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Islanders prospect Niederreiter asks to be traded

I like Nino and all, but there's 3 reasons I doubt the Leafs take a run:

1). Snow has already said "no way" to Nino and his agent, so either it's a non-starter or Snow would want significant assets back.

2). His development has been stunted, whether due to mismanagement by the Isles or lower than originally thought ceiling.

3).  Even if you get past the first two, it doesn't really address organizational need.  Wingers aren't really a problem, even though having good young potential power wingers is never bad.

Like I say, I like him , he intrigues me, but I'm quite certain there's better fits out there.
 
Green Leaf said:
SOURCE: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/22/nhl-notes-islanders-prospect-niederreiter-asks-to-be-traded

I would make a run at signing this guy if I were leafs management.
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You can't "sign him" you'd have to trade for him.

A useless NHL player, who's growth has been stunted and could quite possibly find himself out of the NHL in a couple years' time.

I have no doubt some team will take a run at him (eventually) but it definitely won't be the Leafs.  Wouldn't even give it a second thought.
 
The Islanders want to play hardball with this kid, but really, the relationship is over simply because he has asked for a trade in the media. Maybe Snow can calm the situation down, but I highly doubt it, inevitably he'll be traded I think.

That being said, as much as I'd like the Leafs to have another young kid to build with, it's too much of distraction for the Leafs I believe. We won't be in on it, when it goes down.
 
Remember when he had that run-in with Kadri at the World Juniors? They were going at it all game and Kadri made a throat-slashing gesture at Niederreiter. Then he refused to shake Neiderreiter's hand at the end.
 
why are people getting angry and Nino.  If your job had a glass ceiling you would start looking for employment elsewhere, same think with this kid. 
 
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