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Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsFri. at 10:21 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2024 2025 Offseason Discussion Part 1: Kill or Be Killed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Messier99</b></div><div>Swayman just let in a goal for Boston (GWG with &lt;2 min. left) that was probably just as bad if not worse than any Samsonov let in.
I don't think he will be traded for, but It likely cost him big bucks.
Anyways - every game in 6 the game series had Florida having more PP's than the Bruin. 28 PP's to 16 overall (that's average 2 PP's per game.
I am a bit surprised there is not more talk of the new Leafs coach. I suspect its fear of getting our hopes up.</div></div>

Doubtful as he had himself a season and stole the starting job from Ullmark. One bad goal dont take much away. If it did so many goalies wouldnt be getting paid lul

Guys getting paid or things gonna get very ugly

Already went to arb and took a discount

Expect Ullmark to be traded to EDM or something and for Swayman to get 6m x 6 years or something

And new coach is cool and all but not much to say rn as training camp aint for a long time lul. The focus is whats this team gonna look like by the time camp starts

As after watching FLA we got a lot of work to do especially in net.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsFri. at 8:28 p.m.
Thread: New head coach options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Trickster</b></div><div>I don't know man.
<strong>This roster will be alot more like the Blues roster after the cup then during the cup.
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Be afraid with your hopes, I'm see the glass half empty more than half full.


My expectations were a Stanley cup bu now that Berube is hired, I'm thinking way lower.
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Not really Blues did not have anyone on par with Matthews even when they won the cup

This is the greatest goal scorer of the modern era and while he has not unlocked it yet for playoffs Berube may be the guy to do it and when it happens look out league and imagine Willy whose also pretty good under his belt.

Like in STL did Berube have a 40, 50 or even 60 goal + goal scorer to work with no. In all his time there the most was Kyrou with 37 goals. Willy and Matthews have each gotten 40 goals with that being pretty much the min for Matthews.

Berube never had that kind of firepower to work with till now. Instead he had Pietrangelo on the blueline and a good forward core to work with not a great one

Now he's got better weapons offensively and once Brad works on the Dcore adding the missing pieces they set.

As the tradeoff is there. No Pietragelo sure but having better offensive weapon especially Matthews be a worth it trade
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsFri. at 7:01 p.m.
Thread: New head coach options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Trickster</b></div><div>Yes he won cup and may have a different attitude however that roster had #1 D in Pietrangelo, this team does not and nothing close

How did Blues do after he left and even ROR??</div></div>

In STL towards the end many of the good players were underperforming, Binnington's attitude was becoming an issue along with his play, and Armstrong kept bringing in the wrong people to fill the team out. Look at what Blues fan said when he was fired. They believed it should have been Armstrong as he was the actual problem.

Berube will have Matthew and Nylander and if they aint moved Marner and JT to work with or in other words Berube will have better offensive weapons to work with here in TOR and once Brad revamps the Dcore will have a pretty good Dcore to also work with, get a proper starter and they are set. Team needs a proper work ethic as we saw it numerous times when momentum shifted they just failed to adapt or the big boyz didnt step it up. Getting called out more, benched, or having a tougher coach in general will help with that.

But basically sure he wont have a Pietrangelo to work with but the trade off is he has Auston Matthews
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsFri. at 1:03 a.m.
Thread: Leafs 2024 2025 Offseason Discussion Part 1: Kill or Be Killed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsForLife</b></div><div>On the one hand, the Rangers ended the seasons of Rod Brind’Amour and the Hurricanes tonight. On the other, Pierre LeBrun is fairly confident in Berube becoming the Leafs next coach.
https://www.tsn.ca/video/lebrun-i-d-be-surprised-if-berube-doesn-t-end-up-coaching-the-leafs%7E2923917</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NorthernLeafsFan05</b></div><div>It seems like Berube is the guy. Wouldn't be shocked to see Rod join his buddy Ron Francis in Seattle is he is leaving Carolina</div></div>

Remember though things can change on the fly

MLSE may go to Tree and say hold your horses Brad we want Brind'Amour as now Canes are out and there were talks a team was willing to break the Babcock record per Kevin Weeks

That dont sound like something TOR would do with Berube does it.

Makes yah think

https://x.com/KevinWeekes/status/1785021212483027146

Like if Im TOR and I want to pry Brind'Amour from Canes thats one way to do it
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsThu. at 4:54 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2024 2025 Offseason Discussion Part 1: Kill or Be Killed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>I just had an idea so crazy, it might be genius.

Scenario: no one offers anything good for Mitch. We keep him.

Even if the lines are different in reg season, plan for a playoffs with Mitch in a defensive 3rd line role since that is how he tends to perform.

Find a centre good enough to play offensively, but also be used in a DFC role.

RoR was the guy, but he's a **** so our next option is...

Sean Couturier

Have Philly hold 2.75, even if we have to pay up for it and roll something like this:

1st: Matthews, Domi
2nd: Jt, Nylander
3rd: Holmberg, Coots, Marner
4th: Dewar, Kampf

Mo-
Benny-McCabe
Raifai-Timmins

Woll

Fill in the blanks with kids/signed players</div></div>

That may very well happen to where someone offers a Guentzel like return for Marner and they keep him

But then again after July 1st all that bonus money's paid and he's owed 775k and owners will go so wait I only have to pay this guy league min in actual dollars why you not trying to trade for him lul

And when we look at the Dcore and goaltending it also kind of highlights another reason to look at moving cause that third pair is a bit of a yikes.

While I dont expect a crazy insane offer I do probs expect something around 75 cents to the dollar.

SEA and NSH are the two teams im keeping an eye on thats for sure with VGK being the kid nobody expects but always seems to get these guys lul