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the_eye
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.22.2012

May 2 @ 2:55 PM ET
yeah let's just stick to the plan.

This weekend was exciting. It is nice to see a management group who appears to have a clue. It is great to see a young AHL team that is doing so well.

But We need look no further than Edmonton or Buffalo this past season to see that we aren't out of the weeds yet.

Matthews and Stamkos, if we sign him, certainly accelerates the rebuild, but it is still a rebuild and we just passed year 11.

- Aetherial



Oh, and fixed.
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

May 2 @ 2:56 PM ET
yeah let's just stick to the plan.

This weekend was exciting. It is nice to see a management group who appears to have a clue. It is great to see a young AHL team that is doing so well.

But We need look no further than Edmonton or Buffalo this past season to see that we aren't out of the weeds yet.

Matthews and Stamkos, if we sign him, certainly accelerates the rebuild, but it is still a rebuild and we just passed year 1.

- Aetherial


leafs have been rebuilding since luke schenn pick..
bixll
Location: New Glasgow, NS
Joined: 09.04.2008

May 2 @ 2:56 PM ET
yeah let's just stick to the plan.

This weekend was exciting. It is nice to see a management group who appears to have a clue. It is great to see a young AHL team that is doing so well.

But We need look no further than Edmonton or Buffalo this past season to see that we aren't out of the weeds yet.

Matthews and Stamkos, if we sign him, certainly accelerates the rebuild, but it is still a rebuild and we just passed year 1.

- Aetherial





Well I was pumped up for the next season.... Feel like joining Fake out on the ledge now.. Later.
Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Atlantic Division Blogger, ON
Joined: 06.26.2015

May 2 @ 2:56 PM ET
I see Zaitsev as playing on our top pairing with Rielly, and I know absolutely nothing about Zaitsev.

That's how franking thin our D corps is right now.

- Atomic Wedgie


No idea how it'll start AW - but I don't see Zaitsev out of the top 4 at any point this season unless he goes into Babcock's doghouse
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

May 2 @ 2:56 PM ET
So who is making the lineup or competing for spots next year?

Rielly
Gardiner
Zaitsev
Marincin
Corrado
Hunwick
Carrick
Brennan
Percy
Loov

- TheMussel

Leafs fans need to stare at this for a long while.

Rielly is good.
Gardiner is still Gardiner. That's not a compliment.
Zaitsev is a huge question mark.
The rest are either garbage or still to determined whether they are garbage or not.
the_eye
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.22.2012

May 2 @ 2:57 PM ET
leafs have been rebuilding since luke schenn pick..
- MaximusAurelius

Stamkos, a defense man and a goalie should speed things up.
Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Atlantic Division Blogger, ON
Joined: 06.26.2015

May 2 @ 2:57 PM ET
well now we have Carrick, Zaitsev and Corrado with right handed shots.. and Corrado, i think, will be expandable. Carrick looked solid on the Leafs, and playing incredible on the Marlies.
- Delryk


Carrick is a gamer.
I said when WSH traded that kid they blew their damned minds!!

Hope he continues to progress!
drexel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Harvester of Sorrow, AB
Joined: 06.29.2006

May 2 @ 2:57 PM ET
well now we have Carrick, Zaitsev and Corrado with right handed shots.. and Corrado, i think, will be expandable. Carrick looked solid on the Leafs, and playing incredible on the Marlies.
- Delryk

Corrado eats too much?
Aetherial
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today?
Joined: 06.30.2006

May 2 @ 2:58 PM ET
How long after having Kane, Toews, Keith and Seabrook did it take for Chicago to win the cup.
Aetherial
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today?
Joined: 06.30.2006

May 2 @ 2:58 PM ET
Well I was pumped up for the next season.... Feel like joining Fake out on the ledge now.. Later.
- bixll


the_eye
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.22.2012

May 2 @ 2:58 PM ET
Corrado eats too much?
- drexel

wiener
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

May 2 @ 2:59 PM ET
well now we have Carrick, Zaitsev and Corrado with right handed shots.. and Corrado, i think, will be expandable. Carrick looked solid on the Leafs, and playing incredible on the Marlies.
- Delryk

If we could get him up to 6'6", 320 lbs. of muscle, we may have something.
Aetherial
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today?
Joined: 06.30.2006

May 2 @ 2:59 PM ET


Oh, and fixed.

