Kypreos tweets that Ontario captains being shopped

[mister_mcgoo]

I agree with everything except the cash part. I wouldn't mind 5.25 for like 2-3 years. The term is crazy. ****en UFA's.

yeah, either/or I guess...you are right, short term overpayments are better, that way it only hurts for a little while

[Big Ev]

Yeah, makes sense, I was being hypothetical. Not sure Turris breaks 50 points playing against the opposition's best. Then again he would get PP1 time. I don't see them landing a 1C via free agency or trade.

But he did that this year playing mostly against the the opposition's best with not as much PP time as others, and last year he was on pace for 50 as well, when Spezza was injured the whole year.

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Stastny would be a smart signing for them I think...I wonder how much he will cost though, he was overpaid in Colorado IMO

he's going to get similar/more money. If he is a UFA they will be making an offer, no question.

[newfcollins]

It's really a shame that the archives for these forums are all gone in the upgrade/downgrade maintenance because sadly we can't bring up that Clarkson signing thread from last summer so we can review the appalling arguments and justifications for why that deal was good for the Leafs -lol...my oh my that was a funny thread, but certainly now we're not going to get any of you to actually admit to it at this point.

Actually, the archives are there, it's just the search button that's not working properly. You can find them if you go through old threads if you have an idea of the date you're searching for.

Here's the Clarkson signing thread: http://forums.dobbersports.com/showt...larkson-to-TOR

And here's one right before the signing, where some sing Clarkson's praises: http://forums.dobbersports.com/showt...David-Clarkson

[Big Ev]

Yeah I would still take Clarkson on the Sens. The Leafs were never a good fit for him.

[HockeyProphet]

After reading Shanahan's interview with various media guys yesterday, it sure sounds like Phaneuf isn't going anywhere. Although Shanny does say he wants to help him be a better leader. Not sure you can teach that sort of thing, Brendan.

If it wasn't for the cap, I'd be fine with keeping Dion and just surrounding him with better pieces. But, in a cap system, you can't pay #1 money to a flawed d-man and expect to become a winner. It's the same reason why the Clarkson signing is such an obvious albatross. Fortunately, Dion isn't completely useless, unlike Clarkson, but the logic is the same. Every dollar paid to both of those flawed players has a huge opportunity cost associated with it.

It's true that he said that. But I wonder whether it was some way to persuade other teams that they are pretty much giving Dion away. Because prior to that comment, my personal thought was that TO was going to be screwed on any deal that involved moving their captain but now they can maybe ask a bit more in return.