Met Colin Greening for a few minutes after a Marlies game the next season. Cool dude
tm_leafer
Very well timed contract dump (though had we sold him instead of giving him that big overpaid contract back in 2013 or whatever it was, we would have actually gotten good value for him, but that’s water under the fridge).
buktee123
Was a good captain and not a bad player, just played on shite teams
free_range_discoball
Got Eemeli Rasanen with the draft pick. Unfortunately didn’t pan out
Big-Ticket5868
I truly enjoyed watching Dion redeem himself in Ottawa. He got a raw deal in toronto
MelonPineapple
I do remember Milan Michalek being a realgudpro about being sent to the Marlies after playing a handful of games in a Leafs sweater.
Giga1396
Who did the pick end up being?
thibs69
the leafs got 54 games out of this trade (Greening 30gp, Michalek 18, Lindberg 6, Cowen and 2nd Rounder Rasanen 0)
the sens got 161 games out of this trade (Phaneuf 154gp, Bailey 7, Frattin Rupert and Donaghey with 0)
r66yprometheus
It’s not very often where you get a lose-lose scenario.
BadInfluenceGuy
Never really found him a partner, played D the way we actually want now. Rough and tough. But questionable decisions, but you have to admit. Most of those decisions we’re faulted by a shit forward crew giving up pucks. But down the road, yes it became more frequent and it was on him.
Overall great player would be #2 D on many teams honestly during the day. Just always paired with #6/7 guy not sure why.
AgedSmegma
Did he stay in hockey? What’s he up to these days, anybody?
AnteaterFickle222
I remember I was 13 and living in Florida and was (and still am) just a huge leaf’s fan and I absolutely adored Phaneuf more than anyone solely because he was the captain and I only had 1 jersey, being his. When I saw the news he was traded, I was waiting in the car for my dad to come out of the store and I just started bawling my eyes out and couldn’t contain myself because my captain was just traded away. When he got back in the car, he frantically was asking me what was wrong and trying to get me to calm down. When I told him that Phaneuf had been traded, all he said was, with the straightest face “Are you serious? That’s it?” He must’ve thought I got news that our whole family just died or something. Always makes me chuckle when I think about it.
TorturedFanClub
What a dud of a trade. Lol. Michalek was the only player who played for the Leafs? And not very well from what I remember.
washburn100
His nickname was Pylon! How quickly we forget.
a_long_time_running
The old “wipe the slate clean” kind of trade for both sides.
kovjadbr
Man, time flies. In the end, a pretty minimal exchange of value despite the sheer number of pieces going each way. Phaneuf ended up being a decent piece on an Ottawa team that went to the ECF, and Toronto was simply happy to get his contract off the books as part of kickstarting a rebuild and increasing their chances at getting 1OA.
Simonaro
The more important piece was Leaf Legend Matt Frattin
TyranitarusMack
Cowan was such a disappointment. Guy was huge and drafted 9th overall.
buddachickentml
Great day
BurnTheBoats21
8 years already. damn i dont miss those days
cappo40
Fucking Matt Frattin. I really wonder where the Leafs go if he scored that breakaway
silver_054
What a nothing trade in retrospect
tablecloth12345
The day we lost Matt frattin😢
Riderpride639
Ahh, Jared Cowen, the early first rounder that never recovered. Shame, I thought he’d break out (his dad was my high school gym teacher).
tippaah
I remember Colin Greening popping off for a while and nearly ruined our tank for Matthews
DiggyDag
Double Dion
No_Piccolo2135
He went on to bang elisha cuthbert …job well done my freind
justagigilo123
Who was the draft pick?
Pristine_Office_2773
I wonder what injury Cowan had ruined him. He was so good at WJC if I recall correctly.
Yeah Phaneuf would’ve had a great career if he would’ve played in Florida or somewhere.
AggressiveFeckless
We had had about phaneuf
WeakGranny
What did the 2nd rounder end up as?
burningxmaslogs
A nothing burger trade.. so they unloaded Phaneuf who then was traded to LA. Ottawa benefited more than Toronto did. I would like to see the trade tree on this..
bluewhite63
A pretty inconsequential trade, when you don’t factor in the salary dump
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Met Colin Greening for a few minutes after a Marlies game the next season. Cool dude
Very well timed contract dump (though had we sold him instead of giving him that big overpaid contract back in 2013 or whatever it was, we would have actually gotten good value for him, but that’s water under the fridge).
Was a good captain and not a bad player, just played on shite teams
Got Eemeli Rasanen with the draft pick. Unfortunately didn’t pan out
I truly enjoyed watching Dion redeem himself in Ottawa. He got a raw deal in toronto
I do remember Milan Michalek being a realgudpro about being sent to the Marlies after playing a handful of games in a Leafs sweater.
Who did the pick end up being?
the leafs got 54 games out of this trade (Greening 30gp, Michalek 18, Lindberg 6, Cowen and 2nd Rounder Rasanen 0)
the sens got 161 games out of this trade (Phaneuf 154gp, Bailey 7, Frattin Rupert and Donaghey with 0)
It’s not very often where you get a lose-lose scenario.
Never really found him a partner, played D the way we actually want now. Rough and tough. But questionable decisions, but you have to admit. Most of those decisions we’re faulted by a shit forward crew giving up pucks. But down the road, yes it became more frequent and it was on him.
Overall great player would be #2 D on many teams honestly during the day. Just always paired with #6/7 guy not sure why.
Did he stay in hockey? What’s he up to these days, anybody?
I remember I was 13 and living in Florida and was (and still am) just a huge leaf’s fan and I absolutely adored Phaneuf more than anyone solely because he was the captain and I only had 1 jersey, being his. When I saw the news he was traded, I was waiting in the car for my dad to come out of the store and I just started bawling my eyes out and couldn’t contain myself because my captain was just traded away. When he got back in the car, he frantically was asking me what was wrong and trying to get me to calm down. When I told him that Phaneuf had been traded, all he said was, with the straightest face “Are you serious? That’s it?” He must’ve thought I got news that our whole family just died or something. Always makes me chuckle when I think about it.
What a dud of a trade. Lol. Michalek was the only player who played for the Leafs? And not very well from what I remember.
His nickname was Pylon! How quickly we forget.
The old “wipe the slate clean” kind of trade for both sides.
Man, time flies. In the end, a pretty minimal exchange of value despite the sheer number of pieces going each way. Phaneuf ended up being a decent piece on an Ottawa team that went to the ECF, and Toronto was simply happy to get his contract off the books as part of kickstarting a rebuild and increasing their chances at getting 1OA.
The more important piece was Leaf Legend Matt Frattin
Cowan was such a disappointment. Guy was huge and drafted 9th overall.
Great day
8 years already. damn i dont miss those days
Fucking Matt Frattin. I really wonder where the Leafs go if he scored that breakaway
What a nothing trade in retrospect
The day we lost Matt frattin😢
Ahh, Jared Cowen, the early first rounder that never recovered. Shame, I thought he’d break out (his dad was my high school gym teacher).
I remember Colin Greening popping off for a while and nearly ruined our tank for Matthews
Double Dion
He went on to bang elisha cuthbert …job well done my freind
Who was the draft pick?
I wonder what injury Cowan had ruined him. He was so good at WJC if I recall correctly.
Yeah Phaneuf would’ve had a great career if he would’ve played in Florida or somewhere.
We had had about phaneuf
What did the 2nd rounder end up as?
A nothing burger trade.. so they unloaded Phaneuf who then was traded to LA. Ottawa benefited more than Toronto did. I would like to see the trade tree on this..
A pretty inconsequential trade, when you don’t factor in the salary dump
Who cares?