Quote (stewza @ Mar 19 2010 07:14am)

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/753725--cox-keeping-kulemin-may-prove-pricey

Screw the KHL. Kulemin to the Canes for a 2nd 

Quote (labattblue24 @ Mar 19 2010 09:24am)

1,487,500 thats whats hes making this year with bonuses?if thats the case like i said offer him 1.5 per season if he dont take it bye bye

Quote (KrWWW @ Mar 19 2010 12:42pm)

I've never cared for what Cox has to say

Quote (anderson31 @ Mar 19 2010 01:44pm)

He is easily worth 2.5 mill
His agent is just trying to use the KHL as leverage to get more money out of Burke
He has the two-way game that the Leafs need and Burke loves

Quote (labattblue24 @ Mar 19 2010 05:42pm)

how is a guy second year in the league worth 2.5 mill?he has only just started to play better over the second half and thats because hes playing with bozak and kessel.

Quote (anderson31 @ Mar 19 2010 09:06pm)

The game is about more than offense and he brings around 15+ goals a season along with a two-way game needed for the Leafs

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Still, says Leafs GM Brian Burke, searching out college free agents will still be an important part of recruiting even as the crop gets thinner.

“Certainly last year's crop of free agents got more attention than this year's group,” said Burke, who has an interest in 6-foot-5 defenceman Brayden Irwin of Vermont. “It's a good way to add players. Look at the way Bozak is playing now znd the great thing is that most of them are capped.”

The latter reference is to the NHL's salary cap. The new collective agreement also introduced the salary cap and with it an entry-level system of salary limits for players in their first three years. Teams can offer more bonus money to college free agents, but there are limits to that as well.

There is no consensus No. 1 prize in this year's crop. The San Jose Sharks have already signed Princeton forward Cam MacIntyre. Others considered to be of interest are forwards Jarod Palmer (Miami of Ohio), Casey Wellman (Massachusetts-Amherst), Bobby Butler (New Hampshire) and Sebastien Stalberg (Vermont), the younger brother of Leafs rookie Viktor.