Who the hell is available?
- LeafGuy89

Don franking Cherry.

That's who.

And he hates Nylander..

So this is going to be funny watching Willy get benched.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Where are you getting that?

you are late, I already said that earlier
- senstroll

You are fake news.

They had continued success because they had 3X the payroll of any other AHL team.

Leafs fans are all gaga about the "development system of the Marlies" because for the first time in 50 years, we actually have a development system.

Newsflash: it isn't that great. It's just the first time you've ever seen a player successfully come up from the AHL, so you (and that's the collective "you") think it's a great accomplishment.

Here's the truth of the matter:

http://www.hockeydb.com/i...aft/teams/dr00008490.html

The Leafs haven't done anything in terms of developing players in the past few years that would impress anyone.

Selecting the random starting point of 2012, the only guy who "overachieved" was Connor Brown - and many predicted that. It was a case of him being drafted too low.

2013: Johnsson was a 7th round Euro pick. He did the majority of his development in Sweden. Nobody else did squat.

2014: Nothing

2015: Dermott was a high 2nd rounder. Right now, he looks like a 5th-6th guy on the blueline. No miracles from the Marlies.

2016: Too soon to tell, but nothing so far looks promising (maybe Woll).

Please tell me again how the Marlies are giving us a competitive advantage - and explain it to me like I'm a bitter old Leafs fan who is tired of this poop.
- Atomic Wedgie

Uhh?

11th overall pick here we come!
- BINGO!

It’s either going to be 1st or 31st. I haven’t decided yet.

11th overall pick here we come!
- BINGO!

This implies the leafs actually improve, by the way.

I won't link it directly due to plenty of profanity, but Mike Commodore's twitter feed is good for a laugh right now.

you are late, I already said that earlier
- senstroll

Sens has 2 games in hand. And are 3 points back?

Don franking Cherry.

That's who.
- Atomic Wedgie

Noice.

Where are you getting that?
- GreatGigInTheSky

He’s criticized his backcheck when he was a Marlie.

I think Keefe can fix him.

Don franking Cherry.

That's who.
- Atomic Wedgie

oh HELL yeah.

Ben Harpur getting 24 minutes per night!

oh HELL yeah.

Ben Harpur getting 24 minutes per night!
- BINGO!

I would love that.


1st pick

I would trade Matthews and Marner isnt overpaid
- Reveen

i guess that's why our bottom 6 only looks better than your guys

- Fruitcakenipple

Adios

Because what could possibly go wrong when you have a team that is refusing to play with any discipline or heart, and you fire the disciplinarian coach and give them another Nintendo-boi and tell them to just go out there and have fun?!?!?!

This is sooooooo going to work!!!!

Who the frank wants to backcheck - that's no fun!!! Let's just try to score as many goals as we can in the third period when we are down by four goals!

Hooooooooray!
- Atomic Wedgie

Heard a great analogy on the Fan590 on why defense is so difficult to play.

It is like weightlifting. You know you need to do it, and you decide to put in the work. So, you go at it for 5 days. You feel good about it but Saturday, you decide you deserve a break. Then Sunday comes along, and you decide to go watch football with your friends. Monday and Tuesday, you are busy or have plans after work...

Before you know it, you have gone 4 days without working out.

Defense requires CONSTANT commitment and work. You either put that effort in, all day every day, or you are mediocre, at best.

I loved that analogy because we an all relate to that pattern of behaviour. The only thing I would add is that you could apply the same analogy to working hard in the offensive zone also.

The Leafs have fallen apart because they don't put in a full 60 anywhere on the ice.

For McDavid
- Steven_Seagull

Send him home to Arizona for a package centered around OEL

- Fruitcakenipple

No mention of Dubas or Shanahan.

Tick tock goes the Dubie clock

For McDavid
- Steven_Seagull

Matthews might get you one of McDavid's used jock straps.

He’s criticized his backcheck when he was a Marlie.

I think Keefe can fix him.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Those quotes form the playoffs? When he was dying with the Flu?

So KEEFe is the more touchy feely intellectual approach?
- Bonerfide69

I’ve heard players that played in junior for him never spoke to him once during their time, and he was the head coach/gm/owner

( some players not all )

But I think he’ll do fine, that was a long time ago.

Suddenly those 4 arizona tickets are awesome.

oh HELL yeah.

Ben Harpur getting 24 minutes per night!
- BINGO!

Good Canadian Boy.

Count on him to do the heavy lifting, not like these sweethearts like Nilemander.

You can't win on the ice if you can't win in the alley!

Matthews might get you one of McDavid's used jock straps.
- Reveen

Throw in a shin pad and you got yourself a deal.