Nonis using depth to go shopping....

[Pucken Chronic]

What? You implying  the Finger and Zigomanous for Hall trade is just a  crazy rumour? Curses!!! 

 

[Zee]

It seems a number of media outlets have resorted to making up rumors and talking about how they might happen, basically like half the threads here.

The Star has a daily trade rumor evaluation thing going on and this morning on sportsnet I caught the end of a bunch of random trade proposals being made up by John shannon and some other guy.  Shannon tabled Semin to Detroit and blabbed about it happening. Ummmmmmmmmmm.

They've all become eklunds.

Deadline day has become a bit of a joke too.  They sit there for 8-10 hours waiting for things to happen and so little seems to nowadays.

 

[Mikhail Bloodnovsky]

It seems a number of media outlets have resorted to making up rumors and talking about how they might happen, basically like half the threads here.

The Star has a daily trade rumor evaluation thing going on and this morning on sportsnet I caught the end of a bunch of random trade proposals being made up by John shannon and some other guy.  Shannon tabled Semin to Detroit and blabbed about it happening. Ummmmmmmmmmm.

They've all become eklunds.

Deadline day has become a bit of a joke too.  They sit there for 8-10 hours waiting for things to happen and so little seems to nowadays.

You mean you don't like a panel of 15 "experts" going gaga for an hour over a mega deal of the day: Dustin Penner for misc scrubs

 

[Redleaf]

It seems a number of media outlets have resorted to making up rumors and talking about how they might happen, basically like half the threads here.

The Star has a daily trade rumor evaluation thing going on and this morning on sportsnet I caught the end of a bunch of random trade proposals being made up by John shannon and some other guy.  Shannon tabled Semin to Detroit and blabbed about it happening. Ummmmmmmmmmm.

They've all become eklunds.

Deadline day has become a bit of a joke too.  They sit there for 8-10 hours waiting for things to happen and so little seems to nowadays.

Yeah. They've built that day up to a crescendo. The excitement factor is never what TSN promises by the end of the day.

 

[Erndog]

It seems a number of media outlets have resorted to making up rumors and talking about how they might happen, basically like half the threads here.

The Star has a daily trade rumor evaluation thing going on and this morning on sportsnet I caught the end of a bunch of random trade proposals being made up by John shannon and some other guy.  Shannon tabled Semin to Detroit and blabbed about it happening. Ummmmmmmmmmm.

They've all become eklunds.

Deadline day has become a bit of a joke too.  They sit there for 8-10 hours waiting for things to happen and so little seems to nowadays.

Yeah. They've built that day up to a crescendo. The excitement factor is never what TSN promises by the end of the day.

TSN does this with everything.

Deadline day, the draft, the World Juniors, and my favourite.... the UFA July 1st extravaganza!  Where they sit there for hours waitin for someone to sign the moment free agency opens!

I remember one of the first years they did it, nothing happened for hours and the first big signing was Todd White in Atlanta.  I think they realized then it was a bit of a joke.

 

[Zee]

It seems a number of media outlets have resorted to making up rumors and talking about how they might happen, basically like half the threads here.

The Star has a daily trade rumor evaluation thing going on and this morning on sportsnet I caught the end of a bunch of random trade proposals being made up by John shannon and some other guy.  Shannon tabled Semin to Detroit and blabbed about it happening. Ummmmmmmmmmm.

They've all become eklunds.

Deadline day has become a bit of a joke too.  They sit there for 8-10 hours waiting for things to happen and so little seems to nowadays.

You mean you don't like a panel of 15 "experts" going gaga for an hour over a mega deal of the day: Dustin Penner for misc scrubs

Maybe Sportsnet will bring back Eklund for the day.

 

[Corn Flake]

It seems a number of media outlets have resorted to making up rumors and talking about how they might happen, basically like half the threads here.

The Star has a daily trade rumor evaluation thing going on and this morning on sportsnet I caught the end of a bunch of random trade proposals being made up by John shannon and some other guy.  Shannon tabled Semin to Detroit and blabbed about it happening. Ummmmmmmmmmm.

They've all become eklunds.

Deadline day has become a bit of a joke too.  They sit there for 8-10 hours waiting for things to happen and so little seems to nowadays.

You mean you don't like a panel of 15 "experts" going gaga for an hour over a mega deal of the day: Dustin Penner for misc scrubs

Maybe Sportsnet will bring back Eklund for the day.

Oh right! Eklund up in the rafters of the studio playing shadow puppets with himself.  One of the most hilariously awful pieces of sports media production ever.

 

[bustaheims]

Oh right! Eklund up in the rafters of the studio playing shadow puppets with himself.  One of the most hilariously awful pieces of sports media production ever.

