Comments on: Leafs In Desperate Need Of A Trade? http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/ NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: 92-93 http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151235 92-93 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:40:38 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151235 ‘showcase’ him for what? according to most “experts” here on HTR, there is no way any team will trade for Belfour.

the marlies point is a good one, but the concerns of an AHL club and where they are in the standings never takes priority over the NHL club. Let BELAK play for the Marlies!!

]]> By: Aetherial http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151234 Aetherial Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:25:19 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151234 Starting Belfour…
The HAVE to start him, especially since he was pretty good last week. Simply, they need to showcase him.

D-men… I think they are at the point where 2 things are a problem… 1) salary concerns. 2)They have to let SOMEONE play for the Marlies!!

The Marlies are already without Kronvall, Colaiacovo, Wozniewski and Harrison… 3 Marlies playing with the big club, and one injured… the cupboard is bare my friend :)

]]> By: goose http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151233 goose Sun, 05 Feb 2006 10:06:51 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151233 Wheres Leopold and Jeremy Roenick?

]]> By: 92-93 http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151232 92-93 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:50:29 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151232 sorry, not a good enough excuse to keep Belak around.

]]> By: phat_cat http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151231 phat_cat Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:35:32 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151231 why hasnt belak been waived……in one word McGratton

]]> By: 92-93 http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151230 92-93 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:15:50 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151230 Two things about tonight’s game that seems like a bad omen to me and bad decision-making:

1) starting Belfour AGAIN over Tellqvist. this makes no sense. i don’t even care if Belfour gets a shutout tonight (jinxed him there i guess), Tellqvist should be getting WAY MORE STARTS. Belfour started all the games on the road trip and now he is playing in his second straight back-to-back game.
ridiculous.

2) Wade Belak is filling in for ken Klee. do i need to say more?

well yes, I would have rather called up Ian White or even Brad Brown. why are we still even CONSIDERING playing Belak? why hasn’t he been waived yet?!?!

]]> By: 92-93 http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151229 92-93 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:11:54 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151229 the fact of the matter is that JFJ really cannot do very much at this point. if a deal appears on the horizon – especially towards the deadline in March when most GMs will be more willing to part with guys like Witt, etc. – then a deal could happen. but i don’t see anything happening before the olympic break.

true, the leafs young D-guys are responding well and probably better than Khavanov and Berg. but any team that is without FOUR regular defencemen is going to struggle. period.

and i’d rather see the leafs struggle down the stretch then make an impulsive trade for a veteran that won’t be around in the long run. for example, a guy like Witt would require a leaf prospect and a mid-round draft pick (according to sources out of washington and Spectorshockey). do the leafs really need to pick up a D-guy, lose some youth and draftting potential, just to barely make it into the playoffs and probably lose in the 1st round.

No.

The scoring problem has a lot to do with the Leafs’ speed and the ‘gap’ that is seems to be in place between the Leafs’ D and forwards coming out of their own zone. as Quinn has said many times, when a team players better D positionally – regardless of their team speed – offensive opportunities will open up and scoring will result. if you look at the Leafs’ PK, you can see that when they are in a super-defensively conscientious state of mind (and they have to be when they are on the PK), they have scored many goals – 2nd most SH goals in the NHL. if the leafs can carry this over to 5-on-5 play and play better in their own end, they will score more.

but they arent scoring more because they don’t play well in their own end …
therefore they are always hemmed in their own end
and therefore they don’t generate enough quality scoring opportunities or shots.

]]> By: jakeman http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151228 jakeman Sat, 04 Feb 2006 14:59:19 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151228 I am sure I am not alone, but I am growing increasingly frustrated with the leafs not making some move of some sort. It is obvious that they are not getting any better and are in big trouble, so if you don’t want to get rid of any good players or prospects, atleast get rid of “Quinn”. Do something, don’t just let the season go by without trying.

]]> By: leafnut28 http://hockeytraderumors.com/leafs-in-desperate-need-of-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-151227 leafnut28 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:28:48 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11584#comment-151227 Gary Roberts? WTF????????

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