Everytime the Leafs hit the FA Market button it should shock them. with the force of 1000 suns.

Rebuild properly. (frank) Free agents.... Unless Stamkos.
- Lee Denault

The one year reclamation project UFAs who work their ass off to prove they belong in the league and can fetch draft picks at the deadline are fine with me. No UFAs longer than 1 year should be rule for the near future.

Everytime the Leafs hit the FA Market button it should shock them. with the force of 1000 suns.

Rebuild properly. (frank) Free agents.... Unless Stamkos.
- Lee Denault

We need some vets not named Lupul lol.

Sign those guys short term. I love Oduya's game, and think he'd be a great mentor and d partner for Rielly. We shouldn't ice ALL young guys imo. We need a few vets. Good ones.

Stamkos comes next year

People suck... Everyone saw them have a meltdown on leafs lunch... started writing in. We can see you on stream DERRRRPP


now they fade to black...

I hate people.

Nothing like a crack user to boost a team.
- KesselRules

Something tells me he'd fit right in.

...aaaaaaand the rebuild just went out the window.
- Pecafan Fan

Faulty logic.

The one year reclamation project UFAs who work their ass off to prove they belong in the league and can fetch draft picks at the deadline are fine with me. No UFAs longer than 1 year should be rule for the near future.
- 1979AD

Fine with me.

Yeah, as good a hire as this may be, let's not go crazy.
He had pretty good players in Detroit, but didn't do much of anything in the playoffs the last few years...

Patience, friends... patience.
- Pecafan Fan

It's about developing the players now.


If the Shanaplan is to mimic Detroit's model in that regard, getting a coach who understands the value of patience with young players is key.

8 years, JFJ, 8 years. He knows his role is to establish the team culture and develop the team into a winner. No need to panic.
- 1979AD

And if they don't have a fire sale like they were suppose to? Tanking is right out of the question now.

I was terrified this was going to happen.

(frank).

Not to sound negative on a day like today but he will probably coach us out of a top 5 pick. We will not be good but he will put a good system in place to prevent a poor season altogether

Nothing like a crack user to boost a team.
- KesselRules

LOL I completely forgot about that...

It's about developing the players now.


If the Shanaplan is to mimic Detroit's model in that regard, getting a coach who understands the value of patience with young players is key.
- Feeling Glucky?

I agree.

You money tossing sons of female doges

First Clarkson now this.

Congrats on the hire
- SENS 613

Thanks man

People suck... Everyone saw them have a meltdown on leafs lunch... started writing in. We can see you on stream DERRRRPP


now they fade to black...

I hate people.
- Lee Denault

People (frank)ing suck!

...and in the end they didn't get Phaneuf.


So...
- Feeling Glucky?

At the end Babcock did get Phaneuf

Not to sound negative on a day like today but he will probably coach us out of a top 5 pick. We will not be good but he will put a good system in place to prevent a poor season altogether
- Popcorn Kid

it's alright, we're trading Dion to DET for their 2016 1st...that's where our lottery pick comes

I don`t expect the Leafs to be a better team. I do expect their give a poop meter to be higher though
- TheThrill

Kessel is gonna hate this

EDIT: Few others beat me to it

Nothing to see here
- TheThrill

ya but did have to drop a SBD fart!

Great hire, here's to a better QEW rivalry (cuz lets face it the last few years have been awful)

And if they don't have a fire sale like they were suppose to? Tanking is right out of the question now.

I was terrified this was going to happen.

(frank).
- JohnFergusonJr

There's always a guy.

And it's always you.

People suck... Everyone saw them have a meltdown on leafs lunch... started writing in. We can see you on stream DERRRRPP


now they fade to black...

I hate people.
- Lee Denault

You guys think he would be hired if he was named SmellyCock
- Landsbergfan

Sure but he wouldn't be allowed to change in the locker

At the end Babcock did get Phaneuf
- AlEx_OiL

Was about to say

Not to sound negative on a day like today but he will probably coach us out of a top 5 pick. We will not be good but he will put a good system in place to prevent a poor season altogether
- Popcorn Kid

doubtful. he's not a magician. and if you think we've been bad the last 10 years, wait until the purge begins

i say formality we are a top 3 lotto team next year with Arizona and one of Buffalo/Carolina

And if they don't have a fire sale like they were suppose to? Tanking is right out of the question now.

I was terrified this was going to happen.

(frank).
- JohnFergusonJr

They will. I doubt Babcock took the job because he couldn't wait to coach Kessel Phaneuf and Lupul.

Tank might be out of the question, but the new rules starting next season make tanking less worth it anyway.

A young developing team with an identity learning a structured system under the best hockey coach in the modern era isn't the worse thing that could happen over the next few years.

Where is Wingz4life or whatever his name is.


Probably wont show up