How Will The Team Respond Going Forward?

[Polaris1010]

I don't always agree with you, but Babcock or Keefe, the ups and downs are too far apart to consider them not just a .500 team.

Well my good fellow poster . . . we look at their record . . . and that is

W 32 - L 23 - OTL 8

That's 32 wins and a total of 31 losses, a .500 team.

They do not have the consistency or the professionalism in them to do any better. Babcock, a top coach and career NHL hockey man, Babcock wanted them to be good pros, and they quit on him.

We should not be surprised.

 

[On-the-Fly]

To be honest I care more about how they respond to a couple performances like that in a few years rather than this season.

The meteoric rise of the Leafs is a media driven narrative.

They must follow the same path that current contenders walked and stay the course.

 

[KitchenSink]

Hopefully they lose the remainder of the games for the lottery

Leafs dont have their first round pick this year. They gave it to carolina to get rid of Marleau.

 

[Jojalu]

Well my good fellow poster . . . we look at their record . . . and that is

W 32 - L 23 - OTL 8

That's 32 wins and a total of 31 losses, a .500 team.

They do not have the consistency or the professionalism in them to do any better. Babcock, a top coach and career NHL hockey man, Babcock wanted them to be good pros, and they quit on him.

We should not be surprised.

I am too optimistic and naive to not be surprised. Afyer so many years, I cannot believe I still cling to such misguided hope.

 

[Pi]

Probably with a 6-2 loss to Tampa.

no. They will win 6-2 and then lose the next 5 to compensate for the one game they tried in.

 

[bax]

I can see them beating Tampa and Florida and then losing 3 or 4 in a row. It really seems like the team needs a major shake up.

 

[Polaris1010]

I am too optimistic and naive to not be surprised. Afyer so many years, I cannot believe I still cling to such misguided hope.

Don't give up hope man!

There is some real talent on this team.

It just has to be molded the right way. Look at Marner, he's kid a kid. He is an adolescent playing in a man's league. Generally speaking, we cannot count on a kid to be the main man. He's not a man, he's an immature kid.

They still have to build around the stars. To trade Kadri for Kerfoot, that's odd. Kerfoot, is he someone or something to build around the stars?

More Hyman is more like it. More Kapanen.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Who cares how they respond? This isn't a playoff team. They're not worth giving a shit about until some massive changes are made.

Marner is out there playing like he's still in the OHL, trying shit that will never work.

Nylander has gone full Tin Man, no heart, afraid of messing up his hair or getting too sweaty.

Dermott learned too much from Jake Gardiner.

Gauthier gets out muscled by people half his size.

Holl has checked out since he got his contract, ditto for Engvall.

Barrie is useless in his own end.

Malgin is useless everywhere. Ditto Kerfoot.

Marincin... Just... f*** that guy.

Andersen is full of holes.

The only ones with any willingness to grind it out are Matthews, Hyman, Muzzin and Tavares.

 

[Metroid]

Leafs dont have their first round pick this year. They gave it to carolina to get rid of Marleau.

Top 10 protected.
If leafs tank and win lottery, canes get next year's first no matter where it is

 

[ThaiTanicDK]

A lot of words to the media and how they hate to dissapointing the fans and team mates and then repeat? A few word about work ethic thrown in there too. Has that not been their thing for a couple of years now?

 

[Jojalu]

Don't give up hope man!

There is some real talent on this team.

It just has to be molded the right way. Look at Marner, he's kid a kid. He is an adolescent playing in a man's league. Generally speaking, we cannot count on a kid to be the main man. He's not a man, he's an immature kid.

They still have to build around the stars. To trade Kadri for Kerfoot, that's odd. Kerfoot, is he someone or something to build around the stars?

More Hyman is more like it. More Kapanen.

Luckily for me I am old enough to remember Yzerman and Sakic starting their careers. It took them awhile to mature and turn into complete players.

I still have hope for Marner and Mattews to become leaders.

 

[kevsh]

The Leafs play a truly solid, inspired 60 minute game about 4-5 times per year. I think they're on pace for, what, 2 more?

 

[NightTrain1]

That's a very generous prediction for the Leafs.

Obviously he gave the Leafs 2 goals because Tampa will now use their Zamboni driver in net.

 

[Trapper]

To answer this thread it really doesn’t matter because I don’t trust them.
They could come out with game of their lives again next game, but I’m pretty sure they will go back to this game/Pittsburgh debacles in short order.

 

[Cynical]

Feels like we ask this question every other game. They'll respond like they usually do, because this far into the season, this is what they are.

 

[Hclass47]

This team is like dating a bipolar girl. You never know which ones going to show up at the start of the date and which one will be around by the end of the night. It can be fun and interesting for a while but it grows tiresome

 

[Menzinger]

Probably the angriest Dubas has looked at a game.

Something to look is if there will be a reactionary trade. Not that its in this front offices style....

 

[Carltons Cup]

Tomorrow's headlines:

"MLSE fires Zamboni driver for treason"

 

[TMLeafer]

With a complete, dominant performance.


Actually on second thought...

Spoiler

a tan and

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Even if they play an incredible game against Tampa, they’ll revert back to folding in the following game or the one after that. This team has a rotten mentality.

 

[thewave]

Team imploded, it's over. That was salutegate all over.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Probably the angriest Dubas has looked at a game.

Something to look is if there will be a reactionary trade. Not that its in this front offices style....

Hoping he'll cave and move Barrie for futures.

But really from here you'll still see the same inconsistent efforts. World beaters one period, slugs the next.

 

[Carltons Cup]

The big boys got paid this summer.

They have nothing else to play for except collecting their paycheques.

 

[Fatass]

Probably the angriest Dubas has looked at a game.

Something to look is if there will be a reactionary trade. Not that its in this front offices style....

Good. Glad to see Dubas show angry emotion. The games is not played on some statistics spread sheet. It’s played on the ice, and with a lot of emotion. Maybe Dubas needs to get some emotion into his decisions?

 

[Fatass]

Hoping he'll cave and move Barrie for futures.

But really from here you'll still see the same inconsistent efforts. World beaters one period, slugs the next.

Would Barrie for Dumba help?