What I don't understand is that we all know that winning games now means absolutely nothing. All it does is hurt you in the draft. How come the Sabres, Coyotes and Oilers got that memo yet whoever is running the Leafs did not? Who is making these decisions as far as putting a team on the ice that will constructively lose?
Gross negligence given the prize of a McDavid or Eichel or even Strome! I can't stand it! I was 4 yrs old the last time this godforsaken franchise won a Cup. I'm 51 now and year after year these idiots that run this franchise fail to do what is necessary to draft a player that is generational.
Why are they not doing everything in their power to give them a shot at these guys? It's sickening
Yes, it is sickening!
I was 12 years old when I witnessed the last Stanley Cup win by my Leafs. I'm turning 60 in less than a month. I'm pretty frustrated by the whole mess that is the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Now, as much as we want the team to tank for a better draft position, this rarely ever happens intentionally. Professional players usually play for pride and hate to lose. I said usually, because, as we've seen with our current core, there seems to be a chronic lack of effort on full display by a few of our high priced players.
As you have seen with Buffalo, they have been bad this season for sure. Is it intentional? I don't think so. The last few months, Murray has simply further acknowledged that a rebuild is in order. He has cleared out as many assets as he can in order to prepare for his rebuild. I highly doubt that Nolan, and the rest of their coaches etc., would allow their players to tank on purpose. Their future employment is at stake here, so, I think they'd want to win no matter what. I think the Buffalo players probably think the same way. They're just not good enough as a team.
Same goes for Edmonton!
It is too bad that we couldn't have started the rebuild last year. I wanted Kessel and Phaneuf traded after the COLLAPSE LAST SEASON. I think this 2014-2015 season has been completely wasted. If we had started the rebuild last off season, we might have been where Buffalo is right now. Instead, we're 15 useless points ahead of them!
I really hope we can rid ourselves of Kessel, Phaneuf, Lupul, Bozak, Gardiner, Reimer, and, maybe even Bernier etc. this off season for decent returns. A full on rebuild is what this franchise really needs from the ground up!