Leafs trade Matthew Lombardi

Connolly was an attempt at a short term solution after losing out on richards. By them sometime to find a real first line centre 

I suspect there were other factors involved with Burke’s dismissal (but we’re not supposed to talk about them).

 Preaching to the choir bud. Said this a million times.

No I’m saying age is becomes a factor at a certain point, I’m saying that a player who averages 50pts a season doesn’t continue that as he gets into his mid-30s. I’m also saying that Buffalo wanted in a 3rd line role which means they lost confidence in his offensive ability but not however his defensive ability. There is nothing wrong becoming a 40pt defensive forward I see that as his career now. Nothing wrong with that.

Connolly has a limited NTC. Nobody seems to know the specifics of that though.

Agreed.  I don’t dislike him, but I don’t feel he’s part of our future. Same with Connolly.  I like Connolly but would rather like him on another team.

1 less year of junior might explain that

What you describe isn’t nonsensical at all, but Cameron’s implication that a team would purposely acquire and give a roster spot to someone known or suspected to be incompetent at his assigned role because he might, at some future date, be converted into another asset certainly is.  Connolly was acquired to play centre, albeit in the short term, not to become a down payment for someone else.

We will be able to thank BB for the cap space available for RG and CP to sign here long term on July 1st though.

500k

Cam said about 500k

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
Toronto eats Lombardi’s $500,000 signing bonus, plus some additional salary.