Trade all the picks
- Tumbleweed

Yes..fuk drafting at this point...trade all the picks for the next 2yrs for real D-men..

The kind that can play D

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We can all see through your thinly veiled sarcasm.
- TheMussel

Not that snow b'y... ..Jesus lets not get carried away..
- Fruitcakenipple

Not trying to start anything, but where do the Leafs stand. Did they take a step back?
- 51_Killer

I think that in the short term they may have taken a bit of a step back leading up to this offseason.

However, I think one of the reasons Shanny likes Dubas is because Dubas is presumably very patient, and quite young, and probably not in a hurry to sell the farm for the chance at a cup.

Big gambles as far as mgmt goes but could have big payoff.

Enjoy hunter come july.
- Tumbleweed

Assuming he follows Lou. Seems likely given the timing, but who knows.

Anyway, and I mean this seriously, what's so great about him?

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- TheMussel

Assuming he follows Lou. Seems likely given the timing, but who knows.

Anyway, and I mean this seriously, what's so great about him?
- eichiefs9

He made a few good top 10 picks for the Leafs.

Assuming he follows Lou. Seems likely given the timing, but who knows.

Anyway, and I mean this seriously, what's so great about him?
- eichiefs9

The good news is that we can all stop fantasizing about Tavares becoming a Maple Leaf.

Hunter is apparently great because he drafted Mitch Marner. Outside of that it's hard to tell if he's had a significant impact on the quality of the prospects in the organization.

The good news is that we can all stop fantasizing about Tavares becoming a Maple Leaf.
- TheMussel

there were 3 guys trying to be a GM

a 75 yr old with lots of experience from a different hockey era
a youngin who is supposedly a rising star & smart
a middle aged scout with no GM experience

pick your poison

zero chance you can keep more than 1

if Lou stayed, the other 2 would have left. Vice versa as well.

The good news is that we can all stop fantasizing about Tavares becoming a Maple Leaf.

Hunter is apparently great because he drafted Mitch Marner. Outside of that it's hard to tell if he's had a significant impact on the quality of the prospects in the organization.
- TheMussel

Why? cause Hunter and the Leafs parted ways?
I wasn't aware that Tavares was draftable.

I've always felt that the real brains behind the draft was not Mark Hunter, but in fact all Reid Mitchell. Reid Mitchell is the great man behind all of the glorious picks. All of the bad ones were definitely Hunter stepping in pig headedly. Dubas and Mitchell okayed every single great pick. Unlike Hunter who kept swinging and missing. Much like the misses Hunter had at the draft, he won't be missed in the management group. One rumour even mentioned that Lou Lams and Hunter wanted to trade Matthews for some Gud Pros to appease Babcock. So glad they're gone. They're toxic.

The good news is that we can all stop fantasizing about Tavares becoming a Maple Leaf.

Hunter is apparently great because he drafted Mitch Marner. Outside of that it's hard to tell if he's had a significant impact on the quality of the prospects in the organization.
- TheMussel

it was idiotic to think Tavares could come to Toronto given the cap and his salary being north of 10 mil per year.

Tavares is a non rumour to anyone who keeps salaries in mind.

He made a few good top 10 picks for the Leafs.
- Scabeh

Matthews (no-brainer), Marner, (good pick, but it was either him or Hanifin and both are going to be good for a long time) Liljegren(was ranked 3rd overall for the longest time, and fell to the Leafs. A no brainer at #17). Drafted Dermott, but they traded a shot at Konecny to get Dermott.

Time will tell on the rest, but we'll see how, or if Keaton Middleton, Eemeli Rasanen pan out.

I've always felt that the real brains behind the draft was not Mark Hunter, but in fact all Reid Mitchell. Reid Mitchell is the great man behind all of the glorious picks. All of the bad ones were definitely Hunter stepping in pig headedly. Dubas and Mitchell okayed every single great pick. Unlike Hunter who kept swinging and missing. Much like the misses Hunter had at the draft, he won't be missed in the management group. One rumour even mentioned that Lou Lams and Hunter wanted to trade Matthews for some Gud Pros to appease Babcock. So glad they're gone. They're toxic.
- AdamFrench

oh

Why? cause Hunter and the Leafs parted ways?
I wasn't aware that Tavares was draftable.
- bobbyisno1

Hunter traded for Tavares in London

I do think Mark Hunter is decent at drafting, but not the best ever. The Leafs have just been so bad at drafting in the past it was nice to have someone that was an idiot. I think he will be missed, but I dont see him going to take that over for the Islanders for example, they have draft just fine.

I've always felt that the real brains behind the draft was not Mark Hunter, but in fact all Reid Mitchell. Reid Mitchell is the great man behind all of the glorious picks. All of the bad ones were definitely Hunter stepping in pig headedly. Dubas and Mitchell okayed every single great pick. Unlike Hunter who kept swinging and missing. Much like the misses Hunter had at the draft, he won't be missed in the management group. One rumour even mentioned that Lou Lams and Hunter wanted to trade Matthews for some Gud Pros to appease Babcock. So glad they're gone. They're toxic.
- AdamFrench

there were 3 guys trying to be a GM

a 75 yr old with lots of experience from a different hockey era
a youngin who is supposedly a rising star & smart
a middle aged scout with no GM experience

pick your poison

zero chance you can keep more than 1

if Lou stayed, the other 2 would have left. Vice versa as well.
- Buggy166

not a bias description...not at all

there were 3 guys trying to be a GM

a 75 yr old with lots of experience from a different hockey era
a youngin who is supposedly a rising star & smart
a middle aged scout with no GM experience

pick your poison

zero chance you can keep more than 1

if Lou stayed, the other 2 would have left. Vice versa as well.
- Buggy166

Lou stays another few years, and Hunter stays as well.
in any case, Hunter is not a good fit imo to be GM for Leafs anyways.

No surprise this happened - you know how Toronto media and fans are going to react when start of Dubas is less than spectacular though..

Hunter traded for Tavares in London
- PatC80

Truthfully, i dont think the GM would be that big a deal for Tavares. Lou going there could as their management sucks, but hell be looking at teams that have a chance moving forward with him, along with the situation, not the GM.

I've always felt that the real brains behind the draft was not Mark Hunter, but in fact all Reid Mitchell. Reid Mitchell is the great man behind all of the glorious picks. All of the bad ones were definitely Hunter stepping in pig headedly. Dubas and Mitchell okayed every single great pick. Unlike Hunter who kept swinging and missing. Much like the misses Hunter had at the draft, he won't be missed in the management group. One rumour even mentioned that Lou Lams and Hunter wanted to trade Matthews for some Gud Pros to appease Babcock. So glad they're gone. They're toxic.
- AdamFrench

Burn hacked Adam French account

I love this new thing of writing a new blog every 20 min.
- Scabeh

We used to have to wait for a Lucas blog before waiting 20 minutes for the new blog.

not a bias description...not at all
- Symba007

We used to have to wait for a Lucas blog before waiting 20 minutes for the new blog.
- BlueBallz