Reply With Quoteleafs top 10 prospects from hockey prospectus:
http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/arti...articleid=1353
Leafs added AHL-stud Keith Aucoin today...here's Rotoworld's blurb
Keith Aucoin - W - Maple Leafs
Keith Aucoin has agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Aucoin will earn $650,000 if he spends the season in the NHL or 350,000 at the AHL level. Aucoin is a star in the minors and does provide the Leafs with some organizational depth, but he won't have much, if any, fantasy value in 2012-13.
leafs top 10 prospects from hockey prospectus:
http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/arti...articleid=1353
Tyler Biggs signed his 3-year ELC today.
Matt Frattin is still about a month away from resuming skating.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/16...to-the-lockout
I'm going to the Marlies home opener against Rochester this Saturday.
Can't wait to see some hockey!
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Season opener was supposed to be 2 days from now. Eff this.
"We've had a couple shakers in this place. This year we haven't had the time. We had a couple good ones last year, right?" - Phil Kessel
Was at the Marlies home opener.
A couple thoughts and lines:
Ashton - Aucoin - Kadri
Deschamps - Colborne - Komarov
Zigomanis - Hamilton - McKegg
D'Amigo - Acton - Greg
Gardiner - Kostka
Fraser - Holzer
Ranger - Blacker
That Zigomanis - Hamilton - McKegg line was awesome. Holzer is def NHL ready, head up crisps passes. Blacker was ok...made some nice plays but also some bad decisions...
Aucoin on the first line is huge. Kadris skill and Ashton's resilience makes it such a good line.
Komarov is a beast too. He reminds me of Kulemin. Does the little things right.
Scrivens was great too.
Rochester seemed tired, they played yesterday and went into OT. No one really stood out. Hodgson, Foligno, everybody was invisible for almost the whole game.
Last edited by Mr. Guru; October 17, 2012 at 5:43 PM.
Nice thoughts, I was at the game as well.Originally Posted by Mr. Guru
It was great to see some good hockey.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Matt Frattin has been cleared for contact.
And we're back. It's gonna be a great season. Let's do this.
"We've had a couple shakers in this place. This year we haven't had the time. We had a couple good ones last year, right?" - Phil Kessel
Montreal on the 19th
And here I thought you died...
UHL - Detroit Red Wings
24 team H2H (W-:L) Dynasty - 3C/LW/RW/F, 6D, 1G.
G/A/(+/-)/PIM/SOG/PPP/SHP/GWG/HIT/BLK/FOW
W/GAA/SV/SV%/SHO
NHL Cap + 1M salary cap (AAV)
Well I almost did after today's news.....Segway!
Okay, so here's the skinny. Out of literally nowhere Brian Burke, the 13th General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been "relieved" (i.e. fired, canned, booted) from his duties as GM and President.
Why He was Fired
What do we know for sure? That his attitude as the General Manager was not to the new owner's liking and that his "tone" was bad.
To put that in normal people speak, it seems that the old regime of the Teacher's Pension Plan let Brian Burke run free. Rogers/Bell, the media moguls of Toronto, clearly did not like that he was "bigger than the team". His boisterous, sometimes controversial press conferences and responses to the media could be deemed as bad for the public image and it was decided that it was time for a change.
As much as Tom Anselmi will deny it, everybody and their mother seems to think (and quite logically) that there was a falling out with Burke vs. everyone else regarding the acquisition of Roberto Luongo. Apparently everyone wanted to pull the trigger and Brian was reluctant. It was the straw that broke the camel's back that already had 4 losing seasons and other questionable instances, and he was sent packing.
What's weird about all this is the lack of a fire sale. Nonis becomes GM (more on that later). Poulin and the assistant GMs/advisors keep their jobs. Carlyle keeps his job. And from what we know there are no new players suddenly on the chopping block.
What Burkie Did Wrong
Burke's first mistake as the GM of Toronto was insisting that the team did not need a rebuild. It kinda (sorta really) did. And that bold statement lead to a trade for Phil Kessel, an elite scorer that is the most talented player to play for Toronto since Mats Sundin. However, Burke didn't even fathom that this team was so bad, and a decision to include a lottery protected 1st instead of any 1st in his deal with Boston proves how he misjudged the talent of this team.
He had a moral code that made him a good person, good for the players, and good for the league. But not good for the Leafs. Not involving in cap-circumventing deals despite being the richest team in the NHL? Not doing trades weeks before Christmas? While this makes us a morally correct team it puts the Leafs at a serious disadvantage to other teams that are willing to bend the rules to better benefit themselves.
He didn't play good ol' Ontarian boys, apparently (Credit to Cherry, Don, for this all-so-important realization).
He too brashly went out and signed guys like Connolly and Komisarek to too much money for a team that wasn't ready to win yet.
Never addressed the goalie issue. We needed to address that damn goalie issue.
What Burkie Did Right
Trades. Oh my god did he do trades right. Gardiner, Lupul, Kessel, JVR, Phaneuf, Franson, Liles, and more for very little. He knew how to trade, and well.
Wasn't afraid to call it like he saw it. Always a good thing.
Not gonna get too into it, because it's technically not a hockey-related factor, but damn he was the BEST General Manager of all time regarding public image, community service, and social issues. Never has any figure in hockey done so much to help further gay rights, marching in the pride parade, talking at schools about homophobia, and helping kickstart "You Can Play". He slept outside, gave presents to kids...he did "10 times as much community service as what was seen on TV". He was a truly amazing man who I've had the pleasure to meet and I really wish him all the best. Outstanding man.
Well...let's see what happens this weekend #Luongowatch
"We've had a couple shakers in this place. This year we haven't had the time. We had a couple good ones last year, right?" - Phil Kessel
hearing franson will be resigned to a one year....
Ha, just saw the MacKenzie tweet.
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