Morgan Rielly "It's stanley cup or bust. I think that’s how our group feels. Anything short of that will be a failure."

[BigBadBruins7708]

Like robins signaling that spring is coming, a Leaf player saying "seriously you guys were super duper focused on winning this time" signals hockey is coming

 

[Deadly Dogma]

Like robins signaling that spring is coming, a Leaf player saying "seriously you guys were super duper focused on winning this time" signals hockey is coming

ohhh yea hockey is back on the menu boys!!

 

[kevsh]

Define "bust".

As in, all the stars will willingly waive their no-trade clauses so Treliving can blow it up and star over? I mean if he said that I'd give his comment some weight.

Otherwise, there will be no fallout if (when) they "bust" because they are all locked into long-term extensions with the previously mentioned no-trade clauses.

Rather, I think Reilly was just acknowledging the obvious: This core has to finally deliver something. If not, well there's no other option than to run it back again. And again.

 

[Strangelove]

That’s what you said

Tavares money will be ‘gobbled up’

Of course it will lol what did you think they would do with it? Put it in an RRSP and watch it grow?

Ahhh, but you weren't following the conversation.

So yeah, you took that out of context.

Buddy was saying there will be extra money post Tavares contract.

I replied:

All that money will be gobbled up by new contract + raises.

He said 'No cuz Dubas isn't here anymore' (paraphrased).

THAT is when I said "Doesn't matter who the GM is... gobbled up".

Get the picture now?

Has nothing to do with TO spending to the cap every year.

And you said:

"I think what you’re saying is that they have to let Tavares walk so they can afford to re-sign Marner, Woll and knies?"

Clearly you weren't following the convo then, and you're not now.

Cheers!

 

[Ianturnedbull]

You hockey fans are silly. I lived around Red Sox fans before the "curse" ended in 2004. Die hard fans believed that every Spring was the year they were going to win the World Series.

All fans of all teams everywhere should expect the pro team they support to win a championship. Yeah some years you know that your team will struggle. If TOR can find playoff success, it'll be even more special.

 

[LuckyDay]

Some part of Canada invents something, Toronto has to have it too then claim they invented it.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Define "bust".

As in, all the stars will willingly waive their no-trade clauses so Treliving can blow it up and star over? I mean if he said that I'd give his comment some weight.

No as in what you said here

Rather, I think Reilly was just acknowledging the obvious: This core has to finally deliver something. If not, well there's no other option than to run it back again. And again.

Last year the players controlled change. This year management does

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Well good thing they kept the playoff beast known as Mitch Marner.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Some part of Canada invents something, Toronto has to have it too then claim they invented it.

"Toilet" is French word.

 

[2014nyr]

so what was it the last couple years? did they walk into training camp and watch keefe write "2nd round or bust" on the whiteboard or something?

 

[Score08]

 

[BLONG7]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836400516529598913

Was a theme of the Leafs pressers this year which are different than years past where they would allude to the goal but never actually placed expectations on themselves.

This is the year the Leafs figure it out under Berube and go on a cup run.

Does he know the team hasn't been past the first round, but just once in the past 20 years??

 

[eojsmada]

"Or Bust"....you mean they just won't give Tavares an extension or they'll give him 8-9M instead of 11M. Cause honestly, you know this organization is just going to keep running it back. As long as Shanahan occupies the throne, this team will not do anything other than run it back.

 

[NailsHoglander]

He doesn't sound convinced himself and just repeating the rhetoric