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Little shout out to Steve Spott and the Marlies, 24-12-2-2 and stranglehold on 1st place in their division.  Team is young and really was not suspected to do all that well.  Granberg has been everything expected of him and then some.  Would have to believe he makes the leap to the Leafs next...

In place of Reilly you think?  I think it may be fitting to see Franson come out to get a glimpse of post trade deadline life on the Leaf blue line. Bump Gardiner up to the 2nd pairing and Ranger-Reilly on the third.

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Great post and all very true.  I was surprised as well by how many of the great longtime posters on this forum could pick apart this trade when the logistics of everything are considered.  The argument that if Gleason hadn't regressed then Rutherford wouldn't have made this trade is also very...

Consider that he also shines in the shoot out and Bozak definitely should be shooting more even if he is flanked by two great shooters in Kessel and JVR.

When asked if he knew any of the guys, he joked he knew Kulemin from a couple years back.  He said that he went up to him today to say he hoped there were no hard feelings.  He said he wasn't sure if Kulemin understood him.  He seemed quite rattled by the interview I thought, almost uncomfortable.

I doubt RC wants to break up this d group while he is mired in this 3 game win streak.  Mired is completely tongue in cheek.

Since his olympic appearance in the 2010 season, Gleason followed that up with two seasons where he played in all 82 games. Gleason then missed just 6 games last season.  This season has been an absolute write off due to his injury situation.  Maybe the concussion will do him in like it seemed...

That is the thing when your playing in a bad situation like what is going on in Carolina the last couple seasons. Cam Ward has also been injured a lot and hasn't been himself when he has been in there.  It is hard for a guy that had just signed a big contract and has also battled injuries...

I have the NHL centre ice package and watch a ton of hockey,  I do like the Canes and watch them quite often due to their pen chance for having ex leafs on their squad.  Honestly, this season I will admit I have only seen the Canes when they play the Leafs.  So this year I have not seen much of...

His play has slipped somewhat sure and after you hand out a 4 mill, 4 year deal to a guy you tend to hate the guy because of what you are paying him if his play slips.  Look at how many hated Phaneuf, his first couple seasons here because of what he was getting paid, it didn't mean he wasn't the...

Tim Gleason isn't that at all.  I can't believe you would lump Gleason in with those two as far as mobility goes.  I think once you see him a few games you will realize that although he is not Liles in terms of skating goes he skates very well for a defensive dman, very good skater in fact.

Didn't seem to work that way when Mark Fraser was in the lineup who drops them at a higher rate than Gleason ever does

We have 47 points now.  I would love to complain about this team and probably should. 10 points of a possible 12 and points in our last 5 games including 3 wins in a row makes me bite my lip just a bit. 

Yep with all the talk that we should have hung onto Grabs, with Bozak and the cap savings and the fact that he is a pretty complete player and liked in the room, the move is turning out to be a good one.

Ok, lets not make the deal and lets put that cap hit on the Marlies or in the press box where Liles has been all season, you happy now.  Liles wasn't going anywhere without salary coming back.  Deal is a no brainer, worth the risk, geez lol.

Yes, because having a bunch of offensively minded, soft, puck moving dman is clearly working for the Leafs this season.  Gleason is a mobile, aggressive, defensive dman who has played on the international stage and has been a leader, nope we don't need a player like that.

Komisarek is not Gleason, don't even go there, Gleason is a pretty mobile defensive minded dman who plays with an edge.  A declining Gleason is still way better than what Komi could muster in today's NHL.

Just looking for a puck moving dman that can help a horrible PP and a stagnant offence.  Fit is good for both clubs but Gleason is still a better player than Liles, no risk here, Liles was untradeable and sitting in the AHL for most of the season, I make this deal 100 times over, live with it. ...