BlueForever75
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Won a cup they shouldn't have, and have toiled in relative obscurity since, give or take the odd (and very infrequent) playoff appearance/run.
If I remember correctly, they won a cup and made 2 consecutive conference finals prior to Pockington forcing to sell off all his team. They remained relevant until 2006 but never really a contender. And then they fell off the face of the earth due to bad management and ownership.
My point is, even if we have Matthews only for the next 3 seasons as some suggest. There is no telling the haul that the Leafs can acquire to keep their team relevant if not further superior then they are with him. There is nothing to suggest that there is anything wrong with ownership that will cause a sell off.
So lets say we win a Cup or two in the next 3 years. And then we know that Matthews isn't going to resign. We deal him for a massive package. A package that added to Tavares, Marner, Nylander, Reilly, Kadri, Kapanen, etc.. would only make us better. Remember Gretzky left behind Messier, Kurri, Tikanen, Andersen, Fuhr and others. But they added other key pieces. Which kept them competitive and basically still favorites. Whats saying in today's NHL the Leafs do not come out better without Matthews, if that day comes??? Ask yourself that prior to painting everything with a negative brush.
Enjoy today, tomorrow may be better. But not worse when it comes to an organization that has money and is the cream of the crop of franchises in the NHL.