GDT: Around the League - Off Season Edition - let the good times roll.

[TMLegend]

Wonder if Mrazeks asking price was too high for them. Seems like an odd trade if the intention is to run Bernier/Mrazek next season. Two 3-4mil goaltenders.

And yes, this further shows Dubas and his general incompetence running this team. Nedeljkovic is both younger and better, with starter upside.

 

[Racer88]

Ottawa. Trust me the ex-Leafs coaches weren't the problem.

Unfortunately it’s the current Leaf coaches that are the problem

 

[Stephen]

Ouch. I suppose Carolina wouldn’t have moved Ned go Toronto but that hurts compared to all the picks thrown out the window for Nash and Rittich.

 

[saffronleaf]

The league is crazy now. Players are signing for so cheap nowadays - the Bruins got Carlo dirt cheap and will soon be getting Hall dirt cheap too.

How do the Leafs even compete with this? We're paying full price for all of our guys.

lol I wish Leafs were only paying full price

 

[Menzinger]

Ouch. I suppose Carolina wouldn’t have moved Ned go Toronto but that hurts compared to all the picks thrown out the window for Nash and Rittich.

Definitely. Would have been a nice pickup. Though I do wonder if the Leafs will be targeting a more known asset for their goalie addition. Campbell is already sort of the potential boom guy who hasn't quite proven it yet. They may want a safer option as the other goalie.

 

[Menzinger]

Also each new update on the Hawks scandal makes things worse and worse. Looks like a number of former players will now be taking heat on this.

And there's no way the front office guys are going to get out of this unscathed at this point. Hoping it was just going to go away isn't working anymore

 

[Superstar]

Also each new update on the Hawks scandal makes things worse and worse. Looks like a number of former players will now be taking heat on this.

And there's no way the front office guys are going to get out of this unscathed at this point. Hoping it was just going to go away isn't working anymore

This is serious stuff, it won't just go away...anybody found covering this up when they knew about it will be in big trouble.

 

[ACC1224]

Ouch. I suppose Carolina wouldn’t have moved Ned go Toronto but that hurts compared to all the picks thrown out the window for Nash and Rittich.

I don't think they're looking to spend that much on their backup.

 

[Stephen]

I don't think they're looking to spend that much on their backup.

Ned would likely solve our medium term goalie needs but I don’t think the Leafs can even entertain expanding the core even at a modest cap hit like that.

 

[Stephen]

Definitely. Would have been a nice pickup. Though I do wonder if the Leafs will be targeting a more known asset for their goalie addition. Campbell is already sort of the potential boom guy who hasn't quite proven it yet. They may want a safer option as the other goalie.

I think they should actually be looking at a goalie like Ned who could solve their goalie issues for a longer period of time. Or at least set up a compelling goalie battle with Campbell for the next couple of years (assuming we resign Campbell).

 

[BertCorbeau]

Also each new update on the Hawks scandal makes things worse and worse. Looks like a number of former players will now be taking heat on this.

And there's no way the front office guys are going to get out of this unscathed at this point. Hoping it was just going to go away isn't working anymore

I am out of the loop and am afraid to ask… but coles notes?

 

[htpwn]

I am out of the loop and am afraid to ask… but coles notes?

This short Twitter thread sums up the latest.

Just really grotesque stuff.

 

[BertCorbeau]

This short Twitter thread sums up the latest.

Just really grotesque stuff.

Jesus f***ing Christ that’s awful

 

[Stigma]

This short Twitter thread sums up the latest.

Just really grotesque stuff.

Man, this guy is a textbook sociopath.

 

[3blizzard4]

It seems like the Leafs are keeping busy Islanders fan in their Out of Town Thread. Truly mind bending analysis and hatred for the Leafs there. Esp from one Leafs obsessed fan who should truly seek help. That dude is on the verge of a major breakdown. I feel like the only way he can get through the day is if he types in "Dubass" referring to Dubas lol

 

[ULF_55]

Ouch. I suppose Carolina wouldn’t have moved Ned go Toronto but that hurts compared to all the picks thrown out the window for Nash and Rittich.

Well people want moves at the TD, and when injuries happen, you end up overpaying during the season.

No pressure right now, they don't play for months.

 

[Brobust]

Sens pulled a Mark Hunter. An absolute disaster.

 

[7even]

It seems like the Leafs are keeping busy Islanders fan in their Out of Town Thread. Truly mind bending analysis and hatred for the Leafs there. Esp from one Leafs obsessed fan who should truly seek help. That dude is on the verge of a major breakdown. I feel like the only way he can get through the day is if he types in "Dubass" referring to Dubas lol

Always makes me chuckle, because I frequently forget that the New York Islanders even exist. The most Who Cares franchise in the NHL.

 

[Jozay]

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

This was horrible. Almost like he didn't agree with the pick either but knew that if he spoke against it the staff would likely turn on him.

No win situation.

 

[notDatsyuk]

And their biggest weakness this playoffs was their inability to drive offense due to lack of finishers. Tampa outscored them at a nearly 2-1 ratio in their final series.

That "nearly 2-1 ratio" is a bit misleading, as it's skewed by the weird 8-0 game. Other than that, scoring was 12-11, with five games ending either 2-1 or 3-2, and the other 4-2.

Yes, lack of scoring was a problem (although Montreal only scored 8 and Carolina 9, so give Tampa some credit), but they also were without their captain and top scorer, and their top line in the playoffs had Komarov on it.

 

[aingefan]

Wonder if Mrazeks asking price was too high for them. Seems like an odd trade if the intention is to run Bernier/Mrazek next season. Two 3-4mil goaltenders.

And yes, this further shows Dubas and his general incompetence running this team. Nedeljkovic is both younger and better, with starter upside.

No it doesn’t. TDL is an apple, the off-season is an orange.
The Rittich trade was smart at the time, and remains smart now.

 

[3blizzard4]

if the Leafs made that pick can you imagine the money HFBoards would make? Traffic would insane on here. All the haters would jump on Kyle in their out of town threads. The off-season for the lLeafs has been zippo so far and YET we are filling up pages on the Islanders forum.

Imagine the Leafs did this??!! The apocalypse would rein down.

 

[Superstar]

if the Leafs made that pick can you imagine the money HFBoards would make? Traffic would insane on here. All the haters would jump on Kyle in their out of town threads. The off-season for the lLeafs has been zippo so far and YET we are filling up pages on the Islanders forum.

Imagine the Leafs did this??!! The apocalypse would rein down.

Wow, that's just freakin' awkward...that silence...at least he was being sincere about it and didn't try to make something up...but the answer could be pretty simple: in a world where everything is scrutinized, where some people don't get second chances, I feel that we could give the young man a second chance to redeem himself. Of course, unless that answer would be lie, and the real answer is "our first pick is late because of where we finished in the season, and we needed to hit a home run, so we took a chance."

If Dubas picked him, maybe he would have said "we didn't want to be exclusive...we can and we will!"

 

[Gabriel426]

This was horrible. Almost like he didn't agree with the pick either but knew that if he spoke against it the staff would likely turn on him.

No win situation.

Watch Habs double down and sign Jake Virtanen from Nucks.