- the_eye


yeah, was a Typo
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

May 2 @ 2:59 PM ET
How long after having Kane, Toews, Keith and Seabrook did it take for Chicago to win the cup.
- Aetherial

Pretty easy to do that math. Look when Kane was drafted and when they won the Cup.
the_eye
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.22.2012

May 2 @ 2:59 PM ET
How long after having Kane, Toews, Keith and Seabrook did it take for Chicago to win the cup.
- Aetherial

Hold up, we're hoping playoffs. Then the cup after a couple more years.
Rang
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 08.21.2006

May 2 @ 2:59 PM ET
Leafs fans need to stare at this for a long while.

Rielly is good.
Gardiner is still Gardiner. That's not a compliment.
Zaitsev is a huge question mark.
The rest are either garbage or still to determined whether they are garbage or not.

- Atomic Wedgie


Looks like Zaitsev has some offensive skills

I wonder if he can actually defend? Training camp will be very competitive and interesting.

Almost certainly Lou will sign or trade for a fairly big name on defence, he is used to having Scott Stevens and Scott Neidermayer on the back end
Aetherial
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today?
Joined: 06.30.2006

May 2 @ 3:00 PM ET
If we could get him up to 6'6", 320 lbs. of muscle, we may have something.
- Atomic Wedgie


Lifts in his skates?

Byfuglien diet?

It's do-able wedgie... we traded Clarkson, AND Phaneuf... in the same YEAR!

Aetherial
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today?
Joined: 06.30.2006

May 2 @ 3:00 PM ET
Pretty easy to do that math. Look when Kane was drafted and when they won the Cup.
- AdamFrench


so much freaking work.

3rd season...

Kane in 2007-2008, Cup in 2009-2010
MountAlbert
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Mount Albert, ON
Joined: 01.08.2013

May 2 @ 3:00 PM ET
wonder what love leads to then
- twiztedmike

Love leads to misery
Misery = A lovely wife and two kids !!
Woderwick
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: David Clarkson's Water Bottle, ON
Joined: 02.12.2013

May 2 @ 3:00 PM ET
Leafs fans need to stare at this for a long while.

Rielly is good.
Gardiner is still Gardiner. That's not a compliment.
Zaitsev is a huge question mark.
The rest are either garbage or still to determined whether they are garbage or not.

- Atomic Wedgie

Good enough to draft 1st overall.
the_eye
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.22.2012

May 2 @ 3:00 PM ET
Pretty easy to do that math. Look when Kane was drafted and when they won the Cup.
- AdamFrench

Stand up and fight, blind girl...
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

May 2 @ 3:01 PM ET
Looks like Zaitsev has some offensive skills

I wonder if he can actually defend? Training camp will be very competitive and interesting.

Almost certainly Lou will sign or trade for a fairly big name on defence, he is used to having Scott Stevens and Scott Neidermayer on the back end

- Rang

He was a defensive defender before 3 years ago and he was coached on how to shoot the puck.
MountAlbert
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Mount Albert, ON
Joined: 01.08.2013

May 2 @ 3:01 PM ET
I always said Jake should be a winger. Some people always disagreed, but I thought it could work.. don't think that's an option any more unfortunately.
- MCharisma91

Said the same about Kaberle !
the_eye
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.22.2012

May 2 @ 3:02 PM ET
He was a defensive defender before 3 years ago and he was coached on how to shoot the puck.
- AdamFrench

So now the defense is better?
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

May 2 @ 3:02 PM ET
Lifts in his skates?

Byfuglien diet?

It's do-able wedgie... we traded Clarkson, AND Phaneuf... in the same YEAR!

- Aetherial

You know what else is doable?

Pecafan Fan's mom!
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