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Damn it, Leafs give up the first goal of the game..
and the 2nd of the game ..
Pretty easy for that to happen when you get outshot 3 to 1.
Damn it, Leafs give up the first goal of the game..
and the 2nd of the game ..
Nick Suzuki was what Montreal got for Pacioretty from Vegas. That’s another example of the benefit of selling the previous generation to create the next one. And Matthews + Nylander would be worth WAY more than what Pacioretty was after he had 17 goals in 64 games.
Cole Caufield 15th overall pick. Demidov 5th overall pick. Slafkovsky 1st overall pick (not that good but still part of their group). Reinbacher 5th overall.
Lane Hutson 2nd round pick. Kapanen 2nd round pick.
Leafs need to learn from this and rebuild.
Calgary has six 1st round picks, eight 2nd round picks and four 3rd round picks in the next 3 drafts. That’s a solid start to a rebuild. That’s what the Leafs could and should be doing. And they could easily do it if they trade Matthews and Nylander at the 2027 draft which would lead to the rest of the pieces wanting out of town too, including Rielly and Tavares.
Leafs currently have two 1st round picks, three 2nd round picks and three 3rd round picks in the next 3 drafts. Matthews and Nylander could bring in, at least, four more 1st round picks (or elite prospects). Trading the rest of the pieces like McCabe, Carlo, OEL, Tavares and Stolarz could also bring in three more 1st round picks and two more 2nd round picks.
That would put the Leafs in a situation where they would have nine 1st round picks, five 2nd round picks with the 2028 and the 2029 1st round picks primed for lottery picks.
With the correct director of amateur scouting (Mike Futa should be considered), that’s a 3 year full rebuild, adding to Knies, Cowan, Robertson and Danford all under 25 plus the chance to give McDavid the max contract in 2029.
Knies | McDavid (if available) or (Lottery Pick) | 1st round pick or (elite prospect)
Robertson | 1st round pick or (elite prospect) | Cowan (or 1st round pick)1st round pick | Lottery Pick
1st round pick | DanfordWoll | 1st round pick (or 2nd round pick)
Why is a guy who admitted he doesn’t have a plan considering dealing Matthew Knies??
MLSE is as low end as it gets.
Because his boss, Pelley, is also an idiot who doesn’t know how to run a hockey team and refuses to hire somebody who does.
MLSE won’t change until the fans force them to. I know Montreal Canadiens fans who own Leafs season tickets. Why? Because they have a successful business and know how stupid the average Leafs fan client is. They give them tickets, they close deals and MLSE charges through the roof for absolutely everything knowing that business expense accounts will be paying for everything.
Until the on-ice result is the sole reason for ridiculous profits, the incentive structure for MLSE to change does not exist.
