Interesting.
I agree, if the Pens made a pick, he’d be a idiot to pass, why would the Sens turf Dorion, he’s done a great job working under hard constraints………
He’s almost soap. A warning to those who are bull on resigning Schenn, veteran D men never age well, it’s a fact of life……..
Or his tank is empty. Leafs Nation has never been one to let logic cloud it's conjecture though.
That was only a rumour wasn’t it? Is there any proof whatsoever behind that? Kind of sounds like a coping device if it is only vague hearsay. Seems more likely he would want to play with former teammates Matthews and Marner rather than go to USA at all costs.
The rumour was that he wanted to play in St Louis, but Florida was acceptable to him.
No, didn't you hear? Boston/Carolina just don't like working. We can just label any loss as a result of not working or trying, with absolutely zero substantiation of that claim.
Nobody said they were championship-caliber in each of the past 5 years, and while we have competed, teams that are good enough to win a cup don't always win a cup, let alone as soon as they are of that quality. There are multiple teams every year that are championship-caliber.
They were and did. Unfortunately, we weren't one of the teams to draft one of the half dozen top tier goalies in the league a decade ago with mid-round picks, and unfortunately, our goalie didn't fluke into a generational run at the perfect time like Bobrovsky. Instead, he unfortunately got injured in the 2nd round.
Well first off, big difference in league situations between a healthy league return and a rapidly rising cap, and a billion+ dollar debt, a guaranteed multi-year stagnation of the cap, and a potential pandemic-induced global recession down the road. But also, the Thornton trade was a complete disaster. That shouldn't be a reason to do it; it should be a reason to avoid it.
Don't worry...he will be moving to Pittsburgh soon.
I am trending to think that won't occur until the me me me Shanny The Politician is canned....this way he can permamently stay in NYC instead of going back & fotth (on the company jet) between shows....where his mind is really at....I wake up every morning and have to pinch myself that I'm not still dreaming. It's over, it's really over !!!!
Mercifully, all this pain and suffering at the hands of an unqualified GM that should never have been hired, has come to an end for Leaf Nation fans with hopefully brighter times ahead now for the longest suffering & most dedicated fan base in the NHL. A greenhorn President, hires a greenhorn GM who hires a greenhorn coach well that is all on MLSE for their poor decision making.
While the seasons themselves might have all had disappointing results and conclusions, this current chapter of the story itself does have a happy and just ending.
Knowing all that personal time and effort spent these last 5 years fighting the good fight, was not in vain, nor for nothing, eventually ending up on the right side of the ledger of Leafs history, but that's not the true reward here .. Its that future hope has once again been restored with change.
Chalk up this small victory to the crest on the front as GM's, Coaches and Players come & go all the time but the Maple Leaf lives forever.
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To a brighter future ahead !!!!
Die hard Leaf fans unite.
Again....what is allowed by Shanny? Ishe a roadblock to starus quo?Now do Norris winning and Conn Smythe Dman Victor Hedman, and Vezina and Conn Smythe wining Andrei Vasilevskiy TB positional cap investment vs Leafs Core 4 forwards using 1/2 a Salary Cap.
"Good teams are built from the goalie out, thorough strong defense and strength down the middle"
#1G Vasilevskiy ----> #1D Hedman ----> #1C's Point & Stamkos = 2 Stanley Cups and & SCF over 3 years while the Leafs failed to win a single playoff round,
"We spending more than most contenders on our bottom 6 forwards" has about as much relevance to building a consistent Stanley Cup contender then shuffling around deck chairs on the Titanic would've achieved.
Hopefully our new GM recognizes the "too much cap investment in too few players" all at foward Iceberg landmine set by the previous naive GM, and can find a way to reallocate cap resourses to more higher priority & key to winning positions like goaltending and defense core.
True or not, Kypreos is right that it's time for Giordano to retire. He's still got his health and he's made lots of coin plus participation in a Stanley Cup run on the ice seems unlikely. Plus Keefe really over played him last season.
You may not like him but of course he's an insider.
Now , it seems the truth is slipping out. Good observation...
Wouldn't surprise me. He looked done in the playoffs
I dont rightly know anymore....I suspect he had more say that we know. He should be canned. 9 years & such disastrous results....or lack of....
