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HealthyScratch6
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 09.13.2014

Sep 11 @ 9:13 PM ET
Ok
- Pet.m.d.

Yeah your team sucks by
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Sep 11 @ 9:16 PM ET
Same...How ya get'n on b'y?
- Fruitcakenipple



See post above yours.
PrinceLH
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Belleville, ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Sep 11 @ 9:20 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
VeryModernMan
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Munich
Joined: 06.06.2017

Sep 11 @ 9:23 PM ET
Time to try and grab Shea Weber
- PrinceLH


You want that contract on your books?
dmnted
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Space for Rent
Joined: 08.30.2006

Sep 11 @ 9:33 PM ET
You want that contract on your books?
- VeryModernMan

dmnted
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Space for Rent
Joined: 08.30.2006

Sep 11 @ 9:34 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH



ah
NO
lonnyBohonos
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 02.02.2017

Sep 11 @ 9:36 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH


yikes. went 3 for 3 in picking the worst option from each of the respective teams mentioned.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Sep 11 @ 9:41 PM ET
"Odds on favorite" is inaccurate. Vegas just moved the line because a lot of action is coming from Toronto.

How many "Vegas favorites" in September have actually won the Cup though? Just curious.

- Unholy_Goalie


Well yes Vegas likes taking money from chumps.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Sep 11 @ 9:47 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH




Ceci is (frank)ing atrocious.

Shea Weber, as amazing as he is, makes too much money for the Leafs to acquire.

Seabrook has lost 3 steps and makes too much money, even at half price.

All those "options" would hurt the Leafs.
Komisaurus Rex
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Guhle is already the McJesus of defense , ON
Joined: 06.14.2009

Sep 11 @ 9:48 PM ET
Queef fans think they are the favs to win it every year, smart on the bookies to take their money

twiztedmike
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.06.2007

Sep 11 @ 9:49 PM ET
Queef fans think they are the favs to win it every year, smart on the bookies to take their money


- Komisaurus Rex

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

HABS R DA BEST!! PLAN THE PARADE!
BetterCallSaul
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Captain Morgan Rielly
Joined: 05.07.2013

Sep 11 @ 9:55 PM ET
Queef fans think they are the favs to win it every year, smart on the bookies to take their money


- Komisaurus Rex

This is actually spot on, though. The odds makers know they can cash in on some early excitement in Toronto.

I don't think you'll find an intelligent Leaf fan who has called Toronto a cup contender for a very long time. They're pretty close to it now. I wouldn't say favourites, but good enough to make some noise and piss off every hockey fan won doesn't cheer for them.
moneyballs
Joined: 07.23.2014

Sep 11 @ 9:55 PM ET
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

HABS R DA BEST!! PLAN THE PARADE!

- twiztedmike

Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Sep 11 @ 9:57 PM ET
This is actually spot on, though. The odds makers know they can cash in on some early excitement in Toronto.

I don't think you'll find an intelligent Leaf fan who has called Toronto a cup contender for a very long time. They're pretty close to it now. I wouldn't say favourites, but good enough to make some noise and piss off every hockey fan won doesn't cheer for them.

- BetterCallSaul

If the Leafs win there will be fewer bookies in TO, alive ones anyways
Fruitcakenipple
Location: NF
Joined: 01.12.2011

Sep 11 @ 9:59 PM ET
See post above yours.
- Steven_Seagull

twiztedmike
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.06.2007

Sep 11 @ 10:04 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH

PRINCELH SMART GM!! PRINCELH SMASH!!!! PRINCELH GET GOOD DEFENSEMAN FOR ROCKS!

winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Sep 11 @ 10:15 PM ET
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

HABS R DA BEST!! PLAN THE PARADE!

- twiztedmike





Habs top six:


burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Sep 11 @ 10:32 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH


(frank)ing hell no
winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Sep 11 @ 10:35 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH


Last time I checked - Sens traded away 2019 first pick to Avs when they picked up Tkachuk.
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Sep 11 @ 10:36 PM ET
(frank)ing hell no
- burn

ClarksonDavid
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Rielly wouldn't, crack top 4 on the sens team -PtotheY, SK
Joined: 03.15.2014

Sep 11 @ 10:43 PM ET
(frank)ing hell no
- burn

Grab a player like Ceci or Shea Weber.. very comparable players
Drapz
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Windsor, ON
Joined: 07.10.2007

Sep 11 @ 11:18 PM ET


Habs top six:



- winsix


that's a lot of soft serve
leafsfann
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Joined: 05.11.2014

Sep 11 @ 11:28 PM ET
That said, who can blame them for moving out of Winnipeg to begin with...?


I hear the WiFi is bad. It must have been nonexistent in the 90s
Unholy_Goalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: usually UG offends everyone by telling the truth - dt99999, ON
Joined: 08.23.2006

Sep 11 @ 11:33 PM ET
Time to rape a bottom-feeder for defensive help. Time to try and grab a player like Cody Ceci or Shea Weber from the Sens or Habs, while they race for the first overall draft pick, in 2019. Maybe approach Chicago and see if they'd be interested in a salary dump for Brent Seabrook. Have them pay half of his salary and we'll give them a middling draft pick or "B" prospect. Chicago is in cap hell.
- PrinceLH


(frank). No.

I have no problem with acquiring a guy in his prime like Karlsson or Pietrangelo. You could even maybe make a case for PK Subban. But the key here is they are all under 30. Ceci isn't on the block, Weber is 33, Seabrook is 33 and both have contracts until they're 39+. Even at 4 million dollars a year, that's an asset that turns into a stone anchor down the road and we already have one of those in Zaitsev and at least he has the benefit of being in his mid 20s, not early 30s so his stock is more likely to rise than it is to fall.

I agree, the Leafs need a legit top pairing RHD and they should be fairly aggressive in trying to acquire one in exchange for surplus forwards, but absolutely no (frank)ing way do the Leafs need players exiting their prime.
sloppyseconds2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: cambridge, ON
Joined: 01.02.2012

Sep 11 @ 11:33 PM ET
I hear the WiFi is bad. It must have been nonexistent in the 90s
- leafsfann



Don't kid yourself, you still are.

Sorry, thought it read 'I must have'.
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