literally anyone can win the cup

just need a hot streak at the right time, that's it, that's all!
- Lucas.Neilson

Anyone can win except the Leafs.

It’s a science.

I'd like to remind people that the super draft genius team of Hunter and Dubas traded down to get Dermott and Bracco. Playing the percentages.

Philly was happy to oblige, and drafted Konecny.

In case you missed it, he was at at the all star game.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yes but.....

Willie.


Or something

Anyone can win except the Leafs.

It’s a science.
- Santo_44

oh come on now... It's not rocket appliances.. If we get Ander2en the entire playoff run, we can win the Cup.. Assuming of course, we actually make the playoffs first..

And because I hate myself, I continue to monitor ticket prices for tonight's game.

Some good ones:

- 7th row in Preds' end, right on the goal line. But it looks like rows 3-6 have no seats there, so you'd have unobstructed view. $90 per ticket.

- 5th row corner behind Preds' net. $75 per ticket.

- 3rd row, Preds' end, at hash marks. $138 per ticket.

- 7th row, Preds' end, at hash marks. $100 per ticket (probably better seats than 4 rows lower, IMHO).

- $126 per ticket to sit first row behind the penalty box. Terrible seats, actually, unless you want to jump in to fight Tie Domi.

- 12th row, right behind the Preds' net, $106 per ticket. They may not be for everyone, but this is my favourite place to watch a hockey game.

I hate my friends. My former friends.
- Atomic Wedgie

I see you are a fellow event organizer for your friends.

Friends just (frank)ing suck sometimes.

oh come on now... It's not rocket appliances.. If we get Ander2en the entire playoff run, we can win the Cup.. Assuming of course, we actually make the playoffs first..
- PatC80

Andersen is 27 and hasn't gotten it done in playoffs.

(frank)ing loser.

Yes but.....

Willie.


Or something


- Fakepartofme

I love the 2019 draft.

"We have to wait and see they haven't done anything at the NHL level" Yeah yeah I know.

But the majority of their prospects stocks have risen pretty significantly.

Robertson, Abramov, Abruzzee all playing above their draft number.

literally anyone can win the cup

just need a hot streak at the right time, that's it, that's all!
- Lucas.Neilson

That seems to be the narrative from a lot of Leaf fans but I disagree. St. Louis, as we can see clearly was no fluke. They had the horses, they just had a terrible coach and needed a tendy, which they got. They are still playing as well as they did after the switch and haven't slowed down. Boston is still a great team, Washington etc. Get something in return for the UFAs for once.

literally anyone can win the cup

just need a hot streak at the right time, that's it, that's all!
- Lucas.Neilson

Well.
A little more than that. But that helps.

As long as you make it into the playoffs

i'd like to see them get manson.

greene might be a lower cost option that could help our pk.

severson and petry could be a little too expensive for my taste.
- Tumbleweed

Manson is a risk for me...He has played like crap this year and most of last year.

Is it just the team he is on? Would he fit better in this system? That is up to the Leafs brass to figure out.

Im just going to keep crunching numbers and complain

That seems to be the narrative from a lot of Leaf fans but I disagree. St. Louis, as we can see clearly was no fluke. They had the horses, they just had a terrible coach and needed a tendy, which they got. They are still playing as well as they did after the switch and haven't slowed down. Boston is still a great team, Washington etc. Get something in return for the UFAs for once.
- aminnes

Yeah we didn't know if they were a fluke or not before they won the cup.

I love the 2019 draft.

"We have to wait and see they haven't done anything at the NHL level" Yeah yeah I know.

But the majority of their prospects stocks have risen pretty significantly.

Robertson, Abramov, Abruzzee all playing above their draft number.
- Santo_44

Its good to see draftees are doing well at their current level. Better than not doing well for sure
At thats the best you can hope for as of now for recent draft picks.

That seems to be the narrative from a lot of Leaf fans but I disagree. St. Louis, as we can see clearly was no fluke. They had the horses, they just had a terrible coach and needed a tendy, which they got. They are still playing as well as they did after the switch and haven't slowed down. Boston is still a great team, Washington etc. Get something in return for the UFAs for once.
- aminnes

no team that just stacked up their roster as much as the Leafs have over the last 2 seasons are going to toss in the towel because they are 4 points out with 30+ games left.

what UFA's are going to bring in these monster hauls? Barrie? Muzzin (who sounds like he may resign?), Spezza? I don't know who you mean?

I admit

I yelled at the TV and I sent a few texts to some of the links in the organization saying what a huge mistake it was not to take Travis Konecny...they were worried about his health/injuries...
- Lucas.Neilson

You need to be more boisterous about this. Something along the lines of:

"And some of you people thought Konecny couldn't play and would be an AHL lifer. I was so right to say that he would be a future all star once he came out of his mother's womb, but you people couldn't see how right I was. It's laughable. Overpaid and overdrafted hahahahahaha. Unbelievable some of you."

Something like that

no team that just stacked up their roster as much as the Leafs have over the last 2 seasons are going to toss in the towel because they are 4 points out with 30+ games left.

what UFA's are going to bring in these monster hauls? Barrie? Muzzin (who sounds like he may resign?), Spezza? I don't know who you mean?
- Lucas.Neilson

Ceci

That seems to be the narrative from a lot of Leaf fans but I disagree. St. Louis, as we can see clearly was no fluke. They had the horses, they just had a terrible coach and needed a tendy, which they got. They are still playing as well as they did after the switch and haven't slowed down. Boston is still a great team, Washington etc. Get something in return for the UFAs for once.
- aminnes

If the leafs are out of a playoff spot by a considerable amount the day before the tdl, then yes, move some non part of the future players out.
If come tdl, the leafs are within a reach of a playoff spot. Hold the fort, keep the ufas and see what happens.

