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Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

Jul 22 @ 11:27 AM ET
Eklund: Who Is the Most Desperate Team in Hockey?
Pacificgem
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Linden4Ever, BC
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 22 @ 11:32 AM ET
The Leafs, so much pressure to win.
Bouffard19
Montreal Canadiens
Location: VT
Joined: 06.24.2010

Jul 22 @ 11:33 AM ET
Habs are desperate to make the playoffs followed by a first round exit.
RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.27.2007

Jul 22 @ 11:33 AM ET
Tampa.
Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Atlantic Division Blogger, ON
Joined: 06.26.2015

Jul 22 @ 11:36 AM ET
The Leafs, so much pressure to win.
- Pacificgem

3 first round exits in a row stings but at least they have a great roster for years to come and are making the playoffs (which doesn't make them so desperate).

I don't know if I'd say the most desperate. Maybe the fans for the cup, but team wise....I dunno...

OILERS I think.
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Jul 22 @ 11:37 AM ET
Leafs.

The answer to every question is Leafs.

Or Laffs, Laughs, Loafs, Make Beliefs, Maple Queefs, Make me Laughs.

But always the team from Toronto.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Jul 22 @ 11:40 AM ET
3 first round exits in a row stings but at least they have a great roster for years to come and are making the playoffs (which doesn't make them so desperate).

I don't know if I'd say the most desperate. Maybe the fans for the cup, but team wise....I dunno...

OILERS I think.

- Lucas.Neilson


I'd rather not make the playoffs and have the lottery pick than continue to lose in heartbreaking fashion in the first round every year.

But, the league as a whole is better when Toronto's a good team.
doctordizzle
Joined: 07.14.2009

Jul 22 @ 11:41 AM ET
Not Buffalo apparently.... Sign Laine already!!!!
No one is going to go there via unrestricted free agency
geta02it
Calgary Flames
Location: AB
Joined: 11.10.2007

Jul 22 @ 11:43 AM ET
I'd rather not make the playoffs and have the lottery pick than continue to lose in heartbreaking fashion in the first round every year.

But, the league as a whole is better when Toronto's a good team.

- jmatchett383

Unless you live in Canada...
HockeyCanadian
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Calgary, AB
Joined: 01.31.2011

Jul 22 @ 11:44 AM ET
You would?

For example you would rather be the oilers of the past decade then say the Red Wings of 20+ playoff seasons in a row? Entertainment value alone I would probably disagree.
Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Montreal, QC
Joined: 06.03.2008

Jul 22 @ 11:46 AM ET
Eklund: Who Is the Most Desperate Team in Hockey?
- Eklund

Objectively the Oilers,I feel Holland is against the clock given McDavid seemed mildly passive aggressive on the state of the team .
Dr Blob
Pittsburgh Penguins
Joined: 09.30.2018

Jul 22 @ 11:48 AM ET
Big picture it’s the Leafs. How many years since they won the cup? In the short term it’s the Oilers. So many high draft picks and nothing to show for it.
Pacificgem
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Linden4Ever, BC
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 22 @ 11:49 AM ET
3 first round exits in a row stings but at least they have a great roster for years to come and are making the playoffs (which doesn't make them so desperate).

I don't know if I'd say the most desperate. Maybe the fans for the cup, but team wise....I dunno...

OILERS I think.

- Lucas.Neilson

Oilers have no expectations, Leafs have a lot of expectations.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Jul 22 @ 11:52 AM ET
Unless you live in Canada...
- geta02it


It's no fun to hate them when they're bad. The rivalries are much better when they're good.
Salami_Tsunami
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Barrie, ON
Joined: 06.04.2016

Jul 22 @ 11:53 AM ET
3 first round exits in a row stings but at least they have a great roster for years to come and are making the playoffs (which doesn't make them so desperate).

I don't know if I'd say the most desperate. Maybe the fans for the cup, but team wise....I dunno...

OILERS I think.

- Lucas.Neilson


I agree that the Oilers are probably the most desperate team. With all the top picks come & gone, wasting the first few years of McDavid’s career, new GM & no real light at the end of the tunnel. But the blog said “top teams”. Habs seem desperate with that offer sheet but again...not really a top team. TB probs want to avenge last years finish but I don’t think they are a desperate team. So if we’re going with top teams then my pick would probs be the Leafs. They have such a talented roster & haven’t quite lived up to the expectation yet. Maybe not entirely desperate until the playoffs start but they need to get that playoff monkey off their back this year. I’ll throw Columbus in there too. They went all in last year as a top team & it didn’t pay off. Management must be in a bit of damage control right now & haven’t had a super great off season to speak of.
bikeguy99
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.05.2017

Jul 22 @ 11:53 AM ET
Well.....

