Comments on: Some Leaf Rumours

By: icedog28

icedog28 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:11:56 +0000

Mike Milbury as GM well that would officially be the end of ever seeing the leafs in the Playoffs let alone a Stanley Cup. I can honestly say I would rather see Gord Stellick come back and be GM because he only made one real Bone Head trade that sticks out in my head where Wild Mike Milbury made so many I lost count. I don't know how this guys stays in Hockey Circles I know he played and everything but he must be some stupid to be around the game so long and still not have a clue. I guess the Richard Peddie would want I guy like this around because they have the same Hockey sense. I can't even stand seeing Milbury on TSN he should be gone far far far away from the NHL

By: BLUE_AND_WHITE

BLUE_AND_WHITE — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:14:27 +0000

2009 is taveras year, and burke told the media he would trade the pick to help his team…

By: 92-93

92-93 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:45:29 +0000

and so now its the morning after.

i can say this will all the honesty i can muster: i feel WORSE today than i did when the leafs were eliminated from playoff contention in each of the last two years. i knew they didnt have a shot in those instances so it was no big whoop.

but this, losing Rask and watching him play so well last night - WHAT A NATURAL! everything that i read about him was true.

again, maybe Pogge works out amazingly well, but i think it was a mistake to trade Rask regardless - at least keep both of them.

its the kind of trade that i think will go down as among the worst ever. i know this is hyperbole and too soon to say, but i felt it when the trade was made, and man do i feel it today ... and to a Northeast division opponent too!!!

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never have i felt the need to completely rebuild than i do today. i thnk the leafs can do it in under a year - not that quickness is necessary. but i've said since the lockout that teams can rebuild faster because of the cap (and then look what happened to Phlly last year).

so yeah, trade McCabe if you can, Kubina, Sundin, Tucker, Bell, even Antropov (while his value is still high), Poni, Blake, Gill, Raycroft, etc.

wont be able to trade all of them or get fair value for them because of the market and because of the NTCs, and it shouldnt be done by the current GM (obviously). but the leafs badly need to make up for the prospect-mistakes that have been made the past couple of seasons by a GM who had a scouting-background but who was put into a stupid spot by some stupid owners.

i look at Tlusty and Wellwood and Stralman and Pogge and it becomes obvious - these players can play in the NHL now and learn the pro game now (not to mention Kulemin). Tlusty was drafted in 2006 - why go big in the next two drafts and reap the rewards by 2009-2011???

i've always preached 'building' - but that plan went out the window when the Toskala trade was made.

By: cartino

cartino — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:09:11 +0000

yep your right, I remembered it was for Parish and someother bum who didn't pan out and just guessed asham.

By: NoCupForYou

NoCupForYou — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:39:23 +0000

Mike Milbury as GM….That would be great

By: KingCanada

KingCanada — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:01:30 +0000

Yes but until he starts scoring which was the reason he was brought in the first place, the media wont quiet down. He scored 40 last year and has only 2 so far, a sniper doesnt just turn into a playmaker overnight. Hes getting alot of those assists from Sundin's hard work EVEN THOUGH he has been playing quite well IMO.

By: KingCanada

KingCanada — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:58:25 +0000

Whats the logic behind this?? Plus nobody will givup a high 1st round pick in 2008, thats Tavares' year, if Edmonton wins the lottery their gold.

By: KingCanada

KingCanada — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:55:20 +0000

PRETTY sure it was Jokinen+Luongo for Parrish+Kvasha, definatly not Asham

By: leafy

leafy — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:45:14 +0000

Indeed, he has come a long way. I still remember his very first game in October 1998, a 2-1 win over defending champions Detroit. Everyone was saying, who the heck is this guy?

By: leafy

leafy — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:40:59 +0000

Re: Jason Blake

Think the media is putting too much focus on Jason Blake's pruduction? I think so.

He has 14 points, which is good for 87th in the league in scoring, not bad in this 30-team NHL.

Blake has the amount of points as:

Marco Sturm
Brian Rolston
Markus Naslund

Blake has MORE points than the following players:

Slava Kozlov
Brendan Shanahan
Ryan Smyth
Sergei Fedorov
Chris Drury
Chris Higgins
J.P. Dumont
Jason Pominville
Ruslan Fedotenko
Brendan Morrison
Mike Modano
Miroslav Satan
Dainius Zubrus
Thomas Vanek
Viktor Kozlov
Erik Cole
Tim Connolly
Jay Pandolfo
Bill Guerin
Milan Hejduk
Brian Gionta
Patrik Elias
Patrick Marleau
Ladislav Nagy
Andy McDonald
Jochen Hecht
Pavol Demitra
Dustin Penner
Marek Svatos
Trent Hunter

And those who actually watch the Leafs probably know that Blake is actually playing quite well. He just hasn't been scoring.