Locker Clean-out Day

[Brobust]

The best is yet to come folks. We just don't know when it will be but it is coming.

Hope you aren't being sarcastic.

 

[Blowfish]

This is pathetic. No sense of accountability. Just a wishing well at this point.

Yikes - Dubas presser. Everything is rosy.

 

[MapleLeafs77]

So marner is coming back. f*** off

 

[Superstar]

So after a nice long summer the boys will comeback with “killer instinct” next season. I don’t know about you folks but I’m now convinced and will be pumped to watch.

A killer tan for sure...

 

[ToneDog]

Hope you aren't being sarcastic.

That is what I took from the bs coming out of their mouths.

 

[Trapper]

The killer instinct is in the 4. Unless you graft one in.

 

[Stephen]

They'll never play a more meaningless season. They could go 82-0 never allowing a goal and it won't matter.

I'd even stretch that to playoffs and I can't imagine the pressure this team will face in any opportunity to clinch

It’s dangerous territory to be in because it’s a no win situation. Basically San Jose 2007-2015.

 

[TMLegend]

So marner is coming back. f*** off

Dubas will give him a stern talking to and tell him not to do it again. It's gonna be great.

 

[Gallagbi]

The best is yet to come folks. We just don't know when it will be but it is coming.

I don't see how it can get worse

 

[binop7]

Yikes - Dubas presser. Everything is rosy.

I'm not saying fire everyone, but there's no way you can come out with such a sad sack sense of "oh well shucks better luck next time". No accountability, no passion, no desire. Why should the fans even care.

 

[TMLegend]

It’s dangerous territory to be in because it’s a no win situation. Basically San Jose 2007-2015.

Yeah this organization is ****** going forward.

 

[Brobust]

 

[Superstar]

Dubas: Dance around margins...

LOL, that's the new language now to find fringe players.

 

[Gallagbi]

It’s dangerous territory to be in because it’s a no win situation. Basically San Jose 2007-2015.

Not sure if it's a positive or a negative that it's a first round thing compared to SJ being a little later and even similar to WSH with the second round

 

[Stephen]

Listen, I won't say to come out ala Brian Burke and spill your plan to the world, that's going to definitely not help.

But having to externally find a killer instinct when we're paying 40M for 4 forwards near league minimum wage is bad. You can't hope they'll find it. Saying it out loud makes your whole plan seem foolish.

Yeah I hear ya on the first point.

Definitely doesn’t work from a group dynamic. Do you mean to tell us you’re going to find a couple of guys on league minimum deals who will lead a guy making 11x their salary into battle and hold them accountable and grab them by the scruff of the neck and be their super friend? It’s like having a summer intern come in to hold the CEO to account.

 

[Brobust]

Why is Simmons so mad?

 

[socko]

I don't see how it can get worse

Dubas could trade our 2022 first for Nathan Horton.

 

[binop7]

Yeah I hear ya on the first point.

Definitely doesn’t work from a group dynamic. Do you mean to tell us you’re going to find a couple of guys on league minimum deals who will lead a guy making 11x their salary into battle and hold them accountable and grab them by the scruff of the neck and be their super friend? It’s like having a summer intern come in to hold the CEO to account.

You've made good posts all season, but this might be one of your best.

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Why is Simmons so mad?

He's just an asshole

 

[Superstar]

Why is Simmons so mad?

Maybe he's still upset at how wrong he was about Phil Kessel...

But yeah, seriously, he sounds really angry...at least he's not throwing softball questions.

 

[Stephen]

Not sure if it's a positive or a negative that it's a first round thing compared to SJ being a little later and even similar to WSH with the second round

I think the example might be the Ottawa Senators of the 2000s. Looked like a team of the future, had to make that big Heatley for Hossa deal and still ran out of time and cap space with only one finals appearance when they pieced it all together. Spezza was on that team. He can speak to how brief your shot can be. There are other great teams out there. Other great young teams out there. You don’t have forever. Players and management need to realize this.

 

[napoleon in rags]

I remember when Bergevin said "the answer is in the room" when Montreal was struggling a little while back and it sounded completely idiotic at the time. Lots of jokes about it.

Now Toronto is looking for it's killer instinct. Oof. Hopefully they check under the couch cushions at Marner's place.

Are they looking for Skittles?

 

[Advanced stats]

I'm gonna be the odd one out here, but it blows my mind how many people want to blow this team up after it's so close to being well rounded.

Theoretically this was one of the best leafs teams ever assembled, and the vast majority loved this team. 2 weeks later, "blow up the core, fire everyone!"

Thank goodness Dubas and Shanny have more common sense than some of the bipolar baboons on here. It sucks, I get it but this is a work in progress.

We aren't the first developing team to be eliminated in short order a couple times. (Tampa, Colorado, Washington) and non of the others made wholesale changes.

 

[Stephen]

You've made good posts all season, but this might be one of your best.

Thank you, my man.

 

[Gallagbi]

I think the example might be the Ottawa Senators of the 2000s. Looked like a team of the future, had to make that big Heatley for Hossa deal and still ran out of time and cap space with only one finals appearance when they pieced it all together. Spezza was on that team. He can speak to how brief your shot can be. There are other great teams out there. Other great young teams out there. You don’t have forever. Players and management need to realize this.

I was thinking more about the first being the hurdle or if it's all playoffs.

But you are right. This team isn't the young up and coming team anymore.