Comments on: Leafs sign D Jonas Frogren; Other Leaf rumors

By: lukeleim

lukeleim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:33 +0000

Ian White, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Boyd Devereaux to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrick O'Sullivan.

2008/2009 Lineup:

Alexander Steen - Patrick O'Sullivan - Nik Antropov
Nikolai Kulemin - Matt Stajan - Jason Blake
Niklas Hagman - Mikhail Grabovski - Jiri Tlusty
Mark Bell - Dominic Moore - Jamal Mayers
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Kris Newbury

Tomas Kaberle - Pavel Kubina
Bryan McCabe - Anton Stralman
Carlo Colaiacovo - Jeff Finger
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Jonas Frogren

Vesa Toskala
Curtis Joseph

Prospect Depth:

Robbie Earl - Darryl Boyce - Jeremy Williams
Dale Mitchell - Chris DiDomenico - Jimmy Hayes
Alex Foster - John Mitchell - Tyler Ruegsegger

Luke Schenn - Dimitri Vorobiev
Phil Oreskovic - Korbinian Holzer

Justin Pogge
James Reimer

By: gregpb

gregpb — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:35:28 +0000

Great lineup this year.

Blake       Antropov      Kulemin
Tlusty      Grabovski     Steen
Hagman   Stajan          Mayers
Pony        Moore          Williams

Kaberle       Finger
Coliacovo    Stralman
Frogren       White

Kronvall, Bell, Newbury extras

Toskala
Cujo

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:51:33 +0000

Another pick in the top 5 couldn’t hurt

By: sundin_500

sundin_500 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:50:31 +0000

guys, the frogren signing has already happened it just hasnt been announced. http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app it says that the leafs have his rights.

By: leafy

leafy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:05:58 +0000

Haha! Yeah, let's plan the parade, with Stajan accepting the Cup at Centre ice from Gary Bettman, and handing it off to his assistant C Antropov.

But seriously, the Leafs roster has changed considerably, it's really hard to predict how they're going to fare.

After predicting the Leafs were going to have a good season last year, I'm going to be a little more careful this time.

All I can say is that the infusion of youth and more speed, could make the Leafs better......or it could make the Leafs bottom out for another season before starting to recover in 2009-10.

Personally I don't see the latter as a negative. We want to build something that lasts, not just one little playoff run.

By: leafy

leafy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:56:04 +0000

Regardless I couldn't understand why Gilbert was playing Clemmenson instead of Pogge for much of the playoffs. I don't watch a lot of AHL, but as much as I saw, Clemmenson looked pretty mediocre.

A guy like Pogge takes up more of the net, plus he looks much more mobile than Clem. I don't know, I couldn't figure that one out.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:21:16 +0000

Fletcher said the best thing for Pogge's development is to have a big workload this season and be the #1 guy in the A as opposed to playing back up in the NHL, he'll get there, there's no sense in rushing goalies. Most don't reach their prime or even make it into the league until their late 20's – early thirties.

By: Peenz

Peenz — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:27:03 +0000

lol
Im sorry thought i just read mojo say the leafs were winning the cup in 09

its not april fools so your a lil early on that one.. but in all seriousness, the best thing for the leafs would be to get the top draft pick in 09-10, and for christ's sake BRING UP POGGIE SO THE KID CAN GRAB SOME EXPERIENCE, you guys had great potential in poggie and letting him sit in the AHL isn't helping, thats my 2 cents anyways.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:17:03 +0000

FROGREN FROGREN FROGREN!!!! YA WOOHOO

Leafs Cup 2009:

Blake - Antropov "A" - Hagman (will combine for 100 goals)
Grabovsky - Stajan "C" - Steen (Stajan, the new Gilmour?)
Ponikarovski - Bell - Mayers (Jamal + Bell = Doom)
Tlusty - Moore - Kulemin (Holy talented 4th line, look out and insert Boyd in there as necessary)

Kaberle - Kubina (Czeck mate *****)
Finger - Stralman (You just got Fingered)
Froggy - Coco (Carlo and the Frog? Ding-Dong! Who is it? Its the Leafs winning the Cup!)

Toskala
Joseph

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:35:21 +0000

That’s okay, too bad, I really like steve Ott.