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I would Fire Tre/Burube at the end of the Season, let a New GM try and do an on the fly retool for 26-27, see how it goes. There is not point tanking next season.
If its another tire fire, then look at trading Auston at the TDL or off season and go full scorched. AM will still have 1 full season left with his new teamWBC is over, Glad the US lost.
Jays season starts 27th . Wooo!
Randomly thinking about when the Jays traded Moreno and Gurriel for Vasho…people were freaking out, also crapping on them Keeping Kirk instead..esp since Kirk has been the second most valuable Catcher in the League.
Varsho is prob my fav player to watch right now, lets hope he has a full healthy season. should be a 5+ war playerI see talk that the Leafs will let Maccelli walk?
why are they so dumb all the time? Tre is horendous at asset management, got crushed trading for Laughton then trades him for pennies on the dollar. fire him just for thatanyway hope its just stupid internet talk.
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*
For those who celebrate
before Burube Matthews was .75 goals per game with him he is like .40
Has to be some coaching impact if its just goals that matter. maybe some injury stuff idfkthats what I was thinking, they could probably squeeze one 1st out of someone. but doubt much more.
Tre way overpaid for Carlo and Laughton, now he will sell at a big loss. if he even trades them.this guy is smrt
nailed it. got one 1st. not much more. sold Laughton at a lossunderwhelming. but traded (most) of the UFAs.
I assume Tre is not willing to wave the white flag and declare failure, im sure he thinks the Leafs could be turned around with some savvy moves, unfortunately he is not the one to be able to do it…imo
hopefully Berube and Tre are let go as soon as the season is over
