Sorry why do you listen to 3-4 hrs of leaf radio?
in Canada cable subscribers can opt to get tsn and sports net... these tv channals stream leafs lunch, hockey central, overdrive among other shows... I like the nighttime shows and the sports highlight shows in the evenings too
leaf lunch is the only cant miss for me... but I hate it too... just punish myself watching andi petrillo each day. I enjoy it a lot thought when Toronto is underachieving and hear her trying not to be a girl
the guests on the various Toronto shows are the most connected national sources in the land. the shows have just enough national view to keep me coming back for more
I cant help but be informed on whatever is going on with the leafs though... and when they are sad sack losers I gain some sympathy for them and their fans. it quickly turns to hate if the team has some success but I do take pity on them if they are losing.
I think it will be a real shame if they dont have some success with Mathews/Tavares there. but right now I see nothing good happening with the way they have chosen to build the team and manage the cap. my shakeup might not lead to success, but the status quo is doomed
I dont think nylander is a big enough fish to get back the shakeup they need
honestly I think Tavares is a good enough franchise player... you can probably build a winner around him. maybe trade both marner and Matthews for 4-5-6 good building pieces in return and get the depth that teams have to have to win?
the big problem though is youve now traded 2 first round picks. the chances of lucking into a kid that is going to step into the lineup on an elc and become your missing piece of the puzzle is gone
of Toronto's big 3 10+ million cap hits I would say marner is the one to trade. Getting back a second dman to play with riley is a must. the rest of the trade is open for debate although I think LA would be able to use barrie since the rest of their defense looks like a mess. Toronto has to immediately do something about their backup goaltending too... I think they have 1 point in like 6-7 games that the backup has played...
even if they got 500 hockey out of their backup that 5-6 lost points would get them into the wildcard conversation. you cant just throw away 20 games and 20 points this year.