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PinkSock
Montreal Canadiens
Location: https://nhl66.ir/
Joined: 07.23.2010

Sep 14 @ 2:19 PM ET
Babcock is so (frank)ing overrated its insane. So he won Gold with Team Canada who was 10x better than the 2nd best team at both Olympic games.....
- EnzoD

Ya but hes a maestro with a toaster.
capeandcali
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 01.24.2009

Sep 14 @ 2:20 PM ET
I wish I could have the last 5 mins of my life back. What a stupid article.
- LeafsPain54

I agree....stupid article trying to get something started...nothing better to do.
PinkSock
Montreal Canadiens
Location: https://nhl66.ir/
Joined: 07.23.2010

Sep 14 @ 2:20 PM ET
Why pull out?
That's what the HAT is for!


- .HOHO.

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

Sep 14 @ 2:20 PM ET
I need to know which side Lillybust is on.
- walshyleafsfan


More bad new Walshy. Lilibust is siding with Notslim Kadri and Travis Dermatitis.

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

Sep 14 @ 2:21 PM ET
He's gonzo. It's fairly easy to see. Part of the Shanaplan.

Once the Matthews vs Marleau stand-off affects the team, easy breach of contract and bye bye Patrick.

Allows us to re-sign Matthews, Nylander, Marner and Gardiner and have enough left over for Tanev in Free Agency.

- walshyleafsfan


The Leafs fan dream of trading Nylander for Tanev is still alive!
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 2:22 PM ET
More bad new Walshy. Lilibust is siding with Notslim Kadri and Travis Dermatitis.
- Aetherial

Well feck me.

I'm bolting to be a Sens fan.

Gonna check out their roster. They were one goal away from the SCF 2 years back. Should be good.
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 2:23 PM ET
WHAT THE (frank)
capeandcali
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 01.24.2009

Sep 14 @ 2:23 PM ET
July 1, 2019 the Arizona Coyotes sign hometown boy and franchise savior Matthews to a $14-$15 mil per year offer sheet. This forces the Leafs to match which will put them in cap hell for the next 7 years.
- islansjet

Wishful thinking ….BY YOU
PinkSock
Montreal Canadiens
Location: https://nhl66.ir/
Joined: 07.23.2010

Sep 14 @ 2:24 PM ET
Might better rent a barn . Volatile situation needs resolution. Or beef it out on Fortnite like real men
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 2:25 PM ET
The Leafs fan dream of trading Nylander for Tanev is still alive!
- Aetherial

More bad news (this day cannot get any worserererer)

Kyle Dubas on wanting a long-term deal for William Nylander: “The whole time I’m here, until they kick me out one day, William is a part of the group”
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Sep 14 @ 2:28 PM ET
More bad news (this day cannot get any worserererer.

Kyle Dubas on wanting a long-term deal for William Nylander: “The whole time I’m here, until they kick me out one day, William is a part of the group”

- walshyleafsfan



Read between the lines, man!

What Kyle was really saying, but couldn't because reasons, is that William will be part of the group of players traded for Tanev
PinkSock
Montreal Canadiens
Location: https://nhl66.ir/
Joined: 07.23.2010

Sep 14 @ 2:33 PM ET
Nylander wanted a letter. Wont sign until he gets at least a lower case A
joegreif17
Location: Hockeyville, BC
Joined: 05.10.2009

Sep 14 @ 2:40 PM ET
He did the same thing to Morgan Rielly and it appear to have paid off. Somewhere down the road Mathews, Rielly and whoever will thank him for making them a better player. I learned this long ago. I used to be a big homerun hitter in my day and as a young fellow was caught up in myself. Early in the season, bases loaded nobody out and I come up and thinking grand slam. Look down to third and I got a bunt signal and I waited for two strikes thinking it would be hit away. Guess what the bunt was still on for the third strike. I laid down a bunt and there was no play on it, run scored and bases still loaded. Nobody expected this. I was still pissed but when I got my head out of my ass down the road I realized that all games are team games and my coach taught me a valuable lesson. So bottom line Babcock gets my approval.
LordHumungous
Vancouver Canucks
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Joined: 08.15.2014

Sep 14 @ 2:42 PM ET
The Leafs' dressing room is now hopelessly divided.

It's pretty obvious that Matthews now hates Marleau. Absolutely despises him.

Time to blow it up and start over.

Just like the Senators.

- Atomic Wedgie

True.

