Mike Augello: Bargain basement shopping will be critical for Leafs off-season

Blues in 7.

Suck it Pat

Night lads, hope you get the joke my Bruins friend. I'll be watching the game at a bar and enjoying a lot of vodka.

Georgiev makes 792K this coming season

Just hearing the name 'Phaneuf' makes me shake my head. At first it was a nice little move, acquired a top 4 dman for garbage. Then, unfortunately, he was handed the #1 dman role, the captaincy, and eventually a blank cheque. The rest is history

Just hearing the name 'Phaneuf' makes me shake my head. At first it was a nice little move, acquired a top 4 dman for garbage. Then, unfortunately, he was handed the #1 dman role, the captaincy, and eventually a blank cheque. The rest is history
- BestRapperAlive

His rookie year reminds me of Tyler Myers, where every one anointed him the second coming of Christ after a single year. My God, do I remember him being a force in Calgary though

Georgiev makes 792K this coming season
- jimbro83

too bad the Leafs doesn't have a bunch of picks to throw around...

too bad the Leafs doesn't have a bunch of picks to throw around...
- 21peter

Probably a good thing

Probably a good thing
- RickJames77

Georgie has looked amazing though...

Georgie has looked amazing though...
- 21peter

I was more so poking fun at the Leafs' history of trading draft picks (2 in particular)

It's very much like our giving up on young 20 year olds problem

(frank) perry and faneuph

bargain targets:

Jordie Benn
tim heed
Joonas Donskoi
brandon pirir
pat maroon

I was more so poking fun at the Leafs' history of trading draft picks (2 in particular)

It's very much like our giving up on young 20 year olds problem



- RickJames77

and on tape...

I was more so poking fun at the Leafs' history of trading draft picks (2 in particular)

It's very much like our giving up on young 20 year olds problem



- RickJames77

Unfortunately the 2 picks you speak of are only the tip of the iceberg for us.

Unfortunately the 2 picks you speak of are only the tip of the iceberg for us.
- shack67

Seguin and Hamilton would look absolutely tremendous for the Leafs right now though...

Donskoi could be a nice pick up

Seguin and Hamilton would look absolutely tremendous for the Leafs right now though...
- JohnFergusonJr

true, except for .... if they weren't traded as picks, burke or nonuts trades away one or both them anyways.

Burke on a river boat gambling binge. nonis with his head shoved up his own ass sideways.

true, except for .... if they weren't traded as picks, burke or nonuts trades away one or both them anyways.

Burke on a river boat gambling binge. nonis with his head shoved up his own ass sideways.
- Tumbleweed

Not necessarily. They didn't trade Rielly and Kadri.

If they hired Shanahan or a guy with his mentality 5 years earlier, they'd probably be in the Finals by now.

Not necessarily. They didn't trade Rielly and Kadri.

If they hired Shanahan or a guy with his mentality 5 years earlier, they'd probably be in the Finals by now.
- JohnFergusonJr

true. and if a better owner bought the team instead of ballard, the 70's and 80's probably would have ended with a a couple of cup wins.

Seguin and Hamilton would look absolutely tremendous for the Leafs right now though...
- JohnFergusonJr

No Matthews and probably no Marner in that case. Full steam ahead.

No Matthews and probably no Marner in that case. Full steam ahead.
- fifty__missions

Nah, they would have still sucked. Kessel didn't keep them out of last place and Seguin and Hamilton would have been too young to do any better than he did.

Not necessarily. They didn't trade Rielly and Kadri.

If they hired Shanahan or a guy with his mentality 5 years earlier, they'd probably be in the Finals by now.
- JohnFergusonJr

And IF my Aunt had balls she'd be my Uncle

Nah, they would have still sucked. Kessel didn't keep them out of last place and Seguin and Hamilton would have been too young to do any better than he did.
- JohnFergusonJr

I agree with Fergie here. I don’t see Seguin or Hamilton keeping that team out of the basement.

I agree with Fergie here. I don’t see Seguin or Hamilton keeping that team out of the basement.
- RickJames77

In fact, they might have sucked extra hard in 2014/2015 and had better odds at McDavid.