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Forum: Armchair-GMSat. at 1:40 a.m.
Thread: Keefe is messing up again
To explain my thoughts process:

1st line is doing well, keep it.

2nd line has been struggling. Nylander can carry the puck and transition under pressure much better than Marner, I like him better with JT and Knies. Marner can take some shifts with this line as well to increase his ice time.

3rd line has no real C but Holmberg has been really bad as a 3C and Marner and Jarnkrok have both played C and are good defensive players Jankrok is also good in the dot (takes many of Holmerg's draws for him). This line can defend and will be very dangerous offensively with the passing of Marner and shooting of Robertson especially if facing lower end competition. Dewar or Kampf can also swap in for Robertson some shifts to create a solid checking line.

4th lines has been great.

Top pairing has been poor. Rielly hasn't found his game and Lybushkin hasn't been great. Pair Lili with Rielly and give them sheltered minutes. If they play mostly vs bottom 6 opposition then their offense will shine and their Defensive flaws will be covered.

2nd pair is a solid shutdown pair.

3rd pairing if Brodie plays well can be a solid shutdown pair.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 9:57 a.m.
Thread: Leafs Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jfkst1</b></div><div>Malkin and Letang were signed two years ago. Jarry and Karlsson decisions were made last offseason. They might not rebuild by trading away the core, but they have been very open about adding futures and the last decision undeniably followed that as well. So not a single "recent" move has been the opposite.</div></div>

These deals make them better today. (Significantly better than Detroit or Washington IMO). I doubt this team misses the playoffs.

I don't see this as selling the farm or futures. Although you are literally giving away a 1st and two former 1st round picks, you also clear out the most immoveable contract on the team, pickup some 2nds/3rds and gets players in Robertson (21), Lili (24), Marner (26), Guentzel (29) who will still have enough trade value in 2-3 years that you can use them to kickstart your full tear it down rebuild when Sid retires.

The ideas of a half baked rebuild is absurd. Kyle is smart enough to know it doesn't work. But what being aggressive can do is give him pieces to sell other than Sid/Gino/Malk when those guys are gone.

This team competes for 2/3 years then Marner fetches the equivalent of 3+ 1sts, Guentzel fetches a 1st, Robertson and Lili could both be worth a 1st+ by then. So in 2026 you sell it off and if you just get picks back in the 2026/27/28 drafts you could have 9+ 1sts.

This is smart asset management.

Trying to trade roster players for futures while signing horrible long-term contracts with negative value is not a winning strategy.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 24 at 11:10 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>Thats not gonna work at all

JT aint a bumper guy hes a net front guy thats where he does his dmg

Unit 1 of

Matthews, Marner, Willy, Bertuzzi, and Rielly ran at 50% in February

Just do that no need for galaxy brain nor a 5 forward PP lul</div></div>

Way different going through the bottom of the league in Feb (something many don't consider when talking about how it was all clicking then) and facing an aggressive bruins PK in the playoffs.

Marner needs to be off and JT is statistically one of the best bumpers in the league. Also in Feb we had Rielly as the bumper which is just crazy. Why bother with a D if they are going to be the second deepest player in the zone.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 20 at 11:05 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>Leafs played undisciplined so what more could Keefe do lul. This be on the players

3 offensive zone penalties by the top line says enough

Horrible officiating nothing new play through it you did against TBL

Nobody looked good that game cant really single much but the top line taking 4 penalties. Only line I got impressed with for a second was the 4th at times

Having that short of a leash on a goalie after one bad game will get us no where. What if Woll sucks then what? Sammy gets game 2 if team continues like this then Woll game 3</div></div>

If you think everyone was just bad then we watched a different game. Clearly there were issues but the Leafs out shot and out hit Boston. Moneypuck has the expected goals at 7.4 to 3.7 in favour of Toronto.

The lesson I take is that we need more of what we got from the first line. Boston was doing the same **** but since everyone does it nobody gets called. On Toronto it stands out when Domi or Bert do it cause nobody else does.

Also the two high sticks are complete flukes, wouldn't read into it.

In terms of the goalie. If it's going to be a tight checking defensive game then we need Woll. Sammy will give you the brilliant save that Woll won't but he also lets in a bunch of ****ty screenshots like 2 of the goals today that Woll rarely allows. I'd rather give up the 1 goal on a crazy play that Sammy would save and get stability that this team didn't have this game. That 2nd goal was a backbreaker. Never goes in on Woll.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 20 at 10:56 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
A few talking points:

1. More poor decisions from Keefe. Jarnkrok on PP1, not pulling Sammy at the start of the last PP. Again he really seems to struggle to motivate the team and get them to play the right way at the right times.

2. Horrible officiating.

3. Jarnkrok and Holmberg stand out as two guys who played really poorly. Both honestly looked completely lost and had many turnovers. Robertson is the only guy on that line who can carry the puck. They knew that and kept stepping up on him but the other two couldn't capitalize on transition chances.

3. Knies looked great but Marner as always disappeared. He seemed completely lost out there.

4. Woll should start next game. Not blaming Sammy but he didn't do enough to win the next for the next game.

Thoughts?
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 18 at 11:12 p.m.