Quiting p***ing around DUBAS!!!
DO SOMETHING!
YOU ARE NOW DOWN 2 FORWARDS AND 2 CENTERS!!!!
This can't be an all in Tavares or bust.
This is disgraceful!!!!
Good lord. This post is just as hilarious as the thread you started about how we will be struggling to make the playoffs this season.
Kid is a work horse and trust me that effort will be even more apparent now playing for the Leafs. His gonna bust his ass all summer and earn a spot.
It’s a dream come true.
I’ve been a die hard leaf fan my whole life and this is just wow.
Incredible day
Says the guy who wears a "Hindsight Genius" T-SHIRT.
Agreed, I'm in the "similar" camp myself.
Hard to make predictions without seeing our opening day roster but we'll probably finish 3rd in our division again. Unless we get Tavares, then 1st place is a possibility. Hard to see us dropping to bubble team status, not sure why anyone would think that. We lost some vets but some young players will improve etc., it's not complicated.
I was one of those who wanted them gone. Here's the thing, the only guys we're losing that are any good are JVR and Bozak. JVR is horrible on D so he's not that big a loss and Bozak while a useful player isn't that great either. Think of it this way, all our best players will be back, every single one of them. Our starting goalie, all our Dmen, all our best forwards and most of our team is still very young with room to develop and improve. So how much worse can we possibly be? Do you really not expect any progress from our young guys? You don't think that our big 3 will make a bigger contribution than they did last year? Well I sure as hell do, wouldn't surprise me a bit if Marner put up PPG with Nylander not far behind and Matthews being healthy and dominant for the full season. That alone would make a massive difference, never mind possible improvement from whoever else.
Even if we make no major moves I expect we'll at least pick up a cheap vet or two. If there's a reason to expect us to be significantly worse than last season, I'm not seeing it.
Nope, hindsight wasn't required and I told you were nuts from the get go. Here are my first two posts in that ridiculous tire fire of a thread:
Kid is a work horse and trust me that effort will be even more apparent now playing for the Leafs. His gonna bust his ass all summer and earn a spot.
It’s a dream come true.
I’ve been a die hard leaf fan my whole life and this is just wow.
Incredible day
shaner make it maple leaf blue and we'll accept you back (we love you anwyays)Kid is a work horse and trust me that effort will be even more apparent now playing for the Leafs. His gonna bust his ass all summer and earn a spot.
It’s a dream come true.
I’ve been a die hard leaf fan my whole life and this is just wow.
Incredible day
You sure enough invited the abuse...would be rude not to accept it...wear it well friend.Good job, but the season hasn't even happened yet. J.T. does not cover 6 missing UFAs, defensive help, toughness, etc.
J.T. was a big "if"and you can't come down on me. This kind of thing rarely happens for TOR.
Good job, but the season hasn't even happened yet. J.T. does not cover 6 missing UFAs, defensive help, toughness, etc.
J.T. was a big "if"and you can't come down on me. This kind of thing rarely happens for TOR.
You again, wailing about how the leafs will never be able to replace such important players as 4th line marvels as Moore, Plekanec and Komarov long with 6/7th defenseman Polak?
Tavares easily replaces Bozak and JvR all on his own at $1, mill smaller a cap hit. But oh, whatever will we do without those broken down 4th liners.
Good job, but the season hasn't even happened yet. J.T. does not cover 6 missing UFAs, defensive help, toughness, etc.
J.T. was a big "if"and you can't come down on me. This kind of thing rarely happens for TOR.
Waiting for his "my cousin is trash" post in the gdt during his first game. That will come a few minutes after the "Tavares is trash" post if he doesn't register a point on his first shift.Maybe Shaner will be positive this season
Kid is a work horse and trust me that effort will be even more apparent now playing for the Leafs. His gonna bust his ass all summer and earn a spot.
It’s a dream come true.
I’ve been a die hard leaf fan my whole life and this is just wow.
Incredible day
Why were they so interested in him? Part of it could be his relationship with general manager Kyle Dubas, who scouted him for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and was his first adviser back prior to his college days.
Part of it could be his ability to kill penalties and contribute on offence. Part could be his big-league experience now that he has 213 games on his resume.
With John Tavares, Auston Matthews, and Nazem Kadri at centre, that's what he would get if he makes the big club.
"It's not the easiest thing to be moving from team to team," he says. "But sticking around is not something I take for granted. The NHL is the NHL."
So he'll show up at camp — after a summer working out with Tavares — and battle for his spot.