Our mistake…

[rumman]

Couldn’t agree more with the bolder part.

President’s trophy or bust? Am I right…………

I don't know but every player we signed last summer is a lot worse than the players they were signed to replace

Martin Jones says hi……….

 

[rumman]

I credit the very limited success the team had for a couple of years to their coach,(captain video) Neilson.

And I guarantee when Mathews career is done and he is introduced as the greatest goal scorer in Leafs history, he will also be billed as a warrior

Not only was Roger a inspirational coach, but the players bought into his system which made the team successful, this version of the Leafs do whatever they feel like on the ice, no system is embraced or adhered to………..

 

[Confucius]

Not only was Roger a inspirational coach, but the players bought into his system which made the team successful, this version of the Leafs do whatever they feel like on the ice, no system is embraced or adhered to………..

Exactly and much like the couple of years in the 90’s when we had a bit of success, Pat Burns. Keefe may be a nice guy but he just can’t coach, with the 4 guys he has he may not make the playoffs. Truly pathetic

 

[Nineteen67]

Had the core taken 10, 8, and 7 million X 8 they could have signed Pietroangelo and maybe even added guys like Maroon and Perry or had room for Elkholm last year.

Who knows what could have been.


Management completely botched the rebuild and they have a beautiful looking home in Rosedale with fantastic curb appeal, but it has dirt floors and no paint.

 

[Confucius]

President’s trophy or bust? Am I right…………


Martin Jones says hi……….

Can’t luck into a presidents trophy. Anyway I like the regular season it’s the perfect time of year to sit around and follow a team.

 

[LeafGrief]

Not an ounce of leadership to be found in the organization, top to bottom.

Alright, to be fair, Rielly is a born leader, but he is on an island. It's Matthews' team and Tavares' C, Keefe's lockerroom and Shanahan's plan, so he's one man acting against a sea of soft and entitled bullshit.

This team is a country club for talented players who's measuring stick is how much they get paid. The mistake is that the best players in the league get paid that way because in addition to being superstars, they're also leaders. Our guys get paid more money because they managed to convince the GM(s) that the money comes first and that it's all about the stats. It drives me nuts that Matthews is quite possibly the most talented Leaf to ever lace them up, but the culture of being here for the dollars and that leadership is not reflected in those dollars, starts with him and flows from there. What leg do Marner or Nylander have to stand on if Matthews takes a reasonable contract, rather than clearly stating his intent is to retire as the highest paid player in NHL history?

They want to win, but they don't think about it, focus on it, or have any idea how to do it. They think that if they just keep making the playoffs they'll get lucky one year. As if.

 

[Brad C]

I’m using the Sittler years 1970-85

How many Cups did they win for us again?

Ok the playoff success they had?

Yep missed the playoffs completely 5 times, won one round 4 times but maybe you are all jacked about the one year they won 2 rounds.

With all that heart how come they didn’t do better?


not really a heck of a lot better than the 1 in 7 years the current guys have.

The leafs had a great team with lots of heart and pride back in the 70s .

There where a couple other great teams as well and leafs lost in first round a couple times to Stanley cup Champs..

Take a look at the Habs and Boston teams back than.

If today's leafs had half the balls as ghe 70s teams had they would be in great shape

 

[ClarkSittler]

I credit the very limited success the team had for a couple of years to their coach,(captain video) Neilson.

And I guarantee when Mathews career is done and he is introduced as the greatest goal scorer in Leafs history, he will also be billed as a warrior

Neilson was a great coach, unfortunately Ballard ran him out of town too. As for Matthews, he's the only one of the core 4 that actually earns his contract and he should be given the C. If we had 4 Matthews as a our core we might already have a cup, but not sure if Keefe would screw that up too.