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Leafs trade Matthew Lombardi

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Leafs trade Matthew Lombardi
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  1. Leafs trade Matthew Lombardi to Phoenix for conditional 3rd or 4th round pick

Leafs trade Matthew Lombardi to Phoenix for conditional 3rd or 4th round pick

The draft pick is a fourth rounder in 2014, which could become a third if Lombardi re-signs in Phoenix or records a certain number of points with the Coyotes this season.

Obviously, this is better than using the amnesty buy out because a) the Leafs get a pick, and b) retain both of those buyout options for the summer period should they want to exercise them. The Leafs will pay his $500,000 bonus and retain some of his base salary in order to off load the cap hit.

There has been almost no mention of Matthew Lombardi throughout camp and it was pretty clear his place wasn’t here this season. He would’ve just been in the way of the advancement of the likes of Nazem Kadri and I would’ve been more than a little PO’ed if we had to watch another game with Lombardi miscast on the checking line wasting everybody’s time.

A mid round pick is a pretty good get for a misfit piece of Lombardi’s circumstances. In moving him, the Leafs free up $3.5 million in cap space, taking them down to around $62.5 million in cap payroll.

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  • https://twitter.com/JoeStewart17 Joe_17

     http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/11000000/Yes-Man-yes-man-11097494-1280-1024.jpg

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  • tmlfan

    He’ll most likely be in the A but i’m glad he found a team

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  • Lonsmos2

    true IF he didn’t work out here as our number one centre. If he had gelled with Phil he wouldn’t have been sent anywhere would he?

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  • phaneufoundlander

    Dude, why in the hell would CBJ give up a first for Cmac that could turn out to be Seth Jones or Makinnon..are you mad?

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  • Jay_Berg

    Not sure why everyone thinks this opens up a spot for Naz. Lombardi didn’t appear to be in the starting lineup anyways. Unless one of Connolly/Bozak/Mac are traded then Naz might still be shit outta luck.

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  • Pent_House

    Best move of the Nonis tenure! 

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  • CarltontheBear

    Highly doubt it, Bobby Ryan took longer to crack the NHL, seems to have worked out

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  • Steele123

    He was brought in so we could have Franson.

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  • newkb

    Better than the Mike Mottau signing?  lol

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  • DefenceWinsChampionships

    They have LA’s and NYR’s 1sts, not just their own. 

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  • http://www.hockey-nerd.com Cameron

    Your unjustified hate of Bozak not withstanding, it was a simple chemistry issue in my opinion.  He didn’t work here. Connolly will go back to putting up 50-60 point seasons in someone else’s jersey before long.

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  • Mattmark

    Nobody is brought in and given a lineup spot for the purpose of being turned into assets.  That’s a nonsensical claim.

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  • wiski

    Does the salary the leafs retained count against our cap?

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  • Dutchman27

    That’s 1/2 of Lack gone now. Two to go.

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  • DIGGLER_69

    They have 3 first rounders. 1 from LA & and another from NYR. Easily 25th spot and up for both.

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  • mcloki

    Technically the only move ;-)

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  • https://twitter.com/JoeStewart17 Joe_17

     you know, ive only just now realized that ive been pronouncing your handle like “lonesome”…and that just aint it!

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  • DefenceWinsChampionships

    The only bad part of this Lombardi deal is that he will no longer be a Leaf in NHL13 :(  

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  • Bon Scott was a Leaf fan

    I think CBJ has multiple 1sts from other teams (Rangers being one).  

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  • rustynail

    Injuries will happen for sure

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  • Steele123

    I’m not too sure. It isn’t like we didn’t play a run and gun style coupled with the fact he is getting older and the team he signs with next may not guarantee him top 6 minutes. Buffalo wanted him as a 3rd line centre. 

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  • http://www.hockey-nerd.com Cameron

    I think Steckel will be on the bench, and we’ll see three lines.  Lupul/Bozak/Kessel on the top unit.  Then varying line combinations for lines 2 and 3 consisting of Grabovski/Kulemin/Kadri/MacArthur/Connolly/VanRiemsdyk.  Then a 4th line of Frattin/McClement/Komarov.  Brown subs in for whoever isn’t playing well whenever we play teams with a tough guy.

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  • Lonsmos2

    LOL no although it seems that way sometimes LOL

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  • tmlfan

    I REALLY like the sounds of a Frattin-Kadri-JVR line.. don’t ask me why, but i think it has the potential to be something special

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  • DefenceWinsChampionships

    Terry Koshan ‏@koshtorontosun
    The fourth-round pick #Leafs get from Coyotes in Lombardi trade is in 2014

    I knew it! Lol

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