What's a realistic and fair return for Matthews?
- Tee-Dot

6 years $13-14M

Sheldon Keefe on Michael Bunting regarding upcoming hearing: “He’s put himself into a bad spot here.”


Bunting might be suspended for the entire playoffs by Keefe.

https://twitter.com/LetsT...tatus/1648741688767021072

I'm really looking at regardless of outcome maybe it is time for Keefe to go. Only thing missing last night was a bench minor for too many men cause we ALWAYS end up with those.

Jarnkrok should have been on with Matthews from the start. Bunting as a liability should have been in the bottom 6 somewhere. Shield and cut him back. ROR last few games we had the line 3 going why change it? Keefe and his blender need to go the way of that particular other coach and his toaster!!

Hopefully with the changes we can match up better and start to get rolling there. Sammy should bounce back at least. Fingers crossed.

As for the reffing, you battle through. Score, control the puck and pace, and take it out of the refs hands. Bettman gushes and has already stated they are awesome so not like we can expect the shoddy officiating to get remedied at this point at all. It's been bad for years, all regular season, it is just going to suck. Period.

It’s only because unlike a lot of leaf fans I refuse to whine about an unproven hatred.

The leafs played like poop last night and that’s why they lost.
- Dozzer

This is exactly the case of what happened last night, seems like you are are on an island by yourself in objective unbiased thinking.

👏👏👏

This is exactly the case of what happened last night, seems like you are are on an island by yourself in objective unbiased thinking.

👏👏👏
- Makita

I expected it lol

Check it out, there was TB fans last year whining the exact same way

https://www.reddit.com/r/...&utm_content=1&utm_term=1

Every team in the league has fans who genuinely think the refs are against their team. No folks, they’re just human.

David Alter
@dalter
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Outside of goaltending, Keefe says he hasn’t made up his mind on the lineup yet: “I wouldn’t read too much into what we did today.”

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Thank (frank). Still time for Keefe to patch the Holl in the D pairings.

There is zero evidence that McCauley is doing that however. Imagine trying to convince a court using what’s available as evidence that he is? It would get laughed at and dismissed.

There are two refs on the ice and multiple people watching every little thing they do, every second, up in Toronto. If this guy was truly doing this his coworkers would have to ride along with it putting their own reputations as unbiased refs at risk. Not likely whatsoever.

The leafs also aren’t complaining about this ref at all, or the players, or the union, or anyone but fans or the poopty media types who write up on a topic like this due to the fans overreaction.
- Dozzer

You if they complain they will get fined. They rather would keep their $$ in their
pockets

What's a realistic and fair return for Matthews?
- Tee-Dot

Jared Mccann?

You never commenting again?
- Aaron_85

Thousands of comedians out of work and you're trying to be one?!

I'm afraid.


Mostly of what it will be like in here if the Leafs lose game 2 of this 7 game series because it's crazy town in here after a game 1 loss Jesus.

David Alter
@dalter
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1h
Outside of goaltending, Keefe says he hasn’t made up his mind on the lineup yet: “I wouldn’t read too much into what we did today.”

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Thank (frank). Still time for Keefe to patch the Holl in the D pairings.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Your hope for Holl to be out is equal to this:

No no no… bad officiating exists… it’s the biased argument of one specific ref that I’m not agreeing to since there is no proof other than a suspicion due to his relationship with someone else.
- Dozzer

what kind of proof would you need to change your mind?

what kind of proof would you need to change your mind?
- dmnted

Find multiple videos of a leafs penalty he called that do not match the call

This is exactly the case of what happened last night, seems like you are are on an island by yourself in objective unbiased thinking.

👏👏👏
- Makita

The irony behind a ref of a team who hates the leafs coming to the defence of a ref who's on an island bashing leaf fans, in the middle of a debate about conflict of interest and bias... Is... Way too much. 🤣

Ffs

You can be let go for substandard performance as an NHL ref. Therefore if the leafs had a provable argument about him being biased I’m sure they’d be making it.

I’m done debating against this stupid point of view.
- Dozzer

Then stop.

Since you’re wrong anyway

Thousands of comedians out of work and you're trying to be one?!

- Tee-Dot

Hurt you a little bit didn't it?

f off
- Symba007

Hurt you a little bit didn't it?
- Aaron_85

Nah. I am thinking of an Stutzle/Brady package and working from there.

David Alter

Thank (frank). Still time for Keefe to patch the Holl in the D pairings.
- GreatGigInTheSky

I see what you did there..

David Alter
@dalter
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1h
Outside of goaltending, Keefe says he hasn’t made up his mind on the lineup yet: “I wouldn’t read too much into what we did today.”

_________________________

Thank (frank). Still time for Keefe to patch the Holl in the D pairings.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Well, I was hoping! Cuz I liked this lineup from today's practice.

Maximizes Jarnkrok, and shields Knies well with ROR and Acciari.

I'd be fine with Lilly replacing Holl or Schenn.

Järnkrok – Matthews – Marner
Kerfoot – Tavares – Nylander
Knies – O'Reilly – Acciari
Aston-Reese – Kämpf – Lafferty

McCabe – Brodie
Giordano – Holl
Rielly – Schenn

1967 last Cup
19 years since a playoff series victory

How old is Wes McCauley? 😂

I am trying to find an update on Cernak but I would be surprised if he's back for game 2. Especially because if they hold him out, they might hope Bunting gets an extra game or two.
- Aaron_85

So do we..lol

we would be having an entirely different conversation today if dufuss had just gotten off his ass and acquired poon jenner😭🤦🏿‍♂️

not to worry tho👍

tortz n trotz (coach n gm/president) will make sure the roster has more grown men for the playoffs while maintaining an appropriate level of fun in the dressing room 😍👊🏿

What's a realistic and fair return for Matthews?
- Tee-Dot

two 1st - unprotected
one 2nd round pick
top prospect
a very good young roster player

That's what I'm looking for