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What should the Leafs do

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Jojalu said:
I can see that from a sports perspective maybe.

But that's what happens when your team lets you down year after year.

So yes, I go into every year hoping the Leafs and Bills will win it all. I look for signs that show it's possible, then accept the inevitable end result of coming up short
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You live long enough you just learn to appreciate the tender mercies of life. The leafs don't let me down. Sure I'm disappointed but they offer up something to look forward to consistently. I have faith every year but my life isn't in any way made worse by their failure. It is enhanced by the hope of an experience similar to a dry aged steak and great bottle of wine. A bonus bounty that is made better by the sparcity of the experience.
 
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Donnie740 said:
Jason Robertson, Fraser Minten, Easton Cowan and a 3rd for Lawson Crouse and Matt Dumba.

Can never have enough toughness for the playoffs. Great for the future too as Crouse is a 26yr old power forward who can be counted on for 20 to 25 goals and play a physical game.
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HELL NO. Lawson Crouse is the next Nick Ritchie. Everyone here said Ritchie was just what we needed plays so good etc and was steaming trash here. Arizona players always get hyped to the moon and then they leave and never live up to it. See OEL, Yandle and others. Not to mention you want to trade our last 3 top picks? Who needs cheap youth when you can have a Lawson f***ing Crouse smfh. Not even mentioning the gabrage that is dumba on top.
 
Notsince67 said:
You live long enough you just learn to appreciate the tender mercies of life. The leafs don't let me down. Sure I'm disappointed but they offer up something to look forward to consistently. I have faith every year but my life isn't in any way made worse by their failure. It is enhanced by the hope of an experience similar to a dry aged steak and great bottle of wine. A bonus bounty that is made better by the sparcity of the experience.
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Well said and great perspective!
 
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Smif said:
Give me a Schenn for a 3rd or a Zadorov for a 3rd & 5th type of deal. Keep the 1st Rd picks, we are hitting on all of our 1st's and 2nds these days and they are paying off quickly!
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That what I think. Everything else is a hail mary. I think the team has enough skill. It's the chemistry I worry about
 
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The team has a massive structural problem, with poor cap decisions. They also have a coach who can't win any coaching battles. I don't see a reason to be a buyer and waste more resources pointlessly.
 
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LeafGrief said:
As in most years, I think we should stand pat. They will go as far as their mental resilience can take them and after seven years of rentals, the well is dry. Six great games is really nice, but six great games does not change seven years of history or the state of our prospect pool.

But of course the Leafs are going to Leaf, so if they're going to spend I hope they get a rental 3rd pairing D. If they're going to make a splash, get a goalie or a top4 D with term.
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Standing pat would be 100% the wrong call (if a deal can be made), but yes super low cost rental or if more significant add then top 4D or G with term is what we should be doing
 
if leafs having succes in playoff, it will be because matthews, marner, nylander, jt, rielly playing great. it will be because bertuzzi and domi bring knies and cie bribging secondary scoring. It will be because Samsonov/Woll will get the job done.

Whatever wich move leafs doing at the trade deadline with only 20ngame to get chemistry or whatever, it will still the case. Trade can help( exemple bring a d to help on pk ) but will not be a game changer like what everyone was expecting last year with oreilly trade
 
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thusk said:
if leafs having succes in playoff, it will be because matthews, marner, nylander, jt, rielly playing great. it will be because bertuzzi and domi bring knies and cie bribging secondary scoring. It will be because Samsonov/Woll will get the job done.

Whatever wich move leafs doing at the trade deadline with only 20ngame to get chemistry or whatever, it will still the case. Trade can help( exemple bring a d to help on pk ) but will not be a game changer like what everyone was expecting last year with oreilly trade
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I like this assessment.

For instance, if the Leafs bring in Tanev, he will only help other d-men slide into better suited roles.

He will not put up 20 points, or be the savior, he will just fill a role that is missing.

Even if the somehow acquired Rantanen or EP.

It would take all the current Leafs to pull their weight amd then some, so he could help them get over the hump
 
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BayStBullies said:
The team has a massive structural problem, with poor cap decisions. They also have a coach who can't win any coaching battles. I don't see a reason to be a buyer and waste more resources pointlessly.
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Totally about Bozo the Keefe being a horrifically bad coach.

Once the ridiculous boat anchor of the Tavares contract is mercifully off the books after next year, the cap situation will improve drastically.

I definitely don’t want to see them trade away this year’s first round pick. I’d much rather deal Cowan and especially Minten.
 
