bardownsouth

Toronto, ON • Canada • 20 Years Old • Male

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

As reported from numerous sources and fellow bloggers, Tomas Kaberle offers are starting to heat up. Although it appears it may go down to the last possible second until Kaberle's NTC kicks in once again there does appear to be progress in terms of the 6 teams seriously competing for his services.

With such a high expectation of Kaberle being shipped for a top 6 forward (which I believe will happen very soon) I started thinking about past moves Leafs GMs have made since the lockout that have been either brilliant, or absolutely horendous with both sides having their fair share of history. I figured my fellow Leafs fans would enjoy seeing the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Roster Moves since 2005

Good Moves & and the GM who acquired them
Tuka Rask 2005 John Ferguson Jr
Nikolai Kulimen 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Mike Peca 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Yanic Perreault 2007 John Ferguson Jr
Domenic Moore 2007 John Ferguson Jr
Nicklas Hagman 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Mike Van Ryn 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Luke Schenn 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Nazem Kardri 2009 Brian Burke
Tyler Bozak 2009 Brian Burke
Jonas Gustavson 2009 Brian Burke
Colton Orr 2009 Brian Burke
Phil Kessel 2009 Brian Burke ***
Dion Phaneuf 2010 Brian Burke
Keith Aulie 2010 Brian Burke
JS Giguere 2010 Brian Burke
Kris Versteeg 2010 Brian Burke
Colby Armstrong 2010 Brian Burke
Marcel Mueller 2010 Brian Burke

Bad Moves & the GMs who acquired them (remember any of these names?)
Jason Allison 2005 John Ferguson Jr
Alexander Khavanov 2005 John Ferguson Jr
Mariusz Czerkawski 2005 John Ferguson Jr
Luke Richardson 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Jiri Tlusty 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Andrew Raycroft 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Hal Gill 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Vesa Toskala 2007 John Ferguson Jr
Mark Bell 2007 John Ferguson Jr
Jason Blake 2007 John Ferguson Jr
Lee Stempniak 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Jeff Finger 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Jamal Mayers 2008 Clff Fletcher
Ryan Hollweg 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Jonas Frogren 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Rickard Wallin 2009 Brian Burke
Wayne Primeau 2009 Brian Burke
Garnet Exelby 2009 Brian Burke
Phil Kessel 2009 Brian Burke ***
Bill Sweatt 2010 Brian Burke

Up for Discussion
Jeff O'Neil 2005 John Ferguson Jr
Eric Lindros 2005 John Ferguson Jr
Pavel Kubina 2006 John Ferguson Jr
Mikhail Grabovski 2008 Cliff Fletcher
Christian Hanson 2009 Brian Burke
Mike Komisarek 2009 Brian Burke
Francois Beachemin 2009 Brian Burke
Phil Kessel 2009 Brian Burke ***