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So by the sounds of it mg is giving away an elite goalie with a fantastic cap hit away for a third liner at best, a prospect that will never play in the NHL and a 2nd round pick that he'll ultimately use on a terrible prospect

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I believe Taj got this from Botchford's article

Taj44 "TO offering 2nd round pick and C prospect.. Canucks want Bozak, B prospect and pick. Deal is there if they can put egos aside. Big IF though"

Any idea's who the C prospect is and any idea who a B prospect could be?

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If the Canucks were going to give Luongo away, it sure as hell would not be to the Toronto M Laffs - and it sure as hell would not be before the offseason.

A giveaway would be to Florida in the summer - and then watch the Laffs suck on that when a healthy, young Panthers team leapfrogs them in short order next season.

I hope the Leafs decide to stay put. They are a much worse team than their blowhard media think they are.

Have a look at their underlying numbers.

http://www.behindthe... 34 45 46 63 67

Not a single Leaf who has a + corsi on.

One regular has had over 50% ozone starts.

They are still a horrible team in terms of puck possession and territory, and they have both a young blueline and young goaltending.

What that spells is inevitable pressure on their backend. .

They've had good coaching and have been opportune - with misleading, overachieving results.

I doubt Randy Carlyle looks at his team and thinks he has a realistic contending team.

Imo he calls it a work in progress for good reason - I doubt that's just modesty.

If they want to pretend that they don't have the assets or are not prepared to cut a sensible deal, let them suck on the underlying writing on the wall.

It's a short, oddball season. It would be very interesting to see this team try to stand up to an 82 game schedule. The reality tends to hit home after midway of a real season.

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Now MG is the one grovelling and bending over ...

TO doesn't need Luongo to get into the playoffs, they'll make it at the rate they are going. Remember, TO needs to do is make it in to consider this season a success. Whereas for us ... we need to win the Cup.

Luongo isn't going anywhere before the trade deadline. Bank on it.

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Don't give Lu away for a pending UFA. We can get a third line center through a separate trade.

If we can't get any roster players that help us, then just get better prospects. And we can use Luongo's cap space to fill in holes through other trades.

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The Islanders make more sense than the Leafs - let the Leafs ride Reimer or go after Kipprusoff.

Long Island has no goaltender going forward - Dipietro is buyout contender #1, and buried, no one expects the cap circumvention Thomas to actually show up in NY, and Nabokov is a 37 year old UFA. The Isles have only 28 million in cap committed next year (even with their buried giants), and they have an exceptionally young blueline when you consider the two veteran UFAs they haven't managed to re-sign.

Nabokov is an ideal rental backup who expires, making room for (currently injured) Lack next season and moving him makes good sense to both sides.

The Isles have a great deal of young depth at center - I really like Cizikas as a young, affordable RFA 3C.

They could use and can afford a veteran blueliner - in fact, they'll have to spend this summer.

And they're poised right now to snatch a playoff berth if they finish strong.

Luo, Ballard, roster spot.

Nabokov(UFA), Streit (UFA), Cizikas, Nelson/1st.

If they want a veteran C, we can add Ebbett to that deal, and they essentially don't lose a single roster player in this deal.

The Canucks coud then go out and add a Boyd Gordon or whomever to supplement the depth at C, for not a significant cost. If anyone can afford to move a C prospect like Nelson (or a 1st), it's the Islanders (or Florida), and their 1st at the moment is looking like a mid round pick, not a top 5 as usual.

It would also be sweet to troll the Leafs and call all their bluffs by cutting a reasonable compromise like this with someone else.

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The Islanders make more sense than the Leafs - let the Leafs ride Reimer or go after Kipprusoff.

Long Island has no goaltender going forward - Dipietro is buyout contender #1, and buried, no one expects the cap circumvention Thomas to actually show up in NY, and Nabokov is a 37 year old UFA. The Isles have only 28 million in cap committed next year (even with their buried giants), and they have an exceptionally young blueline when you consider the two veteran UFAs they haven't managed to re-sign.

Nabokov is an ideal rental backup who expires, making room for (currently injured) Lack next season and moving him makes good sense to both sides.

The Isles have a great deal of young depth at center - I really like Cizikas as a young, affordable RFA 3C.

They could use and can afford a veteran blueliner - in fact, they'll have to spend this summer.

Luo, Ballard, roster spot.

Nabokov(UFA), Streit (UFA), Cizikas, Nelson/1st.

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Don't give Lu away for a pending UFA. We can get a third line center through a separate trade.

If we can't get any roster players that help us, then just get better prospects. And we can use Luongo's cap space to fill in holes through other trades.

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The Islanders make more sense than the Leafs - let the Leafs ride Reimer or go after Kipprusoff.

Long Island has no goaltender going forward - Dipietro is buyout contender #1, and buried, no one expects the cap circumvention Thomas to actually show up in NY, and Nabokov is a 37 year old UFA. The Isles have only 28 million in cap committed next year (even with their buried giants), and they have an exceptionally young blueline when you consider the two veteran UFAs they haven't managed to re-sign.

Nabokov is an ideal rental backup who expires, making room for (currently injured) Lack next season and moving him makes good sense to both sides.

The Isles have a great deal of young depth at center - I really like Cizikas as a young, affordable RFA 3C.

They could use and can afford a veteran blueliner - in fact, they'll have to spend this summer.

And they're poised right now to snatch a playoff berth if they finish strong.

Luo, Ballard, roster spot.

Nabokov(UFA), Streit (UFA), Cizikas, Nelson/1st.

If they want a veteran C, we can add Ebbett to that deal, and they essentially don't lose a single roster player in this deal.

The Canucks coud then go out and add a Boyd Gordon or whomever to supplement the depth at C, for not a significant cost. If anyone can afford to move a C prospect like Nelson (or a 1st), it's the Islanders (or Florida), and their 1st at the moment is looking like a mid round pick, not a top 5 as usual.

It would also be sweet to troll the Leafs and call all their bluffs by cutting a reasonable compromise like this with someone else.

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