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GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:21 PM ET
Badbranson has a cap hit the Leafs couldnt handle next year.

Also one thing I think Button said after the deadline is right. Trades are hard. Dubas has to like the guy available then the other team has to like the pieces being offered. All the while needing to keep an eye on the cap.

I'm honestly not concerned about next year. Regardless of the situation the Leafs have a good team. They may not do as well next year if things remain status quo but look at Tampa. They finished near the bottom to snatch up Hedman and some of their young guys.

- Aaron_85


Fixed
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Planet of the Leafs, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 9:21 PM ET
Why didn't Dubas do whatever it took to sign Tavares?!

Oh wait, he did that. Damn it.
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 9:24 PM ET
I realize guys are negative on Holl, but why not play the guy and get him some ice time? They are locked at no worse than 3rd, is he that much worse? And even if he is, he doesn't even play AHL games. So they never play him and give him ice time and then wonder why he doesn't look good when they do. Makes no sense.
- aminnes



Agreed. I think he's better than marincin and oz. but both have played significantly more than holl.

aminnes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Mrs. Buzzkill, AB
Joined: 12.17.2008

Mar 14 @ 9:29 PM ET
I've been suggesting the same thing for a while now... my point is we know Marincin is crap.

Why not give Holl a go.. .move Hainsey to the left side.... still a few games left to experiment... and what they are doing right now sure isn't working particularly well.

- BorjeFan4Ever


Can they send him down? Not playing games for basically a full year is not good.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:30 PM ET
Jack Edwards is completely blind to everything that the Bruins do.
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 9:36 PM ET
Can they send him down? Not playing games for basically a full year is not good.
- aminnes



Have to go on waivers. That's why he has been here all year, because they risk losing him on waivers.

Thing that doesn't add up to me is that he's been here all year on the roster, but marincicn instantly goes in when he comes up. Team felt he wasn't needed and felt he could be risked going down on waivers but each time he comes up he goes straight in. Doesn't make sense to me.
KINGS67
Season Ticket Holder
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Joined: 01.29.2010

Mar 14 @ 9:37 PM ET
Why didn't Dubas do whatever it took to sign Tavares?!

Oh wait, he did that. Damn it.

- Zezel

Whatever it took huh?

Yeah it didn’t take much to convince JT to take less to play for his home town team.

He wasn’t signing anywhere but TOR. Not hard to sign a guy when that happens. Praise did the same thing. Wasn’t hard for MIN to sign him cause he was going home no matter what
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Planet of the Leafs, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 9:38 PM ET
Member when st. Louis was unstoppable, I member
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Planet of the Leafs, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 9:40 PM ET
Whatever it took huh?

Yeah it didn’t take much to convince JT to take less to play for his home town team.

He wasn’t signing anywhere but TOR. Not hard to sign a guy when that happens. Praise did the same thing. Wasn’t hard for MIN to sign him cause he was going home no matter what

- KINGS67


What else did he tell you? Say hi for me!
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Mar 14 @ 9:40 PM ET
Whatever it took huh?

Yeah it didn’t take much to convince JT to take less to play for his home town team.

He wasn’t signing anywhere but TOR. Not hard to sign a guy when that happens. Praise did the same thing. Wasn’t hard for MIN to sign him cause he was going home no matter what

- KINGS67


JT took market value..sharks offered more which would have been over market value in my opinion.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Mar 14 @ 9:40 PM ET
Member when st. Louis was unstoppable, I member
- Zezel


Come on jets! Montreal losing.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:41 PM ET
Whatever it took huh?

Yeah it didn’t take much to convince JT to take less to play for his home town team.

He wasn’t signing anywhere but TOR. Not hard to sign a guy when that happens. Praise did the same thing. Wasn’t hard for MIN to sign him cause he was going home no matter what

- KINGS67


Incorrect. He got sold on the Leafs in the meeting. Before that, he wasn't planing on leaving the Island.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:42 PM ET
Come on jets! Montreal losing.
- Aaron_85


Lost.
KINGS67
Season Ticket Holder
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Joined: 01.29.2010

Mar 14 @ 9:44 PM ET
Incorrect. He got sold on the Leafs in the meeting. Before that, he wasn't planing on leaving the Island.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Nope. Not believing that.

Unless you know JT personally, which I doubt you do and he told you this it’s all media based.

He was set on TOR. Just like praise and MIN
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Planet of the Leafs, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 9:44 PM ET
I love how before, Leaf fans were ridiculous for thinking a marquee player would ever sign here.

Now, it's of course JT was always gonna sign there, obviously.

Lol
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:45 PM ET
OK, Tampa! You fought back and took the lead. No more goals against! My fantasy season is counting on it!
aminnes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Mrs. Buzzkill, AB
Joined: 12.17.2008

Mar 14 @ 9:47 PM ET
Have to go on waivers. That's why he has been here all year, because they risk losing him on waivers.

Thing that doesn't add up to me is that he's been here all year on the roster, but marincicn instantly goes in when he comes up. Team felt he wasn't needed and felt he could be risked going down on waivers but each time he comes up he goes straight in. Doesn't make sense to me.

- burn


Wasn't Marincin the guy they kept up forcing them to waiv Mac?
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:47 PM ET
Nope. Not believing that.

Unless you know JT personally, which I doubt you do and he told you this it’s all media based.

He was set on TOR. Just like praise and MIN

- KINGS67


He's literally said that Dubas and Shanahan sold him on the Leafs.

And it was nothing like Parise. Parise didn't meet with multiple teams. He signed immediately with the Wild, with Suter.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:47 PM ET
I love how before, Leaf fans were ridiculous for thinking a marquee player would ever sign here.

Now, it's of course JT was always gonna sign there, obviously.

Lol

- Zezel


aminnes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Mrs. Buzzkill, AB
Joined: 12.17.2008

Mar 14 @ 9:49 PM ET
Nope. Not believing that.

Unless you know JT personally, which I doubt you do and he told you this it’s all media based.

He was set on TOR. Just like praise and MIN

- KINGS67


I also think he was going. I can't fathom a guy making a life changing decision like that because of a meeting. He had to be at least motivated to go to the Leafs before then, and in fact he has said multiple times that the talent of the young players was a big factor which he obviously knew long before the meeting.
DrunkenCanuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Check your PM, ON
Joined: 07.14.2009

Mar 14 @ 9:50 PM ET
Wasn't Marincin the guy they kept up forcing them to waiv Mac?
- aminnes



Not keeping Mac and Polak shows Lubeass has a lot to learn.

GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 9:51 PM ET
Not keeping Mac and Polak shows Lubeass has a lot to learn.
- DrunkenCanuck


Like what?

Keep on keeping on? Do the same thing you already did?
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 9:52 PM ET
Why didn't Dubas do whatever it took to sign Tavares?!

Oh wait, he did that. Damn it.

- Zezel

It’s kinda funny when trolls from other teams come in here and sound just like a couple of the “fans” that are spouting poop opinions
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Mar 14 @ 9:54 PM ET
I also think he was going. I can't fathom a guy making a life changing decision like that because of a meeting. He had to be at least motivated to go to the Leafs before then, and in fact he has said multiple times that the talent of the young players was a big factor which he obviously knew long before the meeting.
- aminnes


I think he had an idea. I know a guy who worked the golf course he is a member of. He said he always brought teammates from the island. Except last year he stopped. His best friend works at MLSE as of last year. A few small things all added up
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Mar 14 @ 9:55 PM ET
Lost.
- GreatGigInTheSky

which means Leafs can continue to suck...
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