BayStBullies said:
The team has a massive structural problem, with poor cap decisions. They also have a coach who can't win any coaching battles. I don't see a reason to be a buyer and waste more resources pointlessly.
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2 year ago sorry keefe outcoach cooper but vasilevskiy outplayed easily campbell

last season do you remembered than dubas changed pratically 30% of his roster come tdl... how do you want to build chemistry or whatever with like 20-25game when everyone healthy ? big majority of coach in NHL would look pretty bad in similar situation.

did keefe can be better? yes but hes not the reason why leafs lost sorry
 
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Jojalu said:
I like this assessment.

For instance, if the Leafs bring in Tanev, he will only help other d-men slide into better suited roles.

He will not put up 20 points, or be the savior, he will just fill a role that is missing.

Even if the somehow acquired Rantanen or EP.

It would take all the current Leafs to pull their weight amd then some, so he could help them get over the hump
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yes they can go on tanev or leafs just can try to find their Schenn 2.0 move. The more spectacular move are not necessairly the best move to do

i will give you a name nobody talking but who bring exactly what rielly need as a partner. Nick Seeler. he will cost what a late pick, middle prospect at worst a 3rd pick? he will not take spot of any key player, he will just take the spot remaining... so everybody will still happy contrairly to tanev who will take liljegren/benoit spot and maybe make them unhappy.

Yes tanev is a great dman but did rielly really need him to look good? can seeler have the same kind of impact than tanev for what leafs need at 25% of price? yes
 
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Donnie740 said:
Agree 100% about Crouse - - love his game.

With Dumba on an expiring deal if the trade cost was cheap enough it’d be worth a try. Worst case scenario he plays on the 3rd pairing.
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Any deal involving crouse will be expensive imo, every team would love to have him on their team…….
thusk said:
2 year ago sorry keefe outcoach cooper but vasilevskiy outplayed easily campbell

last season do you remembered than dubas changed pratically 30% of his roster come tdl... how do you want to build chemistry or whatever with like 20-25game when everyone healthy ? big majority of coach in NHL would look pretty bad in similar situation.

did keefe can be better? yes but hes not the reason why leafs lost sorry
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no chemistry can be cultured when the supporting cast is changed every year imo……..
 
rumman said:
Any deal involving crouse will be expensive imo, every team would love to have him on their team…….

no chemistry can be cultured when the supporting cast is changed every year imo……..
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name me 1 team who had succes with as much move at tdl just for fun?
 
thusk said:
2 year ago sorry keefe outcoach cooper but vasilevskiy outplayed easily campbell

last season do you remembered than dubas changed pratically 30% of his roster come tdl... how do you want to build chemistry or whatever with like 20-25game when everyone healthy ? big majority of coach in NHL would look pretty bad in similar situation.

did keefe can be better? yes but hes not the reason why leafs lost sorry
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You’re right - - line chemistry is essential for a successful team. Especially the defensive pairings.

But all through the regular season and even throughout the playoffs, Bozo the Keefe is constantly juggling the lines. Right in mid game.

That just one of the myriad amateurish coaching mistakes the guy makes.

How about insisting on using Dave Kampf to take the opening faceoff in overtime?

Big brain Bozo the Keefe figures Kampf’s 51.5% winning faceoffs gives him a 1.5% edge.

Completely oblivious to the fact that 49.5% of the time Kampf is going to lose the draw and the Leafs are stuck playing 3-on-3 with a 4th liner against the opponents 1st line.
 
Donnie740 said:
You’re right - - line chemistry is essential for a successful team. Especially the defensive pairings.

But all through the regular season and even throughout the playoffs, Bozo the Keefe is constantly juggling the lines. Right in mid game.

That just one of the myriad amateurish coaching mistakes the guy makes.

How about insisting on using Dave Kampf to take the opening faceoff in overtime?

Big brain Bozo the Keefe figures Kampf’s 51.5% winning faceoffs gives him a 1.5% edge.

Completely oblivious to the fact that 49.5% of the time Kampf is going to lose the draw and the Leafs are stuck playing 3-on-3 with a 4th liner against the opponents 1st line.
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1- juggling line, Joel Quenneville was doing the same exact thing with Hawks and was a genious and a master coach ( until beach). a coach who won 3 stanley cup doing the same exact thing who should be completly stupid for you

2- starting your best defensive center to win the faceoff and defend if youre losing it, again a lot of team doing the same exact thing. Unstead of wasting matthews energy to defend by exemple after a faceoff lost, you waste kampf energy. if kampf win it, he goes directly on the bench. Dont know whrre should be the problem here? im prefer see it that see matthews wasting his energy or get a domi or jt in the defensive side
 
Aside from a Markstrom or Saros trade which I know is not going to happen, I would be targeting the Seattle Kraken because they have everything this team needs.

They have the PK forward I want in Wennberg.

The depth scorer I want in Eberle.

And the top 4 D that I want in either Olesiak or Larsson.

They have everything we need.
 
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