Leafs acquire Dion Phaneuf

[T.Dot]

details still vague, believed to be for Ian White and Matt Stajan

good deal imo, Phanuef has a chance to be great

 

[killgod]

white and stajan?

or

When asked if forwards Mat Stajan and Niklas Hagman were main components in the Phaneuf deal, a source told TSN, "it's bigger than that.

:nope:



interesting move. you knew the flames would move him with how crowded they are on D

 

[Madman55]

It's gotta be some big players and prospects going the other way as the Leafs have no 1st round pick the next 2 years?

 

[leaffan]

So I wake up this morning and all I see on my twitter feed is a bitch load of leafs getting shipped.

Phaneuf and Sjostrom from calgary,

Giguere is coming

Stajan, Hagman, White and Toskala are all out

Ponikarovsky is heading to the pengiuns is also being talked about.

 

[leaffan]

Dreger just said this on twitter:

Phaneuf, Sjostrom and Auley to Toronto for Hagman, Stajan, Mayers and white!!

 

[leaffan]

Gigurer rumour is Him and a first rounder to the leafs for possibly toskala.

Giggy is set to make 7mil next year. Huge cap dump for the ducks. If toskala is the one in the move they will have all that money open next year as toskala is a UFA after this season.

 

[wr50l]

Gigurer rumour is Him and a first rounder to the leafs for possibly toskala.

Giggy is set to make 7mil next year. Huge cap dump for the ducks. If toskala is the one in the move they will have all that money open next year as toskala is a UFA after this season.

Hiller got a new deal yesterday so that's a logical trade.

 

[leaffan]

Press conference is delayed as second deals details are coming.

 

[leaffan]

Hiller got a new deal yesterday so that's a logical trade.

Other thing to is Gigure is probably going to get waived to. They just wanted to draft pick.

 

[Madman55]

Giggy will probably waive to be back with Burke and the Leaf's Goalie Coach (lol)

 

[leaffan]

No pick.

Giggy to the leafs and Toskala and Blake off to Anaheim.

I like this deal a lot.

Toronto is going to be a big player in free agency this upcoming year.

 

[killgod]

No pick.

Giggy to the leafs and Toskala and Blake off to Anaheim.

I like this deal a lot.

Toronto is going to be a big player in free agency this upcoming year.

i wonder if the leafs would look at throwing kaberle around.

komisarek, phaneuf and beauchemin were burke's picks, so they are set.

finger sucks and is expensive so he'll be hard to move. does that make kaberle more expendable?

enough so to go to ...atlanta? with like ponikadonkey and another player or pick?

atlanta sure could use kaberle, and he could play with kubina.

 

[Bigpapa42]

Why the hell are the Flames dealing Phanuef? I didn't think he was coming up on free agency, and he's not going to be easily replaced.

 

[killgod]

Why the hell are the Flames dealing Phanuef? I didn't think he was coming up on free agency, and he's not going to be easily replaced.

cause him and the coach aren't getting along. as well they simply have too much money/star power on the blue line and he was the most likely to be moved.

 

[Bigpapa42]

cause him and the coach aren't getting along. as well they simply have too much money/star power on the blue line and he was the most likely to be moved.

Didn't realize he was having issues with Sutter.

Just thought Phanuef and Bouwmeester would make for such a potent pairing...

 

[leaffan]

i wonder if the leafs would look at throwing kaberle around.

komisarek, phaneuf and beauchemin were burke's picks, so they are set.

finger sucks and is expensive so he'll be hard to move. does that make kaberle more expendable?

enough so to go to ...atlanta? with like ponikadonkey and another player or pick?

atlanta sure could use kaberle, and he could play with kubina.

Kaberle won't be moved. Burke has said this like 100 times so I doubt it. Kaberle if he does get traded will be in the off season most likely unless some massive deal comes up.

Finger will probably get thrown in the AHL. He's a scratch almost every night.

Apparantly whoever is in the hunt for Kovy is being told by burke that if you need to dump salary dump it in TO.

The whole Kovy to leafs bs isn't going to happen.

 

[leaffan]

Phaneuf is highly overrated and over paid in my opinion - I think this is a good move by the Flames - and I hate the Flames! They shed a big contract, change the locker room culture, and get some help up front.

Hagman is the only good player in that deal imo. Stajan's stats came due to playing beside Kessell, Mayers is a 4th liner and White is too small to play defensive hockey.

Hagman should be a nice quiet bump for the flames though.

I like this deal from the leafs and flames side.

 

[wr50l]

Phaneuf is a good player who will be well worth his salary to the Leafs, I'm confident that he just needs a change of scenery to break out of his two year slump. I think with Calgary it was ships passing in the night. Essentially this deal should work out fine for both parties; the Flames definitely needed to shake things up, however the players they got are insignificant in comparison to Dion if you ask me.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

this is like an nhl 10 trade

 

[dave]

Why would the Leafs take a $7M cap hit in Giguere?
Makes no sense, especially with Toskala's contract ending this year.