Wanna blog? Start your own hockey blog with My HockeyBuzz. Register for free today!
 
Forums :: Blog World :: Mike Augello: Leafs Ranked As NHL’s Most Valuable Franchise, Minten Re-Assigned
Author Message
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 30 @ 9:01 PM ET
I've left instructions for my wife to use my logins and announce my death in the various forums I frequent, so I won't vanish one day with no explanation. Not that I'm important or even liked much, but it's a weird existential thing I am doing.
- GalacticStone


It is a weird part of modern life. I often wonder what happened to Internet people who disappeared. And sadly know a few who passed away.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Oct 30 @ 9:19 PM ET
I thought there would be more people happy with this trade in here. Like a few pages of comments...
Azuredoom
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 01.14.2019

Oct 30 @ 9:21 PM ET
I think it is a bad return for Lily.. They destroyed his value..
Dozzer
Referee
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high
Joined: 09.15.2010

Oct 30 @ 9:21 PM ET
Another far more gritty d man and a couple of decent picks. Pretty damn good for a $3 mill bottom pairing guy.

dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

Oct 30 @ 9:27 PM ET
Another far more gritty d man and a couple of decent picks. Pretty damn good for a $3 mill bottom pairing guy.


- Dozzer


Except Benning blows complete chunks …

There were comments that Van Ryan ruined Lilly’s game by trying to turn him into something he wasn’t as a D man…

Lilly was making progress and had proper defensive positioning and good wall work & Van Ryan tried to turn him into Dave Manson with the Marlies -

GalacticStone
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: We shoulda let Uncle Billy finish the job.
Joined: 01.29.2013

Oct 30 @ 9:31 PM ET
It is a weird part of modern life. I often wonder what happened to Internet people who disappeared. And sadly know a few who passed away.
- Zezel

I've lost several online friends over the years.

Yeah, it's weird to miss people you never really knew in real life, but that's the internet age I guess.

Just think, one day Eklund will drop dead and this site will go tits up 404 Not Found when the hosting bill isn't paid.
Dozzer
Referee
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high
Joined: 09.15.2010

Oct 30 @ 9:33 PM ET
Except Benning blows complete chunks …

There were comments that Van Ryan ruined Lilly’s game by trying to turn him into something he wasn’t as a D man…

Lilly was making progress and had proper defensive positioning and good wall work & Van Ryan tried to turn him into Dave Manson with the Marlies -

- dozerD10


There’s more than one style of hockey game.

Liljegren no longer fit in Toronto.

As for Benning, I’m not expecting much, but he’s a NHLer lol
dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

Oct 30 @ 9:40 PM ET
There’s more than one style of hockey game.

Liljegren no longer fit in Toronto.

As for Benning, I’m not expecting much, but he’s a NHLer lol

- Dozzer


Yeah there was no doubt Berube was not a fan.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 30 @ 9:41 PM ET
I've lost several online friends over the years.

Yeah, it's weird to miss people you never really knew in real life, but that's the internet age I guess.

Just think, one day Eklund will drop dead and this site will go tits up 404 Not Found when the hosting bill isn't paid.

- GalacticStone


Or he will just disappear to Robidas Island
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Oct 30 @ 9:43 PM ET
There’s more than one style of hockey game.

Liljegren no longer fit in Toronto.

As for Benning, I’m not expecting much, but he’s a NHLer lol

- Dozzer

Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Oct 30 @ 9:47 PM ET

- 21peter

My favourite film loop from high school physics class.

Sadly, there was a dog in that car who died.
drexel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Who's the real Randy?, AB
Joined: 06.29.2006

Oct 30 @ 9:48 PM ET
I've left instructions for my wife to use my logins and announce my death in the various forums I frequent, so I won't vanish one day with no explanation. Not that I'm important or even liked much, but it's a weird existential thing I am doing.
- GalacticStone

I look forward to the DM's
drexel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Who's the real Randy?, AB
Joined: 06.29.2006

Oct 30 @ 9:49 PM ET
My favourite film loop from high school physics class.

Sadly, there was a dog in that car who died.

- Atomic Wedgie

tacoma Bridge!
Dozzer
Referee
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high
Joined: 09.15.2010

Oct 30 @ 9:53 PM ET
Yeah there was no doubt Berube was not a fan.
- dozerD10


Yup, does Liljegren have talent? Sure… does it fit the leafs current style of game? No.

