usernamezrhardtodo
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- Mar 26, 2014
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Hear me out before flaming me please. We all know we are going to blow this mess up...so if we are doing that then the extra cap $$'s don't matter so much right now or in the next 3 yrs or so. In saying that...I think we will be in fairly good shape in 5yrs when our crop of high 1'st rounders are getting good..that means worrying about our cap situation now is kind of pointless to a degree.
Think about it...it's not that big a deal anymore since we are NOT adding anyone of significance to our team in the next few years. Cap dollars are important to teams that need to ADD players or KEEP players....in our case...we really don't have anyone that we need to worry about except for Kadri and Bernier (although I would not be so quick to pay him anything more than a bridge contract and take my chances) for the near future.
I can fully get into watching the Leafs if they stink for the next few years whilst enjoying watching the development of the young players. Watching them struggle and having the management tell us they are better than the results is quite a different ball of wax IMHO.
I guess this is what keeps me sane in the aftermath of what has transpired here. I would much rather know that we suck and can't win NOW...then just barely miss the playoffs and then try adding stupid pcs like Clarkson etc....
I doubt Management can put lipstick on this pig anymore...they have to REBUILD properly this time...we tried every short cut and it doesn't work...the fan base would accept a rebuild...it really has no choice not to at this point.
Oh...one last thing...try this drinking game: while watching Clarkson play his usual shift....just take a shot something every time he falls down...makes the games much more fun!!
Think about it...it's not that big a deal anymore since we are NOT adding anyone of significance to our team in the next few years. Cap dollars are important to teams that need to ADD players or KEEP players....in our case...we really don't have anyone that we need to worry about except for Kadri and Bernier (although I would not be so quick to pay him anything more than a bridge contract and take my chances) for the near future.
I can fully get into watching the Leafs if they stink for the next few years whilst enjoying watching the development of the young players. Watching them struggle and having the management tell us they are better than the results is quite a different ball of wax IMHO.
I guess this is what keeps me sane in the aftermath of what has transpired here. I would much rather know that we suck and can't win NOW...then just barely miss the playoffs and then try adding stupid pcs like Clarkson etc....
I doubt Management can put lipstick on this pig anymore...they have to REBUILD properly this time...we tried every short cut and it doesn't work...the fan base would accept a rebuild...it really has no choice not to at this point.
Oh...one last thing...try this drinking game: while watching Clarkson play his usual shift....just take a shot something every time he falls down...makes the games much more fun!!