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Oh a “real fan”, not this again….lol.
Watching a team that continually fails, shows they simply don’t care and aren’t inept enough to build anything close to a winner decade in and decade out. Gets kinda boring no? At least for me it has (and many others I know), and as I’ve gotten older I simply have other things to spend my time and energy on.
I mean its just sports entertainment, so no real impact on our lives anyway (unless you work in the field).But I would say with the leafs, it is all about winning…this isnt a rebuilding team (well it may be forced to be), its why tre blew two 1st rounders on a 4th line center and a 4th dman. Cause it was all about winning. Honestly, this team would be more fun to watch if they did have this years 1st rounder.
I could easily watch (and have) a young developing team….but this isnt it.
This is just a sad, sad team with no real direction, again.However, as we leafers always say, “there is always next year”.
Damn you leafs lol.
😩 *you* lol
Are you seriously that emotionally attached to a sports team? I’m not. However I still support the positives on the team and yes they still have a small handful. Cowan, Robertson, Woll, etc for instance are examples.
Anyways life is a teeter-totter. If you’re going to enjoy the high spot you have to go through the low spot as well, otherwise you’re just one of those modern day brat kids who are spoiled as fuck (literally what I saw coming as a teen in the 90s hence why I was smart enough to never get married or have kids) who are always kept on the high spot and wonder why they’re numb and life is “boring” lol.
Seriously, “be a winner or you’re not worth my time” just makes you a spoiled fan who just isn’t a true fan and I’ll never see it otherwise.
Cheers.
One of those players is a proven Selke candidate and the other doesn’t play defense. One of those players is a proven 100 point player who elevated Matthews to 60-69 goals multiple times and now that he’s gone, Matthews is down to 26 goals for 13.25 AAV. One of those players makes you look like a retard for wanting him gone.
solid points, Leafs should draft the player who has scored 100 points in the NHL
Marner is long gone, time to move on from the cry fest. its the pros. shit happens
Again, even if the Leafs got McKenna, what problem does that solve for the Leafs? Even if McKenna scored 30 goals above replacement and was on the ice for ZERO goals against, they’d still be one of the worst defensive teams in the NHL and probably not a Cup contender anyway. McKenna is a very good offensive player but his profile just screams Taylor Hall 2.0. Not a terrible player to have but not good enough that the entire team can be saved or built around him.
Ivar Stenberg is interesting, a smallish winger who has never played in North America but he’s putting up numbers in the SHL that’s never been done before for his age other than the Sedins. He has a high hockey IQ, skates well, scores points but his size is always a question mark as the NHL has less time and space than in Sweden and some huge defenders will use their size and reach to box him out. Might be a very good player but not a franchise changer overnight either.
Keaton Verhoeff is much more in the profile of exactly what the Leafs need. 6’4″, 215 lbs (still only 17) RHD who can score goals, points, skates very well and high hockey IQ. If he becomes a two-way force that plays in all situations and big minutes, that’s the type of player that could turn the Leafs around if he maximizes his potential.
If the Leafs ended up with McKenna or Stenberg with the 1st overall pick because he’s “the best player available”, I would still trade Nylander. McKenna plays the same style and you could get a boatload for Nylander. At least two if not three pieces in terms of draft picks, elite prospects and a young roster player. That would give the Leafs more young assets as well as save cap space if you wanted to grossly overpay Matthews to not leave this sinking ship. Then again, when he’s scoring 26 goals for 13.25 AAV, you may as well trade his ass too and just use McKenna as the new centerpiece even though he’s not a center or a very good two-way player.
The next problem is, if the Leafs win the draft lottery this year, they can’t tank again until 2029 because the 2027 and the 2028 drafts would be useless to the Leafs as Boston would get the 2027 pick and the Flyers get the 2028 pick. They’re just fucked.
this sounds a lot like 2015 draft, when a lot wanted the Leafs to take the Big D (hanifin) who was exactly the type of player they needed and not the small winger.
Drafts dont solve problems right away, you dont draft for immediate need. Pick the player you think will be the best, dont care what position.I had many discussions with people on HB about the soft small winger the Leafs drafted who was going to get killed in the NHL as a rookie.
Right now is the time to tank, get a top 5 pick. They can retool for next season, dump Berube and Tre. They will have lots of cap space to try and make moves.
one of these players is a small winger the Leafs dont need, the other is a winger they just traded but needed
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 180 lbHeight: 6′0″
Weight: 170 lb*I dont know or care who the Leafs would or should pick with whatever pick they end up with or without*
One of those players is a proven Selke candidate and the other doesn’t play defense. One of those players is a proven 100 point player who elevated Matthews to 60-69 goals multiple times and now that he’s gone, Matthews is down to 26 goals for 13.25 AAV. One of those players makes you look like a retard for wanting him gone.
Again, even if the Leafs got McKenna, what problem does that solve for the Leafs? Even if McKenna scored 30 goals above replacement and was on the ice for ZERO goals against, they’d still be one of the worst defensive teams in the NHL and probably not a Cup contender anyway. McKenna is a very good offensive player but his profile just screams Taylor Hall 2.0. Not a terrible player to have but not good enough that the entire team can be saved or built around him.
Ivar Stenberg is interesting, a smallish winger who has never played in North America but he’s putting up numbers in the SHL that’s never been done before for his age other than the Sedins. He has a high hockey IQ, skates well, scores points but his size is always a question mark as the NHL has less time and space than in Sweden and some huge defenders will use their size and reach to box him out. Might be a very good player but not a franchise changer overnight either.
Keaton Verhoeff is much more in the profile of exactly what the Leafs need. 6’4″, 215 lbs (still only 17) RHD who can score goals, points, skates very well and high hockey IQ. If he becomes a two-way force that plays in all situations and big minutes, that’s the type of player that could turn the Leafs around if he maximizes his potential.
If the Leafs ended up with McKenna or Stenberg with the 1st overall pick because he’s “the best player available”, I would still trade Nylander. McKenna plays the same style and you could get a boatload for Nylander. At least two if not three pieces in terms of draft picks, elite prospects and a young roster player. That would give the Leafs more young assets as well as save cap space if you wanted to grossly overpay Matthews to not leave this sinking ship. Then again, when he’s scoring 26 goals for 13.25 AAV, you may as well trade his ass too and just use McKenna as the new centerpiece even though he’s not a center or a very good two-way player.
The next problem is, if the Leafs win the draft lottery this year, they can’t tank again until 2029 because the 2027 and the 2028 drafts would be useless to the Leafs as Boston would get the 2027 pick and the Flyers get the 2028 pick. They’re just fucked.
one of these players is a small winger the Leafs dont need, the other is a winger they just traded but needed
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 180 lbHeight: 6′0″
Weight: 170 lb*I dont know or care who the Leafs would or should pick with whatever pick they end up with or without*
I just ran the simulator and the Leafs won ….
I wonder if they would pick McKenna with the 1st over all pick.
Another small, one-way winger?
That’s the sad part is even if the Leafs miracle a 1st overall pick, McKenna is so far away from what this team needs and doesn’t fix the problems they have.
They’ll win all the drunken bar fights after the game though.
