Your 18/19 Hot Take

Face Of Bear

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Matthews, Marner, and Nylander all re-sign long term before the season starts at a total cap hit that gives Dubas the flexibility to keep the team competitive. Matthews is named captain.
 

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Leafs man games lost to injuries this year increases significantly, as opposition will take liberties with slash, crosschecks and physical abuse, without any fear of retribution to themselves or their teammates as a result based on Leafs intended player personnel this year.
 

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Andersen is a vezina nominee and Tavares doesn't hit 30 goals.
 

PuckMagi

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Babcock will shaft Matthews in terms of ice time and PP time.

Babcock will like to use Kadri as the "match-up" line against the other team's top line... and he will love the Tavares line. Matthews and Willy get the short stick.

Hope I'm wrong.
 

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Sparks solidifies himself as a legitimate NHL goaltender. Gets a shutout his first game this year ;)
 

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Leafs man games lost to injuries this year increases significantly, as opposition will take liberties with slash, crosschecks and physical abuse, without any fear of retribution to themselves or their teammates as a result based on Leafs intended player personnel this year.

did the Leafs dismantle their sports science department and fire their doctors?


not to mention, Komarov barely did anything last year and Martin spent the entire 2nd half in the pressbox and that didn't happen either.
 

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did the Leafs dismantle their sports science department and fire their doctors?


not to mention, Komarov barely did anything last year and Martin spent the entire 2nd half in the pressbox and that didn't happen either.
I think his hot take is more just the way he thinks of the game in general. Not sure he's enjoying the way the Leafs are being built.
 

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My hot take is that this thread is asking for an outlandish prediction as opposed to a hot take. My outlandish prediction is that by the end of this season hf stops using the expression hot take.
 

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I think his hot take is more just the way he thinks of the game in general. Not sure he's enjoying the way the Leafs are being built.

When Mitch or Willie are missing 20 games due to injury due to a slash on the wrist, or Matthews is crosschecked in the back, then my hot take fear will be realized.
 
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LEAFANFORLIFE23

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Have you been watching at all the last two seasons?

Yup and your hot take requires Hyman to be removed from the top 6, short of a major, potentially career threatening or ending injury that won't happen Babcock needs Zach Hyman in his life
 
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Sypher04

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Leafs man games lost to injuries this year increases significantly, as opposition will take liberties with slash, crosschecks and physical abuse, without any fear of retribution to themselves or their teammates as a result based on Leafs intended player personnel this year.

Our players know how to stand up for themselves. Oh woe is us, whatever will we do without Polak & Komarov around to scare the opposition teams into behaving... Not that Komarov does that AT ALL.

And don't even both mentioning Matt Martin. We took him out of the lineup and we're much better for it with no negative repercussions

This is a ridiculously terrible take and you should be ashamed.
 
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