His announcement of an extension for Ryan Smyth moments before the trade to the Islanders was announced is still comedy gold.

 

[jonlleafs]

Oh right! Eklund up in the rafters of the studio playing shadow puppets with himself.  One of the most hilariously awful pieces of sports media production ever.

His announcement of an extension for Ryan Smyth moments before the trade to the Islanders was announced is still comedy gold.

Was he really on Sportsnet?  Or was that a blog he put on his website?  I was trying to find a picture of him, but the one site I found has pictures of him, but I don't know how credible it is.

 

[bustaheims]

Was he really on Sportsnet?  Or was that a blog he put on his website?  I was trying to find a picture of him, but the one site I found has pictures of him, but I don't know how credible it is.

They had him in a dimly lit booth. It was sad and hilarious.

 

[jonlleafs]

Was he really on Sportsnet?  Or was that a blog he put on his website?  I was trying to find a picture of him, but the one site I found has pictures of him, but I don't know how credible it is.

They had him in a dimly lit booth. It was sad and hilarious.

So you basically couldn't see his face?  The depths that some stations will go to for ratings... my goodness.

 

[Zee]

Was he really on Sportsnet?  Or was that a blog he put on his website?  I was trying to find a picture of him, but the one site I found has pictures of him, but I don't know how credible it is.

They had him in a dimly lit booth. It was sad and hilarious.

So you basically couldn't see his face?  The depths that some stations will go to for ratings... my goodness.

Oh yeah, he was actually on Sportsnet during trade deadline day.  I remember them advertising it leading up to the day with the "internet rumor king Eklund" or some nonsense like that.  For whatever reason I never got to see it though, I think I might have been working at the office that day, before the days of "work at home" allowed me to browse tv stations whenever I want.

 

[Madferret]

Didn't they dress him up like the Phantom <from Phantom of the Opera>?
Or was that Grapes?

 

[Sudafederov]

Dreger was on TSN Radio saying that the Leafs and Kings have been scouting each other.

Kings "eyeballing" Kulemin and MacArthur, but nothing more than that.

 

[Tigger]

Dreger was on TSN Radio saying that the Leafs and Kings have been scouting each other.

Kings "eyeballing" Kulemin and MacArthur, but nothing more than that.

Seems unlikely that they're meaningful trade partners, maybe a dump in Mac or something.

 

[Redleaf]

Dreger was on TSN Radio saying that the Leafs and Kings have been scouting each other.

Kings "eyeballing" Kulemin and MacArthur, but nothing more than that.

Seems unlikely that they're meaningful trade partners, maybe a dump in Mac or something.

Yeah. Nobody in the Kings lineup I see Burke really interested in. A least no big names the Kings would part with right now.

 

[McPwnage]

Maybe we can do that deal for Richards deal that Phillie didn't give us time to make.  I still like him in the role of Toronto's number 1c.  We would have to dump connolly on them though or bury him with the Marlies.  I'm thinking Colborne + Kulemin + Connolly for Richards and a b prospect or a 2nd. 

 

[Tigger]

Maybe we can do that deal for Richards deal that Phillie didn't give us time to make.  I still like him in the role of Toronto's number 1c.  We would have to dump connolly on them though or bury him with the Marlies.  I'm thinking Colborne + Kulemin + Connolly for Richards and a b prospect or a 2nd.

I'm on the other side of that, no thanks.

 

[armche123]

Maybe we can do that deal for Richards deal that Phillie didn't give us time to make.  I still like him in the role of Toronto's number 1c.  We would have to dump connolly on them though or bury him with the Marlies.  I'm thinking Colborne + Kulemin + Connolly for Richards and a b prospect or a 2nd.

I'm on the other side of that, no thanks.

&1 2 that!

 

[bustaheims]

Maybe we can do that deal for Richards deal that Phillie didn't give us time to make.  I still like him in the role of Toronto's number 1c.  We would have to dump connolly on them though or bury him with the Marlies.  I'm thinking Colborne + Kulemin + Connolly for Richards and a b prospect or a 2nd.

I'm torn on that one. Richards would be a good addition, but, well, he's not the big centre the Leafs ideally need - in fact, he's actually a little on the small side, even though he "plays big." He's also only on pace for 44 points this season. He clearly hasn't been a great fit for LA, and part of me wonders if he'd be a great fit here. Giving up Kulemin and Colborne makes the Leafs current and future forwards very much on the smaller side. Given that I've been preaching patience for this long, I probably risk erring on the side of caution and don't make that deal.

Even though he hasn't worked out well for LA this season, I'm not sure they give up on him so readily, so, it's probably a moot point any ways.