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I hope you're both right.

The more I think about it, the less likely I think it is that Kadri, Frattin and Gardiner will make the team.  Line combos aside and barring any trades, here are the 23 of the 29 remaining players I imagine will stick with the big club: 1. MacArthur 2. Grabovski 3. Kulemin 4. Kessel 5...

As Carlton noted above, aside from being a Sen, I don't get all the hate with respect to Spezza. He's probably better than any centre we have on our team and is a bona fide centre to put on a line with Kessel (nothing against Connolly, but he's not a first line centre). I'd be more than willing...

He hasn't really had the opportunity to show much with the injury last season, but in the limited appearances he's had, I think he has played fairly well.  While he may not have shown much yet, I also don't think he's given us any reason to doubt his potential.  I just don't see the point in...

I was really surprised to see his name on waivers this morning and I'll be even more surprised if he isn't claimed .  I've been impressed with his play and it seems silly to give up on young kid like this.    It baffles me that the Leafs would leave a roster spot open for Rosehill (when they...

I think you're looking at this with your blue and white goggles on and are significantly discounting Lombardi's abilities.  He and Grabo are two fairly comparable players.  Lombardi is only a bit older, but is also a bit bigger.  If you look at each player's best season in the league, they're...

There's only one starting spot with the Leafs and one starting spot with the Marlies.  When you consider your second and third best goalies, I would suggest the #2 guy should be starting with the farm club (even though it's perceived as being #3 on the depth chart).  I'm not suggesting...

I don't think there's any controversy as to which two goalies are making this team.  If you're a young goalie and you have a great camp, even if you play better than the projected backup, you're not going to make the big club because it's deterimental to your development to sit on the bench. ...

At this point, I expect to see something along these lines come opening night. Although it?s not perfect, I can live with it for now: Lupul-Connolly-Kessel Macarthur-Grabovski-Kulemin Kadri-Bozak-Armstrong Brown-Dupuis-Orr Aulie-Phaneuf Liles-Schenn Gunnarson-Komisarek Franson Reimer...

What do you guys think will happen when Lombardi returns?  It's an interesting scenario when you consider Grabovksi is going to be a UFA at the end of the year and will likely be looking for $5m+ per season.  If Connolly and Lombardi play well and can fill the #1 and #2 slots and Bozak plays...

Like everyone else, I was really happy to see how well Gardiner fit in.  But the guy who really impressed me (who hasn't seemed to have received as much press) was Joe Colborne with his puck control down low.  I know it's a pre-season roster, but the Sens defenders could not move him off the...

In light of the Schenn and Doughty contract issues, would you consider Schenn + Kadri + Throw-in Prospect (maybe D'Amigo) for Doughty? EDIT - More importantly:  Would LA consider it?

I wouldn't call that a steal. I'd say that's fair market valute for a good, young, stay-at-home Dman with modest offensive upside.

Can't say I've ever been more saddened by the loss of an NHL player than I am today.  He was such an outgoing and charismatic individual.  I wish the media would put the fighting debate aside for a day and just let the hockey world mourn this loss.  More than anything, my heart goes out to his...

It will likely be easier to move him after this season, as his salary will be down to $3.5m (a full 1m below his cap hit).  A cap floor team might be interested. 

Anytime you're at the opposite end of a chart from Lebda and Komisarek, you can't be doing all that bad. Personally, I could care less about stats like this. I like what I saw on the ice from Aulie and that's all that matters in the end to me.

1. Defence Barring a horrendous performance at camp and during the preseason, I don't see any possible scenario where Phaneuf and Aulie are split up, with Phaneuf on the right side.  It should also be a no-brainer that Schenn will play the right said of the next pairing and, presumably, Liles...