Boston, Los Angeles, the Rangers, San Jose and Toronto reported to be the teams that Nash will accept a trade too. Frankly I'm looking at those teams and I see Boston and San Jose not really having anything to offer Columbus. San Jose has no prospects whatsoever and what roster players would they be willing to get rid of? Low end draft picks as well. LA has some options. They have some decent prospects like Voynov, Clifford, Bernier, Loktionov, plus maybe a player like Jack Johnson? The Rangers are the next best competition for Toronto. Chris Kreider and Tim Erixon could be part of the package that would maybe entice Columbus. The only question is why the Rangers would break up a roster that is playing as more than a sum of its parts? I'd say Toronto could really make a run at him. If LA is willing to deal Johnson I don't think Toronto can match, but if the Leafs are willing to do something involving Reimar, Schenn, Kadri etc I think they could make the deal happen.
I like that, deal a young centre that has upside but isn't doing as well from the wing, and we have plenty of depth at D, so it's positions we're deep at we'd be moving guys - which is always good. The monster has played well of late and I think Scrivens is capable NHL backup material, and if need be bring in a veteran guy at the deadline. I think it's LA's deal to make though. Bernier and their D make as good or better fit.
If LA is willing to include Jack Johnson, it's a done deal. I think maybe Toronto could come close by offering Grabovski with something like Schenn and Reimar. But if LA decides they want to keep Johnson, then I think Toronto are the favorites. Honestly I'd deal Schenn and Kadri (as part of a package) in a heartbeat for someone like Nash, but that's just me.
Oh yeah, those two in a heartbeat, even including Reimer, I'm for sure too. I only hesitated on Grabbo because he's a Selke candidate type of player when he's on his game, and those guys don't grow on trees.
Highlight of the night during the Leafs Oilers game was the 2nd intermission where Kypreos (sp?) said something about trading Schenn for Ryan Malone and my reaction was the same as the other host. Basically wtf!?
I fell asleep and missed it. Kypreos seems to suffer occasionally from post concussion syndrome, as evidenced by comments like that.
He is a player always linked with the team as one thing we lack is size up top, same thing with Penner who from time to time been linked to us.
Kypreos is an idiot. Malone is a 20G scoring 32 yr old with 3 more years at a cap hit of $4.5M, within another year or two he'll be an aging has-been.
All honesty he would be nothing more than a salary dump on Tampa Bay end, I am sure they would trade him for peanuts as long as it means he is off the books.
Leafs have now lost 7 of their last 8. Ouch. Couple of HUGE games coming up against direct rivals for that 8th spot in the Conference, tonight vs. Washington and on Tuesday vs. Florida.
Goaltending sure did pick a great time to go belly up, 9 loses out of 10 is not what you want to see at this junction of the season.
Are you sure? If so, that's the stupidest rule i've ever heard. Why would you limit your options like that? Leafs up 3-2 after the 1st period...
I seem to remember that statement from him when the media was calling for Wilson's head regularly in the past few seasons.
Burke fired Keenan mid season back in 1999. But that's the only one. He's only had four coaches under him Keenan (fired) Crawford (Burke was canned) Carlyle (Burke left) Wilson
Thanks RC, I stand corrected. Either way, I can't see him keeping Wilson around at this point. My money's on Dallas Eakins being Leaf coach by St. Patrick's Day.
LOL I thought I was supporting your point. He fired ONE coach in nearly a decade of management during a season, and it was A.) 13 years ago and B.) not his coach.
Nice, I knew as soon as I read Carlyle rumours my Eakins prediction was wrong. Hopefully this will give the team the kick-in-the-pants they need to get into the playoffs.