Post-Game Talk: GROUNDHOG DAY! Oil 4, Lolfs 2

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This team is purposeless. Even if they make the playoffs they aren't doing shit when they get there.

Their best is not good enough, we've seen it game after game. Great effort tonight. Not enough.

Serious re-tool is required. Else, you're going to get the same thing year-in-year-out.

Up to MLSE if they give a fck I guess. I do not think it's the coach.
 
I actually gave up on the Leafs early in the season when I realized they had got even worse. I actually tuned in today, and it was a lazy effort again. As soon as I saw Skinner start playing hard after that first goal, I knew it was all downhill.

I'd like us to just flat out not make the playoffs this year. Get a nice draft pick, trade Marner. Pray for goaltending.

But this team now? Not a chance, they're running on empty in January. Glad Nylander got his contract.
 
The team gave it a good effort but the sad truth is the entire team including the core is simply not good enough.
This is the culmination of 7 years of what could have been a good rebuild but instead we end up with this dysfunctional mess.
This is a poorly built an poorly balanced team with no real answer in sight
 
This is a mid team, unfortunately

Nylander has stretches in the season where he is so frustrating to watch in terms of defensive effort. That's fine at 6.9 million, but at 11.5 this shit is going to get old real fast

Thought the 4th line looked good for once, too bad the middle 6 wasn't great overall

This defence is horrendous and requires serious, serious repair. So many stupid decisions
 
I was thoroughly entertained tonight. Really fun hockey game to watch. Great energy!

This team just doesn't have it. They have no idea how to play the game while leading, they don't have the pieces on the backend, nor the team defensive systems and structure in place to suffocate you defensively when they have multi-goal leads... And the bigger the situation, the more the "Big 4" shrink into obscurity.

Sell some non-core assets at the deadline, and start the miniature rebuild / re-tool. There are about 8-10 teams that are obviously better than the Leafs this year. No point being buyers at the deadline and trying to compete.

Selling Bertuzzi, Domi, Brodie and Kampf (if you can find a buyer) should net you a decent set of prospects and draft picks, in a system that could use an infusion of young, cheap talent.

If there is a big time, top pairing Defenseman in his prime that you can move Marner for, I'd really consider that too, especially if he's signed for term, under $10 million. I think you're really close to a quality top 4 with...

Rielly / Addition
McCabe / Lijegren
 
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This team is cooked. Forget even just standing pat at the deadline, they should be flat out sellers. Send Bertuzzi and Domi to actual contenders who want a bit more scoring punch and let Robertson and Holmberg and Knies run roughshod the rest of the way.

lmao at thinking that any contender would want Bertuzzi and Domi anywhere near their teams. only NewGM would sign such players.
 
it sucks being a fan of this team right now. there's nothing to enjoy

Core is not able to win us games. Tavares is the worst signing in the sport. Nylander might give him a run for his money there, Matthews and Marner with the typical overpayments

Defence is f***ing awful, we have one top 4 defencemen in Rielly, 3 bottom pairing in Benoit, McCabe and Liljegern, and then AHL trash. I can't wait for brodie's contract to expire, I hated that signing from the first year, a defencemen needs to have some offensive output, otherwise he's just as bad as an ozone only player like barrie. Gio needs to go to the retirement home, benoit is a bottom pairer

our goaltending is just not it either, jones has tried, he's a third stringer. Woll is hurt and even when he comes back, this team is so awful infront of their goalies he won't be able to do anything. I'm not even talking about the Russian seive

keefe has worn out his welcome, bring on berube or sutter or gallant or f***ing babcock
 
Start planning for next season. This season is a wash.

Do not throw away any assets (prospects and/or draft capital).

Do not "go for it" until tavares is off the cap and you are not running four f***ing forwards with 11AAV+

This cap distribution and roster construction is not sustainable for any kind of success
 

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