[tigerthelion]

Nonis said he has no assurances that Luongo will sign a deal. I applaud Nonis for making the type of move Burke never was willing to make. Now, hopefully he can get something for Cloutier. Maybe he can pull the fleece over Ferguson's eyes and convince him Cloutier is what the Leafs need.

Considering Nonis inherited a playoff team and turned them into a non-playoff team, while Burke inherited a non-playoff team and turned them into a playoff team while dumping salary, well, I'd be applauding Burke. That being said, I think this was a great trade for the 'nucks. I'm actually surprised they were able to get full value for Bertuzzi. Mind you, this is the second time Keenan has traded for Bertuzzi and the first time it was an absolute steal (Bertuzzi AND McCabe AND a pick for Linden - I mean WOW), so he knows what he's doing I guess. And it was pretty clear that Luongo had no intention of staying in Florida. Perhaps Bert can get his head back on straight playing in a non-hockey market.

Now, hopefully he can get something for Cloutier. Maybe he can pull the fleece over Ferguson's eyes and convince him Cloutier is what the Leafs need.

Good God, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! hock:

Oh, Luongo had to go and I think Keenan was correct to trade him. Keenan got back a decent goalie in Auld who, if he starts for FLA, will give them at least good goaltending, if not great. Bertuzzi may thrive in FLA. I woudln't be shocked if he had an 80 point season next year. He's good but he was just lazy in Vancouver.

The Burke comment was more about Burke not taking his teams to the next level. He's GREAT at taking mediocore teams and getting them into the playoffs but he would never make the big trade. He would always stick with Cloutier or go and trade for Potvin and try to convince the fans that their goaltending was top notch. Burke is still one of the top GM's and Nonis hasn't proven anything yet. It's just good to see that he had the guts to make a move that IMO Burke NEVER would have made.

I guess the Leafs are targeting Nabakov. Wonder who is trade bait in Toronto?