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I hope philly misses by two points so that three goal lead they blew is the difference because I'm hateful like that |
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Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON Joined: 02.28.2011
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Goalies are apart of the team too. We could say that about many leaf wins - Aaron_85
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Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON Joined: 06.12.2017
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Goalies are apart of the team too. We could say that about many leaf wins - Aaron_85
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Too late. Paddy's day doesn't pay for itself.
The fanatics are starting to see for themselves we'll fall a tad short. They're scrambling for answers. How can it be? TSN and Sportsnet had us down for a Cup this year. Lots of soul searching going on. RogerRoeper is at stage 2 blaming the coach. Others have moved onto stage 3 blaming Dubas. 1st stage of blaming bottom pairing dmen and 4th liners are long past. The last stage involves trading away good players for youth. And all because they misread where the team is currently at. The life of a fan.
I'm here for all. - walshyleafsfan
what stage is the "they aren't the favourites to win the cup or even round 1 but they at least have a chance" crowd at? |
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
Flame on Friends and Adversaries. - PrinceLH
Give... Me... A... Break. Dubas hasn't been the GM for one year... ONE. YEAR.
You can stop crying about it now because Shanahan isn't getting rid of Dubas anytime soon, nor will Babcock be going anywhere.
You almost make it sound like there were a number of top 4 stud D out there before the deadline. There weren't.
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
Flame on Friends and Adversaries. - PrinceLH
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
Flame on Friends and Adversaries. - PrinceLH
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GreatGigInTheSky
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Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON Joined: 06.12.2017
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
Flame on Friends and Adversaries. - PrinceLH
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
Flame on Friends and Adversaries. - PrinceLH
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The good Karma left when Leivo scored that goal |
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For anyone who wonders why the Leaf cup drought is at 51 years and counting you need to see how quickly this fanbase and ESPECIALLY the Toronto media throw all common sense out the window so early in this rebuild. This writer lays all kinds of blame on GM barely 2 years into his tenure even after listing off all the blue line injuries. Sadly, we can already see the waters being chummed and the groundwork being laid to get executives and players booted out of Toronto yet again. Groundhog Day!!! |
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You can always rely on PrinceLH for some eloquently crafted word salad... |
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This season is going to end on a big downer. The Toronto press hyped up this team and it's new metro-sexual General Manager. The press heralded him as the future of hockey management, when he arrived with a book full of analytics. If you look at the Leafs team that he inherited, you'll see most of the top end talent, were taken in the top 1 - 8. The signing of John Tavares was helpful, but his signing has thrown the salary cap out of wack. Add the signing of Patrick Marleau for one too many years and it's caused a cap crunch for the Leafs. This will make it more difficult to sign their young star forwards and the indirect consequence will cause their inability to dip into free agency and shore up the defense. The Leafs goaltending is also becoming an issue, with the loss of Curtis McElhinney and the promotion of Garrett Sparks from the Marlies. This miscalculation has made the Leafs more vulnerable if Fredrick Andersen goes down. Add the fact that Andersen is getting worn down from the high number of quality shots each game and it's a recipe for an early exit.
The defense is also less then average and there is no NHL caliber depth. They have almost no visible threat on the right defensive position and outside of Jake Mussin, there is no physical presence to protect the goaltenders. Add the fact that Jake Gardiner will be a UFA, after this year, and it can only get worse. Dubas didn't bother to upgrade the RD position at the trade deadline and is now paying for not being proactive.
So what is the real problem here? Some say the coach needs to go. Some say the GM? Babcock appears to be losing the room and we're hearing grumbling by the players that the team has quit in a number of games recently. In defense of Babcock, he can only play the players that he's given. He doesn't make trades or scout other teams on behalf of management. There appears to be only one answer, it's the General Manager.
Kyle Dubas was brought in as a wonder-kid. Never playing hockey himself and having success as an OHL GM, in Sault Ste. Marie. Many thought that the future was going to be analytics in the new NHL. The Leafs bought in and used it to evaluate junior players and had success in the early rounds of the draft by his predecessor. What is missing with his theories is the intangibles to be a Stanley Cup contender. Something that isn't shown with analytics but is understood by those who've actually played in the NHL, or has been learned after many years of scouting and being an understudy for an NHL GM.
What the Dubas Leafs have become is quick, but too small on the wings. A team with no heavy game. Their toughness is almost negligible. The Leafs have too many forwards with the same skill set and very little grit and determination. The team, as it's currently constituted, is great for regular season competition, but they don't have what it takes to compete in the playoffs. It's been a failure by this GM and the scouts to get the style of players that can win a long playoff series and compete for a Stanley Cup.
The Leafs are now entering Cap hell and will not be able to add much in the off season. The over-payment's to William Nylander and Austin Matthews has crippled their inability to compete for UFA talent. With the bar being set so high for the young star players, Mitch Marner will be looking for a $10M plus payday and join his overpaid teammates. This team will either have to jettison the Nylander contract, in the off season, if they ever want to shore up their ragged blue-line.
Watching this play out, it's my opinion that after getting badly defeated in the first round by Boston, this team will take a step backwards next season. The Leafs are about to learn a hard lesson by hiring a GM that wasn't ready and may never reach the promise that the press had told us was going to happen. The future isn't as bright as we were lead to believe. I'd like to say to my Leafs buddies, keep the faith, but my head tells me differently.
Bruins in 5.
Flame on Friends and Adversaries. - PrinceLH
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For anyone who wonders why the Leaf cup drought is at 51 years and counting you need to see how quickly this fanbase and ESPECIALLY the Toronto media throw all common sense out the window so early in this rebuild. This writer lays all kinds of blame on GM barely 2 years into his tenure even after listing off all the blue line injuries. Sadly, we can already see the waters being chummed and the groundwork being laid to get executives and players booted out of Toronto yet again. Groundhog Day!!! - Kayakjack
Barely 2 years? He's barely hit 10months
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https://twitter.com/true2blueprint/status/1107285166739910657?s=21
Omg - burn
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- AdamFrench
I kinda thought it was a parody or something, but the spelling is atrocious
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Skalapy
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Location: I'm sick of your "I play real , NC Joined: 07.11.2006
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The good Karma left when Leivo scored that goal - mr.sir
lmfaooooooo |
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RogerRoeper
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Location: Toronto, ON Joined: 03.27.2007
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Barely 2 years? He's barely hit 10months - burn
And he won a Calder cup and signed the biggest UFA in years in that time. |
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burn
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON Joined: 08.02.2006
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And he won a Calder cup and signed the biggest UFA in years in that time. - RogerRoeper
But he's a metrosexual (??) and never played in the nhl. Should have kept Lou (who never played in the nhl)
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Fakepartofme
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON Joined: 09.20.2010
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The good Karma left when Leivo scored that goal - mr.sir
Who's leivo? |
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RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: Toronto, ON Joined: 03.27.2007
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But he's a metrosexual (??) and never played in the nhl. Should have kept Lou (who never played in the nhl)
- burn
Ah yes Lou, where would we be without Marleau and Zaitsev! |
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