Comments on: Phaneuf Effect in Carolina?

By: TheLeafNation91

TheLeafNation91 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:44:52 +0000

Well, like I said already, Preds are my second team.

Also, I guess I can use atdhe, etc. but the quality is not the greatest. lol

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:46:09 +0000

And LeafNation, my cousins live in Nashville, and he manages to catch a lot of the Leaf games, so I'm sure there is a way. But since he moved there, he's slowly drifted more and more towards being a Preds fan. My guess is that this will definitely happen to you.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:44:42 +0000

Apparently its a touchy subject…. haha

By: Steven_Leafs

Steven_Leafs — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:32:28 +0000

I don't think this would happen. I know Burke really wants B.Schenn on his team but the risk/reward of trading Kadri AND a defensive prospect for Schenn just isn't worth it at the moment. And that is coming from a guy who greatly prefers B.Schenn over Kadri.

If the deal was something like this I would do it:

To TOR:

Schenn
Read

To PHI:

Kadri
Crabb
Blacker

But that obviously is not going to happen, Read's value is insane right now.

By: senators_choke

senators_choke — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:53:21 +0000

A lot of young players have the skill, but lack the drive and competitiveness to excel in the NHL. I hope Kadri is not one of those players.

By: senators_choke

senators_choke — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:48:54 +0000

Of course it's not just skill. You also need the will to succeed at the NHL level.

By: mapleleafsfan

mapleleafsfan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:08:04 +0000

He didn't say he'd be a winger on toronto right now. He said if ultimately toronto wanted him as a winger, he'd be playing wing in the minors to learn the role better. I don't know why you think he's destined to be a winger. He's played center his whole life and played a few games on the wing this/last year. Now he's back at center he's lighting it up in the AHL.

By: TheLeafNation91

TheLeafNation91 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:17:53 +0000

If he plays C on this…He will be more like Slava Kozlov. A top-Center that can get good points…But more like a 1b instead of a 1a.

By: TheLeafNation91

TheLeafNation91 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:16:35 +0000

The reason he's not playing on the "Wing" right now in Toronto is because their is no room for him.

He would not have a top-six role on this team, which is what his game is suited for. As well, Frattin is a player better suited to be on the theird-line and could switch between top-six and bottom-six.

That is the reason, not because their developing him into a Center.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:11:05 +0000

Your not listening. If the Leafs had decided to make him a wing on the pro level, he'd still be playing it on the Marlies right now. He's not. That usually means that he's being groomed as a center at the NHL level. Very similarly to Ribeiro.