Leafs Positive Safe Space

[Ianturnedbull]

I didn't like the loss to FLA, but I don't see all the doom and gloom. They will be back next year. Their defence is too deep to not be at the top of the Atlantic again. Their goaltending will be fine. The coaching is good. The PP was good. This team will not come apart because Marner moves on.

Taking FLA to 7 games is ok and not a indictment.

Some positivity would be appreciated here.

 

[Apex Predator]

The other players did not throw each other under the bus. That’s positive so they have respect for each other.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Changes are exciting in sports

 

[TMLAM34]

Looked like we got respect in the handshake line!

 

[Commander Clueless]

I shall restrict myself to the positive opinions in my head for this thread.

Defense and goaltending is solid and signed. Big changes are coming and they might strike gold in UFA.

It's possible. Tre had some really good signings last summer.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

I was going to make a thread like this to troll the Leaf fans that like to ignore reality, it didn't occur to me that someone would do it unironically.

 

[NVious]

The positives I took away from this season:

It's over, this team can no longer let us down (for this year)

Positives being a Leafs fan:

You no longer have any positive expectations, you get them periodically and then they get immediately destroyed and you remembered they weren't ever real to begin with. You are numb

 

[Anthrax442]

Goosfraba

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Goosfraba

Is this an Anger Management reference? An Adam Sandler comedy from 20 years ago? In this economy?

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

We can finally rebuild around Holmberg

 

[Anthrax442]

Is this an Anger Management reference? An Adam Sandler comedy from 20 years ago? In this economy?

I was going to go with "Anger sharks are swimming in my head" but this is a positive thread.

 

[rumman]

Crickets……….

 

[robertmac43]

D-core and both goalies coming back is a positive sign. Hopefully AM34 gets the help he needs and comes back healthy next year as well.

+1 year of development to Knies will be good.

+ Potentially 15 to 20 million to work with depending on how things go with Mitch and JT.

 

[TonsofPuppies]

I didn't like the loss to FLA, but I don't see all the doom and gloom. They will be back next year. Their defence is too deep to not be at the top of the Atlantic again. Their goaltending will be fine. The coaching is good. The PP was good. This team will not come apart because Marner moves on.

Taking FLA to 7 games is ok and not a indictment.

Some positivity would be appreciated here.

The PP was good? What on earth are you smoking? Lmao. I actually don't believe that this is a serious post. This is just a poor attempt at gaslighting. "Safe Space" people are unironically what is wrong with this team and its culture as a whole.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I have nothing sorry. No firsts until 2028, hardly any draft picks left, 2 prospects of any note and neither are blue chip in Cowan and Danford, losing a home grown superstar for nothing after being bent over on the contract and then refusing to recoup any value when that became obvious.

Where does the team go from here? The UFA crop does not have enough players worth commiting 25M to. They are more likely to panic and sign albatross contracts than be better next season

 

[Buds17]

Player stats for the playoffs in isolation make me want to tear the team apart. Conversely, taking a 2nd round series to seven games is a better ending to a season than this team has had in some time. The truth of it all likely resides somewhere in between the two extremes of everything being fine and everything being awful.

 

[Not The One]

I'm not a Leaf fan. I take yearly pleasure from their meltdowns.

But, in all honesty...

Blowing up a team that finished top-4 in the league and had shown marked improvement because they lost in seven games to the defending Stanley Cup champs seems incredibly stupid. I understand (and enjoy) the history of failure and heartache but that shouldn't objectively taint fans and management's evaluation of a team that had an extremely good season.

There's only cup winner per year and it's always going require a large dose of luck and a good roll of the dice, but as they are they are starting with more dice than most teams in the league.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

The PP was good? What on earth are you smoking? Lmao. I actually don't believe that this is a serious post. This is just a poor attempt at gaslighting. "Safe Space" people are unironically what is wrong with this team and its culture as a whole.

A difference of opinion is not gaslighting.

Wow.

 

[TonsofPuppies]

A difference of opinion is not gaslighting.

Wow.

Statistics are not an opinion. The data is in. You are wrong, stop living in denial. Also, anyone who uses the term "safe space" unironically is someone who I would not take the opinions of with a modicum of seriousness.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Nah.

They need to make some very significant changes.

 

[Ciao]

It beats where they were ten years ago.

 

[The Shadow]

Ask yourself if Tampa, Florida or Vegas would put up with what we did with this core? The answer is no

That’s why they win. They are aggressive and take risks to build the team that has a real chance to win. They expect to win.

 

[Ciao]

I'm not a Leaf fan. I take yearly pleasure from their meltdowns.

But, in all honesty...

Blowing up a team that finished top-4 in the league and had shown marked improvement because they lost in seven games to the defending Stanley Cup champs seems incredibly stupid. I understand (and enjoy) the history of failure and heartache but that shouldn't objectively taint fans and management's evaluation of a team that had an extremely good season.

There's only cup winner per year and it's always going require a large dose of luck and a good roll of the dice, but as they are they are starting with more dice than most teams in the league.

We're just pissed, thats all, and need to blow off steam.

 

[Rare Jewel]

It beats where they were ten years ago.

Does it?

What about all the time that was wasted?

 

[Stephen]

You know what, I will give a salute to all my fellow Toronto Maple Leafs fans out there who have stuck with this team in their own way all this time through this cruel and unusual journey whether we agree or disagree on all the big picture and little details.

Whether you're enjoying the hatorade or hopium springs eternal, we're spending evenings, weekends, free time, (work time!) listening, watching, writing, cheering, booing investing so much emotional energy and looking back on history and game planning out the future. And some of you are spending an irresponsible large fortune to support these guys, and good for you!

I notice all these figures in the game like John Cooper, Brad Marchand, Paul Maurice, Matthew Tkachuk. They like to come to this market and borrow the Toronto spotlight and comment about the fans and the media and all that, the pressure of the market and they like to disparage the fans and the media coverage. But deep down, I know they wish they had this passion behind them when they're having success. Go build your game wherever, it's never going to be like it is here.