Yeah we didn't know if they were a fluke or not before they won the cup.
- Santo_44

Before last year a lot of people liked the Blues. On paper they were solid other than questions in net. If you look at the way Yeo distributed minutes and his system compared to Berube it was weird. He sat Parayko on the bench, Berube saw Parayko as a huge asset as one example. They were lucky in that Bennington wasn't seen as necessarily the solution, but he was in their system, they drafted and developed him and he came through. And if it was a fluke they would have regressed some, but not the case. The Leafs are not going to flukily win the cup this year. This is a pipe dream.

no team that just stacked up their roster as much as the Leafs have over the last 2 seasons are going to toss in the towel because they are 4 points out with 30+ games left.

what UFA's are going to bring in these monster hauls? Barrie? Muzzin (who sounds like he may resign?), Spezza? I don't know who you mean?
- Lucas.Neilson

It is pretty simple. Throw in the towel unless you have a team like TB last season.

Also show Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Freddy, Rielly that we don't believe in them.

Before last year a lot of people liked the Blues. On paper they were solid other than questions in net. If you look at the way Yeo distributed minutes and his system compared to Berube it was weird. He sat Parayko on the bench, Berube saw Parayko as a huge asset as one example. They were lucky in that Bennington wasn't seen as necessarily the solution, but he was in their system, they drafted and developed him and he came through. And if it was a fluke they would have regressed some, but not the case. The Leafs are not going to flukily win the cup this year. This is a pipe dream.
- aminnes

Ill agree that prior to last season started, most people had st louis as a playoff team.
The leafs could get into the playoffs and make some noise. No reason they couldnt.

You need to be more boisterous about this. Something along the lines of:

"And some of you people thought Konecny couldn't play and would be an AHL lifer. I was so right to say that he would be a future all star once he came out of his mother's womb, but you people couldn't see how right I was. It's laughable. Overpaid and overdrafted hahahahahaha. Unbelievable some of you."

Something like that
- RickJames77

I also had a conniption fit when the Leafs bought out Grabovski, only to dump liles for Gleason just to buy him out...but we bought out komisarek because he was a "good guy in the room" and he deserved another chance

that's how unbelievably stupid the leafs have been in my life.

Before last year a lot of people liked the Blues. On paper they were solid other than questions in net. If you look at the way Yeo distributed minutes and his system compared to Berube it was weird. He sat Parayko on the bench, Berube saw Parayko as a huge asset as one example. They were lucky in that Bennington wasn't seen as necessarily the solution, but he was in their system, they drafted and developed him and he came through. And if it was a fluke they would have regressed some, but not the case. The Leafs are not going to flukily win the cup this year. This is a pipe dream.
- aminnes

So the Blues were looked upon as a top team in the league before the season started and played like poop under a different coach, then found success under a new one? Hmm okay.

The Blues were always a good team on paper. They figured it out and that is great for them.

They could of sold off their UFA's because of the season they were having going into the TDL. Good thing they didn't.

Ceci
- Steven_Seagull

cant even get a damned burke' dog for him

If the leafs are out of a playoff spot by a considerable amount the day before the tdl, then yes, move some non part the future players out.
If come tdl, the leafs are within reach of playoff spot. Hold the fort, keep the ufas and see what happens.
- Fakepartofme

On one hand I want to hope, but on the other hand I fear the Leafs are becoming the 90's Oilers. just good enough to just miss the dance, or just get in. But not good enough to win anything, and therefore having mid first rounders every year and spinning their wheels while losing assets every year (4 years running UFAs walking). I guess they don't have a first rounder this year anyway, but...

I'm assuming all these guys would have received offer sheets, so we would have multiple 1st round picks for the next 4 years.
- Atomic Wedgie

Hindsight is a pretty easy position to flick stones from hey.

Almost as smart as saying guys are amazing draft picks the say they're drafted. 🤷‍♂️

If the leafs are out of a playoff spot by a considerable amount the day before the tdl, then yes, move some non part of the future players out.
If come tdl, the leafs are within a reach of a playoff spot. Hold the fort, keep the ufas and see what happens.
- Fakepartofme

Yep.

The Leafs have these players guaranteed for 5 years. Rielly and Freddy for 2...

Every year is vital and you don't weaken your team just to get an extra 2nd or 3rd draft pick.

Before last year a lot of people liked the Blues. On paper they were solid other than questions in net. If you look at the way Yeo distributed minutes and his system compared to Berube it was weird. He sat Parayko on the bench, Berube saw Parayko as a huge asset as one example. They were lucky in that Bennington wasn't seen as necessarily the solution, but he was in their system, they drafted and developed him and he came through. And if it was a fluke they would have regressed some, but not the case. The Leafs are not going to flukily win the cup this year. This is a pipe dream.
- aminnes

31 teams in the NHL

only 1 winner.

unless you a Detroit or Ottawa - you don't have a chance.

any other "playoff" team could just as easily win it over any of the other teams. the league has more parity now than it ever has. Leafs have just as good of a shot at winning the cup as any of the teams in the playoff hunt. Washignton, STL, you name it...odds are the same, just need to win round 1 and the leafs will have more confidence/swagger than any other team, so does that put them out of the hunt?

I think not!