Gleason traded to Toronto for Liles

[sneakyray]

didn't nonis say it wasn't a concussion but that it was an inner ear/balance issue stemming from taking a hit/punch to the ear this pre-season?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Gleason will wear #8, last worn by Komisarek. Fitting.

 

[maplesyrup]

Gleason will wear #8, last worn by Komisarek. Fitting.

Ruh, roh!

 

[Bonsixx]

Well, at least David Clarkson is no longer the most hated Maple Leaf.

Screw this new guy who hasn't played a single game for the team yet!

 

[bustaheims]

jonasTSN1050: New Leaf Tim Gleason paired with Mark Fraser today. Morgan Rielly remains with Paul Ranger.

???

 

[CarltonTheBear]

jonasTSN1050: New Leaf Tim Gleason paired with Mark Fraser today. Morgan Rielly remains with Paul Ranger.

???

He probably just wants to give him some time at practice to learn the new system before throwing him in a game. Same thing happened with O'Byrne when he was traded for too.

 

[maplesyrup]

jonasTSN1050: New Leaf Tim Gleason paired with Mark Fraser today. Morgan Rielly remains with Paul Ranger.

???

Well, they probably won't see a ton of minutes so there's that...

 

[maplesyrup]

‏@mirtle
Tim Gleason outside of the top six at Leafs practice. Way Nonis spoke of him after trade, he'd start as No. 7 and have to earn ice.

Good.

 

[Zee]

jonasTSN1050: New Leaf Tim Gleason paired with Mark Fraser today. Morgan Rielly remains with Paul Ranger.

???

He probably just wants to give him some time at practice to learn the new system before throwing him in a game. Same thing happened with O'Byrne when he was traded for too.

Oh, you had to mention that stud O'Byrne didn't you?

 

[AlmosGirl]

Ah well, my daughter was very upset that Liles was traded but at least he gets a chance to play. I guess the Leafs did what they had to do.

 

[L K]

‏@mirtle
Tim Gleason outside of the top six at Leafs practice. Way Nonis spoke of him after trade, he'd start as No. 7 and have to earn ice.

Good.

If that is actually the case, fantastic.  I have a feeling he draws into the lineup tomorrow though.

 

[Champ Kind]

All I know is that despite Carolina's record, I trust Rutherford more than Nonis. So I don't have high hopes for the outcome of this trade to be favourable for the Leafs.

So do I.  The Jordan Stall and Alex Semin transactions have done wonders.

 

[Champ Kind]

The Leafs have done pretty good with 'damaged' goods as far as I'm concerned.

So, now that it's clear Clarkson isn't the second coming of Gary Roberts, we'll bestow the title on Tim Gleason?

Unless you put 'damaged' in quotes in order to make an abstraction of it, and find something in common with Raymond, MacArthur, Franson, Lupul, Grabovski, Kessel, and other castoffs (many of whom constitute the core)... well, but, you know, Gleason is actually damaged.

Your hyperbole seems to know no bounds.

Losveratos already said it, but, like, you know, Lupul was sort of hurt before he arrived.  And I'm not sure why you would have included Grabovski in your list, unless of course you thought Moon had said 'deranged' instead of 'damaged'.

 

[Sudafederov]

All I know is that despite Carolina's record, I trust Rutherford more than Nonis. So I don't have high hopes for the outcome of this trade to be favourable for the Leafs.

So do I.  The Jordan Stall and Alex Semin transactions have done wonders.

To be fair, Semin is one helluva bongo player. That fact alone was worth the signing.

 

[Champ Kind]

All I know is that despite Carolina's record, I trust Rutherford more than Nonis. So I don't have high hopes for the outcome of this trade to be favourable for the Leafs.

So do I.  The Jordan Stall and Alex Semin transactions have done wonders.

To be fair, Semin is one helluva bongo player. That fact alone was worth the signing.

You've absolutely got me there.

 

[L K]

Tim Gleason on Sportsnet:
- Doesn't know many guys on the team
- Felt welcomed, hanging out with Cody Franson as he gets used to the area
- Describes himself as hard, consistent, hard to play against with grit
- On decreased minutes in Carolina - injuries slowed him down, feels healthy now, didn't get training camp, feels game ready
- Didn't work with Carlyle much in practice, worked on systems with the defensive coach
- Kind of talked around why the Leafs give up so many shots

 

[leafplasma]

jonasTSN1050: New Leaf Tim Gleason paired with Mark Fraser today. Morgan Rielly remains with Paul Ranger.

???

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.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

- Kind of talked around why the Leafs give up so many shots

What a question. "You've been here for 2 hours now, what's wrong with the Leafs defensive system?"

 

[L K]

- Kind of talked around why the Leafs give up so many shots

What a question. "You've been here for 2 hours now, what's wrong with the Leafs defensive system?"

To be fair it was Tim and Sid....they aren't exactly journalists.

 

[Jalili]

Tim Gleason on Sportsnet:
- Doesn't know many guys on the team
- Felt welcomed, hanging out with Cody Franson as he gets used to the area
- Describes himself as hard, consistent, hard to play against with grit
- On decreased minutes in Carolina - injuries slowed him down, feels healthy now, didn't get training camp, feels game ready
- Didn't work with Carlyle much in practice, worked on systems with the defensive coach
- Kind of talked around why the Leafs give up so many shots

No mention of when he f'ed up Kulemin? These guys should have done their homework, that would have been money.