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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
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Unhandled Exception
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Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa what a crock of shit.
I think it was pretty well known by all parties involved what was going to happen. You haven't heard anything negative come from Nolan at all, and that guy is not afraid to share his opinion. Nolan was brought in to take them to the bottom without the fans revolting because they still love him. Sabres got Eichel, and Nolan got some millions. I don't think there were any hard feelings.
If I'm wrong on that, it's definitely the shadiest move the team has made. He was certainly setup to fail.
Hooooooly shit. So why not stay in Detroit?
Unhandled Exception
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Simon Belmont
Banned
You clearly aren't too familiar withTed Nolan's past, are you?
Oh, and again, where were all those Buffalo fans complaining about Toronto media?
We both know the Toronto media would so that's just not true :lol
demosthenes
Member
Is he media?
It's surreal Toronto fans complaining about Buffalo media. I thought you were supposed to have thicker skin.
Exactly. It was going to be about the money no matter where he ended up.
Exactly. It was going to be about the money no matter where he ended up.
They were expecting the Leafs not to get Babcock from the moment Babcock was available, so not really.
Simon Belmont
Banned
Sure buddy. You know exactly what he's thinking.
And I was making a general statement, not a specific claim. I don't feel at all compelled to provide a list for you, and that's beside the point. The point was that those were super shitty questions, but if deflecting is making you feel better about missing Babs and McDavid then I guess go right on ahead.
That's a load of cock.
So you don't know anything about Nolan. And you are basically confirming your straw man. Thanks.
Simon Belmont
Banned
So much salt. Are you grinding your teeth?
It's also funny you brought up a straw man. I said Sabres fans would not be able to throw shade at the TO media, which doesn't actually imply they have been. Rather than address the point of my post, which was that those were really shitty questions you went off on a tangent about how I need to prove something I didn't say. I'd say it's the pot calling the kettle black, but I haven't really changed what I said or deflected at all.
Leafs have 2 high end prospects in Nylander and Brown in the system right now. Brown is obviously no guarantee but he's been performing very well. Then you add in the 4th overall. Then you have Percy and Loov who are likely to be NHL players... and Johnson, Leipsic, Leivo, Bibeau, Kozun and Gauthier who all seem to have a very good chance of becoming regular NHL players.
Leafs may not have the best prospects on the planet but they have some really good future pieces on the way.
Coldnoodle
Member
Salt should be banned at this point.
How many of those beside Nylander / Brown have legitimate top 6 potential? You can find bottom six guys anywhere.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Come on guys, leave the Leafs alone, this is the only time in most Leafs fans lives that they are able to celebrate something hockey related.
Johnson, Leipsic and an outside shot of Gauthier and Leivo (for 2nd line)
Percy and Loov are both Top 4 potential D
Bibeau has some solid upside as a goalie... I've seen some good stuff out of him.
Look deep into your heart, you know no team moves the papers/pageviews/hits/whatever shit you wanna use like the Toronto Maple Leafs. It's why people outside of Toronto hate them, it's why we love them.
The one team in the biggest media market in Canada. The biggest city in Canada, the tons of transplants from Toronto to other places in Canada.
We are Canada's
shitty
Assuming we take either Marner, Strome or Hanifin, you can pretty much add a potential Top Line C or Top Pair D to that pool as well.
And then there's the #24 pick too.
None, but the Leafs still have to go through the process of trading away guys like Kessel/Phaneuf etc. Hopefully prospects and picks can come in that have top 6 potential.
Probably just Johnson.
I think that's what Babcock meant when he said there will be a lot of pain. A lot of player changes should and need to happen in Toronto.
Pffft every team has those secondary prospects, all of them have potential.
The only guarantees are Nybladder and Percy. Everyone else is crapshoot.
Probably about the same I think. Blashill seems to be really solid. and he's been coaching Babcock's systems since he entered the organization.
Probably. They seem to have a very good prospect pool as well, so maybe losing Datsyuk won't be catastrophic.
Hey Toronto fans, don't go saying your Canada's team. You know, not that I'm saying you ever did. Just if you were ever thinking about it, don't! Come on bud. Semantics?
Detroit will finish last in the league because the Leafs will sign the GOAT Dan Cleary.
;(
Biggest thing will be the owners and management willingness to stick to the plan despite the pain. If two years from now someone is freaking out and calling for Shanahan's head because the Leafs still stink, this will never improve.
Simon Belmont
Banned
Obviously you are a product of Buffalo's education system, and I sympathize, but I don't have to to explain to you what the present tense is, and how it changes what words mean. It's not semantics, it's reading comprehension. But go on, you're doing super well showing us how this isn't such a big deal.
Lol, nice. Hope you feel better now.
CrazedArabMan
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Bab's man crush for Cleary will continue in Toronto. Trust me Leafs fans, Babs will find a guy who is a big body, not particularly useful that he'll fall in love with and always give him top minutes when he doesn't even deserve to be playing. You have been warned.
demosthenes
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Haven't followed you guys but hasn't thus been the problem forever now? Half assed rebuilds?
I really don't understand all the shit talking about Buffalo as in the city and its people. Grow the hell up.
To be fair, you probably only mentioned those two because they're names you've actually heard before.
We have a 20-year-old that is one of the top goal scorers in the SHL, and I think Loov will probably be a better NHL player than Percy. It's hard to predict whether they'll be able to acclimatize to the NHL, but the idea that the Leafs have a barren prospect pool is exaggerated.
Only one blue-chip prospect (Nylander), but if you look at the successful younger players playing for Detoit and Grand Rapids right now, I don't think many of them were considered can't-miss when they were drafted.
Simon Belmont
Banned
Free to be, Fei. We are Canada's team.
Exactly. I think signing Babcock will at least relieve some impatience. Firing him or Shanny with the money tied up with the two of them isn't going to look good.
Get your grinder line in check, captain!
Should be fun if both teams aren't complete shit this year.