Did taxes sign with the leafs?
- Fakepartofme

Johnny Taxares did!

Johnny Taxares did!
- Zezel

- Fruitcakenipple

(frank)ing Neymar.

Polak gone

Softest defense in the league now?

Johnny Taxares did!
- Zezel

Does he play D?

Polak gone

Softest defense in the league now?
- Hockey_Reverend

Probably.
Not really stanley cup caliber

My biggest concern now that Tavares signed with the Leafs is whether I should be annoyingly cocky towards other fanbases or annoyingly humble and passive aggressive.

Probably.
Not really playoff caliber
- Fakepartofme

?

except we made the playoffs the last 2 years.

Probably.
Not really stanley cup caliber
- Fakepartofme

Doobie still has some work to do, it isn't October yet.

My biggest concern now that Tavares signed with the Leafs is whether I should be annoyingly cocky towards other fanbases or annoyingly humble and passive aggressive.
- TheMussel

Wait to see how the team does on the ice first.
Then go from there.

?

except we made the playoffs the last 2 years.
- Tumbleweed

Meant cup caliber. I changed it.

Doobie still has some work to do, it isn't October yet.
- TrashPanda

Very true

But i want it done now lol

?

except we made the playoffs the last 2 years.
- Tumbleweed

Apparently losing Polak was major...

He's trading Nylander...The D will get a major fix shortly..

He's trading Nylander...The D will get a major fix shortly..
- Fruitcakenipple

That hurts the forwards.
He can do it without moving nylander or marner.

Apparently losing Polak was major...
- Fruitcakenipple

It was... A major contributing factor in my happiness yesterday.

Probably.
Not really stanley cup caliber
- Fakepartofme

I thought Polak was one of our more effective playoff d-man the last 2 years...

Just concerned we have little to no edge on the back end, which is needed once you hit the playoffs... regular season, not so much... but come playoff time???

Does he play D?
- Fakepartofme

No, but I have so much trust in the Shanaplan I feel that will be addressed.

Joe is great, not arguing that.
But hes super slow and i dont see him signing for under 2m.
Joe is also slow..

Still need D
- Fakepartofme

We still have tons of cap space this year; we could back up the truck on a 1-year deal.

Super slow, but still super effective; plus he'd be playing like 9-10 minutes a game.

Leafs are looking at Rick Nash on a 1 year deal.
If Nash decides to play one extra season, Toronto would be on top of his list next to Columbus.
1 year on a contract below 5million.

Good fit on that Kadri line with Brown.

Low risk deal for Toronto - if it works out, Nash gets a final chance to win a Stanley Cup.
If it doesn't work out, they'll just LTIR him and at the end of the season he'll retire anyways.
- MaximusAurelius

Is this just your opinion or was this said by somebody in the know?

My biggest concern now that Tavares signed with the Leafs is whether I should be annoyingly cocky towards other fanbases or annoyingly humble and passive aggressive.
- TheMussel

I like where your head's at.

Might I suggest a two-pronged approach? On Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Sunday, annoyingly cocky; on Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday humble/passive-aggressive.

Keep them off balanced and second-guessing.

Is this just your opinion or was this said by somebody in the know?
- GreatGigInTheSky

You must be new here.

i think leafs can get a good rh d-man without giving up Nylander, just Gardiner (+)
e.g. spurgeon.
- MaximusAurelius

Splurgeon.

An overly excited fish.

That hurts the forwards.
He can do it without moving nylander or marner.
- Fakepartofme

Agreed. People say trade Nylander for a young, top pairing D...but are never specific. Who? Unless you were trading for a true upcoming star DMan, Nylander is going to be the best player in that kind of deal. I think they can improve the D a lot internally and with some prudent additions rather than a big splash kind of deal.

We already saw the Pens and freaking Vegas win and/or be contenders without a big, star D (Pens won without Letang). Trading Nylander is such a Chia on XBox idea.