Showing posts with label Tyler Bozak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tyler Bozak. Show all posts
Friday, March 7, 2014
Were We Wrong About Tyler Bozak?
One of the most debated Leafs signings in recent years, Tyler Bozak
is nearly on a point-per-game pace in year one of a five-year deal and
could surpass his career high in points in considerably fewer games.
But has he really improved?
But has he really improved?
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Kadri Not to Blame for Leafs Struggles
With the Leafs in the midst of a tailspin, the vultures are looking
for easy scapegoats, and as always, some in the mainstream media are
pointing fingers at the wrong guys.
Simmons "Kadri has basically gone from an 80 point guy to a 50 point guy" Still better than Bozak and not on the top PP or on the top line
— Hope_Smoke (@Hope_Smoke) December 3, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
10 Minute Misconduct: O Centres, Where Art Thou?
The Rob Ford saga picked the best time to amp up. With the Leafs off for five days there was nothing else for people to talk about other than Rob Ford's crack escapades. It came at the perfect moment, because everyone could be distracted from the dire situation the Leafs find themselves in.
Who the hell is going to play centre for this team?
Who the hell is going to play centre for this team?
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Franson Squeezed Out of Toronto?
The little deals add up, and for Dave Nonis and the Toronto Maple
Leafs, that might mean Cody Franson is firing slap shots from the point
for another team next year.
According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the Leafs might not have the cap space to give Franson the deal he wants.
According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the Leafs might not have the cap space to give Franson the deal he wants.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Dave Nonis Kills Leafs Cap Space
It took me less than six months to turn on Dave Nonis.
I initially called Nonis a "good hire" in January—despite believing Brian Burke deserved at least one more year at the helm—based on his conservative approach in Vancouver. Nonis didn't sign any albatross contracts in Vancouver, letting a declining (yet still popular) player like Ed Jovonovski walk and balking at Anson Carter's inflated demands even after he finished a (Sedin-created) 30-goal season. He stole Roberto Luongo from Florida and refused to gut the farm system (Alex Edler and Ryan Kesler) for Brad Richards, ultimately costing him his job.
But that conservative approach has been replaced by pure insanity in Toronto.
I initially called Nonis a "good hire" in January—despite believing Brian Burke deserved at least one more year at the helm—based on his conservative approach in Vancouver. Nonis didn't sign any albatross contracts in Vancouver, letting a declining (yet still popular) player like Ed Jovonovski walk and balking at Anson Carter's inflated demands even after he finished a (Sedin-created) 30-goal season. He stole Roberto Luongo from Florida and refused to gut the farm system (Alex Edler and Ryan Kesler) for Brad Richards, ultimately costing him his job.
But that conservative approach has been replaced by pure insanity in Toronto.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Leafs Stupidly Buy Out Mikhail Grabovski
Living through the JFJ era was torture for Leafs fans, and it appears the misguided, mismanaged ways of the past are returning.
Dave Nonis has used the Leafs' final compliance buyout on Mikhail Grabovski, ridding Toronto of Grabovski's $5.5 million cap hit. The buyout will cost the Leafs $14.33 million in real dollars over eight years, but nothing against the cap.
Dave Nonis has used the Leafs' final compliance buyout on Mikhail Grabovski, ridding Toronto of Grabovski's $5.5 million cap hit. The buyout will cost the Leafs $14.33 million in real dollars over eight years, but nothing against the cap.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Leafs Protected Well Against Bozak Loss
The Leafs have reportedly made no progress on signing a new deal with soon-to-be free agent Tyler Bozak, and could conceivably trade his negotiating rights to recoup some value. For the Leafs, centre-starved for years, losing Bozak would not be a bad thing.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The Crimes of Randy Carlyle
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Carlyle has made a number of curious decisions that are putting the Leafs in a position to lose. The Leafs have to overcome many of Carlyle's decisions on a nightly basis in order to win.
Monday, October 22, 2012
How a New CBA Affects a Roberto Luongo Trade
A lockout hasn't stopped the endless Roberto Luongo rumours.
Last week, Sportsnet's John Shannon reported that there is an agreement between Toronto and Vancouver that would send the 33-year-old netminder to the Leafs once the lockout ends. Apparently Brian Burke and Mike Gillis (who both denied Shannon's report) have been in communication for a long time, ever since the Canucks reportedly asked for Tyler Bozak, Jake Gardiner, Matt Frattin, and a first-round pick at June's entry draft. That asking price was obviously a non-starter for the Leafs, but a deal surrounding Bozak is supposedly very much alive.
However, with the owners' latest CBA proposal, which would stick teams who sign a player for more than five years with that player's cap hit upon retirement, there is speculation in some corners that the price just went up.
Last week, Sportsnet's John Shannon reported that there is an agreement between Toronto and Vancouver that would send the 33-year-old netminder to the Leafs once the lockout ends. Apparently Brian Burke and Mike Gillis (who both denied Shannon's report) have been in communication for a long time, ever since the Canucks reportedly asked for Tyler Bozak, Jake Gardiner, Matt Frattin, and a first-round pick at June's entry draft. That asking price was obviously a non-starter for the Leafs, but a deal surrounding Bozak is supposedly very much alive.
However, with the owners' latest CBA proposal, which would stick teams who sign a player for more than five years with that player's cap hit upon retirement, there is speculation in some corners that the price just went up.
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