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If this team once again fails to proceed very far in the playoffs, what would you want them to do?

  • Do nothing, run it back

    Votes: 18 9.7%
  • Make changes to the offense, top 6 forward, better bottom six, but keep the core

    Votes: 11 5.9%
  • Make changes to the offense, including moving core players

    Votes: 74 39.8%
  • Make changes to the defense

    Votes: 11 5.9%
  • Do a retool, including moving core players

    Votes: 88 47.3%
  • Ban the guy who keeps making jinx prediction posts.

    Votes: 22 11.8%

  • Total voters
    186
It's a bad idea if the cap isn't going up, and a lot of our key players haven't signed deals yet. But even if the best player isn't going on the market, is it even a bad idea to have cap space?
Again, signing Kane and Toews doesn’t break the bank, that’s like half of what Riley mskes or less…….
 
If Bennett resign in Florida, go for Marchand

I would like to see something like
Knies-Matthews-Domi
Marchand-Dvorak-Nylander
Laughton-Tavares- Cowan
Mcmann-Holmberg-Lorentz

Domi bring parr of marner playmaking. Sure Domi is not as good defensively but will not hurt as much than when he's playing at C

bring grit, work ethic/ hard worker, defensive ability with Nylander...I really like Dvorak game for MTL last playoff, it was probably habs best foward vs washington.

Put 2 veteran playing working hard with a promissing young prospect who rememebered me a kind of Darcy Tucker. Despite lack of scoring, ibreally liked Laughton game in playoff and i think as a complementsry player in a line, he can have higher impact

You've got 3 balanced and extremely solid line.
 
What can it hurt at league minimum. He’s playing better than most of our players did this playoffs. He’s a must sign I think just to teach the guys about what it takes to get to the dance
Our best guys have been in the league for close on a decade, if they need to learn lessons for a 40 year old at this point we may as well just give up and start again

Yes please, get a good LW like Kreider for the top 6 the team looks and is different and actually has a chance of being better than this year
 
Yes please, get a good LW like Kreider for the top 6 the team looks and is different and actually has a chance of being better than this year

Seems Tre has been trying to acquire another centre since he got here. I wouldn’t be surprised if we were the team offering up a 1st for a 50% retained JG Pageau last year.
 
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If Bennett resign in Florida, go for Marchand

I would like to see something like
Knies-Matthews-Domi
Marchand-Dvorak-Nylander
Laughton-Tavares- Cowan
Mcmann-Holmberg-Lorentz

Domi bring parr of marner playmaking. Sure Domi is not as good defensively but will not hurt as much than when he's playing at C

bring grit, work ethic/ hard worker, defensive ability with Nylander...I really like Dvorak game for MTL last playoff, it was probably habs best foward vs washington.

Put 2 veteran playing working hard with a promissing young prospect who rememebered me a kind of Darcy Tucker. Despite lack of scoring, ibreally liked Laughton game in playoff and i think as a complementsry player in a line, he can have higher impact

You've got 3 balanced and extremely solid line.

Not bad.

Doubt Marchand ends up in Toronto.

Throw P.Suter there.

Knies-Matthews-Domi
P.Suter-Dvorak-Nylander Suter and Dvorak can play center.
Laughton-Tavares- Cowan
Mcmann-Holmberg-Lorentz
 
Not bad.

Doubt Marchand ends up in Toronto.

Throw P.Suter there.

Knies-Matthews-Domi
P.Suter-Dvorak-Nylander Suter and Dvorak can play center.
Laughton-Tavares- Cowan
Mcmann-Holmberg-Lorentz

Can they play it well though, because I think we’ve had about 20 guys cycle through here that “can” play center over the last few years and while technically correct, the results have left a lot to be desired.
 
Not bad.

Doubt Marchand ends up in Toronto.

Throw P.Suter there.

Knies-Matthews-Domi
P.Suter-Dvorak-Nylander Suter and Dvorak can play center.
Laughton-Tavares- Cowan
Mcmann-Holmberg-Lorentz
As much as it makes me want to puke, Marchand makes the most sense to me as a big ticket FA to use the bulk of the Marner money on. He can still play, shows up in the clutch, would instantly shift the culture, and based in his age would likely demand the kind of term that lines up with our remaining window with this core. Make him an offer he can't refuse.
 
Dream summer would be Brown, Marchand, Hughes and Bennett joining the Leafs and Reilly getting traded, MM walks, Kampf, Calle and Robbie for mid round picks, while JT resigns for 4mil or so(deferred), Lorentz and Max sign for new deals.
 
Dream summer would be Brown, Marchand, Hughes and Bennett joining the Leafs and Reilly getting traded, MM walks, Kampf, Calle and Robbie for mid round picks, while JT resigns for 4mil or so(deferred), Lorentz and Max sign for new deals.
I wouldn’t mind Brown in a third line role. Maybe something like Cowan - Tavares - Brown would be solid.
 
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Can they play it well though, because I think we’ve had about 20 guys cycle through here that “can” play center over the last few years and while technically correct, the results have left a lot to be desired.

Considering the dearth of centers, getting more than one takes the pressure off.

I think both of these guys will be a buy-low situation.

I don't buy the Bennett fantasy, and both Dvorak and Suter are under 30.

Of course I want Bennett and Ehlers.
 
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How many new forwards do you think we will see in opening lineup?
Major change i think you see only 5 or 6 of below, minor change more like 9

If we flame out in the offseason and you just resign JT and re-up the RFAs you would have a starting 12, it would be sad, but you have 12 plus maybe Cowan slides in....

Knies - AM - Domi
McMann - JT - Nylander
Jarnkrok - Laughton - Robertson
Holmberg - Kampf - Reaves
 

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