Brad Treliving is doing a great job.

[Martin Skoula]

The Marilyn Manson thing was real, I also did it, but still couldn’t reach

I heard Post Malone had one surgically added so he doesn’t have to smell it anymore

 

[RunItBackAgain]

What?

Chicago is purposely overpaying players right now to continue tanking and stay above the cap floor.

If you think Mrazek putting up those numbers is worth 4.25 idk what to tell you.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Chicago is purposely overpaying players right now to continue tanking and stay above the cap floor.

If you think Mrazek putting up those numbers is worth 4.25 idk what to tell you.

Obviously.

 

[meefer]

When the conversation devolves into whether glasses are real or fake it's time for me to show myself out.

 

[Racer88]

It's Clark Kent! Maybe they are baby blue blocker lenses because his eyes get sore in the sun.

They get sore from basking in the glow of his own greatness

 

[ULF_55]

When the conversation devolves into whether glasses are real or fake it's time for me to show myself out.

Isn't the pertinent question, whose logo is on his pijamas?

 

[notDatsyuk]

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If there was a prescription in those glasses you'd be able to tell from that angle where his cheek crosses the frame. But it is a seamless transition. Alas, they are fake.

I worked in the optical business, and that's true for strong prescriptions (mine are 6.5), but not necessarily noticeable for low strength like .25 or .5. That strength might be enough to help you follow the puck on the ice, but not much more.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Why does it say there are 4K replies when we have yet to hit 3600?

Not that I ever thought we'd ever get anywhere close to 3600

 

[rumman]

I thought ROR was quite solid for us but the trouble is they essentially brought him in to babysit John Tavares, putting the $11 million albatross on the wing instead of stacking C’s firing on all cylinders on different lines.

In an ideal cap situation we have ROR at $4.5 million and the bulk of the JT money invested in franchise changing defense and goaltending.

ROR was exactly what this team needed in spades, sadly he knew what the team was all about and decided it wasn’t the place to end his career. Not my monkey, not my circus………

 

[Dekes For Days]

if you want to make bottom 6 better, adding player will change absolutly nothing if the issue in D is not solve, would just be waste of asset.

While a defenseman would be preferred, defensive results can also be improved through improving the defensive and PK proficiency of the bottom 6 forwards.

so if leafs cant find any solution in D, their playoff run will be pretty short

Not necessarily. We'd just be more reliant on our goaltending and external factors than past years.

Please enlighten me and the other readers of what his achievements were.

Put simply, built a consistent top team through one of the most difficult league situations ever, turned a team that had been bad defensively for decades into a good defensive team (while maintaining our offensive proficiency), and restocked the prospect pool that had been depleted when he took over. Left a good cap situation for Treliving, a bunch of space to mold his team, NHL-ready prospects on ELCs, and a good stock of prospects and picks for the following years.

So far in one offseason, Treliving has ignored some pretty obvious areas in order to focus on the wrong things. He's dropped our team out of the top-10, and turned us back into a below average defensive team. Outside of a couple good fringe depth signings, he made a bunch of ill-advised signings that didn't fit together, and have predictably turned out poorly. Has given us the worst scoring depth of this era despite the advantage of multiple internal ELCs, and the only trade he's made made it worse. And while the least of our worries, for all the focus and misguided dramatics about our core contracts for half a decade, Treliving has only done a worse job re-signing our core. Heck, the best thing that's happened since Treliving took over is something that he wasn't allowed to be involved in - Cowan.

 

[Sypher04]

ROR was exactly what this team needed in spades, sadly he knew what the team was all about and decided it wasn’t the place to end his career. Not my monkey, not my circus………

He didn’t like the media scrutiny.

 

[ACC1224]

He didn’t like the media scrutiny.

That isn't nearly as dramatic though.

 

[ToneDog]

Brad has a month to figure out what moves to make with what little assets he is willing to part with. I'm expecting him to do little. Can't suffer any self-inflicted wounds that way.

 

[Shooter2x]

Brad has a month to figure out what moves to make with what little assets he is willing to part with. I'm expecting him to do little. Can't suffer any self-inflicted wounds that way.