#1. The leafs. They have yet to even win 1 playoff round and are hyped to be "Elite".

#2. Islanders. They have signed many players in the latter half of their careers to long term contracts that look eerily similar the the red wings circa 2015. If they can't win now, their aged and expensive team will surely not win later.

#3. The rangers. They were terrible last year, lost Pionk, Hayes, Zuccerello, Kreider (likely to be traded) and are suddenly capped out after adding Panarin and Trouba. Overhauling a team in one off-season and spending so much is a risk.

Honerable mention to Tampa, who is a heavy favourite with Point, Vasilevskiy, and Sergachev all due to massive raises.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 22 @ 11:54 AM ET
The Lightningfor sure.

Leafs, err Laughs are just 1st Round Losers.
Deeps27
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 07.08.2007

Jul 22 @ 11:56 AM ET
3 first round exits in a row stings but at least they have a great roster for years to come and are making the playoffs (which doesn't make them so desperate).

I don't know if I'd say the most desperate. Maybe the fans for the cup, but team wise....I dunno...

OILERS I think.

- Lucas.Neilson

52 years and counting...if the Leafs aren't already desperate, they darn well should be. This is coming from a 40 yr old Leafs fan.
MBFlyerfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Be nice from now on, NJ
Joined: 03.17.2006

Jul 22 @ 11:59 AM ET
Depends on what you mean by desperate.


The Rangers are in cap hell and after lucking in to Kaako, signing Panarin and Trouba, they still arent good enough to be anything more than a bubble team.

Being a bubble team and in cap hell is not a good combo.

Leafs are in win now mode because soon enough they may be in cap hell depending on what Marner gets.

Both are high pressure, big market squads with fan bases that want it now.

Take your pick.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Learn hockey, idiot., ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Jul 22 @ 12:01 PM ET
Tampa had one of the best seasons in history and didn't win a single playoff game, they have the weightiest expectations.

Toronto is right up there. They are like the Capitals were for a long time, not able to break through in the playoffs, and the Bruins are to the Leafs what Pittsburgh was to Washington.

I feel a Tampa versus Toronto series this year is poetically inevitable and will be classic.
Leafcup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Aurora, ON
Joined: 06.16.2016

Jul 22 @ 12:03 PM ET
The Lightningfor sure.

Leafs, err Laughs are just 1st Round Losers.

- IonSabres


Well at least the Leafs get to the first round
SolidGoldBricks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Robidas Island, MI
Joined: 10.30.2013

Jul 22 @ 12:04 PM ET
The Leafs for sure. Was looking into it and they haven't even won in the past 50+ years!

They are so close to the cap, but get bounced in the first round EVERY season. Add to that their best player (by far), Mitch Marner, is probably going to get offer sheeted and leave for 4 first round draft picks that will all be 28-31 because Marner makes any team an instant favorite to win. If he does somehow sign in Toronto, it will be a massive overpayment that will cripple the team and make it impossible for them to win.

Things are bad in Toronto, and I can't think of any team that is even close.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Learn hockey, idiot., ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Jul 22 @ 12:05 PM ET
The Leafs for sure. Was looking into it and they haven't even won in the past 50+ years!

They are so close to the cap, but get bounced in the first round EVERY season. Add to that their best player (by far), Mitch Marner, is probably going to get offer sheeted and leave for 4 first round draft picks that will all be 28-31 because Marner makes any team an instant favorite to win. If he does somehow sign in Toronto, it will be a massive overpayment that will cripple the team and make it impossible for them to win.

Things are bad in Toronto, and I can't think of any team that is even close.

- SolidGoldBricks

They should blow it up and rebuild properly.
systemtool
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Real men always have to poo, ON
Joined: 09.12.2007

Jul 22 @ 12:06 PM ET
The Leafs for sure. Was looking into it and they haven't even won in the past 50+ years!

They are so close to the cap, but get bounced in the first round EVERY season. Add to that their best player (by far), Mitch Marner, is probably going to get offer sheeted and leave for 4 first round draft picks that will all be 28-31 because Marner makes any team an instant favorite to win. If he does somehow sign in Toronto, it will be a massive overpayment that will cripple the team and make it impossible for them to win.

Things are bad in Toronto, and I can't think of any team that is even close.

- SolidGoldBricks



What the...so Marner makes every team an instant favourite unless its Toronto cause...you hate the Leafs. Great point.

How are things in say...Arizona or Ottawa better? 😂
SolidGoldBricks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Robidas Island, MI
Joined: 10.30.2013

Jul 22 @ 12:09 PM ET
They should blow it up and rebuild properly.
- Zezel


Yes! Draft guys who aren't going to perform so well, it's killing them!
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