Good thing they still have lizard man:not bad core , but they have so many deadweight contracts
atleast they will get 10m from Galchenyuk and Koivu out
To be fair, Toronto was at the same spot without him. Adding him only cost them an extra 11-million. It hasn't propelled them ahead.
Except Johnson is one of the few guys on a good contract. He’s not the one they should be trading. If anything, they need a few more guys like himIf Leafs get Laf, we should try to get Johnsson. Such a good player. Would be an amazing fit with Lehkonen and Danault.
And it would kind of be funny watching them have no defense in 3 years but have all their cap tied up on like 4 players lol
They ain't gonna be able to trade the others. They'll probably move guys like Johnsson. f*** he's good.Except Johnson is one of the few guys on a good contract. He’s not the one they should be trading. If anything, they need a few more guys like him
or, I don’t know, maybe they can sign another forward for 9 mil, see if that helps
Dubas is a genius yo
IF they are intelligent...what they could do with trading Marner and Nylander.....it's scary.
If they are intelligent.
So let's say, Laffy or not, that the Leafs want to trade one of their extra forwards for an elite defenseman. Which team has one to spare?
Use to like him a lot. Already starting to hate him....
Just a shit franchiseIt has been 16 years since the leafs have won a single playoff series.
Build a culture based on losing and its hard to break out of it. Buff, TO, Edmonton. These are all teams that spent years obviously trying to lose and they can’t win now.
If you are not trying to win as an Org don’t be surprised when you players don’t give a shit when you wake up one day and want to win.
Losing breeds losers
Luxury was nice for rich teams back when there was no salary cap. Nowadays, balance is important, and let's just say that no one took a hometown discount over there (not that they have to, but now the GM has his hands tied by his own fault)Tavares was a luxury for the Leafs when he sighed there. Can't fault the Leafs for signing him I guess since he wanted to go there but that 11m would've been much better if invested in their defense instead.
And his Maple Laff pyjamas...Its not all bad for Tavares.
He gets to go home and sleep in his Maple Laffs sheets again.
They lost a 7-game round 1 against the Washington Capitals without Tavares. That's not shameful.
Those teams were able to draft elite players outside the top 10.Yet, Pens, Caps and Hawks did that too and won.
He’s going to become this generations Lidstrom IMOI also have a huge man crush on Zach Werenski. I would do unspeakable things to have him on our team...
SSSHHHH!!! Dubas is the Best!! He's paying $40million to 4 forwardsDubas has got to fired now.
He has ruined that teams structure with too many high priced forwards.
Luxury was nice for rich teams back when there was no salary cap. Nowadays, balance is important, and let's just say that no one took a hometown discount over there (not that they have to, but now the GM has his hands tied by his own fault)
Those teams were able to draft elite players outside the top 10.