If we didn't piss away assets and didn't draft like crap we would have been able to pay the asking price for Lindholm or Monahan. Players who lost their charm but are amazing depth adds for contenders.

 

[rumman]

Brad has a month to figure out what moves to make with what little assets he is willing to part with. I'm expecting him to do little. Can't suffer any self-inflicted wounds that way.

I don’t see this year being the one you bet the farm on going deep, but there’s half a season left to change my mind, if the goaltending can hold up acquiring a D man or two could be the difference between making the playoffs and going deep………

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

It'd be a shame to waste another season of a rocket richard winner. However, nothing else on the team is elite, or even above average.

Our special teams are mid, goaltending and defense is very clearly weaker than our divisional rivals, our bottom six can't be trusted to play defense, Willy is not sustaining his elite point production.

We appear to be tougher than last year and Matthews is healthier. Otherwise we already emptied most of our chips by trading two 1sts last year for ROR and Acciari which we have nothing to show for and barely drafted in 2023, and another 1st on McCabe and Lafferty. McCabe is on a nice contract but otherwise he's not really offering steady strictly defensive play which we needed.

I honestly would seriously consider selling Bertuzzi and Domi. That is obviously a hot take and would be horrible optics after giving Willy 11.5Mx8 but we have no shot at the cup

 

[AllHeartNoSkill]

He didn’t like the media scrutiny.

I’ve never understood “media scrutiny” as a problem. Couldn’t you just (as many of us do) not really care what the media thinks? Just roll out the same old cliches and get on with your life. It’s not like there’s a lot of public accountability for a hockey player. Most interviews are forgettable to begin with.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

The thought of us beating two of: Tampa, Florida, Boston, in a row really feels like a fantasy

 

[Buds17]

The thought of us beating two of: Tampa, Florida, Boston, in a row really feels like a fantasy

Was Florida projected to topple Boston last season? Should we have then felt better about facing Florida instead of Boston after disposing of Tampa? Even though winning against two of Boston, Florida or Tampa this time around does seem improbable...

 

[Havoc]

The thought of us beating two of: Tampa, Florida, Boston, in a row really feels like a fantasy

Those teams are saying the same thing about their list that includes the Leafs.

 

[Menzinger]

The thought of us beating two of: Tampa, Florida, Boston, in a row really feels like a fantasy

They're all tough teams, but there's a huge level of parity in the east right now.

No team has a definitive edge over the others. We know Tampa is beatable, past Leafs teams have taken better Bruins teams to 7 games in the postseason.

Nothing is set in stone yet.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Those teams are saying the same thing about their list that includes the Leafs.

I don’t think anyone respects the Leafs. You think Florida is concerned about Toronto? Or Boston? I doubt it. They are too easy to play against and easy to shut down.

 

[Havoc]

I don’t think anyone respects the Leafs. You think Florida is concerned about Toronto? Or Boston? I doubt it. They are too easy to play against and easy to shut down.

This place doesn't respect the Leafs but none of the teams that make the playoffs are looking forward to facing us. I don't live in a HF bubble.

 

[rumman]

I don’t think anyone respects the Leafs. You think Florida is concerned about Toronto? Or Boston? I doubt it. They are too easy to play against and easy to shut down.

sad, but true, the secret to shutting down the Leafs is no secret at all.........

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

They're all tough teams, but there's a huge level of parity in the east right now.

No team has a definitive edge over the others. We know Tampa is beatable, past Leafs teams have taken better Bruins teams to 7 games in the postseason.

Nothing is set in stone yet.

I don't take much consolation that we managed to lose in 7 games to Boston over 2 series. That's not an endorsement in round 1

It was great that we beat Tampa, but I do feel the good will was immediately undone against Florida with that showing. I also seriously wonder if we still win if Cernak didn't get hurt. Our defense-core is in pretty serious trouble to match against those 3 teams.

I hope I'm not coming off as brash, but deep in my heart I really don't think this core can get it done. Really hope I'm wrong and I'm jealous that some of you guys still believe and don't feel cynical. Obviously I'm rooting for the cup but I don't think it's doable. The only path that looks remotely possible if you squint hard enough is that Matthews/whoever our goalie is happens to be white hot at the perfect time. Anyone can say this for their lead scorer and goalie though