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  • wr50l
    Glen & CJ are secret Huns
    • Oct 2008
    • 4114

    Originally posted by leaffan
    For Wr50L:

    Looks like sather has told drury that he's going to be bought out and released. Thats a 3.5mil cap hit to the team for the next two years I think.
    Where I read it it would 3.3 and then 1.6. Also heard more rumours that Wolski will be waived which will save another 3.3.

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    • Ravin
      Dishing the Gino's
      • Feb 2009
      • 6994



      3.3 million against next year's salary cap and would cost the club $1.6 million in the 2012-13 season.
      All you need to know when thinking of the NHL vs Madden series is the two people involved in making the games.

      "rammer" and "cummings"

      The NHL series is a giver, Madden takes the load.

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      • leaffan
        Colton Orr Fan
        • Feb 2009
        • 11082

        Wolski and Avery won't be bought out.

        Leafs offseason training!

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        • wr50l
          Glen & CJ are secret Huns
          • Oct 2008
          • 4114

          I hear the Leafs are in the market for a centre, maybe Chris Drury is that guy.

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          • leaffan
            Colton Orr Fan
            • Feb 2009
            • 11082

            Originally posted by wr50l
            I hear the Leafs are in the market for a centre, maybe Chris Drury is that guy.
            The canadiens pick up the washed up fools to play on their first line from new york remember.

            Leafs offseason training!

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            • wr50l
              Glen & CJ are secret Huns
              • Oct 2008
              • 4114

              Drury will be top centre available who would actually considering joining the Laughs. Jus' sayin'

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              • leaffan
                Colton Orr Fan
                • Feb 2009
                • 11082

                Looks like the canadiens resigned kostitsyn as well.

                $3.25mil per year.

                Leafs offseason training!

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                • killgod
                  OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 4714

                  Dallas is shopping Richards negotiating rights. Richards wants to go to a contender (lol Toronto) who has stable ownership (lol Toronto).

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                  • leaffan
                    Colton Orr Fan
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 11082

                    Dallas maybe shopping his rights but his agent has already said they are waiting till free agency.

                    I think there was a story a couple days ago that said there was a trade already in place but richards used his NTC and voided it.

                    A lot of rangers media is saying they don't have interest in signing him. I barely hear much about him going to toronto as well outside of a few articles here and there.

                    lol @ saying the toronto ownership is unstable. Didn't know the most profitable team in the league (hell one of the top 10 in the world) has ownership problems outside one of the shareholders wanting to sell off thier percentage because their return on investment is above what they wanted.

                    Leafs offseason training!

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                    • leaffan
                      Colton Orr Fan
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 11082

                      I honestly wouldn't be surprised columbus or nashville gets him although nashville will have a fun time getting weber in this year.

                      Leafs offseason training!

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                      • killgod
                        OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 4714

                        Originally posted by leaffan
                        lol @ saying the toronto ownership is unstable. Didn't know the most profitable team in the league (hell one of the top 10 in the world) has ownership problems outside one of the shareholders wanting to sell off thier percentage because their return on investment is above what they wanted.
                        Erm, OTPP bought out TD to make their share easier to sell. Why is OTPP trying to sell? Why is Peddie leaving? Why is their Leaf season ticket waiting list almost faded away? Why are the Raptors lowering ticket prices? Why is BMO field sitting at 60-70% capacity and dwindling? Why are corporate boxes not selling at the ACC?

                        MLSE is a clusterfuck if you read between the lines. OTPP is trying to get out now because money needs to be spent to save this mess. They skyrocketed prices in the past couple years on all their assets to suck as much money as they can and now it's time to walk because it's no longer selling like it used to.

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                        • leaffan
                          Colton Orr Fan
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 11082

                          Originally posted by killgod
                          Erm, OTPP bought out TD to make their share easier to sell. Why is OTPP trying to sell? Why is Peddie leaving? Why is their Leaf season ticket waiting list almost faded away? Why are the Raptors lowering ticket prices? Why is BMO field sitting at 60-70% capacity and dwindling? Why are corporate boxes not selling at the ACC?

                          MLSE is a clusterfuck if you read between the lines. OTPP is trying to get out now because money needs to be spent to save this mess. They skyrocketed prices in the past couple years on all their assets to suck as much money as they can and now it's time to walk because it's no longer selling like it used to.
                          OTPP is selling because like I said before their return on investment was high enough and with profits starting to slow down its a good time to get out and reinvest somewhere else.

                          Peddie is turning 65 next year. You can figure that out I think.

                          When your team hasn't made the playoffs in 7 years and the economy just went through a struggle waiting lists for season tickets shrinks. There are apparantly unsold box seats though, which shouldn't surprise anyone.

                          Raptors fuckin blow and might have even worst management then the leafs had in the past. When was the last time the raps were even relevant? If anything buying the raps was a bad idea.

                          BMO field lol. The only reports coming out of there is how much money they are making off of it. They haven't had a loss in that since it opened 5 years ago.

                          Leafs offseason training!

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                          • leaffan
                            Colton Orr Fan
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 11082

                            Here's a quick article talking about the teachers sale:



                            They essentially took the one team worth 500mil or so and turned it into a possible 2billion return. I'd say outside of buying the jays (not happening obviously) they have done well enough and its time to get out. Its all just investing and reinvesting. Same thing why the CPP had part ownership of skype before selling it off to MS.

                            Leafs offseason training!

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                            • wr50l
                              Glen & CJ are secret Huns
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 4114

                              Classic Grapes talking about his favourite Russian Alex Ovechkin in the middle of a Cup Final between Vancouver and Boston.

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                              • wr50l
                                Glen & CJ are secret Huns
                                • Oct 2008
                                • 4114

                                2 game SWEEEEEP

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