Comments on: Oilers unlikely to swap No. 1 pick, despite fans’ speculation

By: thisgamewelose

thisgamewelose — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:47:25 +0000

Yup. It's a crazy pick. They tried to get me to swap picks and I said no, no, no.

By: TheOnlyIslesFan

TheOnlyIslesFan — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:02:37 +0000

Here is a crazy thought...

To the Oilers - Second Pick and Fedor Tyutin

To the Jackets - First pick.

By: TheOnlyIslesFan

TheOnlyIslesFan — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:52:26 +0000

I'm actually liking Griffin Reinhart as a pick for the Isles - if not Murray then I'd actually lean this way over Dumba...

By: blaze

blaze — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:55:34 +0000

ha ya love him or hate him Burke is most definitely arrogant. Understandable on not wanting Tim to have a second go. I figuired NYI would be crazy not to take Murray at 4 if he's available, but you never know. In reality Murray at 4 is a steal and would be great for NYI. Just a move I could see Burke making even though he'd probably get his guy at 5 anyways moving up to 4th would put his fate into his own hands and make it seem like he is doing something.

As for Komo I know you've heard it lots before but this off-season anyways unless the cap space is needed to make a run at Parise or Suter I'd rather just keep him. He's already started to turn it around under Carlyle but the perception Leafs fan have of him he can have a handful of quiet solid games at near 20 minutes a night and no one notices. The first penalty he takes he sucks again. He just couldn't adapt to how often he had to pinch with Wilson's style. He doesn't have the foot speed or decision making.

Still he's the biggest Dman the Leafs have back there and the meanest. I love how if you can't kick Lucic's ass you're not tough anymore. Um have you people seen the list of guys Looch ran through? Atleast Komo is the only guy on the team with the balls and heart to fight him again even though he knows he's going to get beat.

Who knows maybe Tambo shocks the hockey community and takes Murray at 1? That would be great. Would NYI settle for Dumba?

By: blaze

blaze — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:45:49 +0000

You're assuming they don't take Grigorenko, and even if they don't fine enough that means Grigorenko would fall to 5th which would be fine, his upside is enormous.

By: lafleur10

lafleur10 — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:16:32 +0000

galchenyuk will be long gone before the 5th pick he will be the habs pick at 3 and if he goes before that we will take forsberg so the leafs won't land either 1 unless they trade down to get 1 and the price they'd have to pay isn't worth it unless burke is despearte for either guy and is willing to get raped and over pay big time

By: TheOnlyIslesFan

TheOnlyIslesFan — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:12:05 +0000

It's a D this year no matter what for Garth Snow whether it be Ryan Murray or Matthew Dumba - the only forward I'd take over these guys if it were my decision is Yakupov to be honest.

And as for Connolly - I've already had the pleasures of having Tim on my team and he provided a valuable asset when he played - we turned him and Pyatt into Mike Peca after all! But I'd have to say Thanks but No Thanks on this one.

Komisarek has been "rebounding" for the past 3 seasons and it's obvious that it's time for that experiment with the Leafs to end - take the trade home Mike come back to West Islip and have fun playing for your hometown team, no pressure and you might just become a "monster" again.

As for what it would take to move down to 5th..pretty sure that it'd only take an extra second rounder or Burke making a call to Snow and saying "Please don't take this kid we like" not like that B.S. we saw with Bryan Murray saying "yeah I like Kadri" and Burke saying "Yeah well watch this"...kinda turned around and bit him in the ass didn't it looks like Jared Cowan had the second to last laugh on the full season he played in the NHL.

Sorry Brian Burke is a jerkoff.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:19:14 +0000

Staal is actually a decent example of what I'm saying. Staal's a good player but how much has his development been curtailed playing behind Crosby and Malkin? Could he be a player much closer in terms to his brother than he is now if he had top line time?

I suppose having only one guy ahead of you is a little different and Eberle isn't exactly Crosby or Malkin.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:36:13 +0000

Yakupov isn't a superstar though, at least not yet. It's about development. When a player receives proper development, he can succeed. Some players can succeed at any level playing with any time given to them. Others can't. How many players taken in the top 3 that have failed, failed because they didn't receive proper development? Probably most of them. I'm not suggesting that Yakupov might be the next one, just saying that its possible, or saying that he might never reach his top end potential because he wont' receive the time he needs to succeed.

Maybe I'm overthinking it, maybe I'm just thinking up merely a hypothetical situation. I'm just saying that not everything works out with first overall picks and its something to consider.

By: blaze

blaze — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:04:54 +0000

My ideal summer for the Leafs? Forget Nash, forget Yakupov. Make a considerable offer for Jordan Staal. He might still be untouchable, he might not. I think starting with a Kulemin,Franson,and Colborne would atleast get Pittsburgh listening, I'm curious to hear your thoughts hockey-lover. If you can grab Staal without giving up the 5th, or Kessel,Lupul, or Gardiner, do it.

People might say he's overrated particularily defensively, which may be true. Either way I'm convinced he'd be a great fit on the top line. Staal is right on the cusp of putting up better numbers which will come with more PP time which he isn't getting. Even if he doesn't put up all-star numbers just helping out defensively on the Kessel line and adding some size and more scoring touch will be a big boost, his age fits in perfectly with the current core.

Keep the 5th overall and snag one of the big 4 forwards. Ideally grab a Galchenyuk or Forsberg. Let them develop for one more year properly and they make the team next year. Having a potential game changing talent up front will go a long ways for the long term future of the club.

Leave the D alone. They're a very young D core which should be allowed to grow and develop together. The Gardiner-Schenn pairing is something that in time could become a key piece going forward. Phaneuf as well takes much more flak then he deserves, his personality must rub people the wrong way.

Sign Thomas Vokoun. Though I've supported the Luongo movement and still am not against it. If Vokoun will come in at a reasonable contract I feel comfortable with a Vokoun-Reimer tandem next season. Keeps the team financially flexible unlike Lou, let Gustavsson walk.

Make a pitch to a veteran 3rd line FA with size and grit. This team needs a vet prescence up front. It's very young and fragile. A guy I'd love to see make a pitch for it Stoll in LA, however that seems unlikely as he'll like re-up with his new cup ring.

Make a move for J.Staal, draft Galchenyuk or Forsberg, sign Vokoun and a veteren with size up front. Give that to Carlyle and the Leafs should be sitting in the 4-8 spot next season if they get the goaltending. No killer contracts and lots of flexibility going forward. Many young players still far from peaking or their prime, future looks good.