Nonis also reportedly had discussions with Shanahan just before he was fired that he felt that Phaneuf was one of the elite defencemen or at least could be one of the elite defencemen in the NHL).
I would suggest that the Leafs might be better served just trading him for the most that they can get now as he does not fit into their plans for youth and speed, and he also plays virtually every power play cutting into Gardiner or Reilly's minutes on the power play.
But it would be interesting to see what others might think of his trade value, since there doesn't seem to be a lot of articles right now about an imminent trade involving him.