News Article: Mirtle: Maple Leafs Ownership Could Make Massive Changes if 'Really Disappointing First-Round Exit' Happens Again in the Playoffs

[nuck]

Forsling is better than Ekblad

1st overall is less relevant as time goes on.

Yes Ek's game has kind of fallen off the last couple of years. Not a high value player at that cap hit now.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Maple Leafs Ownership Could Make Massive Changes if 'Really Disappointing First-Round Exit' Happens Again in the Playoffs​

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Run it back

x10

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

If you were frustrated last year with a top heavy team lacking depth, defense, and goaltending be prepared to suffer through it all again this year.

Because they STILL haven't done a damn thing to change this team yet. Eight years of running it back has made clear it doesn't matter how you mix it up. You can blend the three good players with the nineteen hunks of crap on the rest of the roster any way you want.

You still end up with a puddle of slop.

Maybe they can bring in the best defenseman not already in the NHL again. That worked so well the last time. More than a few fans were worried Lehtonen was gonna take Rielly's spot.

There's gotta be an inefficiency in the market they haven't tried yet.

Eventually they'll figure one out. Or stumble into something that works through blind luck. In the meantime they'll just keep running it back every year.

The same team, with the same problems, headed straight for the same results.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Management

 

[LeafalCrusader]

 

[darrylsittler27]

I can honestly see this team missing the playoffs next season. Woll is made of glass, Tanev will probably be injured in pre season most likely. The team will be out of luck.

The East will not be fun. Detroit, Buff have great prospect pools. Montreal just drafted a guy who will be better than Marner, NJ made moves. It won't be easy but Toronto is no longer the destination of choice. Tre grabbed what he could, Calgary won't deal with him. Zadarov wanted Boston, Skinner McDavid, Pesche went to NJ. So once again we get patchwork done. We will make the playoffs but it won't be easy.

 

[ToneDog]

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This should be their go to song in the dressing room.



And if at first you don't succeed (first you don't succeed)
Then dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again, try again
'Cause if at first you don't succeed (first you don't succeed)
You can dust it off and try again
Dust yourself off and try again, try again (again, again)