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What changes?

  • New GM

  • New Coach

  • Big trade from the core

  • None of the above

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I think Spezza takes a front office role next year, not ready for GM yet but maybe ASG or something
 
Of course he does, that's why he signed 5 years instead of 7 or 8.
 
StevenF1919 said:
Lol @ Oilers fans starting these troll threads as if their team isn't an even bigger joke. Y'all didn't even win a game with the best player since Lemieux on your roster.
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pretty sure this thread is a response to all the leaf fans saying McDavid wants out of Edmonton the past week lol. clearly a troll job
 
Posted this on Facebook

I see a lot of people putting blame on dubas and the management. Most people that know me know me as a Devils fan and think that I’m a leaf hater. People that know me well know that I’m a leaf fan but I hate the organization with a passion. This is finally a year where the management actually addressed the needs of the team.
Needed grit. Trade Johnsson and picked up Simmonds, Bogosian, Foligno.
Needed leadership. Picked up those players as well as Thornton.
Needed to improve defense. Brodie and Bogosian.
Needed goalie depth. Trade for campbell and insurance with Rittich.
Did he pick up the best players no? But what options did he have with little cap space and assets to trade.
People blaming Marner and Matthews are right. But always looking for the scapegoat. Every year they pick on someone. The problem wasn’t just them but virtually all the players.
The problem with them IMO is salary. Not saying they shouldn’t maximize what they can get. We all would’ve done the same.
But when you have those guys making that much money it prevents the GM from signing depth players.
Can you blame the GMs for these players asking for big bucks? You almost have to sign them. They are hard to trade and when you are contending you just can’t sit them.
Look at Edmonton. How does the gm manage a team with your top players making that much money.
Look at the teams still in it and the salaries of their top players and the depth they have.
Maybe the issue is paying these stars $11M and then can’t afford to pay anyone else and have to go after scrape to fill your roster.
 
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Sherpaderp said:
Didnt the raptors finish like last place?
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Spoken like someone who doesn't watch basketball. Probably better not to comment then.

This team is built like Dubas. They don't ever change anything. The team probably thinks they played well and just lost because of Price, who really didn't have to be great this series.
 
FabledKnight said:
This has to the most talented team I've ever been disgusted by. Every shitty Leaf team in years past had its reasons why.

I honestly hate this team. Especially the top half.

Can't wait to hear again, that this team didn't start on time.

Like WTH is going on with Leaf hockey. For years, YEARS! This team comes out and plays flat, no emotion hockey.

Unless a mgmt change happens the only changes are going to be the role players. And that'll not be enough.

I don't know how anyone can defend this team. Do or die, and they decide to play what 10 minutes, if that.

Better team did win. Thats all.
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Wash rinse and repeat aren’t people just getting sick of it
 
Matthews will hold Dubas hostage. Trade Marner and Matthews is outta here first chance he gets. Can't trade JT due to the no trade clause and even if you could, the optics would look bad after the injury. Sucks but the only core piece to actually show up in Nylander will be dealt. I'll still keep your jersey Will. Thanks for actually doing something this series even with your main center out. Easily had the best playoff series of any of our core pieces ever (JT's Long Island days not included)
 
StevenF1919 said:
Lol @ Oilers fans starting these troll threads as if their team isn't an even bigger joke. Y'all didn't even win a game with the best player since Lemieux on your roster.
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At least they've won a playoff series with him.
 
The core needs to change and Dubas is to close to the situation. To emotionally invested.

For that reason he needs to go. Someone detached that has not assembled this or became big brother with promises needs to take over.
 
Stealth JD said:
Got to dump Shanahan ASAP. Not sure Dubas deserves a shit to right the ship. Torts would be great for this core if a big trade isn’t coming.
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Don't get why you want to keep Dubas, but fire Shannahan? Dubas job is roster/contracts, Shannahan's is to hire Dubas. Shannahan has decent track record IMO. Brought in Babcock when the Leafs were terrible and Babcock was being pursued heavily. Then landed big fish GM in Lamoriello. He also played role in convincing JT to sign. To me if his decision to hire Dubas didn't pan out, he has shown he can attract top people, so might as well let him hire someone new.

Edit, NM misread the part about Dubas. He is the one I want fired
 
Honestly yea if dubas doesn't come out and publicly accept he ducked the rebuild and deal marner asap then get him out of here along with Shanahan and Keefe

If he accepts that and makes a major core shakeup I'd give him this off-season.

I need Jack eichel to be a leaf so matthews can play wing in the playoffs where he belongs
 
Gerard Gallant would be best.

but Dubas won’t make any drastic changes which is why I’m done with this team
 
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Puckclektr said:
Posted this on Facebook

I see a lot of people putting blame on dubas and the management. Most people that know me know me as a Devils fan and think that I’m a leaf hater. People that know me well know that I’m a leaf fan but I hate the organization with a passion. This is finally a year where the management actually addressed the needs of the team.
Needed grit. Trade Johnsson and picked up Simmonds, Bogosian, Foligno.
Needed leadership. Picked up those players as well as Thornton.
Needed to improve defense. Brodie and Bogosian.
Needed goalie depth. Trade for campbell and insurance with Rittich.
Did he pick up the best players no? But what options did he have with little cap space and assets to trade.
People blaming Marner and Matthews are right. But always looking for the scapegoat. Every year they pick on someone. The problem wasn’t just them but virtually all the players.
The problem with them IMO is salary. Not saying they shouldn’t maximize what they can get. We all would’ve done the same.
But when you have those guys making that much money it prevents the GM from signing depth players.
Can you blame the GMs for these players asking for big bucks? You almost have to sign them. They are hard to trade and when you are contending you just can’t sit them.
Look at Edmonton. How does the gm manage a team with your top players making that much money.
Look at the teams still in it and the salaries of their top players and the depth they have.
Maybe the issue is paying these stars $11M and then can’t afford to pay anyone else and have to go after scrape to fill your roster.
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Dubas signed them to the bad contracts and he didn't help his case when he kept on trading away 1st round picks. We traded away ALOT of picks this year for a 1st round exit.
 
Guy is a Rockstar in Toronto and lives in Arizona in the offseason. He’s living the dream!!! Making American money in a Canadian city can’t hurt either.
 
You're aiming too low.

The top management of MSLE has to step in first an evaluate whether they want to give Shanahan the power to make any moves. That means a performance review and some very tough questions.

The first question I'd ask him is if he believes in the core of this group. If he says 'yes', interview over and fire him on the spot. If he says 'no' ask if Kyle believes in the core. If he says Dubas does, then tell him he needs a new GM. Now.
 
I’d like to see them start by simply firing Shanny and Dubas, tonight. Then begin the search for a new president, let him hire a GM, then the 2 of them can clean house as much as they like in terms of management, coaching staff and players. Preferably very, very heavily.

I don’t know who the replacements should be, but I do know this organization is rotten to the core, just losers from top to bottom. We need major, major change.
 
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