The rumour mill is spinning and the lastest is Rick Nash wanting out of Columbus and possible destination is Toronto. I have dreamt of this since the time he was a restricted free agent a couple of years ago but unfortunately he resigned.
Did you really have to start this rumour ? I wish he would have signed just long enough to become a UFA and then sign with the Leafs.
Wow. So that means we're getting Nash, Getzlaf and Ryan. Cool.
How these things get started. Dumb posts made as a joke.
Is this before or after they have dealt for Ryan Getzlaf? Bobby Ryan? Roberto Luongo? Steven Stamkos? Etc, etc, etc, etc.
Why would any team want Luongo ? As for the rest of this post it is too stupid to comment further.
The information I am reading elsewhere differs from this thread. Nash has not requested a trade, howeve, he says he will relinquish his no movement clause if he is not wanted in Columbus and a trading him will improve the Jackets. Getting him in Toronto would be complicated as the Leafs would have to clear cap space as well as find players and parts that Columbus would find acceptable.
One of the few truthful statements in this thread.
Wrong.
He also has 28 other possible destinations besides Toronto.
Not only that, he has expressed that he would be more willing to waive his NTC to go to a small media market, rather than the centre of the NHL universe.
It is always funny when an idiot contradicts himself in one post.
Not happening, and why does Leaf nation think every good player should want to come here, and their respective teams should send them here for a bag of pucks??
Why does an idiot believe everything he reads ?
Has to do with the overzealous and insane Toronto media.
Rumors get blown completely out of proportion as about a dozen Toronto sports reporters try to one-up each other.
Then the talking heads at TSN and Sportnet compound the problem by "reporting" the facts.
Steve Simmons is the worst. Believe maybe 20-25% of what that guy says.
Well they would try and start rumours that players want to play for Ottawa or the Islanders or Columbus or Phoenix or Dallas, etc, but then they would be laughed out of every media box/area at every NHL event.
I also heard that Stamkos, Seguin and Spezza are demanding to be traded back home to Toronto.
It's not happening, folks.
Not happening ? Well I am glad you are here to state the incredibly obvious. Thanks for showing up.
who makes up these rumours? leaf fans
Leaf fans ? No we do not.
I stated the other day, it was also in other media markets other than Toronto(in other words US markets) that the Ducks said almost all of their star players are available. So I expressed my wish, assuming the US media was not lying, that I would like to see Getzlaf in a Leaf uniform.
From a Leaf fan(me).
Would I like to see Stamkos, Getzlaf and Nash all come and play for the Leafs ?
Do I really have to answer that ? It there a NHL fan out there who would not want these three players on their favorite team ?
However, as a Leaf fan who understands there is a salary cap I know that this cannot happen.