2000 – 2nd round

2001 – confrence final

2002 – confrence final3

2003 – a chicnk in the armour I admitt

At least the leafs are consistant.

and do it with a hurt line up for most of the year

Johnson is a fourth liner and Perrot as well. Tucker the center piece of the trade!

Anyways, Boston got him snapper head.

See, if you were in the GM seat at the ACC, you would have bent and dealt whatever McPhee wanted. You can’t have your cake and eat it at the same time – ie. you can’t use your prospects to get to flight players and have those same prospects bidding for lineup spots.

Next time you think about *****ing about how the Leafs are an old team and prone to injury, just think about how much worse it could be if JFJ would have dealt for Gonchar.

I give kudos to the boys at ACC for not getting Gonchar. As nice as it would have been for the RIGHT PRICE, we don’t need another offensive defenseman. I think the Leafs have one of the highest scoring defense corps in the league, if not the highest. Sure Gonchar would have looked good in blue and white, but is he really the answer for what ails this team? You said it yourself, Berg and Pilar looked a bit lost on BOS’s second goal last night, yet you complain about the Leafs letting another offensive defenseman slip by. It’s not so much offense that we need, it’s defense, and I think the braintrust at MLSE recognize this and aren’t willing to deal for Gonchar because that’s what every hockey trade rumor website says they should do.

I look for the Leafs to upgrade their team by going after an defensive defenceman before March 9. And don’t look for a huge name, look for a subtle additon. Last year’s deadline proved that big names don’t always reap the rewards that you expect – see Nolan, Amonte, Niinimaa et al. Look at a player that NJ picked up, Grant Marshall, and he was way more effective in the overall picture and didn’t nearly create as much of a splash when he was dealt.

So, dear Aetherial, sit tight and have some confidence in good ol’ JFJ, he’ll come through in the end when the time is right. Besides, even if the Leafs do nothing, a share for the conference lead with the likes of Berg and Pilar, a bad-backed Belfour, tender-groined Roberts, and others who might be on the verge of collapse isn’t so bad afterall. Why do you think that other teams like Boston, Philly, Ottawa will all of a sudden start playing at a much higher level when the playoffs start and the Leafs won’t? The Leafs have a veteran team that knows how to play hard and win in the playoffs and I think they’ll do just fine, thank you very much.

Defense toughness, and goaltending and special teams wins in the playoffs.

Gonchar only brings one of 4 to the table.

He would still have been a significant improvement though.

I really have a feeling the leafs will make a trade that nobody is expecting. I dont know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. All i know is that they have to bring in a new defencemen or two. Pilar and Berg are only gonna hurt the team come playoffs.

Sheesh the Bruins got Gonchar for some guy I have never heard of and a couple picks?

I am glad that I was right at least in that the rumors about Gonchar for Colaiacovo + Stajan + A 1st rounder were ridiculous.

Of course what will happen now is that the Leafs will get a D-man who doesn’t really help at all OR they will go get Leetch but give up something like Colaiacovo, Stajan, Wellwood, and 1st rounders in 2004,2005,2006 and 2007. THAT is the depth of stupidity this organization shows.

Look for the Leafs to pick up something very minor though that will not make a difference at all.

I watched Berg and Pilar make absolute asses of themselves on Boston’s second goal last night. I can’t summon up much optimism for the Leafs chances as that team stands now, Belfour or no Belfour.

Thank god it over with i was getting sick of reading all these stories saying it was a done deal then it wasnt, then we had to hear about it again.

Finally it’s over.

This makes Boston Scary come playoff time, especially the Power Play.

It’s finally over!!!