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BlueWhiteBlood said:I think it would threaten Bolland more than Kadri.
RedLeaf said:BlueWhiteBlood said:I think it would threaten Bolland more than Kadri.
Well, Bolland does provide some much needed veteran presence. When you look at the key players on this roster, they're still very young and inexperienced. Lupul and Phaneuf are really the only veterans in key positions on this team right now.
BlueWhiteBlood said:RedLeaf said:BlueWhiteBlood said:I think it would threaten Bolland more than Kadri.
Well, Bolland does provide some much needed veteran presence. When you look at the key players on this roster, they're still very young and inexperienced. Lupul and Phaneuf are really the only veterans in key positions on this team right now.
I like Bolland's game a lot, but next year you'll have decide whether you keep Bolland at 3.8-4.5 million a season, or re-sign Holland at between 900k-1.5 million.
I'm not saying that Holland is the same type of player, or that he is currently bringing what Bolland does, but with cap increases to Phaneuf and Kessel next season, Nonis has some decisions to make going forward. Liles to anywhere seems like a no-brainer, but I thought that this off-season.
RedLeaf said:As it sits now Holland would be a third line centre, at least until Bolland returns. After that, the a Leafs have a good problem of having too many centers. I think Kadri is redundant myself, already having a smallish, speedy scoring forward in Kessel. I'd be looking to trade Nazem for a Paul Stastny (or similar) or a high quality, mobile, stay-at-home D man.
Ideally, the Leafs centre position would look something like this...
1) Stastny
2) Bozak
3) Holland/Bolland
4) McClement
Tigger said:Now, perhaps there's a great deal to be made involving Kadri in another direction that satisfies some lineup issues, I haven't really thought about what they could get in a deal/package for him, etc..
BlueWhiteBlood said:Tigger said:Now, perhaps there's a great deal to be made involving Kadri in another direction that satisfies some lineup issues, I haven't really thought about what they could get in a deal/package for him, etc..
Maybe Evander Kane?
JvR/ Statsny/ Kessel
Kane/ Bozak/ Lupul
Raymond/ Holland/ Clarkson
D'Amigo/ McClement/ Biggs
Orr
I don't think we'd have themoneycap space for that, but it would give the Leafs some grit on lines 2-4.
BlueWhiteBlood said:Maybe Evander Kane?Tigger said:Now, perhaps there's a great deal to be made involving Kadri in another direction that satisfies some lineup issues, I haven't really thought about what they could get in a deal/package for him, etc..
Andy007 said:Let's go crazy. Send Kadri with Gardiner and Reimer to the Isles for Tavares and one of their young goalies. Boom, #1 franchise centre!
Leafaholic99 said:Please not Evander Kane, even if it meant the annoying Kane fanboy that sits in front of me at every Jets game would give up his season tickets, Kane's ego is too big and his drive doesn't seem to be there. That could be based on playing in Winnipeg, but I wouldn't want to give up too much for him right now, he doesn't seem like a team player at this point in his career and is too much of a question mark at the moment.
BlueWhiteBlood said:Leafaholic99 said:Please not Evander Kane, even if it meant the annoying Kane fanboy that sits in front of me at every Jets game would give up his season tickets, Kane's ego is too big and his drive doesn't seem to be there. That could be based on playing in Winnipeg, but I wouldn't want to give up too much for him right now, he doesn't seem like a team player at this point in his career and is too much of a question mark at the moment.
Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I think it's his environment that has him playing like he is right now. I don't think he gets along with the coach at all. He's a really good player when he's on, I think he just needs a change of scenery.