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[amat]

Brodeur wins the Vezina, what else is new. I think he could play 40 games next year and still take it. Don't care about goals saved, thought Nabokov deserved the award clearly but I'm nowhere near surprised.

It looks like Sean Avery might be coming to the Sharks. Seems likely anyways. A bit disturbing but if nothing else he should provide energy, don't know how I feel about that yet.

Also looks likes Marleau staying in San Jose. McClellan is good friends with him and his family.

Maple Leafs still have made no attempt to hide the inevitable Brian Burke signing, signed Al Coates from Anaheim last week. Coates' contract was up but this whole situation is absolutely ridiculous. This would never stand in the NFL or any other respectable league.

[CFH]

Brodeur wins the Vezina, what else is new. I think he could play 40 games next year and still take it. Don't care about goals saved, thought Nabokov deserved the award clearly but I'm nowhere near surprised.

It looks like Sean Avery might be coming to the Sharks. Seems likely anyways. A bit disturbing but if nothing else he should provide energy, don't know how I feel about that yet.

Also looks likes Marleau staying in San Jose. McClellan is good friends with him and his family.

Maple Leafs still have made no attempt to hide the inevitable Brian Burke signing, signed Al Coates from Anaheim last week. Coates' contract was up but this whole situation is absolutely ridiculous. This would never stand in the NFL or any other respectable league.

I was pissed last year when Brodeur won the Vezina over Luongo, and Nabakov got robbed this year. There always has, and always will be an Eastern bias in the awards because most people on the East Coast don't watch a lot of the games from the West because they often don't start until 10pm Eastern time.

I hate Sean Avery, but I wouldn't mind having him on my team.

This Maple Leafs situation is a goddamn joke and something needs to be done about it. This is a blatant case of tampering and it makes the entire league look bad. I'd wager if it was any other team than Toronto (or maybe the Rangers) doing it they would've already been issued a cease-and-desist order or have been punished accordingly. I'll say it again, fuck Toronto I hope they never win another cup.

[Von Milash]

What's the deal with the Leafs? Fletcher is there another year. What are they doing that's so offensive to you, CFH?

[CFH]

What's the deal with the Leafs? Fletcher is there another year. What are they doing that's so offensive to you, CFH?

What they are doing is bordering on tampering and it just looks bad. They simply clearing the way for Brian Burke to take over, which is tampering because he's still under contract to Anaheim so they're not allowed to discuss hiring him. First they bring in Wilson, his best buddy and the godfather of one of his kids, then they bring in a bunch of other associates of his, then MLSE announces that Fletcher will remain on for another year because all the "candidates" they are considering are still under contract to other organizations. It looks bad and it's against the rules. Like Amat said, no respectable league would allow this and I the only reason Toronto is getting away with it is because they're so important to the league.

[Von Milash]

no offense but you guys are talking out of you asses because you hate the leafs. Trust me. If it as the Canucks, the shoe would fit. If they're paving the way for Burke, so be it. in the meantime, they're hiring legitimate candidates. It's not like they hired Burke's wife. If that happens, I'll give this one to ya.


And if Burke wants no part of TO, he'd make it clear. Takes two to tango, my friend.

[CFH]

no offense but you guys are talking out of you asses because you hate the leafs. Trust me. If it as the Canucks, the shoe would fit. If they're paving the way for Burke, so be it. in the meantime, they're hiring legitimate candidates. It's not like they hired Burke's wife. If that happens, I'll give this one to ya.


And if Burke wants no part of TO, he'd make it clear. Takes two to tango, my friend.

If it was the Canucks doing it, I would be just as pissed. They got nailed for doing something similar with Pat Quinn at is cost them draft picks, rightfully so. It makes the league look bad though, that's the problem. They're not allowed to pave the way for Burke (which they wouldn't be doing if they didn't have some knowledge of him wanting to come to Toronto) while he is still under contract.

I don't really hate the Leafs (though I don't like them) and I'm pretty sure Amat doesn't either, I'm sure I will go back to despising them when they're a good team again, but most of the time I just feel sorry for their fans. The problem isn't that what they're doing is necessarily wrong, it's that it is clearly against the rules. Here's a link to a story that explains a bit of it and quotes Bettman.

ESPN - Bettman sends warning on tampering, considers outdoor options - NHL

[Von Milash]

aahhhh, they're not making the league look like anything. Nobody give as a shit. It's the offseason man. The leafs are my team and I couldn't care less if they make the playoffs or not. I've got bigger shit to worry about. And so should you.