Commander Clueless Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Don't know if this has been posted already, but interesting article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/kelly-shanahans-scorched-earth-leafs-plan-wins-mlse-support/article22938348/ Mixed feelings on this one, but it hopefully makes for an interesting deadline. Or maybe offseason, I guess. Apparently he's already fed up with a cap max team in 5th last place. Who would've guessed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 @Commander Clueless That top line has been bringing a scorched earth policy for 2 months. We'll take Reilly off your hands...how does MacDud + Vinnie + Dumberger sound? I know their names kind of make you think of them in a certain way, but they're really not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin20 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 But Shanny, I thought it was all Dave Poulin's fault! (sorry I am not bitter or anything about being fired) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 @Commander Clueless At the risk of sounding like a troll, hasn't a scortched earth policy been the management style for the Leafs for the past thirty or so years? Sounds like Shanny is simply keeping it up..... How about a Kessel for Yandle deal? Other pieces both ways of course, but the 'Yotes need a scorer and the Leafs need about everything...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 @Commander Clueless At the risk of sounding like a troll, hasn't a scortched earth policy been the management style for the Leafs for the past thirty or so years? Sounds like Shanny is simply keeping it up..... How about a Kessel for Yandle deal? Other pieces both ways of course, but the 'Yotes need a scorer and the Leafs need about everything...... Really, they need to stop making stupid deals and contracts. Kessel (both the trade AND the contract), Phaneuf, Clarkson, Rask. And trust me, I have a lot of experience seeing GMs make stupid move after stupid move. Practically a lifetime's worth of experience, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Clueless Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 @Commander Clueless At the risk of sounding like a troll, hasn't a scortched earth policy been the management style for the Leafs for the past thirty or so years? Sounds like Shanny is simply keeping it up..... How about a Kessel for Yandle deal? Other pieces both ways of course, but the 'Yotes need a scorer and the Leafs need about everything...... Scorched earth was Fletcher's mandate back in the day. The Leafs have been building on Burke's work since then. According to the article, Shanahan doesn't want to tinker anymore like Nonis has been doing. He wants to start over. Kessel for Yandle isn't a terrible idea in theory, but I think both teams might be more interested in younger, more rebuild-y assets at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Scorched earth was Fletcher's mandate back in the day. The Leafs have been building on Burke's work since then. According to the article, Shanahan doesn't want to tinker anymore like Nonis has been doing. He wants to start over. Kessel for Yandle isn't a terrible idea in theory, but I think both teams might be more interested in younger, more rebuild-y assets at this point. Franson and Santorelli traded! Leafs get prospects and Olli Joke-anen back (expiring contract no doubt). It sucks to lose Santorelli (because he was actually decent) but it's nice to see that the human give-away machine is gone! The only downside is that I won't get to see how many defensive errors Franson would have had in a full season. He might have hit 40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 It occurred to me that prior to trading Franson, the Leafs had FOUR defencemen on their blueline that all try to play the same style of offensive game: Phaneuf (aspirations of being Franson)Franson (aspirations of being a defenceman)Gardiner (Franson is his role model)Rielly (Franson is his role model)I swear Robidas must feel like the only D-man on the Leafs. The other guys are nowhere to be found in the Leafs zone half the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 @WordsOfWisdom So who replaces Franson? I heard they are trying to decide between a broken Zamboni and a statue of Borje Salming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 @WordsOfWisdom So who replaces Franson? I heard they are trying to decide between a broken Zamboni and a statue of Borje Salming. I think the memory of Franson will replace Franson, and will play just as well on "D". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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