GDT: Leafs in Carolina 7pm ET, SN, SNO, SNP, TVAS, BSSO, ESPN+, NHL LIVE

[Stonehands1990]

They lost Hyman, Kapanen, Johnsson, Brown. The leadership of the team was guys like Marleau and Hainsey. Those contracts would only have worked with a growing cap, with a flat cap the Leafs lost all their depth/ability to replace them. Leafs are currently icing like 4 players who wouldn’t have cracked their 2019 roster.

The Tavares signing was the beginning of the end

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

Every time we try to enter Carolina's zone, it seems like nobody knows what the other is about to do.

Blind leading the blind.

 

[wingman75]

I thought before the season started that there was at least a 30% chance this team misses the playoffs... based on what I have seen so far that is at least up to 50/50.
Long way to go, but there is zero chemistry right now... crazy. Never did I think this team would look this bad, let alone at the start the season this way.

 

[Canadian Finn]

Babcock is getting paid to fish and hunt.

He laughed all the way to the bank.

Probably not posting his success on TikTok though.

 

[DarkKnight]

Here’s the really concerning development so far this season. Muzzin looks like he’s on the decline and his partner looks like a 7 D man. One of our top pairs looks a liability so far and there is no real substitute available. That’s big.

 

[saffronleaf]

I wonder if we might see long term problems post wrist surgery? Everything is off about his game so it’s hard to tell.

at the end of the day maybe the best thing dubas did was to frontload these contracts and have them relatively short in term.

 

[Nineteen67]

Sabres keeping the Leafs in the hunt…up 4-1

 

[DarkKnight]

Babcock is getting paid to fish and hunt.

He laughed all the way to the bank.

Probably not posting his success on TikTok though.

He’s looking up “vindicated” as we speak.

 

[mcleex]

All this game has done is remind me that this exact core lost to a zambonie driver

 

[fahad203]

Babcock is getting paid to fish and hunt.

He laughed all the way to the bank.

Probably not posting his success on TikTok though.

Babcocks' team was never this bad. He lost in the playoffs to Boston and Washington. Two solid teams

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

Damn we are sucking lmao

 

[keonsbitterness]

Egocock is surely loving every single minute of this.

He can't hear over the sounds of his cheques being cashed.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Carolina is so much better than us it’s almost comical. You’d think they were the ones losing with how relentless they are.

 

[Nineteen67]

Here’s the really concerning development so far this season. Muzzin looks like he’s on the decline and his partner looks like a 7 D man. One of our top pairs looks a liability so far and there is no real substitute available. That’s big.

The lack of organizational depth is inexcusable.

 

[PromisedLand]

Uh...No.

Just blow this whole thing up. A full rebuild is necessary.

I disagree. A competent GM who has hockey acumen is required and this team will turn it aorund. Players like Matthews don't often come around even if you have 1st overall pick

 

[ULF_55]

Bozak and Kessel could teach these guys.

 

[klmdg]

Holl and Muzzin are like characters on table top hockey game

 

[fahad203]

How do they get another 2 on 1?
Holl and Muzzin, ok that explains it

 

[DarkKnight]

at the end of the day maybe the best thing dubas did was to frontload these contracts and have them relatively short in term.

Yes, the fact agents extracted that may well turn into an out for the team.

 

[TMLeafer]

That scramble happens in front of the net a dozen times a game, didn't really see the call

 

[mcleex]

I don't give a f*** they better not pay Rielly anything more than $6M. I'd rather let him walk

 

[Stephen]

Why is Carolina in such a hurry to enter the zone on the PP? Don’t they know the cool kids like to hang back? Take your time?

 

[Nineteen67]

Canes stopped skating.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Did Brodie forget how to play? He was so steady last year.

Not his fault. The paralysis spreads to affect all our players.

 

[cgc83]

Egocock is surely loving every single minute of this.

even Dickcock most likely doesnt care anymore