In one sentence, what's wrong with this team?

[stickty111]

They are not well coached.

 

[Jozay]

Team is too one dimensional, imo.

 

[IPS]

Extremely obvious divide in the locker room.

 

[LeafSteel]

We have no guts, no spine, and no pride, and are butter soft with no compete level.

 

[baton elevated]

lack of this

 

[Mike1]

They think they can coast on talent but it takes more than that to be an elite team.

 

[93LEAFS]

A significant portion of the team believes they can constantly out-skill the opposition, which isn't a recipe for consistent success.

 

[93LEAFS]

This team is built for the OHL

Q, OHL teams actually have grit.

 

[HomerJLeafs]

our players especially matthews hate babcock and matthews is the team leader and our players got matthews back in this

 

[Hustlr]

Lack of desire to be the best TEAM instead of individual.

 

[8816 others]

The team is its own worst enemy.

Decades of players, coaches, GMs, presidents, owners, philosophies, strategies, etc. Nothing works. Everyone in a leadership role is out for themselves. The league sees the franchise as a cash cow and nothing more, willing to openly spit on them, because they know they will get their money no matter what.

Bettman looks at the Leafs and sees dollar signs. Owners and managment look at the Leafs and sees dollar signs. The media looks at the Leafs and sees dollar signs. The players look at the Leafs and see dollar signs. The fans bend over and hope something will change.

 

[IPS]

The team is its own worst enemy.

Decades of players, coaches, GMs, presidents, owners, philosophies, strategies, etc. Nothing works. Everyone in a leadership role is out for themselves. The league sees the franchise as a cash cow and nothing more, willing to openly spit on them, because they know they will get their money no matter what.

Bettman looks at the Leafs and sees dollar signs. Owners and managment look at the Leafs and sees dollar signs. The media looks at the Leafs and sees dollar signs. The players look at the Leafs and see dollar signs. The fans bend over and hope something will change.

And there's not even any f***ing real fans in the arena! We have what is hands down the worst environment in an arena in the entire league. They'll always make fantastic totals on the gate thanks to rich corporate folks who know jack shit about hockey.

What do the fans get when they finally get a perennial postseason team? They go against a team who's owner is literally the boss of the NHL commissioner who lets some 6'9" ogre run around punching our star players in the back of the head with absolutely no punishment whatsoever.

 

[Leafidelity]

Millenials want money without having to work for it.

Ok boomer

Leafs aren't the only team with younger players

 

[The Lemonheads]

We're not ready yet and I'm willing to wait while keeping faith in upper management instead of whinging that the sky is falling and to blow half the team up.

 

[Cappuccino]

Not one word but "lack of desire/willingness". It is what you can see in a team which already won everything. For example in soccer, Real and Barca. After a couple of years they needed fresh blood etc. The motivation was kind of gone.

Except this team haven't even won 1 playoff round.

 

[TML Dynasty]

A coach that has been tuned out, and a team where there is no accountability in the dressing room, too much youth, our stars are coasting and wont be motivated by the effort of 4th liners.

 

[sdf]

You cannot just fired coach who win last two olimpic games

 

[Funk21]

The lazy poke checks to players....Nylander play last night was inexcusable. Two nights ago when AM had the three Point night he did the same thing to his man who ended up scoring the tying or winning goal. Until the TML make a commitment to actually playing D this team will go nowhere.

This may not be popular but Nylander has to go. Kap was flying last night and since his first 5 games has been a difference maker. He may not have the pure skill Nylander has but he has more heart, is committed to D, plays PK, And plays with some edge. Mikheyev has also been more of a standout than Nylander IMO. Can he handle a promotion up who knows but he will certainly be cheaper if we extend him.

We need a top 4 RHD and we need cap space, moving a 7 million dollar a year winger could do both of those. Do it before we lose another year.

 

[deletethis]

Why make a simple body contact play when a stick lift might work?

 

[All Mod Cons]

lack of this

Jesus, just the idea of a Leaf doing this (either Reaves or Lowry) is so foreign

 

[Nineteen67]

Rebuilding.

 

[DarkKnight]

Lack of urgency.

 

[A1LeafNation]

You cannot just fired coach who win last two olimpic games

The GM who won the last two Olympics was just fired like that.

 

[The Apologist]

Team makeup and chemistry, Same thing happened under Nonis because you can't just have skill for days.

 

[The90]

The fans. Then the work ethic night to night