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First up, move a goalie. Stolarz is the first up, for a first. There are teams on the bubble, that could make a run, with an established goaltender. Second up, Rielly…..just get out already! Time’s up! McMann, next up. The Oil could come calling for all 3, but that better be a defenseman coming back and 2 firsts. If the Oil looks at it properly, a Conference Final means 1st rounder at the end of the round. Next Robertson, if there’s a taker for a 2nd, do so. Willy next. Enough of his childish ways. A top 10 prospect and a second. If not a 1st and a second. Maccelli, 7th rounder, goodbye. Any 3rd or 4th liners that’ll get you a second, do so. Time to take an LTIR contract off someone’s cap for a draft pick or a player we can use. Fire the Coaching Staff. There….fixed!
This management team reminds me of a third world country. Slow to move and uncompetitive in a competitive market. Action is required before the Olympic break. One goalie not named Hildiby, should be moved. Woll should stay because he’s younger, so Stolarz should be good for a first. Edmonton, Vegas, Carolina and Montreal should be teams that could come calling sooner than later. Even Matthews should be dangled, but Nylander and his childish behavior needs to be extricated first. But knowing the Leafs, they’ll procrastinate and will be holding the bag at the trade deadline. One other thing that they could do is take on an LTIR contract from another team, giving them cap relief for a prospect or a draft pick.
I couldn’t agree more. Rielly has to be one of those on the way out of town. He’s been here long enough and his talent has peaked. Time to cash out on him. Stolarz is also another one, being in his early 30’s, with term should be a no brainer. Maccelli has been a bust and not worth the contract they gave him…move him as well as McMann. Cash out on him while he looks legit.
I think that this team as it sits is unfixable and needs major surgery. Looking at how many top end teams handle the Leafs, they aren’t winning anything this year. Better to divest for draft picks and retool through free agency. Just need to get in the bottom 5 in the draft and move those lost picks 1 year forward. Just let it crash and be done with it. See if Pelly has the guts to completely gut this team and bring in a whole new management team, or is it just more lip service. Empty seats will speak his language.
Hire me!!! I couldn’t do any worse than the last 10 GM’s. First thing I’d fix is getting the best scouts available, hiring them away with cash from MLS&E. Second, get the best coach available at the end of the season. I’d auction Matthews off to the highest bidder. Nylander, same thing. Any dumb GM’s that want a 3rd or 4th liner, I’d make them pay a premium, once I upsold them. What pisses me off about Treliving, is the value added trades. Instead of just sending the 1st rounder for a Laughton, they throw in a prospect. The young Russian that had potential, or a Fraser Minton to Boston in the Carlo deal. Having those two might have salvaged the season this year, but no, they’re going to be playing the playoffs with their new teams. It’s a fucking travesty and it’s been the policy for too many decades. Now we sit and watch as the team sinks to the depths of the standings, with no draft capital, and long term high end contracts. Hire me MLS&E! I’ll have you back in the playoffs in 3 years!!!
That’s a wrap. On to Football. Leafs are doing the dogfuk shuffle. Buffalo’s going to end their playoff aspirations next.
This game is a bit of a snoozer. Do we have any hitters on this team? Size is fine, but using the body would be helpful. Of course, with all of the fashonista’s on the team, having a bruise on their pretty boy faces would be a no-no. Almost football time……
Working on journalism with the game in the background. So far, they’re working hard, but that and $2 gets you a coffee. I think that this game will define whether they try for a playoff spot, or tear it down for the year. Buffalo will be a trial by fire, then the West Coast trip that’ll bleed them physically. Best be getting ready for a purge…..as I type the Avs scored.
Watching the Bruins and Habs and I must say, the youth and exuberance was entertaining to watch. It reminded me about the 2nd season of Matthews, Marner and company. At that point, the sky was the limit. The only issue was in goal. Fast forward 7 years and the rolls are reversed. Very little youth, very little exuberance, but the goaltending is very good. It seems like the Leafs are always out of balance. Once costent was neither part of the last 9 year was having a stud defenseman that could play 30 minutes a game and quarterback the powerplay. A whole decade wasted, due to mismanagement. The talent hid a lot of the warts, but the results tell the real story. I truly want the Leafs to win, but this group isn’t going to be the one to take them to the promised land. Right now, watching a full Leafs game is a waste of 3 hours and you might as well enjoy a good movie, then waste your time thinking this team will entertain you. Although I mostly disagree with much of what UG says, he’s right this time. It’s time to gut this seal and rework the roster. Maybe it is time to move Matthews, if a team with the assets is willing to give us a premium. Tank the rest of the way and see if we can get to the top 5 of the draft. Better to do it now, than stay in the bottom 10 and give up a high 1st rounder. It’s going to hurt, but it’s the only way to rebound quickly.
I concur. It’s time to sell. Looking at the standings, plus the injuries on this team, it looks like this season is toast. There’s good effort out there, but they just don’t have enough to get over the top. All of the early games were squandered, mostly at home. So many points lost in overtime and shootouts. The Leafs never really addressed a second line winger. Their best assets are all in goal right now and it’s time to move Stolarz. I’m not saying that Stolarz isn’t the 3rd string goaltender, it’s about his age and having him under contract for a few more years giving their trading partner cost certainty. Players like Carlo and McMann are great bargaining chips and should be looked at as assets for trades. The Leafs need to get younger and get some draft capital back. Tank now and get a top 5 pick is a must. The Leafs could rebound like Boston, if they stop procrastinating and make meaningful trades now. Time has pretty much run out and looking at their schedule, it’s gloomy. Too many West Coast trips and by the time they get back from the Olympic break, they’re basically dead in the water. Time to start the retool, not the burn it to the ground and start again foolishness.
If it’s a 1 for 1 and it’s Rielly going the other way, it might be doable. If course, Jersey needs to offset the cap situation and shave $2M AAV off the Hamilton contract.
Been a great 24 hours. Leafs win with a shutout, Bills win, Eagles out, If the Chargers find a way to win, then the Bills still could avoid the Broncos and play either the Steelers, or Texans. Mondays game against the Avs should be a barometer on where this Leafs team is. Leafs must get points in the next 3 games to look legit. Leafs should shop Stolarz to either get a first rounder or a 2nd line winger. The defense is fine how it is. A good mix on the back end, sans Rielly.
They played OK tonight. It’s obvious that they need more offense. Willy might have helped. Not sold om Maccelli. He’s allot like Domi, a turnover machine. Leafs need to address their need for a top 6 winger with a little more jam. The defense looks good with Tanev back. Time to get something done while they still have the ability to make a move into the playoffs. Too bad that Stolarz isn’t available. He would make excellent trade bait.
This is just the beginning of the wake for this season. Soon the corpse will start to rot and the vultures will circle. There needs to be a total tear down here. Use what grade A assets that you have to start a reset. Bring in some advisors like Gary Roberts, etc. Rebuild with total blood and guts players and get rid of the metrosexuals on the team. I watched about 20 minutes of tonight’s game and about the same last night. Football is all that’s left right now. It’s going to be a long winter of discontent.
