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As_I_See_It
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 10:57 PM ET
Is it as bad as a few years back when the NHL made a superhero comic book for each team?? They were beyond cringeworthy and sank without a trace.
- Dr. Leaf


...And how could we forget this classic?

This is the kind of crap that makes me recoil and pull my shirt up over the bottom half of my face as I look on with horror and embarrassment, and not sure if I should laugh

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shack67
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: NS
Joined: 07.05.2015

Oct 10 @ 11:00 PM ET
my exact face while watching it

via GIPHY


- Arctic_AARDVARK

Todd MacLellan when his wife tells him he’s wanted on the phone.
Feeling Glucky?
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tanktown, ON
Joined: 10.08.2008

Oct 10 @ 11:02 PM ET

- Unholy_Goalie


(frank)ing Stan Lee didn’t think anybody would remember Groot... and then GOTG came out a few years later
Dr. Leaf
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Oakville, ON
Joined: 07.01.2018

Oct 10 @ 11:06 PM ET


They try it every 15-20 years. They were better off going with the real reason the Leafs are called the Leafs and gone with a WWI solider theme. Captain Maple Leaf. And even that would have sucked but at least made some sense.

I remember during the Sundin days, they made a series of some bullpoop that made every star player a superhero or something.

Found it.


- Unholy_Goalie


That is it exactly. Thanks for that! Brings back awful memories. What the frank were they thinking?
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:08 PM ET


They try it every 15-20 years. They were better off going with the real reason the Leafs are called the Leafs and gone with a WWI solider theme. Captain Maple Leaf. And even that would have sucked but at least made some sense.

I remember during the Sundin days, they made a series of some bullpoop that made every star player a superhero or something.

Found it.


- Unholy_Goalie


Looks like Sundin is collecting the Infinity Stones in his hockey stick.
sloppyseconds2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: cambridge, ON
Joined: 01.02.2012

Oct 10 @ 11:08 PM ET
Which of his teammates are greasing him up?!?!😖
- Roadrunner75



Big Buff.

Now I try to erase that picture from my brain.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:09 PM ET
...And how could we forget this classic?

This is the kind of crap that makes me recoil and pull my shirt up over the bottom half of my face as I look on with horror and embarrassment, and not sure if I should laugh


- As_I_See_It[url]


That's also really bad but at least Matthews had nothing to do with it.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:13 PM ET
Oh poop! Yotes scored again. Shorthanded, to boot.
sloppyseconds2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: cambridge, ON
Joined: 01.02.2012

Oct 10 @ 11:15 PM ET
...And how could we forget this classic?

This is the kind of crap that makes me recoil and pull my shirt up over the bottom half of my face as I look on with horror and embarrassment, and not sure if I should laugh


- As_I_See_It[url]



Maybe if they did an English version.
LeafGuy89
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 05.13.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:20 PM ET
Is it even worth trading for a Defenseman before the Seattle expansion draft? Knowing you can only protect so many players.. might be wise to wait it out and look for a trade afterwards. Which would suck having to wait but it might be a smarter option.

We won't be lucky this expansion draft with hardly any 1st or 2nd year players that are exempt from having to protect like we were during the Vegas expansion draft.
Unholy_Goalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: usually UG offends everyone by telling the truth - dt99999, ON
Joined: 08.23.2006

Oct 10 @ 11:22 PM ET
Is it even worth trading for a Defenseman before the Seattle expansion draft? Knowing you can only protect so many players.. might be wise to wait it out and look for a trade afterwards. Which would suck having to wait but it might be a smarter option.

We won't be lucky this expansion draft with hardly any 1st or 2nd year players that are exempt from having to protect like we were during the Vegas expansion draft.

- LeafGuy89


The ELC and NTC players are protected so basically you leave Zaitsev exposed or acquire an obvious 7th defender to leave unprotected. It's really just the 6th and 7th D that are left to be plucked and that's who? Marincin? Holl? Zaitsev? Borgman? Rosen? Ozhiganov?
LeafGuy89
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 05.13.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:26 PM ET
The ELC players are protected so basically you leave Zaitsev exposed or acquire an obvious 7th defender to leave unprotected. It's really just the 6th and 7th D that are left to be plucked and that's who? Marincin? Holl? Zaitsev? Borgman? Rosen? Ozhiganov?
- Unholy_Goalie


Ya i know, and we won't have any ELC players on our roster this time is what I'm getting at. Which makes it more difficult on deciding on who to protect, aside from the obvious players.

It's like 7 forwards, 3 defense and 1 goalie isn't it? And I forget the other option you can choose.
As_I_See_It
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 11:28 PM ET
Is it even worth trading for a Defenseman before the Seattle expansion draft? Knowing you can only protect so many players.. might be wise to wait it out and look for a trade afterwards. Which would suck having to wait but it might be a smarter option.

We won't be lucky this expansion draft with hardly any 1st or 2nd year players that are exempt from having to protect like we were during the Vegas expansion draft.

- LeafGuy89


We'll be fine!

Protected:
1G: Andersen

3D: Rielly, Dermott & Zaitsev (Maybe) - (Gardiner gone)

7F: Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander (assuming he's here), Kadri, Kapanen & Hyman (Marleau is too old to protect)


The odd man out: Brown
As_I_See_It
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 11:31 PM ET
Ya i know, and we won't have any ELC players on our roster this time is what I'm getting at. Which makes it more difficult on deciding on who to protect, aside from the obvious players.

