Racer88
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Hey some people want to simply run it back again with another round of tinkering
Confirmed with Link: Locker Room Exit Interviews Monday May 6 (Players and Keefe) + Pelley/Shanny/Tre on Friday VIDEO LINK PG 57
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Due to the way the team was built, just about everyone saw it 5 years ago management aimed for a run and gun team hoping to win on pure offence. There is no way anyone would think back then the team is balanced.
Problem is they are stuck with these giant contracts, so unless the players waive NMC or find a taker, you got Marner and JT with another year at $22M. So the Leafs team will be basically the same team next year. They'll do their usual revolving door of swapping in $4M players in and out, but the core 5 (+ Rielly) are still there.
After next season is the key thing. Thats when MM and JT come off. Add in some random $3-5M contracts of other players that should be done too I'm assuming and the team should have $30M+ to play with.
The Leafs can load up on three $10M players, or spread it out signing more players to build a more balanced team.
TMLife17
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Almost all of them who make over a million dollars in their play style. It’s not the size of the dog in the fight it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
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I think Berbube tops my list for coach. I want someone who scares the bench when need be. I miss Pat Quinn. Keefe doesn't survive the week as coach.
I don't think we see the level of change that we say when Shanny came aboard but I think it will be a lot.
I don't think we see the level of change that we say when Shanny came aboard but I think it will be a lot.
Martin Skoula
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There’s maybe 3 forwards with above average skill, the rest of them handle the puck like a grenade. We haven’t been a fast skill team in years, there’s more slow grinders up front than there are fast burners that can stick handle in a phone booth.
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Stephen
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If word that Jon Cooper wants to be a president is real, I wouldn’t mind that. You have a cup champion and lawyer in that role. Experience with a skill based cup winner. I wouldn’t mind that.
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hamzarocks
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This team wont ever be close with 91, 16 as part of the cor
We lost to a team with 2 centers worse than 2013 Tyler Bozak
The core and team will lose for a 9th year next year if they are kept around
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Sullivan is being protected by the PSG owners group (Dubas boss) as far as I know. Seems unlikely they let him go until his contract is up. If he was being fired, they would have done it with Reirden.
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Stephen
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You’ll have to listen to the podcasts from last week. It was framed as Jon Cooper knows Ryan Smith in Utah and he may want to be a team president. Wasn’t linked to us.
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The real lame part is going to be watching Boston get their shit stuffed in in 4 games against Florida. And then realize how far away we really are.
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They probably got it. It was a tough series.
That is one of many possibilities.
Wrong Wilson
Hanta Yo!
hamzarocks
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They are almost all tough series with leafs losing 8 of the 9
Storyline next year will be if leafs can avoid going 9 for 10 rather than how clise the leafs are to winning a cup
We will play Boston or Panthers again next year most likely in R1
Dreakmur
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To be fair, they didn't show up during the game either.
Hahahaha man I like JT, no doubt his play has taken a dive and the contract is detrimental. I never thought he was a great choice to be captain, but at this point if he did possess great leadership abilities he would rip the C off his chest himself.
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That is the stupidity of all of this. It was the first round. It's so infinitely far from success that I don't even see the point of doing an end of season media wrap-up. Just go away and come back for training camp. I don't need to hear the mindless hockey player quips about the group being tight or how much everyone likes each other. I don't care what injuries any of them had. Your job is to win. You didn't do it, so go away until next season.
Dayjobdave
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Agreed. I think they need a new voice behind the bench if for no other reason than it’s time. Add a D that can move the puck and play responsibly, maybe one who can shoot the puck.
But overall, I liked a lot of what they showed. Maybe they move Mitch to satisfy those needs, maybe they don’t.
We were further away than last year... Woll saved this team from an even worse embarrassment.
I am not seeing all the positivity around this team that others are, they looked worse than last year, they just "tried" harder in some people's eyes I guess.
