Brad Treliving: 'DNA has to change'

[bringbacktheskate604]

Dear lord. They did not lose because of their D. They scored 4 goals TOTAL in the final 4 games of the series. Once again. Rinse and repeat of the past several years no scoring in those games

An actual offensive Dman especially to run the pp is definitely a need, when Reilly and OEL fill that role.
Defensively the Dcorp is ok but my God they are anemic offensively.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

They have Reilly and OEL. Both considered solid puck movers.

At the end of the day the issue comes down to the core. They get the most mins during crunch time. And they haven't able to deliver in games 6 or 7.

I'm sorry but when those two are your puck movers and offensive dmen, it's not great.

 

[Canovin]

Brad Treliving, also Magneto

Brad Tre-Living Tribunal

 

[rocketdan9]

I'm sorry but when those two are your puck movers and offensive dmen, it's not great.

Which puck movers does the Panthers have outside of Ekblad?

 

[jonlin]

Competitive team, great endorsement opportunities, hang out with the Biebs...

Leave Bieber and endorsements out our and you talk about Florida... Better golf too.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Which puck movers does the Panthers have outside of Ekblad?

Forsling is legitimately one of the better D in the NHL in transition the last 5 seasons. Seth Jones can move the puck as well.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

Why would you think that? Their D is pretty much locked in for next year.

He's going to sign Bennett and Marchand is how I read it.

It’s pathetic how the Leafs plan for two years in a row is to get ex Panthers. Get your own identity.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

I agree the DNA has to change

But finding 100 points in the free agency and with trades …… good luck

How many 100 pt players did the Panthers have last season?

 

[crowi]

DNA won't change at all when your Captain is throwing his teammates under the bus and underperforming himself. Matthews is one of the least likeable players I've seen in the past 30 years.

 

[Volica]

Brad Tre-Living Tribunal

That's wayyyyy too comic niche

 

[Volica]

I said it on the Flames forum, Toronto is getting a lesson in Trelivingology.

Wait for Marner to go elsewhere.
Wait for the press conference where he, of course, signs a bunch of ex-non-core cup winners and talks about "You can't replace the Marners of the NHL, you have to do it by committee, you need internal growth."

Then suddenly you feel the proximity to winning slipping away.

It's even worse, because Toronto is always in a playoff position, you will never see a first round pick ever again. It's just gone. You add that onto the bottom-half of the league player development/drafting Toronto has in terms of players outside the top 10 of a draft... Treecore.

 

[nturn06]

I guess Dubas was right after all....2 years ago!!

"We can and we will"

 

[nturn06]

I am expecting major changes, the D needs an overhaul that for sure.

'DNA has to change': Treliving under pressure to make right calls with Marner, Tavares

We have a mountain of evidence showing how the Maple Leafs’ players perform at the most critical time. This summer is shaping up to be Brad Treliving’s Game 7. Or, at the very least, his Game 6.

www.sportsnet.ca

This sounds more like PR damage control one makes when a player like Marner tells them he is not coming back....

 

[notbias]

Leafs D good at helping keeps puck from the net. Leafs D bad at getting the puck into transition and keeping it out afterwards.

They definitely need a good puck mover to be a contender. It's one of their many issues.

They also sucked at keeping pucks out from their net... the D is old and slow, it works, sometimes.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

DNA won't change at all when your Captain is throwing his teammates under the bus and underperforming himself. Matthews is one of the least likeable players I've seen in the past 30 years.

It's a broken record at this point, but that had to be one of the most insane comments Matthews could have made after the loss. The guy has literally been a passenger for the bulk of the series and he actually brings out that comment to describe the rest of the team?

No accountability for his own performance and no self awareness for how he played.

 

[rocketdan9]

Forsling is legitimately one of the better D in the NHL in transition the last 5 seasons. Seth Jones can move the puck as well.

Forsling is OK. Jones has been a good pickup.

I guess my point was... Leafs D core in terms of puck moving is fine.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Forsling is OK. Jones has been a good pickup.

I guess my point was... Leafs D core in terms of puck moving is fine.

Fine for the rest of the division, but it's a very clear weakness that was specifically and successfully targeted

 

[BB88]

Forsling is legitimately one of the better D in the NHL in transition the last 5 seasons. Seth Jones can move the puck as well.

Don’t forget Mikkola

He’s taken big steps with his game, the top4 is super solid all around for them

 

[Cancuks]

Probably buy out Reeves and trade Robertson for their big DNA changes.

 

[Breakers]

I

How many 100 pt players did the Panthers have last season?

How many of their top 6 scorers did they lose from last season to now

now you're talking about losing ones leading scorer

 

[Nothingbutglass]

Forsling is OK. Jones has been a good pickup.

I guess my point was... Leafs D core in terms of puck moving is fine.

It might have been before Rielly turned into a pumpkin. Its not the strength of Tanev, McCabe or Carlo. OEL is decent. A Sandin or Lilly would actually be a good fit now to balance it out.

 

[nbwingsfan]

When Dubas announced "we can and we will" regarding retaining the young guys after signing Tavares to a mega-deal, Matthews and Marner got the message loud and clear, they had a blank cheque for whatever contract they wanted. It was some of the worst GM'ing this century.

The obscene gloating by leaf fans about those 4 signings is so funny to look back on now

 

[Goatlender]

This reminds me of when we heard the Leafs were going to make massive changes last off-season but just re-signed everyone and kept basically the same team.

I mean they added Tanev, Carlo, OEL, Laughton, etc….

 

[rocketdan9]

I mean they added Tanev, Carlo, OEL, Laughton, etc….

Did Laughton do anything for the Leafs?

 

[Mobiandi]

Treliving sat on his hands in the trade market between the 2017 Lindholm/Hanifin trade and 2022 Gaudreau/Tkachuk exodus. Good luck Leafs fans - the upcoming coaching carousel, UFAs and resulting buyouts you will endure will make your head spin.

But “it’s a process”