I.Am.Ironman Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 As per Darren Dreger's twitter feed.. Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger 29m Some trade discussion with teams on a number of Leafs players. Kadri, Gardiner, Bolland and Kulemin included. Leafs brass is eager to talk. I wonder if Trevor is talking.. Although I doubt it, he is probably waiting to hire a permanent GM. I'm not sure I am all that interested in any of those players in a Canucks uniform anyway. I see the price being to high for all of them. I wouldn't be confident in Kadri's ability to translate his game to the west coast, no to Bolland, Gardiner would likely cost an arm and a leg, and admittedly I do not know much about Kulemin. Perhaps someone can fill me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Dear Trevor, Hang up the phone, unless they are offering a swap of Edler for Gardiner and a first in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The kept the coach, so I guess they decided to change the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Dregger purposely creates the buzz to try and get teams calling. Smart he didn't throw clarksons name in their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70seven Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Kulemin is a solid player, but the Canucks dont need a solid player, they need a star for the top 6. Gardiner and Kadri would be of interest. We need a PMD that can be a PPQB. He plays an elusive fast game and is very creative. Hell definately need a strong defensive minded d-partner though... Tanev comes to mind. Id bet the Leafs would be asking about Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa. Its the one place that Bieksa might be willing to go. Id like to have him stay, as hes a canuck at heart and is the only d-man with any kind of mean. Kes could be convinced, but he might just rather stay where he is, rather than make a lateral move. However the notion of going there and becoming a potential legend the way that Doug Gilmore did is one I could see him enjoying. They certainly have the pieces to make it work. Kadri Gardiner 1st for Kesler, 2nd, 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I hope the Leafs trade Kadri. Hate that guy. Wonder if he'd get his act together in Vancouver under the leadership of Henrik, Daniel and Bieksa. Neutral on the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Kulemin is a solid player, but the Canucks dont need a solid player, they need a star for the top 6. Gardiner and Kadri would be of interest. We need a PMD that can be a PPQB. He plays an elusive fast game and is very creative. Hell definately need a strong defensive minded d-partner though... Tanev comes to mind. Id bet the Leafs would be asking about Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa. Its the one place that Bieksa might be willing to go. Id like to have him stay, as hes a canuck at heart and is the only d-man with any kind of mean. Kes could be convinced, but he might just rather stay where he is, rather than make a lateral move. However the notion of going there and becoming a potential legend the way that Doug Gilmore did is one I could see him enjoying. They certainly have the pieces to make it work. Kadri Gardiner 1st for Kesler, 2nd, 3rd Kesler isn't waiving his NTC to go to another non contending team in Canada that missed the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodos Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I hope the Leafs trade Kadri. Hate that guy. Wonder if he'd get his act together in Vancouver under the leadership of Henrik and Bieksa.Neutral on the guy.Wait...do you hate him, or are you neutral on him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Not Kuley Kulemin Grabovski MaCarthur was the best shutdown line in the league and now they're all gone Nonis why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I would love kadri on this team. A 50 point 23 year old with Kane like hands! Hell yes. Kesler for Kadri and Gardiner. Getter dun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 If Shero won't give up Pouliot, Sutter and a 1st then Nonis might give Kadri, Gardiner 1st for Kesler. Although I doubt he waves to go there. Kadri would be a good 2nd line pivot to build with, Gardiner could QB the 2nd PP and the first could land Virtanen. I would prefer the Pittsburgh deal though. It'll probably have to be Kesler plus for both deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wait...do you hate him, or are you neutral on him? sorry meant neutral on the rest. I don't like Kadri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Why would Kes want to go to Toronto? only diff between Toronto an Van is that the Leafs golf season usually starts a bit earlier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Not Kuley Kulemin Grabovski MaCarthur was the best shutdown line in the league and now they're all gone Nonis why? Carlyle doesn't like Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 If Shero won't give up Pouliot, Sutter and a 1st then Nonis might give Kadri, Gardiner 1st for Kesler. Although I doubt he waves to go there. Kadri would be a good 2nd line pivot to build with, Gardiner could QB the 2nd PP and the first could land Virtanen.I would prefer the Pittsburgh deal though. It'll probably have to be Kesler plus for both deals. Me too. But Sutter is doing really well in these playoffs and his stock has risen. Both Kari and Gardiner will be expensive when it's time to renew their contracts (Gardiner is RFA) so the 1st is key, and better if we can dump another contract too. In the long run I'm not exactly sure if Horvat can replace Kesler as a premiere SD forward. Richardson is nice but not Selke candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Dregger purposely creates the buzz to try and get teams calling. Smart he didn't throw clarksons name in their. While that might not have been your most properly formatted post, the sentiment is spot on. Dreger once again as the media conduit for Nonis to try and build interest and hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Some advice for Trevor.....Don't talk to Nonis unless you want it broadcasted and exagerrated all over TSN by Dreger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 If Shero won't give up Pouliot, Sutter and a 1st then Nonis might give Kadri, Gardiner 1st for Kesler. Although I doubt he waves to go there. Kadri would be a good 2nd line pivot to build with, Gardiner could QB the 2nd PP and the first could land Virtanen. I would prefer the Pittsburgh deal though. It'll probably have to be Kesler plus for both deals.you have to wonder what Bieksa's worth is to Toronto since Morgan Reilly is getting great tutorial from Bieksa? Hey wait a minute....Reilly is a LH....Bieksa is a RH......on a decent contract still for 2 more years. Get Tor 1st....#8 Get Ott's pick...#10 and Ana's pick...28th for Kesler Suddenly we dreaming and picking 6,8,10,28 Trade #6/#28 to Fla for #1 #1-Ekblad #8-Tuch #10-Milano Plus whatever is tossed into the deals with Kesler/Bieksa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLow_ Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 When I watch the Leafs, it's always obvious they need more guys like Kulemin and Bolland who are fantastic in their own end. They are reduntant assets for us though. Gardiner is somewhat interesting, but I don't think he's worth anything more than a 2nd or mid level prospect to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Belfort Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 If the Leafs want to truly improve then they're going to have to get a lot more creative than offering any of those players. They aren't going to get anything significant in return for Bolland or Kulemin (who are both UFA's). In my opinion from watching many Leafs games this season (I live in Ontario and have a fan in the family) Kulemin may be the most underrated player on the team, he provides defensive reliability as well as supporting offense and physicality. Last person they should be trying to get rid of (especially for the return a pending UFA would garner). While a package of Kadri and Gardiner could potentially bring back a nice piece I don't think they're are nearly valuable enough to make a really great impact. Gardiner is undersized and is not very great in his own end. The Leafs definitely wouldn't be selling high on either of them after the end to the season they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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