Morning Links: We have a trade (or two)!

by on February 17, 2012 in Morning Mashup - 1,995 Comments

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Two trades came over the NHL news wire last night. The Philadelphia Flyers acquired the defensive defenceman they were looking for in Niklas Grossman from the Dallas Stars (in return for second & third round draft picks), while the San Jose Sharks acquired perennial playoff rental Dominic Moore from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a second round draft choice. Does Holmgren’s acquisition of Grossman put to bed any rumours of a Luke Schenn move to Philly? If we’re honest, those rumours were probably already asleep.

Two rumours are abound in Leafland with the deadline approaching; an unsubstantial offer has been tabled for pending UFA Mikhail Grabovski, rumoured to be a second round pick and a prospect, a leak that was probably intentional as the Leafs and Grabovski’s party continue negotiations on a new contract. Meanwhile, the Leafs have been a confirmed destination on Rick Nash’s five-team shortlist as Columbus searches for a wealthy return for their captain. As far as the Leafs are concerned, no trade activity is close to imminent. It could depend on whether or not they’re in a playoff spot on the 27th, but barring something unforeseen, the odds are Burke sticks with his current group and sees what they’re made of down the stretch.

If the Leafs need a quick fix anywhere, it’s in goal or on the third line. Quick fixes in net are usually not readily available, certainly not on the cheap, and the Leafs have an excess of bodies as is, so it remains to be seen if we’ll see Burke change anything on his roster before the deadline comes to pass.

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  • Anonymous

    That seems to be the chink in his armour. At this stage in his career though, what you see is pretty much what you get

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  • keon

    While I believe it’s more likely that some smaller moves will happen, I also think/fear that Schenn will be traded as well.

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  • Dangle_My_Berries

    crossing my fingers, we need to open up those roster spots soon

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  • West Coast Leaf

    out of curiosity when was the last time there was a 3 way trade in the nhl invovling stars? I wish there were more

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  • Dangle_My_Berries

    I trust that Burke is well aware of Schenn’s worth and if he gets moved its for nothing less then an impact player that helps this team now and in the future. Gotta give to get sometimes, and we have to deal from our position of strength.

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  • Waiting4LSC

    At the beginning of the season I was really pumped at the level of depth I thought we had. The I see the reality. RW doesn’t reward performance the way I wanted. He doesn’t bench either. Its all about practicality. Those with the big contracts must play. Do I have to pray for injuries to redress the fairness question???

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  • Anonymous

    Im looking forward to tonites game against the Nucks. This is not a track meet a la Oilers game, but I can see it being pretty free wheeling. 4-3 lEAFS

    Good nite folks

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  • Waiting4LSC

    Zep, before you go, in my mind a track meet is not a disciplined way to play. Maybe RW wanted the m to get it out of their system, believing we wouldn’t or couldn’t lose to the Oilers. The Nucks will punish us big time if we are not disciplined.

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  • Dangle_My_Berries
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  • RawLeaf

    Luke and Dion for Lundqvist… Problem solved… Easy, right?

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  • Anonymous

    Poor bastard. A Leaf fan in Quebec City. Reminds me of that Tom Hanks movie Castaway.

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  • West Coast Leaf

    any one else going to the game tomorrow too? I cant wait

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  • Waiting4LSC

    Yep. but he has Dallas promoting his development. He and Frattin can develop chemistry out of the limelight with significantly more minutes. Just hope it is a win-win situation.

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  • Waiting4LSC

    Hope you get to enjoy. I loved the Oilers game, where the amount of Blue and White had you wondering if it was a home game (except you wouldn’t see that much blue and white or fandom at the ACC)

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  • Anonymous

    yeah, could make sense, would hate to play Kane 6 times a year, but would probably be worth it to get rid of Milller

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  • Dangle_My_Berries

    I’m sure by next season the logjam is cleared up a bit. Im sure Burke already has the kids slotted into his “projected future roster” and has a list of areas of which he hopes to get upgrades. Id imagine the entire bottom six, aside from stexx and bronzy, has red marker all over it.

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  • Anonymous
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  • Skar

    Leafs 4 – Cocknuckers 2

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  • Waiting4LSC

    Good goal-keeping is essential, and we need to keep Kesler away from Phil to give us a good chance.

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  • Anonymous

    Sorry but our “stud” D man should not be exhausted. We are not even 60 games in. He is averaging around 25 -26 min a game just like he has every season since he as been in the league except the first one where he was around 21. Stop makin excuses for his fuck ups, he is essientally in his prime he should be good to go

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  • Waiting4LSC

    Luongo looks like he has his mojo back. Its going to take something special to get 4.

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  • Anonymous

    reading the comments on TSN(yeah I know, big no no) after the Jets game, and everyone seems to believe they’re a playoff team and forget how awful they looked not 10 games ago… Where do you guys think they’ll finish?

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  • Waiting4LSC

    O2 this is not the Wendel generation, we have to make allowances nowadays. :)

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