Luongo

[caver]

Yeah. Stupid Vancouver stuck with 2 high quality goalies. 8)

 

[skippy]

"Word on the street", that's quite the solid evidence there.

.. and I didn't say there was any solid evidence.  Just said something could be happening because twitter is going a little nuts.

Twitter goes "nuts" over anything. One guy from a paper tweets something, a bunch of people pick up on it and retweet and suddenly you have an event. Doesn't make it true. Maybe there's something there, we've heard multiple sources suggest Florida is in the running, but I don't think twitter exploding means a deal is imminent.

.. and that's all I was saying.

And now back to drinking.

Luckily for me, I never stopped.

Hi sunshine! We missed you.

8)

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I hate myself for mentioning this...but Nonis is reportedly in Vancouver right now.

I wonder if the Leafs big splash tomorrow is making a move to push through the Bobby Lou trade.

 

[Kin]

I hate myself for mentioning this...but Nonis is reportedly in Vancouver right now.

I wonder if the Leafs big splash tomorrow is making a move to push through the Bobby Lou trade.

Being as Nonis is from out there that seems like a bit of a leap to make absent anything else to go on.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Well if he is there and Burke is doing e  and clubbing with a bunch of gay dudes tomorrow...

WHO IS RUNNING THE SHIP ON THE FREE AGENT FRENZY NIK????!1!!/??

 

[Kin]

Well if he is there and Burke is doing e  and clubbing with a bunch of gay dudes tomorrow...

WHO IS RUNNING THE SHIP ON THE FREE AGENT FRENZY NIK????!1!!/??

Not to worry. They left the hard-light hologram of Cliff Fletcher on.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Claude Loiselle is exclusively hologram maintenance too, right? RIGHT??

 

[Zee]

With Fletcher running the show expect Finger to re-sign for 5 years $42M

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Well if he is there and Burke is doing e  and clubbing with a bunch of gay dudes tomorrow...

WHO IS RUNNING THE SHIP ON THE FREE AGENT FRENZY NIK????!1!!/??

Not to worry. They left the hard-light hologram of Cliff Fletcher on.

;D

 

[bustaheims]

mirtle: Mike Gillis said on Vancouver radio today report Luongo wouldn't go to Toronto "was not correct." They haven't had discussion on that front.

 

[bustaheims]

The latest highly dubious rumour making the rounds is that Gillis asked for Gardiner, Franson, Colborne, Kadri and the Leafs' 2013 1st rounder.

 

[maplesyrup]

Belongs in the "jokes" thread.

 

[mc]

The latest highly dubious rumour making the rounds is that Gillis asked for Gardiner, Franson, Colborne, Kadri and the Leafs' 2013 1st rounder.

We could almost pry Crosby out of Pitts with that deal.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

The latest highly dubious rumour making the rounds is that Gillis asked for Gardiner, Franson, Colborne, Kadri and the Leafs' 2013 1st rounder.

What a knob, if that is actually true. Is that even serious?

 

[Stronger Than All]

I wouldn't trade Gardiner for Luongo straight up......

I wouldn't take Luongo for nothing actually unless we were sending Komi back......

 

[bustaheims]

What a knob, if that is actually true. Is that even serious?

My guess is something got lost in translation there, but, if not, that's 5 young assets - 4 of which are of the high value variety - for a good but declining asset that comes with an excessive commitment. I'm not sure even Gillis is that nuts.

 

[Zee]

The latest highly dubious rumour making the rounds is that Gillis asked for Gardiner, Franson, Colborne, Kadri and the Leafs' 2013 1st rounder.

What a knob, if that is actually true. Is that even serious?

if that's what he asked for I don't think he's nuts, it's more of a case of him not wanting to trade with Burke due to his disdain for him. He makes a ridiculous demand he knows will never be accepted.

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

well if that's what they're asking ..I'm assuming that burke will come out soon and say that the leafs have no active interest in luongo

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

if that's what he asked for I don't think he's nuts, it's more of a case of him not wanting to trade with Burke due to his disdain for him. He makes a ridiculous demand he knows will never be accepted.

I can see truth in what you're saying, but why come out today and say that the guy that said Luongo wouldn't go to Toronto is false? He could have just left that alone, so I think he was actually trying to start very high, as silly as it was. From what I saw, Burke was insulted and moved on quite quickly and now Gillis is back peddling a bit to try to re-open up dialogue.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

The latest highly dubious rumour making the rounds is that Gillis asked for Gardiner, Franson, Colborne, Kadri and the Leafs' 2013 1st rounder.

At first I thought you were joking, but then I remembered an article I read about Luongo/Leafs from the draft (Cox).  At the time I thought Burke was being overly dramatic with his comment about 'strip-mining', but if that rumour is true it makes a lot more sense.

"....part of the weekend was spent by both men trying to see if they can work out a trade that would move Roberto Luongo and his enormous contract into the Leaf tent.

Nothing happened, and Burke's comments that he wasn't going to "strip-mine" his organization to get a goalie without mentioning Luongo specifically suggested Gillis is asking for a lot more than Burke -- or anybody -- is willing to give."

http://www.thestar.com/blogs/article/1216435--cox-maple-leafs-could-pry-roberto-luongo-loose-with-offer-for-cory-schneider?bn=1