Official Tank Thread of the Toronto Maple Leafs

[Ovate]

if we pick 4 or higher, I am going to rant!!

So it's the lottery system you have issues with?

 

[JackJ]

It's been 5 games.........................................................

Watchable hockey with the loss. Win win.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

The tank will pick up steam after d-day, just hoping teams like NJ, Carolina, Columbus, etc get it together soon

 

[Shwaguy*]

if only we could hire babcock next year and add matthews or chychrun...without babs we're almost lock to be worst in league

matthews is just a tad below mcdavid/eichel as a prospect imo, and chychrun really looks like a elite D...how good would a rebuild look starting with 1 of these

Matthews isn't even below Eichel as a prospect at all. He is a surefire franchise superstar.

 

[Ovate]

NJ wins in OT. Now tied with the Leafs at a 1-3-1 record.

 

[Trapper]

NJ wins in OT. Now tied with the Leafs at a 1-3-1 record.

NJ can barely score to save their lives. Defensively they are good and their goaltending is solid. They aren't going to win many games though if giving up 2 goals = loss.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Bernier and Reimer both are helping Tank Nation. I think the tank could be great this year.

 

[FlareKnight]

It's been 5 games.........................................................

It's a rebuild, we're tanking, you can feel free to wait half the season before coming back though.

 

[Maple Leaf]

It's a rebuild, we're tanking, you can feel free to wait half the season before coming back though.

People actually getting mad at Bernier for those softies

I'm lovin it

 

[Leafs at Knight]

It's a rebuild, we're tanking, you can feel free to wait half the season before coming back though.

What? I was commenting about the people being mad that were sitting at the 10th pick, and comments like those after 5 games...

 

[LaPlante94]

At least we're watchable this year while tanking. Last year was brutal

 

[crump]

At least we're watchable this year while tanking. Last year was brutal

I am cheering for wins because I know how hard they are going to come by this season. Watching these guys play so hard and well is entertaining. It would be almost sadistic to cheer goals against when they are buying into Babcock so well and they aren't going to win much so no need to hope, it's going to happen (top 10 pick). At the end of the season we are going to to have at least 2 first rounders and at the trade deadline, hopefully we add a lot of picks. Trading some short contracts maybe even Phaneuf, Bozak and Lupul will get us even more if they keep playing well. After that they will probably bottom out when the AHL guys come up.

 

[hfdshdh]

At least we're watchable this year while tanking. Last year was brutal

Even if the 1st overall pick is the best case scenario for us, I can't really cheer against the effort they've been giving.

Last year's team I cheered against for reasons that went beyond wanting a good draft pick. Towards the end it actually became morbidly satisfying to watch them get embarrassed every night.

 

[Mitchy]

At least we're watchable this year while tanking. Last year was brutal

Yup. This type of tanking is great. You know everyone's giving it their all and the kids are developing and the games are entertaining, yet we're still "bad" enough to tank.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Not going to bother with the tank race until December, and I imagine these threads will start to pick up steam around then too

Gotta catch me some Swiss hockey games and watch Matthews play

 

[dballislife2]

stupid babcock, we're playing bad, but not worst team in hockey bad...at the 5th pick now

my gawd we need matthews so bad, hes looking like hes near mcdavid level...if we add matthews to nylander marner kadri jvr rielly gardiner, with solid prospects like kapanen brown etc...the rebuild is over imo, and we can start building and adding FAs and winning

 

[egd27]

What? I was commenting about the people being mad that were sitting at the 10th pick, and comments like those after 5 games...

Yeah it's pretty funny.

Worrying about final standings after only 5 games?

 

[TheCLAM]

stupid babcock, we're playing bad, but not worst team in hockey bad...at the 5th pick now

my gawd we need matthews so bad, hes looking like hes near mcdavid level...if we add matthews to nylander marner kadri jvr rielly gardiner, with solid prospects like kapanen brown etc...the rebuild is over imo, and we can start building and adding FAs and winning

Unlikely with the current state of our defense. I think we'll be in play-off contention for our 2017 season which marks our 100th year in the league.

 

[Anthrax442]

Wait for it, this team will become better, and then (around TDL) will become worse.

 

[Kubus]

I still think this team starts picking up some point soon. So far we have been playing pretty good hockey but our goalies have let in some softies, and obviously we have a hard time scoring. But I can't see Bernier continue the whole season letting in goals on the first shot. And Nylander is coming up sooner then later.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I don't want them to lose so much they stop playing as hard as they are, but I don't want them winning nearly enough to take them out of the Matthews race.

 

[nsleaf]

I don't want them to lose so much they stop playing as hard as they are, but I don't want them winning nearly enough to take them out of the Matthews race.

It's a fine line they walk.

 

[Ovate]

I don't want them to lose so much they stop playing as hard as they are, but I don't want them winning nearly enough to take them out of the Matthews race.

Close losses and blowout wins are key. After every loss I want them to feel like they could have won it, so they stay hungry.

Ideally, we never see a streak of more than 3 or 4 wins or losses all season.

 

[Shwaguy*]

Not sure where to put this. But I've been reading TB's forum for a while now and I've noticed that they are seriously down on Stammer for a while now (Dating back to last year). I'm not sure how I'd feel about throwing Brinks trucks at a guy who has appeared to be seriously tapering off the last few years.

 

[Cor]

Not sure where to put this. But I've been reading TB's forum for a while now and I've noticed that they are seriously down on Stammer for a while now (Dating back to last year). I'm not sure how I'd feel about throwing Brinks trucks at a guy who has appeared to be seriously tapering off the last few years.

I'm wondering how much of it is knowing they may lose him, so they are going to trash him whenever possible.

Especially if he comes here. Everyone outside of Toronto will be spouting off about how he's not an elite player anymore, which is pure bullocks.

I believe Stamkos isn't happy in Tampa Bay, starting with the whole St Louis ordeal, then being moved to the wing, and so on and so forth.

I truly honestly believe he wants to come play for the Maple Leafs.