Comments on: Leafs looks Reimer to injury tonight

By: realistic_leafs_fan

realistic_leafs_fan — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:01:38 +0000

Hahaha Nords. We must have been writing that at the same time.LOL

By: realistic_leafs_fan

realistic_leafs_fan — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:00:45 +0000

I don’t think anyone looks at Aulie as an Offensive defenceman, so the points are a little irrelevant. He would be a good 5-6 guy with size and strength. Unlike Ashton, Aulie IS playing in the NHL. Ashton has 15 NHL games with no points and a -10 if we’re going to throw out numbers. I see another possible third liner. Like we need another one of those. As you say about D-men, the same goes for forwards though, we can’t keep every third line prospect either. Big strong defencemen who can play are harder to find then a two-way third liner I think you would agree. That’s why we don’t like the trade. It didn’t solve a need for Toronto.
Liles I would trade. Gunnar the return would have to be worth it, otherwise keep him.IMO

By: nordiques100

nordiques100 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:45:57 +0000

We didn’t throw him away. And I don’t think anyone really bashed Ashton. I think the unique skill set Aulie brings being 6’6 and mobile for that size on D is pretty hard to find.

Ashton projects more like a 3rd/4th line grinder. Those who want to do that job are hard to find too, but a big stopper on D, with that size and reach, pretty unique.

By: LN91

LN91 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:26:57 +0000

Also, Keith Aulie has 2 points for TB and is not the most mobile of D-men. GEEZE.

Also, we cannot keep every defencemen we have so you must pick 1 to be traded away…As of right now, I would say Liles or Gunnar.

By: LN91

LN91 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:25:39 +0000

Why is everyone saying we threw away Keith Aulie? Last time I checked, Carter Ashton is a very good prospect as well.

He has been great defensively for the Marlies…Granted his offence is not NHL calibre there yet, but last time I checked…It took power forwards like JVR, Kulemin, Pacioretty, etc. until around 23-24 years of age to produce numbers…

By: doorman

doorman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:47:22 +0000

Lol ya hood winking would be great Giroux is struggling lol!!! Seriously though you are right the canes are better then the standings show. How they respond to this injury says a lot. If scrivens gets lit up well I think you can just smell the media frenzy

By: leafy

leafy — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:14:29 +0000

Carolina is a big test on Thursday. Don’t pay attention to the standings, the Canes are one of the better teams in the East. If the Leafs beat Carolina too, that would be HUGE!!

Big, strong and fast. That’s what wins games and that’s what the Leafs are this year.

Sure would be nice to hoodwink some GM and get a first line center. Maybe trade again with Paul Holmgren. Haha

By: thisgamewelose

thisgamewelose — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:25:14 +0000

Franson is the one guy I wanted the Rangers to try and trade for, especially when the rumors really started about the leafs trading him. I think his shot is really underrated. Rangers need a guy who can just rip them from the point. With our continuous struggle on the power play, year after year, I think Franson would’ve been a perfect fit. He obviously wouldn’t be our top 3 or 4, but he’d a perfect escape to get Bickel off the ice.

By: realistic_leafs_fan

realistic_leafs_fan — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:05:21 +0000

You don’t hsve to sell me on how bad Wilson was, i was one of his biggest haters.LOL
I do believe it was more Wilson than Burke though. IMO

By: nordiques100

nordiques100 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:57:09 +0000

he scored 3 points and wilson said he sucked. his confidence took a while to repair after that.

he benefitted from the extra time with the Marlies but i think he could easily have played instead of say Lombardi.

With BB and Wilson in tow, he’d never get any chance whatsoever IMO.

He was as good as done. I believe the main culprit was leafs disease considering he was a fan fav and a local product.