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And not just to the Leafs; five other teams (so far) have passed on the favoured picks on this site.  What do they know?

The concerns about Grigorenko are well documented; but why is Forsberg still available?  He was ranked second or third on a lot of lists with no questions marks.

The no trade clause would have expired anyway on July 1, all the waiver did was allow the Bruins to negotiate his trade at the draft. I continue to be skeptical that he is planning to take the year off.  Does anyone have a direct quote where he actually said that?  I know that he posted on his...

CBS Sports is saying that Tim Thomas has waived his no trade clause.

Has Jordan Stall actually said that he wants to play with one of his brothers, or is this just speculation? I understand that he has said that he wants to play a bigger role on a team than the third line centre.

Leafs do have a surplus of right side defenseman, with Phaneuf, Schenn, Komisarek and Franson on the roster plus Holzer supposedly ready.  There is also the possibility that Justin Schultz signs. Of the four incumbents, Franson is probably the easiest to move because he is the only one who is...

Although this has not been picked up in the media, the belief in Vancouver is that Luongo wants out of Vancouver for family reasons as well as professional ones.  If this is true, then trading Schneider does not solve their problem.

I did not hear the interview, but have found that the term "trading down" can be ambiguous.  It generally means trading to a later time in the draft, but is ocassionally used to mean to trade down to a lower number, such as from pick 5 to pick 1.

The league must have figured out by this time that the long term contracts can be used for cap circumvention in many ways.  For illustration purposes only, assume the following: -  Cap is set at $69 million. -  Team signs 23 players in the prime of their careers.  All contracts are for $45...

A name that is rarely mentioned in Chris Mason.  I was surprised at how good his career stats are; his last two years in Atlanta and Winnipeg have not been overwhelming. There is also, (dare I say it), Tim Thomas.  Proven vet, one year left on his contract, lots of silverware in his closet.  I...

Given that he turns 35 next month and has never established himself as a starter, he is not the answer.  He has had a hard time sticking in the NHL as a backup, including his less than memorable time with the Leafs in 2007-08.

Not sure why it would be better for Burke to trade for a long term contract than it would be to sign the original.  Does Bob Gainey look more stupid or less stupid as the GM who traded for Scott Gomez's contact rather than the GM who signed it in the first place?  I have not heard all of the...

Has anyone ever seen an analysis of the relationship between an AHL team success and the success of their NHL parent in the following years?  I don't recall every reading anything, but it seems logical, (especially with the veterans rule), that AHL teams that do well should have more and/or...

Kulemin is one of most common names to be suggested in trade rumours both one this site and in the media.

IMO Kuleman would be one of the Leafs that management would least want to trade.  He is coming off a horrible year, so his value is low.  (Funny how the adage "Buy low, sell high", makes so much sense in theory, but we find it so hard to follow in practice.)  More importantly, Kuleman is...

More time to complain about Komarisek.

Memories fade, but I was pretty sure that Burke also traded a first round pick for the next year as part of the McCabe trade to Chicago.  I looked it up to be sure. http://www.taylorshold.com/anatomy-of-the-sedin-trade/ Here is the account of how Brian Burke landed the Sedin twins, which 12...

Money, term and the ability of the Devils to pay.  There have been rumblings that the league had to loan the Devils money to meet their payroll during the last half of the season while the ownership was restructured and/or obtained outside financing.  The league, a new partner in the...

Are you serious or are you joking? Does anyone really think that a general manager should be candid when talking to the media about potential trades?

As an RFA, would Rynnas not be looking for some type of assurance that he would be in the AHL?  I know that both Scrivens and Owuya signed as UFA with the Leafs organization knowing that they would start in the ECHL, but that is different from Rynnas who has never played below the AHL?