It's like 7 forwards, 3 defense and 1 goalie isn't it? And I forget the other option you can choose.

- LeafGuy89


1 tender + any 8 skaters (Reserved for the teams with insane D cores)
mr.sir
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Joined: 01.18.2015

Oct 10 @ 11:32 PM ET
Chychrun and Perlini from Arizona
- BorjeFan4Ever

Works for me....
LeafGuy89
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 05.13.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:41 PM ET
We'll be fine!

Protected:
1G: Andersen

3D: Rielly, Dermott & Zaitsev (Maybe) - (Gardiner gone)

7F: Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander (assuming he's here), Kadri, Kapanen & Hyman (Marleau is too old to protect)


The odd man out: Brown

- As_I_See_It


That's what I like to hear

When is the expansion draft leaning towards anyways? After this season or next?

Thank god there won't be anymore of those once this one is over and done with.
Unholy_Goalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: usually UG offends everyone by telling the truth - dt99999, ON
Joined: 08.23.2006

Oct 10 @ 11:45 PM ET
Ya i know, and we won't have any ELC players on our roster this time is what I'm getting at. Which makes it more difficult on deciding on who to protect, aside from the obvious players.

It's like 7 forwards, 3 defense and 1 goalie isn't it? And I forget the other option you can choose.

- LeafGuy89


Leave Zaitsev unprotected. Problem solved.
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Oct 10 @ 11:45 PM ET
We'll be fine!

Protected:
1G: Andersen

3D: Rielly, Dermott & Zaitsev (Maybe) - (Gardiner gone)

7F: Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander (assuming he's here), Kadri, Kapanen & Hyman (Marleau is too old to protect)


The odd man out: Brown

- As_I_See_It


This is about it. Maybe lose someone of Brown's calibre. Some will be sad, but no stars will be lost unless our GM really undervalues someone or makes a dumb choice. Hopefully we just protect who we can and let them take someone, none of that side deal crap that seemed to blow up in several teams' faces with Vegas, like Florida.

Plus we very well could have some guys that are on ELC's or ineligible, like maybe Lillybust or Sandin if they're on the team...
LeafGuy89
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 05.13.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:48 PM ET
Tavares has a NMC
Marleau has a NMC
Kadri has a M-NTC (what does that M stand for?)
Freddy has a M-NTC as well

So all of them don't have to be protected?
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Oct 10 @ 11:49 PM ET
...And how could we forget this classic?

This is the kind of crap that makes me recoil and pull my shirt up over the bottom half of my face as I look on with horror and embarrassment, and not sure if I should laugh


- As_I_See_It[url]


Honestly, this isn't as bad as that Laine thing.

Assuming you don't mind rap, the music isn't that bad, better imo to that Greased Laine poop. It's rap, so not much actual singing, but the singing in the other video is terrible imo. Plus as someone else mentioned, Matthews didn't actually have anything to do with this.
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Oct 10 @ 11:49 PM ET
Tavares has a NMC
Marleau has a NMC
Kadri has a M-NTC (what does that M stand for?)
Freddy has a M-NTC as well

So all of them don't have to be protected?

- LeafGuy89


Only one that might be a problem is Marleau. Pretty sure we'd want to protect all the others anyways.
LeafGuy89
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 05.13.2017

Oct 10 @ 11:52 PM ET
Leave Zaitsev unprotected. Problem solved.
- Unholy_Goalie


Ya that's who I've always figured they would leave unprotected. If he has a good year this year which he's looked much better this year so far than last year but the season just started so we'll see if he can keep that up. If he does continue to look good, does that change any decisions you think?

If he got sniped by Seattle I don't think I'd be upset about it regardless so whatever I guess..
Unholy_Goalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: usually UG offends everyone by telling the truth - dt99999, ON
Joined: 08.23.2006

Oct 10 @ 11:52 PM ET
Tavares has a NMC
Marleau has a NMC
Kadri has a M-NTC (what does that M stand for?)
Freddy has a M-NTC as well

So all of them don't have to be protected?

- LeafGuy89


M = Modified

Marleau will be retired by time the draft happens.

The other guys would be protected regardless.
Unholy_Goalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: usually UG offends everyone by telling the truth - dt99999, ON
Joined: 08.23.2006

Oct 10 @ 11:53 PM ET
Ya that's who I've always figured they would leave unprotected. If he has a good year this year which he's looked much better this year so far than last year but the season just started so we'll see if he can keep that up. If he does continue to look good, does that change any decisions you think?

If he got sniped by Seattle I don't think I'd be upset about it regardless so whatever I guess..

- LeafGuy89


I almost hope he has a good year just so they take him. Zaitsev, even at his best, can be replaced by an ELC player at a quarter of the cost.
As_I_See_It
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 11:58 PM ET
Tavares has a NMC
Marleau has a NMC
Kadri has a M-NTC (what does that M stand for?)
Freddy has a M-NTC as well

So all of them don't have to be protected?

- LeafGuy89


The "M" is for Modified. They're clauses within a player's NTC i.e. When the NTC kicks in or a player can submit a list of teams that they can't be traded to.

I'm guessing the Seattle expansion draft would take place after the 2019-2020 season.

Marleau's contract is done after to 2019-2020 so he won't need to be protected. The only three would automatically be on our protection list.
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