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I wonder when the Leafs will start shopping one of their goaltenders. Some of the teams that made it into the second round, but failed to advance due to average goaltending, should be looking at Stolarz. Freeing up that contract could make it easier in free agency to acquire some defensive help. The Leafs need to shore up the center position in the bottom 6. Once round 3 starts, the complete draft positioning will be set. Now that the California teams have been shut out of the third round and moving forward, the West Coast teams will need to upgrade their goaltending to make the next step. Hopefully, the Leafs are ready to try and fleece a desperate team that wants to jump over their geographical opponents.
I saw a trade proposal. Chi offers #4 pick for Knies
yes or no?Do you make that trade…OK, if you get 4th overall and another 1st, unprotected in 2027 and we throw in Colorado’s 1st next year I buy that. 4th overall, plus unprotected Chicago 1st in 2027 for Knies and Colorado’s 1st in 2027, make that deal.
Wow! Talk about turning on the jets. Colorado, down 3, come back and win it in Overtime. That was a dominant 3rd and Overtime. How do you compete with that? Minnesota is a quality team. I don’t see the winner of the Ducks/Knights series getting a sniff in the next round. It shows how far away that the Leafs are, in regards to playing for the Cup. Just move Willy and Auston and get all of the draft capital and young assets you can get.
Lots of talk about where Austin Matthews may end up. Frontrunners: Anaheim, Salt Lake City, San Jose and Los Angeles. It’s getting more obvious that these teams are in win now mode and will compete to have a shot at landing one of the leagues premiere goal scorers. Having the ability to grab a top tier center, with a good defensive game, should make them drool. The Leafs should sit back and open the auction. Two caveats, a young center with possible top line talents is a must. The other, a top 4 defenseman that’s a puck mover. Add the obligatory 1st rounders and it’s a basis for a deal that reshapes the winner of the auction and makes them closer to winning a Stanley Cup. The Leafs get their rebuild done within a 3 year window if done properly. By then, the 1st overall pick will be hitting their stride, being McKenna or whoever they may bring in, if the pick is flipped. Of course, the new head-coach would also have some say in which players that the Leafs bring in. Two routes to go here. Either retool and keep Matthews, with free agent signings, or full blown rebuild on the fly, with a quick turnaround. It’s about to get interesting.
Berube fired. thats a good sign Chayka gets it
My best guess is the meeting between Chayka, Sundin and Matthews finally happened. The consensus is, the NHL has changed. It used to be, trap hockey, physical play along the boards, strong goaltending and waiting for a turnover. Today, most of the current teams in the playoffs are using speed and forechecking to force turnovers and sustained pressure to score their key goals. Berube was an old school type of coach and in todays game, it doesn’t work. Youth and speed now rule the day. It’s about puck control and moving the puck quickly out of your zone. It used to be off the glass and out, with lining up across your blueline and turning over the puck in the neutral zone. It’ll be interesting to see which coach shakes out of the bushes, once the playoffs are over.
Well? The Wild are on their knees. Colorado is looking like champions right now. I can’t see them being stopped going forward.
Wild and Avs are putting on a pretty good show tonight. Nothing shaking in Leafs land. Too bad that they wouldn’t just move on from Berube, but maybe they’re waiting until the end of the year to see who may come available. Hopefully, the Leafs can package a goaltender and maybe Nick Robertson for another mid level first rounder to help build the farm system, or a 1st next year to use when their first gets taken away by Philly.
Morning Gents and Gentiles. Another week, a few more surprises. Ducks tied with Vegas….a best of 3. Next year, the California clubs are going to start soaring. In 2 years, or maybe even sooner, the Sharks will be in the Conference final. Some of the old guard, in the West, will start their dissent. Cap, age, injuries will probably take it’s toll on teams like Vegas and Dallas. Colorado may also take a short step backwards, but still be elite. The Ducks, Sharks, Mammoth and Wild will be much better. There may be a rebound for the Jets, with Chicago and Calgary could also start to compete for a playoff spot. Edmonton and Los Angeles will probably fall back, as well. Seattle, St. Louis and Nashville are in purgatory, just outside of a playoff spot and just good enough to pick in the middle of the draft. Vancouver? Still a doormat.
I’m not interested in semantics. I’m only wanting to talk about hockey and occasionally some shots at certain governments who interfere in peoples lives and live to steal from everyone. One could also say the same thing about MLS&E. The fakes and the fools need to stand down, or fall down, whichever comes first.
