Lebda+Slaney for Franson+Lombardi (with conditional picks)

[Mike]

Toronto Star sources confirm Leafs have acquired D Cody Fransen and C Matthew Lombardi from NASH for D Brett Lebda and F Robert Slaney.

There are also conditional mid-round picks involved in the TOR-NASH trade depending on Lomardi's health. He played only 2 games last year.

- Damien Cox

Fucking love it..

[Arian The Insider]

Fucking amazing deal! Franson is huge and can play offense. He's also still very young. Then we get Lombardi who's a decent middle line center. Only downside is Lombardi is a little overpaid at 3.5 million, but he has only 2 years left on his deal.

[shooker]

Dont understand this one from NSH perspective at all. Guess its a complete salary dump to sign weber and perhaps they are chosing Ellis over Franson? I dunno really this is as big of a steal as that Ehrhoff to Vancouver deal two years ago. Nice move Burke.

[Mike]

Lupul - Connolly - Kessel
MacArthur - Grabovski - Kulemin
Armstrong - Lombardi - Kadri
Brown - Bozak - Rosehill/Orr

Phaneuf - Franson
Schenn - Liles
Aulie - Gunnarsson
Komisarek - Lashoff

8 D... would love to move Komi for a similar winger on shitty contract.

[bills09]

Is this real life?

[shooker]

I think Aulie remains with Phaneuf.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370797

[kyuss]

uh, never knew Poile belonged to the "retards" category.

[Lee]

Lolbda

[MSP4LYFE]

Lupul - Connolly - Kessel
MacArthur - Grabovski - Kulemin
Armstrong - Lombardi - Kadri
Brown - Bozak - Rosehill/Orr

Phaneuf - Franson
Schenn - Liles
Aulie - Gunnarsson
Komisarek - Lashoff

8 D... would love to move Komi for a similar winger on shitty contract.

Kadri is a LW, and Armstrong can only play the RW.

Both Franson and Phaneuf are RS defenceman, and both offensive minded. There is no way RW splits up Phaneuf - Aulie, and Franson has not shown the capability to play top 4 ES minutes (yet). I think it's more likely that he starts the season on the third pairing with Carl Gunarsson (LS).

[MSP4LYFE]

Dont understand this one from NSH perspective at all. Guess its a complete salary dump to sign weber and perhaps they are chosing Ellis over Franson? I dunno really this is as big of a steal as that Ehrhoff to Vancouver deal two years ago. Nice move Burke.

It's simple really, Lombardi was going to go on LTIR, and the team is responsible for paying out that salary, not the insurance company. Nashville can't afford to pay players who aren't playing, especially with impending UFA's in Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.

[MSP4LYFE]

I think Aulie remains with Phaneuf.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370797

Yep

[shooker]

Dont understand this one from NSH perspective at all. Guess its a complete salary dump to sign weber and perhaps they are chosing Ellis over Franson? I dunno really this is as big of a steal as that Ehrhoff to Vancouver deal two years ago. Nice move Burke.

It's simple really, Lombardi was going to go on LTIR, and the team is responsible for paying out that salary, not the insurance company. Nashville can't afford to pay players who aren't playing, especially with impending UFA's in Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.

none the less great deal for Toronto no matter how you slice it. If lombardi comes back healthy you guys could end your playoff drought. Although it all rests on the Shoulders of your goaltending.

[Mike]

Lupul - Connolly - Kessel
MacArthur - Grabovski - Kulemin
Armstrong - Lombardi - Kadri
Brown - Bozak - Rosehill/Orr

Phaneuf - Franson
Schenn - Liles
Aulie - Gunnarsson
Komisarek - Lashoff

8 D... would love to move Komi for a similar winger on shitty contract.

Kadri is a LW, and Armstrong can only play the RW.

Both Franson and Phaneuf are RS defenceman, and both offensive minded. There is no way RW splits up Phaneuf - Aulie, and Franson has not shown the capability to play top 4 ES minutes (yet). I think it's more likely that he starts the season on the third pairing with Carl Gunarsson (LS).

Somehow I knew there'd be a pedantic response to my hastily drawn up lines.

[shooker]

Somehow I knew there'd be a pedantic response to my hastily drawn up lines.

Word of the day calender? haha

[Scott]

Man, Neel understands how much I've been a Cody Franson fan. What a great trade, very excited to see this go down!

[MSP4LYFE]

Somehow I knew there'd be a pedantic response to my hastily drawn up lines.

Sorry, I just like to be as exact as possible with potential lineups.

[MSP4LYFE]

Dont understand this one from NSH perspective at all. Guess its a complete salary dump to sign weber and perhaps they are chosing Ellis over Franson? I dunno really this is as big of a steal as that Ehrhoff to Vancouver deal two years ago. Nice move Burke.

It's simple really, Lombardi was going to go on LTIR, and the team is responsible for paying out that salary, not the insurance company. Nashville can't afford to pay players who aren't playing, especially with impending UFA's in Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.

none the less great deal for Toronto no matter how you slice it. If lombardi comes back healthy you guys could end your playoff drought. Although it all rests on the Shoulders of your goaltending.

I agree, if Lombardi comes back we have a legit third line center, if he goes on LTIR we save .600 on the cap. Plus we added a young hulking defenceman with offensive upside.

[Mike]

Do we have a good idea of Lombardi's healh? Chance of opening day?

I really can't see Burke rolling with Lombardi/Bozak as 3/4.

[Robin Hood]

Wow what a fucking trade. Love it.

And Mike Lombardi won't be healthy enough for opening night. Expect him to come back closer to November/December.

[Robin Hood]

Btw this is only good news for Ryan Ellis