2012 NHL Entry Draft

[Peter D.]

I woke up this morning with a premonition that Burke is going to pull a draft day trade which will see the Leafs move Franson for a 2nd round pick and a low tier prospect.  :-\

 

[Zee]

I woke up this morning with a premonition that Burke is going to pull a draft day trade which will see the Leafs move Franson for a 2nd round pick and a low tier prospect.  :-\

Something you ate? 

 

[rdowdall]

I woke up this morning with a premonition that Burke is going to pull a draft day trade which will see the Leafs move Franson for a 2nd round pick and a low tier prospect.  :-\

Something you ate? 

I'm pretty sure it's the hockey team he chooses to follow.

 

[The Red Polar Bear]

I woke up this morning with a premonition that Burke is going to pull a draft day trade which will see the Leafs move Franson for a 2nd round pick and a low tier prospect.  :-\

Something you ate? 

I'm pretty sure it's the hockey team he chooses to follow.

Either that or its gas.

 

[Etiam Vultus]

I woke up this morning with a premonition that Burke is going to pull a draft day trade which will see the Leafs move Franson for a 2nd round pick and a low tier prospect.  :-\

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 not currently overpaid.  That this is due to the fact that he is an RFA says something about Leafs cap management skills.

I also expect Franson to be traded and the return you suggested sounds reasonable.

 

[maplesyrup]

We need more quality... We're rather flush on quantity.

 

[Redleaf]

We need more quality... We're rather flush on quantity.

Nothing Schultz and Dumba wouldn't fix. 

 

[Tigger]

We need more quality... We're rather flush on quantity.

Nothing Schultz and Dumba wouldn't fix. 

If it falls like this, Yakupov, Galchenyuk, Grigorenko, Forsberg... I think it's likely Murray or trade.

...but yes, Schultz please.

 

[Zee]

We need more quality... We're rather flush on quantity.

Nothing Schultz and Dumba wouldn't fix. 

If it falls like this, Yakupov, Galchenyuk, Grigorenko, Forsberg... I think it's likely Murray or trade.

...but yes, Schultz please.

I like the Schultz option too.  Anytime you can add a player for nothing but money you can't lose.

 

[Corn Flake]

I woke up this morning with a premonition that Burke is going to pull a draft day trade which will see the Leafs move Franson for a 2nd round pick and a low tier prospect.  :-\

Geez that sure is the glass half empty view on Franson.  Maybe you would get that type of return if you dumped him by himself on draft day two, but to me he's the type of player you add in as the "potential" piece in a two-for-one trade somewhere. 

 

[Sudafederov]

Apparently Steve Tambellini is to address the media any minute.

I wonder what is up with that?

Update:  Guess it was nothing.  Bobbie Mac had tweeted something, but looks like he deleted it.

 

[bustaheims]

Anyone else watching the TSN Draft preview? I swear, when they were panning along the draft board, next to the #12 pick, it said Toronto from Buffalo.

EDIT: They also have the 5th pick as Buffalo from Toronto. Weird.

 

[Bender]

Anyone else watching the TSN Draft preview? I swear, when they were panning along the draft board, next to the #12 pick, it said Toronto from Buffalo.

EDIT: They also have the 5th pick as Buffalo from Toronto. Weird.

Please for the love of god don't make me vomit.

 

[bustaheims]

Anyone else watching the TSN Draft preview? I swear, when they were panning along the draft board, next to the #12 pick, it said Toronto from Buffalo.

EDIT: They also have the 5th pick as Buffalo from Toronto. Weird.

Please for the love of god don't make me vomit.

According to Dreger, it's probably just the house staff testing the board. They had Winnipeg at 7 from Minnesota as well.

 

[sooner2220]

I was watching the Draft special and noticed the same thing. There haven't been any announcements yet about any prospective trades. Let the speculating begin !!!

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Burke live after the break..

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Anyone else watching the TSN Draft preview? I swear, when they were panning along the draft board, next to the #12 pick, it said Toronto from Buffalo.

EDIT: They also have the 5th pick as Buffalo from Toronto. Weird.

Burke and Regier have never made a trade. Let's hope it stays that way.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Burke's "answer" had me roaring.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Burke's "answer" had me roaring.

I don't think he's ever been very enamored with James D. at all. It was funny though to start off an interview.

 

[bustaheims]

Not a particularly informative interview either. A lot of what we've heard already.