I’ve realized I need to take a step back when looking at the Leafs. If you told me 3 years ago that we’d be expected to make the playoffs, while having a top 10 player in the game. I’d have been ecstatic.
Last night, I was extremely frustrated by a team that should be better. I wanted players gone today, trades, trades, trades.
Realistically, this management team has preached patience and developed from within, they promised hard times and battling through. Meanwhile, we’re looking to make the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row and I’m complaining about a few bad players.
We need to be patient, there will be growing pains as we are still rebuilding believe it or not. We have players 23 and under carrying us to the playoffs. We are building for long term competing, trust the process.
In the day to day, I don’t want to see Gardiner, Polak, Carrick or Marincin on this roster. They make me angry.