Around the NHL 2023-2024

[Mike Liut]

Man, it’d sure be nice to have Petro…and JBo…and Steen…and ROR…and Gunnarsson…and Fabbri…and Tarasenko…and Bortuzzo…and Sanford…and Maroon…and Schwartz…and Allen…and Edmundson…and Dunn…and Barbashev…and Perron…and Bozak

Let’s turn a big, physical cup winning team into a small, soft team and fire Berube because the team isn’t responding to his style.

 

[mk80]

These comments really point to a big key to this offseason, we need to start finding an identity again, and hire a coach that is compatible with the identity we are trying to play with.

 

[Blueston]

This current team could use Backes.

if he were 24, sure. he was great. but we need to let go of this idea that if we could only bring back (or had kept) our old stars we would be contenders still. guys age and decline. we need next generation of stars, not last generation.

 

[PJJJP]

Lol Canucks win and only have 12 shots on goal

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

These comments really point to a big key to this offseason, we need to start finding an identity again, and hire a coach that is compatible with the identity we are trying to play with.

Better plan: let’s bring back every single player that’s played here in the last 10 years. Might have to do some cap gymnastics but I think we can manage it.

 

[Mike Liut]

if he were 24, sure. he was great. but we need to let go of this idea that if we could only bring back (or had kept) our old stars we would be contenders still. guys age and decline. we need next generation of stars, not last generation.

Yeah, I didn’t mean the current Backes. Just his style of play is severely lacking from this team.

 

[Blueston]

Yeah, I didn’t mean the current Backes. Just his style of play is severely lacking from this team.

been watching u18s and cole beaudoin on canada reminds me of backes. 16 might be a bit too high, but i like him a lot later in 1st.

 

[BlueDream]

if he were 24, sure. he was great. but we need to let go of this idea that if we could only bring back (or had kept) our old stars we would be contenders still. guys age and decline. we need next generation of stars, not last generation.

Except plenty of guys we let go are playing at a high level. Very few of them have actually declined much.

But yes, I know you don’t like it when people criticize the Blues.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Dizzee, one game from that sweep. And the goaltending has been choke level, sadly.

 

[joe galiba]

Man, it’d sure be nice to have Petro…and JBo…and Steen…and ROR…and Gunnarsson…and Fabbri…and Tarasenko…and Bortuzzo…and Sanford…and Maroon…and Schwartz…and Allen…and Edmundson…and Dunn…and Barbashev…and Perron…and Bozak

and Gretzky

 

[PocketNines]

I believe there are people here who would swap Hellebuyck for Binnington if they could just press a button and make it so. But that would be insane.

Trade a playoff nails goalie for Five Goal Connor? Or Six Goal Connor? Not sure which to settle on, he is giving us both options all series

 

[TheOrganist]

I believe there are people here who would swap Hellebuyck for Binnington if they could just press a button and make it so. But that would be insane.

Trade a playoff nails goalie for Five Goal Connor? Or Six Goal Connor? Not sure which to settle on, he is giving us both options all series

Hellabad? Agreed. Give me Binny any day in a 7 game series.

 

[PocketNines]

Hellabad? Agreed. Give me Binny any day in a 7 game series.

When I think of really great breaks the Blues got on their 2019 run, one of the first things that comes to mind is Game Two of the first series, it was 3-3 and the 4-3 GWG he gave up was so soft, and Winnipeg had the momentum. Binnington was a definite edge in that series.

It reminded me of a hugely lucky awful goaltending super timely preventative goal the Blues scored earlier in that regular season when Tarasenko scored in the third period on Nashville during the game Jake Allen tried to get in there and destroy the winning streak with a signature slippy slidey third period collapse. (All four of the Preds goals being tapped in from two inches dead center of net.)

 

[mk80]

Bortuzzo with the 2OT game winning shot to keep the Islanders from being swept!

Edit: Deflected in by Barzal

 

[BlueDream]

Another fun offseason coming in Toronto. They are absolutely cooked.

 

[TheDizee]

Another fun offseason coming in Toronto. They are absolutely cooked.

they just need more offense! should sign another leafs pajamas boy to get them a cup!

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

they just need more offense! should sign another leafs pajamas boy to get them a cup!

For all that offensive firepower, 7 goals in 4 games and a 1/14 PP are absolutely abysmal stats.

 

[TheDizee]

For all that offensive firepower, 7 goals in 4 games and a 1/14 PP are absolutely abysmal stats.

steve dangle screeching into a microphone will be a good watch tonight!

 

[The Note]

The Tavares signing made some degree of sense when it happened but it always seemed more of a luxury and is probably one of the biggest missteps they made. Someone has to go, I’d imagine it’s Marner, but they can’t just keep doing the same thing.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

There are three guarantees in life, death, taxes, and the Toronto Maple Leaf's no-showing in the post-season.

What a disaster.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

The Tavares signing made some degree of sense when it happened but it always seemed more of a luxury and is probably one of the biggest missteps they made. Someone has to go, I’d imagine it’s Marner, but they can’t just keep doing the same thing.

Considering it more than likely affected the contract asks for both Marner and Matthews, signing Tavares absolutely wrecked their cap structure.

 

[Mike Liut]

Leafs should be all over Berube.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Leafs should be all over Berube.

If I was Berube, I wouldn’t touch that situation. No amount of coaching is going to fix a team greatly lacking in defense, goaltending and heart. He has another year on his contract with the Blues as a nice backup plan so he can be picky.

 

[Ranksu]

 

[TheDizee]

Maybe we can trade Kyrou for Marner