SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

LeafsFanForSomeReason

Member Since
Jan. 22, 2020
Favourite Team
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forum Posts
6863
Posts per Day
4.3
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsYesterday at 6:20 a.m.
Thread: Leafs 2024 2025 Offseason Discussion Part 1: Kill or Be Killed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oneX</b></div><div>Even if it was other coaches saying that to him, he didn't have to make that public. It reeks of the same kind of lack of understanding as coaching in a market like this one.

I wanted him fired 2 years ago because I felt (and still do) he didn't really have good system, couldn't inspire the players to elevate their game and in game adjustments were pretty much non existent for most of his coaching tenure here. Him making those comments public speaks to how he wasn't the coach this team needed.</div></div>

What's the problem with making it public? It's not like he's diminishing the Leafs, he himself is speaking to how the Toronto market is unique in the sport and on another level. If you wanna get mad at these coaches that he's referencing, whatever, but anger towards Keefe, a guy who, despite a lack of success, was with this organization for like a decade and gave it his all and considered it an honour to coach the Leafs and had one of the classiest send off messages I've ever seen, over <em>this</em> of all things is really strange .
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 4:29 p.m.
Thread: From an outsiders perspective
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>The whole contract extension thing goes both ways though. TOR doesn't currently have Marner for more than 1 year. It's not hard for Treliving to explain that away.

As far as if you think Juuso stinks...ok that's fair if that's what you think.</div></div>

Saros will be two years older though at the time of extension and with how fickle yet influential the goalie position is, Saros needs to remain a top 6-7 goalie for his extension (probably in the Sorokin range) to not be a major mistake. That's a tall order.

And I don't think Saros stinks (though he did have an off year). Not sure how I gave that impression. It's just that we have an up and comer in Woll, and rather than going tandem we're going to not only block him, but pay a legitimate superstar winger to do it?? I'd be outraged.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsMay 25 at 8:31 a.m.
Thread: Leafs 2024 2025 Offseason Discussion Part 1: Kill or Be Killed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oneX</b></div><div>I don't see an Ottawa trade happening. The guys I'd want probably aren't available and everyone else seem like players I wouldn't want.

Chycrun is the best example for this. Everyone was saying how good he was on a bad Arizona team but then when he was traded to Ottawa, nothing changed. He didn't help elevate the D in Ottawa and..infact the D was as horrible as ever even when his advanced analytics are suggesting he was good.

I want nothing to do with him.</div></div>

That is a really weird take. He was good in Arizona and good in Ottawa. No one's saying he's a bonafide 1D right now, but that's a guy who can put up 15-20(+) goals and 40-50(+) points from the backend while also being pretty solid defensively. Why on Earth would you want nothing to do with him?
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 13 at 7:05 a.m.
Thread: My Attempt At Fixing The Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DevilsFanZack13</b></div><div>It's a shakeup of the core 4 which should've happened a year ago. Adds much more depth throughout the lineup and gets rid of 1 of the $10mil + cap players that doesn't show up in the playoffs.</div></div>

A shakeup and getting rid of a $10m cap player doesn't mean squat if the team doesn't get better, or at the very least move laterally but with new elements.

Doesn't add more depth to the forward group at all - which is where our main problems come playoff time have been. This essentially subs in Crouse for Bertuzzi and McBain for Marner. Not great.

The additions/new contracts (Edmundson for $3m?? NOPE) on D are pretty underwhelming too. And I doubt that Montour signs that deal anyways. Some team will give him like 6.5-7 probably and regret it.

This is just a straight up worse team.