Did you happen to watch Game 5 last night? If not, better at least check out the highlights!
I've been a Leafs' fan for many many years. I desperately want them to win a Cup! I really like Matthews, he is a great player. But I would take McDavid over Matthews without even having to think about it.
id pay him half the core 5 salary .....then fill in the rest.after watching mcdavid ,i think the leafs have to move on if he asks for any kind of raise ,
He's basically controlled by Pelley. He's effectively fired.
Absolutely true.
He's overpaid 2 AAV during the season. It's 4AAV for playoff hockey.
100%.
The end of the core 4.
mcdavid is captain canada .he should be in toronto .start making room this bunch isnt going anywhere
McDavid has no comparable in the league, not even close.
Smart.
no more long term for marner or tavaras .if anyone is woth 21 million today ,im saying this morning ,its mcdavid
That’s a impressive accumulation of misfit toys, they’ve done a incredible job of building a great team………
It's not blasphemy, everyone's entitled to their opinion. Hyperbole is probably a better word. Extreme, over the top hyperbole.
It's not even a COST issue.
I think you're taking too much for granted here. Teams say stuff all the time that they don't really mean.
After watching Edmonton/Florida in the playoffs, and the playoffs in general, I can no longer watch this if they pay this guy 12+ to pouty face, temper tantrum and speak to the media like a 5 year old for who knows how many years.
Not the right thread for this discussion but the overall skill in the league now is far better than Gretzky days, not even close.
I think the consensus is that the 4 best ever are Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Howe. As far as the order goes, you could make a case for any order really but my choice would be Bobby Orr.
very true !
I sure hope you're right. Maybe it's all those decades of disappointment that are making me paranoid but I don't share your confidence. I could see Marner refusing to waive, the Leafs not wanting to look mean by pressuring him and in the end they decide letting him walk for nothing would look bad so they resign him, reasoning that JT will be off the books soon enough and that will enable them to fill the holes. For all we know it might not be up to Tre anyway and as long as people are still willing to pay ridiculous prices for tickets, the org might not think that they're "failing" to begin with. They say that winning is the goal, but I'm still pretty sure that winning isn't as important to the org as making money and as long as they're raking it in, they may not want to rock the boat.
After Pelley said "we are not here to sell jerseys", he'd look like a fool if they ran it back. Eight years of these greedy, losers is enough. I'd get rid of all of them if could. All the talent in the world and very little heart or guts. No guts, no glory is so true.
Players are always getting faster. McDavid is faster than Orr was 50 years ago, and someone will be faster again in another 50 years, probably long before that. There's more to skating than speed though, Marner for example is an excellent skater despite being slow. But sure McDavid is awesome, not just super fast but also right up there with the best stickhandlers of all time like Perrault, Jagr, Lemieux, Kane, Orr, could list a bunch of guys here really.
