"J Stevens" <IdontLikeSpamjay-stevens DeleteThis @telus.netspamsucksass> wrote in
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> "owl" <churchsl DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Fwds:
>> Bates Battaglia
>> Andre Deveaux
>> Alex Foster
>> Kris Newbury
>> Ben Ondrus
>> D-guys
>> Josef Boumedienne
>> Jaime Sifers
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>> 8 or 9 cuts to go - from roughly this group
>> http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20082009/RO010063.HTM
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> Strange how they cut Battaglia without playing him. Who's wife did this
> guy sleep with? :)
I don't think it's that strange at all. Bates was a beneficiary of Maurice's
loyalty, and showed nothing much more than AHL caliber play with the odd
flash of NHL.
This team is currently being constructed to put forth appreciating assets,
not former glory projects. Given his prominence with some of the former
Marlies that'll be on the big roster this year, I doubt Wilson wants a
rudder on the internal hierarchy that is developing in the Leafs dressing
room. He's just not the kind of veteran that these young players need.
>> Stay informed about: Second Round of Cuts