He’s not physical enough, my main guess.
GalacticStone
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: We shoulda let Uncle Billy finish the job.
Joined: 01.29.2013

Oct 30 @ 10:14 PM ET
I look forward to the DM's
- drexel

I left instructions for you to get my fossils.
dmnted
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Rented to Bruce Banner ;)
Joined: 08.30.2006

Oct 30 @ 10:29 PM ET

- 21peter

definitely not a Dozzer engineered bridge

his are mor like this.

only if they'd followed his plans
Fakepartofme
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON
Joined: 09.20.2010

Oct 30 @ 10:39 PM ET
The Canadian healthcare system is far from perfect and inadequate at times, but the American system is a failure for more people.
- Aetherial

Ford is doing his best to ruin it ontario.
Its sad
Dozzer
Referee
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high
Joined: 09.15.2010

Oct 30 @ 10:39 PM ET
definitely not a Dozzer engineered bridge

his are mor like this.

only if they'd followed his plans

- dmnted


Pfft… similar sure but did I ever draft in colour? *shakes head left to right firmly*
Dozzer
Referee
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high
Joined: 09.15.2010

Oct 30 @ 10:41 PM ET

- 21peter


His skating stride replica I know lol
dmnted
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Rented to Bruce Banner ;)
Joined: 08.30.2006

Oct 30 @ 10:41 PM ET
my pumkin is ready to go for tomorrow.
I've sampled some of the candy to make they are good to go.

now my pillow beckons me
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Oct 30 @ 10:46 PM ET
In the obvious category - I would have preferred a 2nd over a 3rd and 6th, but in theory you can use those to trade into the 2nd round on draft day if you want.

Benning is better than Myers and probably also Benoit. I think Myers is still the odd man out on D. Activate Hakanpaa and go on with 8D, 2G, and 13F - meaning one forward has to be demoted. Since Dewar is a checking guy, who does he replace? Holmberg or Reaves? Or is this the end of the line for Robertson after he failed to impress in the regular season?

I feel it's going to be Holmberg - and I'm going to say that if he gets claimed, I don't think we'll miss him much at all - but it should be Reaves.

- Monkeypunk


Maybe package Holmberg AND Robertson for a 3C? Or do you run Kampf and Dewar as 3/4C and bring in a 3rd line nasty physical type?
Monkeypunk
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Whenever, wherever, ON
Joined: 06.27.2013

Oct 30 @ 10:50 PM ET
I think it is a bad return for Lily.. They destroyed his value..
- Azuredoom


I'm not going to stomp my feet about it because I don't feel too strongly - but I doubt that him not playing regularly for the team destroyed his value. I would argue that him having failed to endure physical punishment in the playoffs for three straight years, then having a crap showing in camp after signing a contract that overvalued him and then having an even crappier showing in his season debut devalued him more.

Liljegren is a puck mover who needs a physical player with him so he can flourish - against weaker competition. He's never consistently fared well as a top-4 - but has always fared excellently as a bottom-2 guy. Once you're paying your 5/6 guy $3m, I think you're putting yourself in a bad situation when you're already tight to the cap.
Whipper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: GalacticStone made avi, AB
Joined: 07.04.2006

Oct 30 @ 11:18 PM ET
I think it is a bad return for Lily.. They destroyed his value..
- Azuredoom

The main return was the $1.75M in cap space. Teams knew we had to trade him. Oh well.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Oct 30 @ 11:29 PM ET
Except Benning blows complete chunks …

There were comments that Van Ryan ruined Lilly’s game by trying to turn him into something he wasn’t as a D man…

Lilly was making progress and had proper defensive positioning and good wall work & Van Ryan tried to turn him into Dave Manson with the Marlies -

- dozerD10


Benning puts up good defensive results in a 3rd pairing role.

He is also paid accordingly.

So yeah no, he does not blow complete chunks.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Oct 30 @ 11:36 PM ET
In the obvious category - I would have preferred a 2nd over a 3rd and 6th, but in theory you can use those to trade into the 2nd round on draft day if you want.

Benning is better than Myers and probably also Benoit. I think Myers is still the odd man out on D. Activate Hakanpaa and go on with 8D, 2G, and 13F - meaning one forward has to be demoted. Since Dewar is a checking guy, who does he replace? Holmberg or Reaves? Or is this the end of the line for Robertson after he failed to impress in the regular season?

I feel it's going to be Holmberg - and I'm going to say that if he gets claimed, I don't think we'll miss him much at all - but it should be Reaves.

- Monkeypunk


With Robertson I get it if Berube ends up not wanting to play him in the top 9, and he can not play on the 4th...but they have to either trade him or play him and let him keep his value or raise it.

I like how he has looked. You give him some rope and the pucks are going to go in.
Page: Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next