Ho made Owen NOLAN COME TO TORONTO?
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Please pick a best answer when you ask a question
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The Toronto Maple Leafs did not trade Gary Roberts.  The allowed him to leave via Free Agency in the summer of 2005.\n\n1) Gary wanted to play with centreman Joe Nieuwendyk.\n2) Due to the new salary cap, had Toronto signed the two for what they were asking and received ($2,250,000 Roberts and Nieuwendyk, two-year contracts) they would have commited about $5-million of a $39-million salary cap.  This is 11% of their cap.\n3) They wanted to make room for younger players to allow for experience.\n4) Alex Steen, who makes considerably less has taken over for Nieuwendyk.  Steen has scored 41 points so far this season and has been a pleasant addition to the team.  Furthermore, he is very good penalty killer and good on the power play.  He is the future of the team.   Also making a considerably smaller amount of money, Kyle Wellwood, has taken over Gary Roberts' position and has scored 40 points in 76 games for the Leafs.  He is plus four throughout this time period.\n5) Nieuwendyk has 48 points, and has missed approximately 17 games so far this season (money spent towards the cap).  He is 40 years old.\n6) Roberts has 36 points and has only played in 54 games (missed about 24 games).   He also will be fourty soon and has had recurring back problems.  Furthermore, he had reconstructive neck surgery and this is a risk in considering who to keep or let go.\n\nAll in all, the Leafs made the right decisions.\n\nThey were interested in keeing Nieuwendyk -- however not Roberts and they both wanted to stay together.
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They sure could use a big centre.  Thornton is unrealistic, but I would say that Marleau is a possibility.
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No, but he did play for Montreal.
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Richards....\nHe just isn't fitting in right now.\nI'm sure he will explode later in the season as per usual, but if you gotta get rid of one of them....\n\nfrom a source:\nEvery newspaper I read this morning (which is a lot of them) is raving about how TB GM Jay Feaster is looking to make a trade. Richards is safe, St.Louis has a no-trade clause, and Lecavalier is untouchable. Why waste time speculating on those guys? The only way a team takes St.Louis is if they give up a pile of salary in return. Lecavalier...would take a Joe Thornton-like deal.
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No. \n\nHere's an example "Owen Hargreaves was actually born in Canada but due to heritage was eligible to play for either the English, Welsh, Canadian, or German national teams. He chose England."
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A Nolan Ryan ball?!! I REALLY wish I could. Sorry. : (
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Im 75% sure Lily will be back with Toronto, hes a good pitcher and I think they will give him what he wants hopefully!\n\nAs for Clemens, I think he should retire!!!! He will never go to Boston, they blew their money already lol, I dunno where he will end up, maybe on a team that will give him alot of $$$
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Ottawa senators!!!!and then Toronto
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because he is Michael Owen
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It makes me very happy as a Leaf fan, although in a way I wish he would have waited until later in the season to have this goal scoring thing. Preferably after he re-signs with the Leafs. Now that he is doing good he is going to want more money and this will lead to one of two things, him not signing with the Leafs, or the Leafs spending too much on him. I just hope he can keep this up though.
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It is possible. But in order for that to happen they will need a new owner. The current owner cares more about his other team (redwings), and is clueless when it comes to baseball.\n\nUnfortunately, mike ilitch is stubborn and doesnt see the neglect he has caused. The Detroit Tigers used to be a proud franchise, under his regime they havent had a winning (.500 or better) in 12 years (2006 will be 13).\n\nHe says he wants a winner and that he cares...but he really is talking about his hockey team.
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What about Hartford!!!!!?????  Don't forget the Whalers!  I am all for teams returning to Winnipeg, Quebec City and Hartford!  It's a crime that all of these cities are without a team.  I know that both Hartford and Winnipeg have stated they want another team.  As a matter of fact....if you guys didn't know....there is a developer here in Connecticut who has stated that he wants to build a new arena and bring an NHL team back to Hartford.  Not only that, he has publicly spoken that he is on the market to buy an NHL team.  He is looking at all possibilities.  He said he would buy a team first.  During the last week of the NHL season, this developer and Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez went to Minnesota to watch a Wild game and meet with the Wild owners.  They spoke to them about what they did to re-acquire an  NHL team.  The Whalers were stolen.....from the Hartford fans. Peter Karmanos, Hurricane owner, is enemy number one in this state.  He purchased the team to move it.  \n  Unfortunately, Kansas City is a strong city to get the first NHL team in any relocation. They have a new arena and are just waiting for the right opportunity.  I hope that Hartford, Winnipeg and Quebec City will return to the NHL someday!
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I hope he dun get in becoz of his reputation... He was good... but now, he is juz a ordinary footballer... there are so many better strikers like Bent and Johnson, i dun think Owen should be called up merely based on reputation... it will only be deserved if he earns it...
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i think you are right, except for in toronto, where they are over-hyped.  the toronto sun sports section is making daily comparisons to the championship teams of '92 and '93, which is a little ridiculous.  having said that, i think the jays have something real good to build on, hopefully glaus isn't hurt long and towers figures out what is wrong, he can't be this bad all year. imagine what a healthy burnett could do.  although i don't think this is the year, ricciardi could make a move at the deadline if the jays are close.  speaking of underrated, check out the tigers.
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He has been playing for the Ottawa Renegades for the last 2 or maybe 3 years but is contemplating retirement.\n\nIt looks like there will be no team in Ottawa this year so it's hard to say where he will play this year if he still wants to.\n\nMy guess would be the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL since Murphy got along very well with Joe Paopoa the ex Ottawa coach who is now offensive co-ordinator in Hamilton.
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He did not get selected by the American team. The forwards selected over him were: Josh Wolff, Brian McBride, Brian Ching, and Eddie Johnson.