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TULLY - The Boston Bruins WILL NOT get the first overall pick in the NHL draft!

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From the Toronto Maple Leafs!

Right now, the Leafs sit 22nd overall and can't finish lower than 25th, which means even with the draft lottery the Bruins can no longer dream of getting the top pick with the second of two first round selections gained through the 2009 Phil Kessel deal.

Small victories for Leaf Nation.

If the Leafs fall no further, the highest the lottery could move the Bruins could move up to would be fifth overall - no team can move up more than four places - while the Leafs could also still bump a few notches upwards in the standings.

A win tonight over the Bruins, then, could contribute to that lost first round pick being less valuable. And keep the Leafs' remote playoff dreams alive.

The Leafs, meanwhile, own Boston's first round pick from last month's Tomas Kaberle deal. Today, the Bruins sit seventh overall, but the actual value of that pick will be determined through how Boston fares in the post-season combined with their regular season finish. The Bruins will win their division but right now have the fewest points of any division leader, and that status could determine where the first rounder owned by the Leafs lands.

The best scenario the Leafs could hope for (and an unlikely one) would be if four non-division winners get to the conference finals. Those teams would get picks Nos. 27 through 30. Next would come the division winners in reverse order of points, so in theory the Boston pick owned by the Leafs could be as high as No. 21 if the B's finish lowest among the division winners.

If the Bruins get to the Stanley Cup final and lose, the pick would be the 29th of the first round. If they win, it would be the 30th. But in either of those scenarios, the Leafs would get Boston's second round pick in 2012.

http://thestar.blogs.com/thespin/
 
Blitty
That Leafs franchise is pretty pathetic. Its nice to see my Ducks back in the playoffs without Burke. The guy is overrated.
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Common Blitty, I am no fan of Burke and the Leafs are a bad team right now no doubt, but the organization is hardly pathetic.

The Leafs are the most valuable franchise in the NHL with the largest fan base, their home games are always sold out (Leafs are a HUGE draw on the road in Canada and many US cities) and they earn huge profits, not my definition of pathetic.

Pathetic is Phoenix, Atlanta, Nashville etc.

Winnipeg needs to get its team back, especially now that the Canadian dollar is so strong.

PS: The Ducks look good lately, perhaps they can do some damage in the post season.
 
Nashville will be in the playoffs. There is no excuse for the leaves to have not made it in so many years. Except for I guess that the owners would rather pocket the profits instead of get talent. Tough to be a fan when when you know that the organization is greedy.
 
Blitty
Nashville will be in the playoffs. There is no excuse for the leaves to have not made it in so many years. Except for I guess that the owners would rather pocket the profits instead of get talent. Tough to be a fan when when you know that the organization is greedy.
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The Leafs following is nothing less than amazing. No matter how bad they have been nothing stops Leafs nation from cheering for the blue & white.

Tons of fans here in Sask too, I see all kinds of Leaf paraphernalia on vehicles, Leaf jerseys and ballcaps on people the Leafs are loved.
Its the kind of love a Ducks fan cannot understand.
 
Blitty
That Leafs franchise is pretty pathetic. Its nice to see my Ducks back in the playoffs without Burke. The guy is overrated.
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Blitty I like you!!!

I think you are a relatively decent Cat, but to say that BB is overrated is just plain dumb. Despite overpaying for Phillip Kessel, Burke has done a marvelous job in restocking the team with prospects via the draft, free agency, trades as well as draft picks.

BB has this team headed in the right direction. When he took over the Leafs, the team was an ABSOLUTE mess. I see the team making the playoffs next year for sure and being serious contenders in 2-3 seasons time.

When you look at things now, the Leafs have really turned the corner. We have a hot shot young goalie who is fundamentally and mentally sound between the pipes. Reimer is the real deal and not a flash in the pan. Once we get a legit #1 centreman (hey maybe it's Kadri next year) to dish the puck to Kessel then all will be good.

Your Pal,

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Blitty
Nashville will be in the playoffs. There is no excuse for the leaves to have not made it in so many years. Except for I guess that the owners would rather pocket the profits instead of get talent. Tough to be a fan when when you know that the organization is greedy.
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The owners/shareholders of MLS&E have never once denied a GM's request for additional budget money. Not once. The problem is that we had a young inexperienced peckerhead that ran the team into the ground. When Pat Quinn was Coach/GM we were ALWAYS contenders. Once peckerhead JFJ was hired, things went south........................in a big way. Then we hired Cliffy as an interim GM and he made a horrendous signing by overpaying Jeff Finger by $2.25 million. JFJ absolutely handcuffed this franchise for years.

There is light at the end of the tunnel and it's all due to BB and his Detroit like lieutenants righting the ship.
 
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