He did trade some premium picks going for it, drafted low on average. 2 top 10 picks, Hodgson and Horvat. Bo's a great pick at 9, Hodgson got injured but was looking good as a 2C.
I hated the Booth trade and the Roy trade even more, just because it was obvious the team needed a lot more than Roy to be good in the playoffs.

The Luongo rule (frank)ed him pretty good. The league agreed to a deal then went back on it months later. They must have hated him or Aqua.

Kesler had an NTC, we traded it for pizza boy, McCann and Bonino. That's as good as that deal ever got but we didn't stop there.

The new GM made some bad signings and trades and also whiffed on a ton of premium picks.

To blame Gillis for a Benning's failure after a 71/2 year tenure is ridiculous.
- golfingsince

Benning simplly carried the torch.

Looks like the Coil are in trouble.

Oilers getting rocked.

Looks like the Coil are in trouble.
- VanHockeyGuy

Just love watching Kadri do his thing. Exactly the player Toronto could have used.

Looks like the Coil are in trouble.
- VanHockeyGuy

I literally left the room for 4 minutes.

Luckily Burke did that part for him.
- neem55

Seriously, Gillis added some really good players to the roster he inherited. Samuelson, Sundin, Erhoff, Malholtra, Hamhuis, (Lapierre and Higgins to the cup run team).


The trade for Ballard was brutal although I thought that one would turn out better.

Oilers getting rocked.
- micah555

It's almost as if you don't have goaltender to bail you out, that you suck.

Seriously, Gillis added some really good players to the roster he inherited. Samuelson, Sundin, Erhoff, Malholtra, Hamhuis, (Lapierre and Higgins to the cup run team).


The trade for Ballard was brutal although I thought that one would turn out better.
- golfingsince

It started with Barry Pederson for Cam Neely.

I literally left the room for 4 minutes.
- Load Management

😅 Don't sleep, the game moves fast.

It started with Barry Pederson for Cam Neely.
- VanHockeyGuy

It started with a lottery loss to Buffalo.

It's almost as if you don't have goaltender to bail you out, that you suck.
- manvanfan

Smith is not where I'd want to hang my Stanley Cup hopes. He's no Grant Fuhr. He's not even a Bill Ranford.

Just love watching Kadri do his thing. Exactly the player Toronto could have used.
- bloatedmosquito

If the Leafs didn't pay their two stupid stars so much money and Tavares. They could have kept Kadri, Brown, Hyman.

It started with a lottery loss to Buffalo.
- Load Management

With a handful of good trades in between then and Benning.

Smith is not where I'd want to hang my Stanley Cup hopes. He's no Grant Fuhr. He's not even a Bill Ranford.
- micah555

yea.

Smith is not where I'd want to hang my Stanley Cup hopes. He's no Grant Fuhr. He's not even a Bill Ranford.
- micah555

He’s not even a Dave Randorf.

Artturi Lehkonen

A player the Canucks should try to get for next season

Artturi Lehkonen

A player the Canucks should try to get for next season
- manvanfan

I agree! Who’s he play for?

He’s not even a Dave Randorf.
- 1970vintage

If the Leafs didn't pay their two stupid stars so much money and Tavares. They could have kept Kadri, Brown, Hyman.
- manvanfan

I wonder if those superstars think about the consequences of their contract demands? If they bleed the franchise then there won’t be enough left for decent support. Seems counterintuitive to me.

Smith is not where I'd want to hang my Stanley Cup hopes. He's no Grant Fuhr. He's not even a Bill Ranford.
- micah555

-3 for future 9.25 Nurse, lazy pass on the first goal then it snowballed from there.

Nurse on for 3 goals against, good value at 9 million a year lol

It started with a lottery loss to Buffalo.
- Load Management

I wonder if those superstars think about the consequences of their contract demands? If they bleed the franchise then there won’t be enough left for decent support. Seems counterintuitive to me.
- bloatedmosquito

Tom Brady did and won multiple Super Bowls because of it.

It helps when you aren't the breadwinner in the family.

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