Leafs acquire Dion Phaneuf

[dave]

Giggy's cap hit is closer to 6 million and his contract is expiring in 2011. Blake's cap hit is 4 million until 2012 and Toskala's contract (with a 4 million cap hit) doesn't expire until 2011. Based purely on a cap hit basis, the Leafs actually come out ahead next year and could be flush with cap space after 2011.

Oh. I thought Toskala was up this year.

 

[leaffan]

Pretty sure Toskala's contract extension he signed in 07 was a two year deal. The talk was they weren't resigning him at the end of this year and they were trying to trade him away and get something out of it.

What they end up doing is use him as bait to get rid of blakes rediculous contract contract which still has 2 years after this year at 4mil a pop. He wasn't producing in TO but that could be contributed to a lot of things. (him going through cancer and such was a big factor)

Toronto Clears 8mil in contract space, I think giguere's is a 6mil hit so they essentially clear 2mil which is going to be used later for sure.

Word is that Toronto is far from done with deals and that they will be a fairly decent player in the Kovy deal.

All I keep seeing is Toronto talking with LA so who knows what happends there.

 

[dave]

Toskala is in the last year of his deal: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/globe-on-hockey/

Check your facts, kids.

 

[leaffan]

That site was down half the day lol.

 

[leaffan]

The server was probably swamped by thousands of Leafs and Flames fans trying to figure out the salary ramifications of these trades.

Yah thats been my go to site for a long time and when I tried to see it this afternoon it was doing its best vsn impression.

 

[Ravin]

Flames cleaning house it seems. Now trading for Oli looks bad, as Lombardi was a much better talent that could have been used by the team now. As well as other prospects they had.