Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Which plane did Zaitsev take to Toronto and did he have the chicken or fish for his dinner? How many hot dogs will he have?!
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NHL Off-Season 2016 |OT| My prospects are better than yours
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Simon Belmont
Banned
Ah yes, he had the lasagna.
User 479360
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I'm excited for Nylander and Marner, plus now Matthews or Laine.
There is no way they don't take the potential #1 center over the winger. The city will riot.
We no longer call it a first round pick, it's now just known as matthews
On the talk shows it's all they're referencing
Matthews matthews matthews
It's no longer a pick, choice is made for them lol
i'm trying to give them the hope that Morgan "-17" Rielly is a top pairing dman
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
How many Zaitsevs will it take for Stamkos to pull a Matthews and play for the Toronto Maple Leafs?! D:
Not to continuously pile on, but adding onto things a bit. Bob seems to think, unsurprisingly, that we'll make a hard run at Stammer. http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-the-ice/mckenzie-leafs-take-hard-run-steven-stamkos-ufa/
I still think he's coming too. We have the interest and mounds of capspace to make it happen. And the hometown thing will mean something. Especially since we're looking to be a decent team in a year or two. Rogers/Bell smell the marketing bonanza, especially since it's our 100th year. They'll overpay if they must, but it'll happen.
I always knew you were LevelNth alt
Why would he want to come play for a team that won't contend until he's into his 30's and likely won't make the playoffs for at least 1-2 more seasons? Dumptruck of cash aside, that is. I don't buy into "player x always wanted to play for team a because its his hometown/favorite childhood team" nonsense either - how often does that actually happen? Last I checked Crosby wasn't a Hab.
Buddy. Days? Try months. It's not going to get any better. You've already got the bandwagoners like Brinbe trickling back in. Then there's the WHC where Leafs fans will orgasm over every move by Matthews. Not to mention the Marlies. This thread will be defined by Leafs fans masturbating constantly over what might be. Any momentary reprieve will be filled with Raptors and Jays discussion. True relief will only come in October.
ZeroGravity
Member
Leafs should be investing in goaltending and defense instead of overpaying for Stamkos. They may have the capspace now, but it will come back to bite them if their young players develop into the kinds of great players they'll need to in order to compete (which is exactly what's happening with the Lightning right now and why Stamkos likely won't be resigned).
It's kind of hard to paint Stamkos as the "missing piece" when the Lightning have had him for eight years and he's brought the team exactly zero Stanley Cups.
It's kind of hard to paint Stamkos as the "missing piece" when the Lightning have had him for eight years and he's brought the team exactly zero Stanley Cups.
Adding the missing wheel but taking out the entire transmission won't make your car run any better, your team is fucked buddy
Simon Belmont
Banned
Unless you're converting a regular car to a Flintstones car. Then you would have made significant progress in what might ultimately be a quixotic adventure.
Are you being sarcastic? The Lightning are in the playoffs. Round 2. 1-1. No Stamkos.
They need to worry about making the playoffs and winning a series before winning the Cup is realistic. Stamkos would help them do that, at least.
Fuck off with that bandwagon garbage. That's laughable considering I've been posting in NHL-GAF for years back to JFJ, when we were truly shit. My cred is just fine. So fuck off.
And no one is arguing that Stamkos makes us a better team or that he's instantly leading us to twenty cups. Just that we're gonna go hard at him for business/marketing reasons. We have as good a chance as anyone, we have the money/location/team to attract a player of his caliber. People said we had no chance at Babcock and we made that happen too. If we don't, it's not some huge loss.
People just like shitting on Toronto and people expressing any joy is labeled as delusional parade planning which is fucking stupid considering we're still here even after being shit since the lockout ended.
also stamkos would be a good insulator to add to JVR / Kadri for Marner/Nylander/Matthews
Mmmm baby, I like the sound of this.
Just sayin. You've been following the Jays very closely on GAF but disappeared from here for ages. Welcome back, lifelong.
bonesmccoy
Banned
I don't see these things subsiding by October.
he's just assuming the leafs would start losing
Well, there are reasons. This doesn't happen in a vacuum. Leafs fans overrun this community like locusts (many very pleasant!). Action meet reaction.
No. I assume 29 other teams will resume playing hockey and normal conversation will resume.
Simon Belmont
Banned
We are legion.
Nothing stopping other teams from doing things in the off-season.
Nothing stopping other teams from doing things in the off-season.
they're not winning a cup, cmon dawg
Just commenting on you calling Stamkos their transmission.
Guys can we get back to talking about how fucking awesome Matthews will be on the way to winning the calder next season?
I guess we'll see next year, but if they don't replace him, I can see them fighting for a playoff spot at best
I recall telling yyzjohn that comparing Matthews to Bozak is stupid. Everything is Matthews
Oh look, another
He's not a good Canadian kid, that's for sure
Craig Button told me that he is the next Ron Francis
Simon Belmont
Banned
I was two last time they picked first overall, and I'm old. Let us have this.
"oh look, another" was in reference to me technically making another Matthews related post
I had no intention of ragging Leafs fans but had to laugh when bones said it would take 3 days to get it out of your system. That would be totally understandable, but we all know it isn't going to play out that way!
Simon Belmont
Banned
No, not at all. You'll be hearing about Matthews forever. I'm trying to keep it to a minimum, but it's hard not to when it bothers cake boss so much.
bonesmccoy
Banned
bonesmccoy on May 20 said:
be·lieve
bəˈlēv/
verb
past tense: believed; past participle: believed
1.
accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
"believe in the Shanaplan"
synonyms: be convinced by, trust, have confidence in, consider honest, consider truthful
I'm part of the problem.
ZeroGravity
Member
The years when Stamkos was scoring 50-60, we weren't making the playoffs. And his production has only gone down since then.
He's a very good player, but he's not the savior people make him out to be.
I see him like I see Ovechkin. He can't carry the team alone, but he's VERY IMPORTANT in a well built team
ZeroGravity
Member
I agree, but the problem is that whatever team signs him will have to pay him like he's a player who can carry a team. Especially in the case of Stamkos, who has never proven himself to be a playoff performer either. Huge gamble.
it's a gamble but definitely not a HUGE one
Radulov is a huge gamble
Semin was a huge gamble
whoever's going to sign Weise at 3M per year is gambling
but Stamkos? i'll take the risk
