Horse McHindu
They call me Horse.....
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Toronto Maple Leafs Draft History at hockeydb.com
This is Toronto's drafting history in recent years, and all the players they have taken. Sorry @y2kcanucks - but I'm not seeing much evidence of where Toronto reaped major benefits (or are in the process of reaping significant benefits) by stockpiling on all of those picks as you claim.
And again - if the Leafs didn't get lucky in 2016, and ended up with a Pierre Luc Dubois instead of Auston "almost generational" Matthews, they'd pretty much be Calgary East. Despite having Matthews, the Leafs still haven't won a playoff round since Brendan "The Genius" Shanahan took over.
You talk about how Toronto didn't saddle themselves with expensive long term contracts, but from what I see, they are about to go through some cap hell. Nylander doesn't seem like he'll settle for anything less than $8.5 million (rumoured), while guys like Matthews and Marner will be RFA's at the end of this season (Toronto Maple Leafs - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps).
Through all of this "genius" planning by Brendan "Foresight" Shanahan, it really does seem like Toronto's window to win a cup may only be this year.
"Now is not the time to panic.........that comes later!" ~ Bane.
This is Toronto's drafting history in recent years, and all the players they have taken. Sorry @y2kcanucks - but I'm not seeing much evidence of where Toronto reaped major benefits (or are in the process of reaping significant benefits) by stockpiling on all of those picks as you claim.
And again - if the Leafs didn't get lucky in 2016, and ended up with a Pierre Luc Dubois instead of Auston "almost generational" Matthews, they'd pretty much be Calgary East. Despite having Matthews, the Leafs still haven't won a playoff round since Brendan "The Genius" Shanahan took over.
You talk about how Toronto didn't saddle themselves with expensive long term contracts, but from what I see, they are about to go through some cap hell. Nylander doesn't seem like he'll settle for anything less than $8.5 million (rumoured), while guys like Matthews and Marner will be RFA's at the end of this season (Toronto Maple Leafs - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps).
Through all of this "genius" planning by Brendan "Foresight" Shanahan, it really does seem like Toronto's window to win a cup may only be this year.
"Now is not the time to panic.........that comes later!" ~ Bane.