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

Sep 14 @ 2:43 PM ET
Nylander wanted a letter. Wont sign until he gets at least a lower case A
- PinkSock

He already has one - see bolded above.
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 2:52 PM ET
Nylander wanted a letter. Wont sign until he gets at least a lower case A
- PinkSock

Dubas on the Matthews Captaincy question:

Before that happened yesterday, we had an exact plan. I think it is always good for us to be transparent with our players about what we are doing. We had Auston come in because he’s the one that is going to get a lot of the questions. People look to him as someone who is going to be a leader on the team in the future and he is a leader now. You can tell by his presence and the way he operates. People look at him that way because of his talent.

We expect him, Mitch, and William to develop their leadership skills, but I think that falls on us and our management group and our coaches, to help him evolve and develop that way.

Where you mentioned that everything becomes a big thing in Toronto – I think the honours that are bestowed upon the players also carry a little bit more weight just because of the marketplace and the amount of media attention. You see the number of fans here and it’s really remarkable. We don’t want to do anything in haste. We want to be patient with everything that we do, and have the players naturally grow into those roles when they’re ready to.

It’s not to say that Auston isn’t ready or Mitch isn’t ready, or William wouldn’t be ready. We just want to make sure – especially when it comes to leadership and more off-ice things – that we really have done a good job to prepare them.


Dubas full of poop
22bossy
New York Islanders
Location: That's Unpossible!!
Joined: 07.07.2007

Sep 14 @ 2:59 PM ET
Why does Mathews always look like he's not happy, almost as if he can't wait to leave the team.
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Sep 14 @ 3:00 PM ET
Dubas on the Matthews Captaincy question:

Before that happened yesterday, we had an exact plan. I think it is always good for us to be transparent with our players about what we are doing. We had Auston come in because he’s the one that is going to get a lot of the questions. People look to him as someone who is going to be a leader on the team in the future and he is a leader now. You can tell by his presence and the way he operates. People look at him that way because of his talent.

We expect him, Mitch, and William to develop their leadership skills, but I think that falls on us and our management group and our coaches, to help him evolve and develop that way.

Where you mentioned that everything becomes a big thing in Toronto – I think the honours that are bestowed upon the players also carry a little bit more weight just because of the marketplace and the amount of media attention. You see the number of fans here and it’s really remarkable. We don’t want to do anything in haste. We want to be patient with everything that we do, and have the players naturally grow into those roles when they’re ready to.

It’s not to say that Auston isn’t ready or Mitch isn’t ready, or William wouldn’t be ready. We just want to make sure – especially when it comes to leadership and more off-ice things – that we really have done a good job to prepare them.


Dubas full of poop

- walshyleafsfan



Sounds like Dubas is on Team Marleau...
bryant
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.28.2011

Sep 14 @ 3:07 PM ET
What's the issue between Matthews and Marleau?
- sskkoo1

Marleau slept with Matthew gf.

Word on the street is she was into hairy eyebrows and despises big nostrils.

It’s just hearsay right now but it’s starting to grow legs.
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 3:09 PM ET
Why does Mathews always look like he's not happy, almost as if he can't wait to leave the team.
- 22bossy

Because he can't wait to leave the team.
22bossy
New York Islanders
Location: That's Unpossible!!
Joined: 07.07.2007

Sep 14 @ 3:10 PM ET
Because he can't wait to leave the team.
- walshyleafsfan



Even with the addition of Tavares he still looks miserable
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 3:10 PM ET
Marleau slept with Matthew gf.

Word on the street is she was into hairy eyebrows and despises big nostrils.

It’s just hearsay right now but it’s starting to grow legs.

- bryant

Yeah, but there was absolutely no need to then fight Marner after the incident. There are other ways to deal with Marner's drug addiction than to fight.
walshyleafsfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I really don't care about Nylander, I really hope he gets injured and is out - Makita
Joined: 07.14.2011

Sep 14 @ 3:11 PM ET
Even with the addition of Tavares he still looks miserable
- 22bossy

Tavares has that effect.
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Sep 14 @ 3:11 PM ET
Why does Mathews always look like he's not happy, almost as if he can't wait to leave the team.
- 22bossy



I think you might be onto something here;

Matthews is gonna bolt to Arizona, making all three of their fans super excited.

I blame this all on William Nylander's hair and Patrick Marleau..
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Sep 14 @ 3:15 PM ET
I think you might be onto something here;

Matthews is gonna bolt to Arizona, making all three of their fans super excited.

I blame this all on William Nylander's hair and Patrick Marleau..

- PatC80

Matthews is going to Long Island - just to piss off Tavares.
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