My Name Is Jonas, Gustavsson

@ SASH:
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It depends on the return. We can trade Kaberle’s rights for a 2nd round pick for sure, given the value of Hamhuis last summer. Boston’s offer has to be significant enough to make it worth us giving them a higher pick (as our standing will presumably drop without our best defensemen). If we get a a 2nd and a prospect from them, but they get a top 3 pick, we lose the deal. I’d rather they get eliminated from the playoffs early, and have us hand them the 10th overall pick, and then us just nab a 2nd rounder for his rights. Your tune, and everyone elses, would changes pretty quick if Boston won the Cup, then drafted Landeskog with our pick. Oh, but we’d have Joe Colborne, lol.

SASH wrote:

@ Cameron:
boston winning the cup doesnt hurt the leafs in the future. losing kab for notinhg, does hurt the leafs. whether boston picks 5th or 15th, with our pick, it dfoes not affect our progress whatsoever.

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If you honestly believe the complete drubbing the media would give us for years would not effect us, then I won’t be able to convince you of anything. The media has already convinced the world that Seguin is an absolute all-star in the making that Toronto just gave away. I can’t imagine what they would do if Kaberle was the piece that helped them win the Stanley Cup, and then they drafted Gabriel Landeskog 3rd overall. Good God, the media nightmare would never end. Burke would likely have to step down, or get a “promotion” just to allow the team to function.