Value of: Granlund to the Leafs.

[TheBeastCoast]

Has no one in Toronto ever heard the phrase "defense wins championships"? Granted yes, OEL has had a resurgence since leaving the wrong coast and I'm not saying their overall D is bad, but it certainly isn't their strength and hasn't been for a very long time

But the defense has absolutely been a strength this year and depth scoring has been an actual issue this year…and we lost game 7 last year 2-1. Getting offence in the playoffs has been the bigger issue lol

 

[Barsky]

No, they are fine on D. Tanev, McCabe, Rielly, OEL is a very good top 4. It is missing that true #1, though. The bottom pairing guys like Benoit and Timmins are fine. You don’t need all-stars there. Hakanpaa might not be reliable, so they might need to make a trade for a 7th d-man type as insurance because the rest of them are inexperienced. This season, D has actually been their strength. Along with the goalies.

The most glaring need is at C and more offensive depth.

We absolutely agree about missing that big #1 piece, that's what I've been preaching for years. Reilly is a great #2, like Chabot can be, but is miscast as a #1 and consequently will never take them to the promised land. The slotting of a true #1 would make everything else fall into place beautifully. Time has been proving me right, year after year, to the tune of an NHL record number of consecutive first round exits

 

[Barsky]

But the defense has absolutely been a strength this year and depth scoring has been an actual issue this year…and we lost game 7 last year 2-1. Getting offence in the playoffs has been the bigger issue lol

Ok, and how about the last decade during which time they have been spending far and away the most money on their forwards of any NHL team? How well has that panned out?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Ok, and how about the last decade during which time they have been spending far and away the most money on their forwards of any NHL team? How well has that panned out?

The issues of 4 or 5 years ago have nothing to do and no relevance to this year or last year.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

The issues of 4 or 5 years ago have nothing to do and no relevance to this year or last year.

The past is very important in determining the future, though.

For example, the Senators have never beaten the Toronto Maple Leafs in the playoffs before. Using this data, we can determine that they never will in the future!

Now if we use the last few years of data, showing the senators cant even make the playoffs and cross reference that with the arrogance of their fanbase in the summertime and you will begin to see why they hang out in Leafs related threads instead of enjoying their own team.