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NHL February 2015 |OT| The next Maple Leafs goal will be scored by Connor McDavid
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Kadri is 25 in October, so he's 29 pushing 30 in 5 years, I don't believe the Leafs can become a contender in 5 years so you're taking Kadri's prime years of 24-29, getting nothing and then overpaying for him as he's 30+ and on the downside of his career. Sounds like a typical Leafs issue.
CrazedArabFeschuk
The excuse is Therrien.
Can't wait to see DD centreing Pacioretty again next game because you all know it's coming.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I wish it was Patches Pleks Sekac First Line.
Patches DD BGally next game, book it. Therrien doesn't know how to do anything but swap DD/Weise as Pacioretty's linemates.
Call up Hudon or something.
Ether_Snake
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We can't get six wins in a row.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Bring in Hudon.
Shit Teams are our Kryptonite
Shit Teams are our Kryptonite
Good news about this loss is that maybe, just maybe Therrien will pull his head out of his ass and take Weise off the top line. If Eller is finished, Hudon should get a call up and move AGally back to C.
He wasn't great, but he wasn't the reason they didn't win. Getting that badly out shot by a team that bad for 90% of the game is inexcusable.
You mean except for the twice we've done it already this season right? Nov 5-16 and Dec 20-Jan 3.
like I said, 5 years is plenty of time if you make good decisions
and if you don't make good decisions, you'll NEVER become a contender
ergo, 5 years is plenty of time
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Yeah.. I'm starting to lose faith in Dustin with a game like that.
Man the Leafs could look really different next year, assuming almost everyone gets moved:
JvR - Kadri - ____
___ - Holland - ____
Komarov - _____ - Panik (?)
_____ - ____ - Clarkson
Rielly - ____
Gardiner - Polak
Percy - Robidas
Where we gonna get all these new players
Raiding the Marlies...our prospect pool is so :lol
JvR - Kadri - Panik
Komarov - Holland - Nylander
Leivo - McKegg - Brown
Bodie - Carrick - Clarkson
Speaking of people on defense, haven't heard much about Polak or Robidas.
Which means Polak will end up being the first guy traded or something.
Well, that's true except Price is often, if not usually the reason they manage to pull a win, so yeah, I stand by my point. ;-)
I could see teams wanting Polak, hes decent as a #6.
Can't get rid of too many guys though, need some people to play.
Also as you've already said, need some vets to help insulate the younger guys as well.
I'm sure they can just call Joe from Woodbridge to lace the skates up for the leafs.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Meh. Time to watch the Super Bowl I guess
Only if they give Vermette to Chicago.
Colton Orr is waiting on the phone call.
Don Cherry will then have a show about how the Leafs will handle the rebuild properly as opposed to the Oilers because they have good Canadian boys like Colton Orr to gently coddle the kids.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
They can take Bickell.
It might be the alcohol talking, but we fucking stink and I don't see anyway out of this mess.
ShooterMcGavin
Member
I wonder if this Pens loss was also Beau Bennett's fault. So sick of this team right now.
Ok but we get Price and Plekanec and you guys can have Crawford and have to take Roszival.
I don't care who takes him as long as he's gone.
I see the Leafs as a very talented team that has outright given up.
problem is... the leafs are a team that lacks aggression or anger. We have Lupul who powers through people. no one else commands respect
Thats why the leafs are so talented yet so awful at the same time.
We give up pucks to stronger players, we lose races due to fear of being hit and we always seem to score off skill plays.
you let other teams have their way and you're going to be destroyed
I'm not talking just hitters, I'm talking skilled hitters. Like kulemin, MacArthur, Santorelli, Lupul, etc.
We need power forwards who can fight for the puck, win, and then know what to do with the puck and have the tools necessary to actually do it.
Everyone right now appears focused on dangling into danger areas and hitting the eject button the second someone frowns at them
So their troubles are essentially because of mental fragility. This group can succeed, they need to be told how to do it and how to maintain it. I always feel they come across this by accident and the wrong things are being credited for their success.... And the wrong things are being blamed for their failures.
I'm not concerned if leafs keep the roster going into next year.... But I'll be concerned if they don't start playing aggressive and maintain it. That's the key to this groups success.
I agree with you that it doesn't take long to rebuild in today's age, but the Isles had a really great foundation of players and prospects before this season. Leafs are lacking both at pretty much every position. They should just do a full rebuild at this point.
Of course, not saying Leafs can turn it around in one year. But 5 years is a long time.
A Serious Man
Member
#TradeCrosby
...what?
CreeperBlocks
Banned
CrazedArabMan
Member
Trade Crosby straight to your house for a personal interview!
6 goals in his last 26 games, has 23 assists but people will focus on the goals