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Getting close to sell time for the Jays. just a giant disappointment of a Season. Bats never got going from the WS explosion.
Gausman might be the only Real value sell, rest partsNext time, don’t let your best hitter walk, spend money with the big boys and you won’t piss away a legit shot at returning to the World Series.
But, hey, Rogers saved a bunch of money and that’s what fans should really be happy about!
Love Marner or hate him, there is one constant that needs to be addressed. His salary Cap hit. The Leafs were having Cap problems before he left. Something similar is about to fall on the heads of the Anaheim Ducks.
Incorrect. The Leafs could have easily fit Marner last year but they decided to waste money on pylons like Maccelli, Joshua, Roy, Laughton, Jarnkrok, Carlo and Rielly. The Leafs “cap space” problem is self-inflicted. When the “cap crunch” happens, it should cost you your worst players, not your best. Look at Florida and Vegas. Somehow, they find a way to cut the fat without losing their best pieces. It’s called good management which is something the Leafs haven’t had in 59 years.
Too many players, with no playoff pedigree looking for top dollar. Young, talented, but unproven. The Leafs went through 10 years of this core and they couldn’t reach the 3rd round. Something had to give. Marner was the last one up, after Matthews and Nylander signed.
Again, incorrect. The problem was Tavares. He made way too much money and was the worst playoff performer of all the Leafs core players. Instead of telling him to take a hike, they re-signed him because he was cheap. Years of failure fall on more players than just Marner. Nylander could have been traded and never was. Rielly? Still here. The reality is, the Leafs needed a scapegoat to take the blame off their own bad management so they blamed Marner. The sheep, much like libtards, took the bait hook, line and sinker. Why hold the actual problem people (liberals) accountable when you can blame the scapegoat (America) instead?
Would it have made a difference if Marner was a Center? Probably. Wingers shouldn’t be considered the most important position on the team. Hence, they should be paid less than a Center. Unfortunately for Marner, he wanted Matthews money and it wasn’t going to happen.
Strike three, wrong again. Marner played center for Vegas when the team was hit with injuries. The only reason Marner wasn’t developed as a center is because the Leafs were too stupid to develop him as one. Hunter literally said after they drafted him he viewed him as a center. The Leafs, being the retards that they are, did not. Again, that’s not on Marner, that’s on the Leafs. Did Matthews lead the playoffs in scoring and go to the Cup Final last year? Oh, he didn’t? But he gets “Matthews” money, right? Right. Marner was worth it and the Leafs were too retarded to see it.
The Leafs couldn’t find a way to pay three, in their prime forwards max money. So he had to go.
Wrong again. The Leafs could have afforded to keep Matthews, Marner and Nylander but even in a world where they couldn’t, Nylander should have been traded if they absolutely had to pick only two of the three. He would have got a lot more in return than Nic Roy, that’s for damn sure. If the theory is true that losing Marner wasn’t the reason the Leafs finished last in the division, they would have still drafted McKenna and had they paid Marner “Matthews money” and traded Nylander, it would have yielded a better final outcome. McKenna | Matthews | Marner + whatever you got in return for Nylander (top-six forward + top-four D) is what the Leafs should be looking at right now. Instead, they’ll be lucky if they’re a wild card team.
In reality, Rielly was the one that needed (and still needs) to go and the Leafs still can’t make it happen, meanwhile Nurse went to the Sharks with 0 dollars retained by the Oilers and they got a top prospect to boot. The Leafs are retarded. Those are the facts. End of story.
Marner emotionally led the leafs to nothing. cool cool.
imagine Marner did an 8 year deal with the Leafs on his deal, he would be a UFA coming up, and in light of this offer sheet stuff how much could he have gotten? prob left 30+ mill on the table
1st in the division, 1 game from beating Florida in the 2nd round to dead last in the division while he led the playoffs in scoring and went to the Cup Final.
Cool cool.
Berube reflects on Toronto’s two big losses
Speaking of Leafs coaches…
In his most candid discussion yet of what went wrong as the Maple Leafs plummeted to 28th place last season, Berube explained to Rob Simpson that Mitch Marner was the club’s emotional centrepiece.
“Mitch brought the energy and the emotion to the game on a nightly basis — and to practice. Vocal guy. Chatted a lot on the bench. Chatted a lot in practice. Brought the energy. He’d come back to the bench and let guys know: Pick it up. Let’s go. He was great. I really enjoyed coaching him,” the ex-coach said during an appearance on Simmer’s Morning Skate.
“We lost our emotional leader, for sure. It was a big loss. Not only the player but that side of it, too — in the locker room, on the bench, in practices. He held guys accountable.”
A casualty of Toronto’s failings in 2025-26, Berube also mentioned goaltender Joseph Woll’s absence in training camp, Chris Tanev’s injuries, and the team’s flat performance out of the Olympic break as contributors to the Leafs’ dropoff.
But Marner’s departure was the biggie.
“Never really found that winger to play with Matthews, just the chemistry of your No. 1 line,” said Berube, who believes his roster was better than the results.
“It bothers me…. Just couldn’t catch a hold of anything.”
Hiring a guy with zero NHL experience worked out brilliantly with Sullivan, so I’m looking forward to Werenka.
Alfie might be a piece of shit Senator, but to be able to hold this over their heads forever is just *chefs kiss.*
So brilliant he got fired. Retard logic strikes again.
Hold what over their head? Not like he’s a good coach. He’s just Sundin’s friend. Looks like a clown, acts like a clown, is a clown.
Makes sense you would like a Senaturd hire.
Mike Van Ryn and Derek Lalonde will not be returning for the 2026-27 season.
There was no talk about the great PP coach (he he) Sullivan if he will return or not. Most likely not with John Gruden, Daniel Alfredsson and Brad Werenka being added to the coaching staff.The D mostly sucked so Van Ryn, himself a mediocre D, can go away. No issue there.
Uncle Fester seemed to get the Leafs to have one of the best PKs in the NHL despite being a trash team. One of the few bright spots the Leafs had last year was their strong PK. Would have been wise to keep that PK intact especially with the number of bottom-six grinders and FO winners they added. Probably should have kept him over adding Werenka.
Brad Werenka has almost zero experience with his time mostly spent at the University of Calgary. This would be his first job in the NHL. Pretty stupid hiring.
Good move to promote Gruden. He earned it and frankly he could be the head coach right now and it would be fine.
Alfredsson is a Senator piece of shit. Retarded hiring and you can tell it’s directly connected to Sundin.
Alfredsson as an assistant coach. That’s a fucking joke. I know Sundin is Swedish butt buddies with Alfredsson but that’s sacrilege to hire that guy. Sundin should know better.
How is this website SO fucked up?!?!?
It’s designed to be as fucked up as the Leafs.
Berube stated in an interview Marner was the Leafs emotional leader and struggled to replace him. Whoops, thats unpossible!
Giroux had decided to return to Ottawa.
oh well.They’ll probably overpay him and trade him at the deadline to a contender. Leafs didn’t have the space anyway after wasting so much of it and still not moving Rielly.
