Comments on: Cherry: If Phaneuf beats Prust, Leafs win

By: Gambo

Gambo — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:50:21 +0000

I agree, Backstrom is a massive upgrade. He’d be a great centre with Kessel and JVR/Lupul.
I’d do that trade in a heartbeat.
I’d try to keep gunnar though and trade Liles instead.

JVR-Backstrom-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Frattin
Chimera-Bozak-Kulemin

By: DannyLeafs

DannyLeafs — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:31:22 +0000

I think he’s an average number one defender, but there isn’t exactly a large list of upgrades available. I would prefer to hold off to see if guys like Gardiner or Rielly can make him expenable before committing to trading a guy they rely so much on.

By: realistic_leafs_fan

realistic_leafs_fan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:28:18 +0000

No offense, I think most would agree Backstrom is THAT much better than Grabovski. Chimera would be thrown in because Washington is looking to dump salary.
I would be shocked if you could get Backstrom for Grabo and Gunnar.

By: toronto77

toronto77 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:16:25 +0000

Huge rip off for the leafs. Though Backstrom is an upgrade to Grabo, he is not THAT much more better for you to have to through in a 1st and a 2nd.

I am not really a fan of Chimera either, I would prefer to keep Gunnar and Percy over him.

How about:

To Wash:
Grabo, Gunnar

To Tor:
Backstrom

The question is, would Backstrom be the no.1 or no.2, you would probably get a much better balance if he is the no.2

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Backstrom-Kulemin

not bad!

If this trade does happen, you would have to think at some point that Kadri will take the no.1 or no.2 role the way he is developing. Maybe move out Bozak and next season have

JVR-Backstrom-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin

By: realistic_leafs_fan

realistic_leafs_fan — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:28:34 +0000

grabo trade huh. If washington is still hurting by the deadline. Here’s the deadline blockbuster…

To Washington
2013 1st, 2014 2nd, Grabovski, Gunnarsson, Percy
To Toronto
Backstrom, Chimera

Remember you heard it here first.lol

By: leafs_wallace93

leafs_wallace93 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:18:58 +0000

Is Kadri an untouchable on this club? It’s funny that he and B Schenn are breaking out at the same pace. I like Nonis to be patience, nothing really big on the trade market floating around, I expect a conservative deadline and an aggressive draft day when the pendulum swings.

Garbo would look good in a package going the other way to give back a quality roster player. It’s not like he’s hurting us on the ice, so hold off on trading him until we have a reason to do so (fingers cross a big center coming to town). With Bozak being a pending UFA, I think it’s foolish to rush Garbo out of Toronto.

By: LN91

LN91 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:38:47 +0000

I think the best thing is for Kadri to play on the third-unit. Is he good enough to produce against better-lines yet? That still remains to be seen.

By: LN91

LN91 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:36:54 +0000

Is he a good captain? I don’t think so…The play has been to sporadic for that to happen.

Those rosters a few years back were brutal, but Sundin was able to get those guys into eighth place.

Clark, Gilmour were good captains. Is Phaneuf?

I personally would like Lupul, might not be the best player, but he seems to handle the Toronto media/pressure well, outspoken, and hard working.

By: leafy

leafy — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:30:54 +0000

DannyLeafs, I think that’s a very fair assessment and good perspective.

He’s not terrible, but also not irreplaceable by any means. To me, he plain average, no more no less.

Now that he’s “peaking”, I say trade him for a forward, preferably a center. For whom? I got no idea, you guys tell me.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:29:34 +0000

Would it make sense to move Grabo for someone bigger, who can focus mostly on the defensive side, and maybe cut the salary in half?

The emergence of Kadri offensively is nice and the team might benefit from a more rugged, bigger centre than Grabo. If we could move him for picks/prospects or something, and then flip lesser picks/prospects for a Malholtra-type, we might be in better shape and add some depth to the organization as well.