Comments on: Bobby Ryan to Leafs? Not likely

By: HABSRULEFOREVER

HABSRULEFOREVER — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:36:26 +0000

thats funny, they were only 3 wins away from the Finals… how close were the Leafs??? in fact whens the last time they made the Conference Finals… Judging by the way silly comments you must be about 12 or 13… so I guess never…. don't worry I'm sure they'll win the Cup this season…. just dont bet your allowance on it…

By: HABSRULEFOREVER

HABSRULEFOREVER — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:33:04 +0000

Kulemin for Crosby??? Its all but a done deal… Luongo for Giguere… Komisarek for Pronger and Leno…

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:24:35 +0000

Actually Kev is a good guy. And his breakdown of the Blake-Giguere swap is accurate.

Also Bobby Ryan is a pimp, and don't get me wrong I love Tomas Kaberle and I wanna keep him, but of all the rumours out there the Ryan swap is the best option.

By: Kev_Leafs

Kev_Leafs — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:40:04 +0000

Your valuable insight is most appreciated. What do you think of Finger for Ovechkin? The Leafs would finally get rid of the overpaid defensemen that they rarely use, and they'd get that dynamic scoring forward that they covet. It's a win-win situation!

By: NonLeafFansAreGay

NonLeafFansAreGay — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:10:07 +0000

kev your a f4g bro honestly watta loser. not a real leaf fan. just a loser

By: NonLeafFansAreGay

NonLeafFansAreGay — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:09:39 +0000

are you stupid. habs are not gonna be a contender. won't be for the next 50 years. they are garbage. stupid toilet seat team, thinking they can win. you are just pure garbage.

By: NonLeafFansAreGay

NonLeafFansAreGay — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:08:47 +0000

hahahaha true i remember that lmaoo

By: HABSRULEFOREVER

HABSRULEFOREVER — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:17:03 +0000

Finally a Leaf fan with some reality… nice to read… have you ever thought about switching to the dark side and cheering for the greatest NHL in history..the Habs.. (you know their Cup contenters next year Lol)

By: Leafland

Leafland — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:51:22 +0000

I really can't see Ottawa and Toronto doing a trade with each other, unless it was maybe picks or minor prospects. But anything of substance, I highly doubt it. Spezza is not coming here and Kaberle is not going there. Brian Murray is probably still seething about last year's draft.

Burke: You want Kadri?
Murray: Yeah.
Burke: Too bad, we're taking him.

Pretty sure Murray wants nothing to do with Toronto.

By: Kev_Leafs

Kev_Leafs — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:44:11 +0000

The Ducks are a money conscious team - they aren't as rich as the Leafs. Giguere was owed one more year at a 7 million dollar price tag (despite a cap hit of only 6). They had signed and were going to go with their younger goalie so that 7 million price tag was going to sit on the bench doing nothing. Whereas Blake was owed 4 million over two years. Blake - as a depth forward - plays around 12 minutes a night and might score the odd goal, so the Ducks would rather someone at 4 million a year to do something as opposed to a guy at 7 doing nothing, even if it means a total of 8 million dollars after two years. These were two immovable contracts traded for each other because they fit the teams needs and the player's purposes. Toskala was added because it evened off the salary (the end of Toskala's deal plus the remaining Blake salary for last season roughly equals what the Leafs paid Giguere last season), and this gave the Ducks a backup goaltender to sit on the bench, whom they then traded for a cheaper guy that was signed for beyond that year.

The only team that will add Kaberle to their roster is a team that thinks they can win the Cup next season, because Kaberle has only one year left on his deal before UFA. If you seriously think that by trading away Ryan and getting Kaberle makes the Ducks a definite contender for the Stanley Cup in 2011/12 - then yeah, that deal would happen. Except that is not the case. In 2012/13 Kaberle would be gone from Anaheim and they would be without Ryan with nothing to show for it.

Let's not be so one dimensional.

I can see why fans of other teams hold Leaf fans in such high esteem. We are not all the same, trust me.