Jake Gardiner: 2011-12 Rookie Season

Unless of course we draft him, in which case everything that scout said will be considered gospel for his entire career.

Gunner, Franson, Mac as trade bait to fetch big top 6 forward dunno what we’d get.

haha ya no kidding

I don’t think a lot of you realize how valuable Gunnarsson was this season. He played 22 minutes on average per night against top lines. Along with Phaneuf, he faced the toughest competition and still managed to allow the least goals per 60 minutes of any Leafs defenceman.

If we get a guy like Suter than I would have no problem trading Gunnarsson since he’d essentially be replaced with a better version of himself, but I really doubt we’ll be able to replace his minutes internally. I don’t think offensive-minded guys like Liles/Gardiner/Franson would be able to play those minutes very well at all, and Holzer/Schenn/Schultz (if we sign him) are question marks.

ya its almost weird how much they love him,,,its like the whole town wants loungo to fail