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Thursday, January 19, 2012

NHL talk: Rick Nash for Kadri, Komi, Lombardi and Aulie

Ohio has a significant Islamic population and Nazem Kadri could be a crucial ambassador to the community, helping the Blue Jackets extend their reach. The Maple Leafs would likely have to add a draft pick, plus take another veteran from Columbus.

It makes no sense for Columbus to be paying Rick Nash $8 million per year for the next five years, when they have to now enter a rebuilding mode and are a small market team. Waiting until the trade deadline will be too late, if someone wants Nash, he should bid now and bid large. Got it, Bri?

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Maple leafs off to best start since 1962

50 years ago: A string of 3 straight Stanley Cup victories

The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs started in a calendar year with 4 wins was 1962, the year Bill Barilko's body was discovered at the plane crash site 100km north of Cochrane, ON. Nobody is predicting 3 Cup wins in a row (with parity and 30 teams, highly improbable relative to early 60s), however with the NHL's youngest team skating in Toronto, a few consecutive years in the playoffs may be in the cards. In this new concussion-concussed NHL, a team needs to have 3 or 4 NHL goalies, plus about 30 NHL-calibre players. The Buds have this type of depth, and as the season wears on our youth and vigor wear down opponents, and one can only hope that the Boston Bruins have peaked too early.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

NHL trade rumour: Rick Nash to Maple Leafs

With the Columbus Blue Jackets sinking in the standings and suffering perennial attendance woes, how long before GM Scott Howson begins the rebuild by shopping Rick Nash and his $8 million salary? Well, of the 4 teams at the bottom of the standings, Anaheim may be timid about dealing with Brian Burke again, and Carolina is unlikely to part with either Staal or Skinner, while the Islanders probably still feel they are in the race. This means that Columbus is the best trading partner for an upwardly mobile team like the Leafs, so let us think about what it will take to land Nash.

First, the Buds are close to the salary cap so will need to send at least 7 to 7.5 mil in salary to Columbus, though Leafs contracts will expire before Nash's, providing room for Columbus to re-sign prospects in coming years.

From Toronto:

Nazem Kadri
Jussi Rynnas
Matt Lombardi
Mike Komisarek
2013 1st Round Draft Pick


From Columbus:

Rick Nash



Comments, anyone?

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Toronto Maple Leafs top scorers, January 2012

Forwards & Defensemen
#POSPLAYERGPGAP+/-PIMPPSHGWSS%
81RPHIL KESSEL4124244861050414616.4
19RJOFFREY LUPUL4119284783650312115.7
3DDION PHANEUF41721282475001166.0
42CTYLER BOZAK35718254203005313.2
84CMIKHAIL GRABOVSKI351211230124017216.7
12CTIM CONNOLLY29715226202024615.2
24DJOHN-MICHAEL LILES3441721212200685.9
16LCLARKE MACARTHUR34129211183026219.4
41LNIKOLAI KULEMIN414121606000577.0
46RJOEY CRABB3066120170122920.7
36DCARL GUNNARSSON4021012514000513.9
2DLUKE SCHENN4011112637000472.1
4DCODY FRANSON2638112141002512.0
39RMATT FRATTIN375510216001559.1
51DJAKE GARDINER3701010-116000340.0
15CMATTHEW LOMBARDI23257-64011316.5
20CDAVID STECKEL38707-261204316.3
43CNAZEM KADRI11325561011618.8
8DMIKE KOMISAREK19134126000137.7
32CJOE COLBORNE913412000714.3
18RMIKE BROWN19123031000205.0
47LDARRYL BOYCE8112114001425.0
28RCOLTON ORR510115000333.3
9RCOLBY ARMSTRONG9011-4400060.0
59DKEITH AULIE11011-31600090.0
11CPHILIPPE DUPUIS30000-216000300.0
38LJAY ROSEHILL15000-22100080.0
GOALIES
#GOALIEGPIGSMINGAAWLOTSOSAGASV%GAPIM
50JONAS GUSTAVSSON201710963.071270157656.903014
34JAMES REIMER17179583.01744148248.900000
30BEN SCRIVENS874252.96241021921.904002

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