Yeah hahaha no kidding, I was thinking same thing. Leafs have been rebuilding since 2008. Theyve picked top 5 nearly as many times as Oilers. They slammed Oilers for having their top talent as small 1 dimensional wingers, yet their three best propescts (Marner, Nylander, Kapanen) are all Eberle/Hall/Yak clones. Our how Oilers have never picked D in their rebuild. Well Rielly is legit the only good young D they have.
Burke was a moron. He didn't set out to rebuild, he set out to retool, there is a big difference. He made no attempt to build through the draft, and he wasn't patient. No GM in Toronto could stomach embarking upon a rebuild, because of the pressure. I think Eberle was a great pick where and when you picked him, and Hall and RNH weren't bad picks. But drafting Yakupov rather than a D or trading the pick was dumb. Also not turning Eberle or RNH (while there value was high) into help on the backend when you decided to draft another forward in Draisaitl set you guys back. As far as good young D the Leafs have Rielly is legit and so is Gardiner as a real good #3, Marincin seems to really be playing well and could be a 5 or 6, as well as Carrick from the Winnik/Laich trade. In the system Dermott, Nielsen and Valiev seem like they could have promise. If we do get Zaitsev that is at the very least a solid #4 and would leave us with needing a top pairing guy at this point to have a solid D-corps. Goaltending on the otherhand is something we need to fix.
In 2010-2013 they brought in a cup winning GM in Burke that was going to turn EVERYTHING around. They werent going to do a stupid tear down rebuild like Oilers, thats dumb. Good teams get better fast. Then they brought in a no nonsense cup winning coach in Carlyle who would whip these boys into shape and implement a strong system.
As mentioned above Burke was dumb and didn't do a rebuild. Wilson and Carlyle were brutal coaches too. Too old school with no grasp of the way hockey is played in the new NHL, who almost ruined guys like Kadri and Gardiner.
Now they are parading how a total ear down is better (after slamming it 5 years ago) Honestly Leaf fans just parade whatever the GM is doing. No matter what. They have no opposing opinion. Tomorrow Shanny could say hes going to trade away their 2016 1st for Hubederau and accelerate the rebuild and Leaf fans would be praising him. I rag on Flames fans alot, but honestly they as a group are the standard type of overhyping players (I myself and every other fan base is same way). Leafs fans just take it to a new level. They literally cant form their own opinions. They just conform to what ever the GM is saying. Burkie was the hot GM ever Leaf fan fawned over, then once he sucked Nonis was the new guy everyone was calling the genious behind Burkes moves. Then we he sucked Shanny was the hot new GM. Well Ill give Shanny 1 year and half before hes chewed up and spit out. The Dubas, the wunderboy, will be next up to bat. Its funny/sad to see
Seriously, this is funny. Leaf fans are generally pretty impatient, but what is happening now is different. Do you honestly think Babcock or Lou would have jumped on board with this if they didn't feel something really good was happening? Look at the Marlies this year. In one year they have been transformed into one of the youngest AHL teams (not filled with veteran lifers) and are destroying teams, and should be favourites for the Calder Cup. Keefe and Babcock are running the same system which makes it easier bring guys into the NHL fold, and as far as stocking the cupboards with prospects, Mark Hunter's track record speaks for itself. Look at London Knights teams of the last decade. As far as chewing up and spitting out Shanny or Dubas, you have chew up and spit out Lou first (good luck with that).
Bruins down 3 pull their goalie with 1/2 the period to go and the Sens promptly score lol.
Do you have a better chance of scoring 3 while on a 6 on 5 for the final 10 minutes without surrendering a single shot. Or a better chance of scoring 3 while 5 on 5 and having a goalie in net to keep that shot from going in.
Yeah hahaha no kidding, I was thinking same thing. Leafs have been rebuilding since 2008. Theyve picked top 5 nearly as many times as Oilers. They slammed Oilers for having their top talent as small 1 dimensional wingers, yet their three best propescts (Marner, Nylander, Kapanen) are all Eberle/Hall/Yak clones. Our how Oilers have never picked D in their rebuild. Well Rielly is legit the only good young D they have.
In 2010-2013 they brought in a cup winning GM in Burke that was going to turn EVERYTHING around. They werent going to do a stupid tear down rebuild like Oilers, thats dumb. Good teams get better fast. Then they brought in a no nonsense cup winning coach in Carlyle who would whip these boys into shape and implement a strong system.
Now they are parading how a total ear down is better (after slamming it 5 years ago) Honestly Leaf fans just parade whatever the GM is doing. No matter what. They have no opposing opinion. Tomorrow Shanny could say hes going to trade away their 2016 1st for Hubederau and accelerate the rebuild and Leaf fans would be praising him. I rag on Flames fans alot, but honestly they as a group are the standard type of overhyping players (I myself and every other fan base is same way). Leafs fans just take it to a new level. They literally cant form their own opinions. They just conform to what ever the GM is saying. Burkie was the hot GM ever Leaf fan fawned over, then once he sucked Nonis was the new guy everyone was calling the genious behind Burkes moves. Then we he sucked Shanny was the hot new GM. Well Ill give Shanny 1 year and half before hes chewed up and spit out. The Dubas, the wunderboy, will be next up to bat
Its funny/sad to see
Bruins
Seriously, this is funny. Leaf fans are generally pretty impatient, but what is happening now is different. Do you honestly think Babcock or Lou would have jumped on board with this if they didn't feel something really good was happening? Look at the Marlies this year. In one year they have been transformed into one of the youngest AHL teams (not filled with veteran lifers) and are destroying teams, and should be favourites for the Calder Cup. Keefe and Babcock are running the same system which makes it easier bring guys into the NHL fold, and as far as stocking the cupboards with prospects, Mark Hunter's track record speaks for itself. Look at London Knights teams of the last decade. As far as chewing up and spitting out Shanny or Dubas, you have chew up and spit out Lou first (good luck with that).
Please let this happen
The Red Wings have made the playoffs for 25 years in a row. Holy god damn. Thats hard to comprehend
Pretty epic meltdown for the Bruins but in all fairness I didn't expect them to make the playoffs this year anyway. They're in a really tough spot now though. Feels like they are stuck in no mans land without a clear direction. Can't be too fun being a B's fan right now.
Serves management right for screwing us on the Hamilton thing
Sucks for the fans tho.
Also congrats Flyers fans. Still hate your team but congrats
Should be interesting to see how Bruins faithful spin this one.
Claude will take the fall this year I guess.
Bruins deadline spending for a playoff push: 3rd, 4th rd 2016 picks, 2nd, 5th rd 2017 picks, Anthony Camara, return on Eriksson as a rental