So below are the results of the poll on who the Leafs should get rid of this summer. I could have listed the entire roster but left of Toskala, Antropov and Sundin, three veterans that the team has to keep right now as well as the young cheap players who have sufficient upside (though they may never fulfill expectations) like Tlusty, Steen Stajan, Stalman and Coloaiavaco. Though I'm sure people will disagree with these players as well.
Andrew Raycroft 90%
John Pohl 70%
Andy Wozniewski 60%
Darcy Tucker 56%
Mark Bell 46%
Ian White 40%
Bryan McCabe 36%
Pavel Kubina 36%
Kyle Wellwood 36%
Jason Blake 33%
Boyd Devereaux 36%
Dominic Moore 30%
Alexei Ponikarovsky 30%
Tomas Kaberle 16%
It is pretty clear at the top end and the bottom end which players in the list should go and which should stay. Though I would love to hear an argument on why the Leafs should hang onto Raycroft from the few people who thought he should stay. Also I can't understand why some people felt Kaberle should go. He may only be an average defender in his own end but few defenseman in the league have his puckhanding ability. He makes whoever is paired with him (McCabe, Kubina) look good and he salary is very reasonable. In fact he is 3rd on the team's defense pay scale but clearly the best defenseman. The group in the middle is seem to be bunched together. Obviously you have to keep some players for next season even if you totally rebuild and a number of players would be difficult to move out.
12 years ago
