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Apr 9 @ 2:01 AM ET
If by regroup you mean fire Darcy, fire Lindy and dump, trade, buy out every bad contract-player on this team, then I'm on board completely. The only players I'm completely opposed to trading is Marcus Foligno and Ennis. These are the only two guys capable of providing any inspiration on the team.
Myers is a clumsy giraffe package him with picks for beef.
Roy, Vanek, Staff are losers pure and simple, with no heart or leadership.
I like Pommer and his consistency but wouldn't be angry if we traded him.
Lieno should be summarily executed because there's no way we'll ever be able to dump him. (I hope one of the wealthier buzzers can put the contract out asap). He made 6 mill this year. Hartnell and Giroux both made less than 4.
I watched every game this year and went to the two at MSG. This product is a joke. The fact that Lindy and Darcy might still be around next year is a joke. I love Terry Pegula's passion, but am afraid from a talent evaluation standpoint he may be a joke too.
We need to put money together for a billboard like they did for Jauron. "Fire Darcy and Lindy." Let's use the power of social media to change the world and what matters most in our live's: the future of the Buffalo Sabres. Let the twitter and facebook campaigns begin. I'll put $100 down. Who else can chip in? This isn't a joke.
Burke has gone from shrewd hockey man, to completely outta touch delusional IMBECILE in under 3 years in the toronto spotlight. The "pittsburgh model my ass"....hmmm...didn't the STANLEY cup champion BLACKHAWKS use the EXACT same model MINUS the best player in the game??? Boston used Kabelere and Toronto's own draft pick, and rode em to a cup. The guy simply thinks he has the assets to get Ryan Getzlaff or a guy like Eric Staal. What assets?? Colbourne has AHL bust written all over him, Kadri has talent but is as small as a bug, can't/WON'T defend, so he'll NEVER get a shake in Toronto rendering his value 1/4 what it should be, Gardiner can move the puck but has Marek Zidlicky written all over him, Schenn's been b#tchslapped into oblivion by the Toronto fans and media, and the only true asset, your 1st this year isn't good enough for one of those guys EVEN WITH all the players above INCLUDED. Plus he thinks he's simply gonna march down and get a Vokoun like deal....eh NO. But what has Burke REALLY accomplished in his tenure....
Day one...he promises a "REBUILT Leafs, featuring PUGNACITY, TRuculance, and TOUGHNESS". All this time later he's rebuilding AGAIN with all those traits in mind. What he actually delivered was THEE softest team in the league, with the best 40 goal scorer to never EVER score 40 goals who's thee softest player in the league with leadership that has toughness in the press box cause they can't skate. His area of suposed strenghth his trading, well let's see...Every deal Burke has pulled off with the ROYAL blessings of Leaf nation really haven't been the coup degraws you all envisioned. Phanuef for a bag of pucks....now really is Phanuef even worthy of a bag of pucks, he's slow, not physical, turtles when anyone bigger then Desharnais provokes him, and is thee worst defender EVER in the history of pilons. Toskala, Hagman for JS, Gardiner for Beachimin...THat's thee best deal right there, and it's an even deal cause Beauch can defend but not really score, gardiner can score but thinks da fence is da thing around da house.... Don't mention ANY Boston deal cause Burke got RAPED on them all....What's that Kaberle for Colbourne, yeah Kaberele has his name on a cup, Colbourne is an AHL bust that can't skte won't hit and will be out in round one with the rest of the much overrated SOFT marlies.....Eakin is THEE WHOLE story there....
So now Burke, a man with a vision he's gone NOWHERE with for 3 plus years is back to the vision he hopes will take em somewhere. Thee true DEFINATION of INSANITY is both doing the same thing over and over to abstract FAILURE and expecting a different result, and thee true defintion of Lemming is Believing anything the insane guy says as gospel and blindly following em anywhere to their demise.....You want to see the playoffs again in your lifetime LEAF NATION, I suggest you pray to every god there is Burke drives a car with him AND NONIS off a bridge, and Dudley gets to PROPERLY rebuild this team, cause the sounds that Tannenbaum and Burke are making are akin to desperate people that'll do anything and sacrifice anything to save their hides, and that spells DOOM for Leaf Nation....Enjoy winning the draft LOttery tonight and watching Burke deal the pick to Columbus for Nash, or worst Going OFF the board and selecting an American no one has heard of that is tough but has played competative hockey for like 6 months ala "Goon".......
Top Six Prospect Potential:
Carter Ashton
Nazem Kadri
Joe Colborne
Marcel Mueller
Top 4 Dman Potential
Korbinian Holzer
Jesse Blacker
Potential #1 Goalies
Ben Scrivens
Jussi Rynnas
To qualify....these are POTENTIAL....and they only include Marlies players, not any players we might have playing in the O or in the states (i.e., Tyler Biggs). It also doesn't include any current Leafs roster players (i.e., Gardiner, Phaneuf, Kessel, Lupul, Grabo, etc.)
Conclusion: Future = Bright - Pen15
I'm not speculating like you are...that's the point! All we can really go off of is potential...
do we have potential top six forward prospects? YES
do we have potential top 4 dmen prospects? YES
do we have potential talent for a #1 goalie? YES
The fact that the 'potential' is there is virtually undeniable. Whether that potential is actually realized is anyones guess....but according to you....they're already middling...Calder Cup contenders....made up of middling prospects... - Pen15
Not an apologist....
Just able to think analytically and take multiple factors into consideration when making a judgement call.... - Pen15
The rebuild began after the Kessel trade. Are you ignorant or new?
His signings have been mistakes, his trades have worked out. I wouldnt say his mistakes out weight the positives, especially considering most of what he has brought in the past couple of seasons will take time to develop. - Gunslinger
sometimes I wonder how some people function in society.... - Pen15
gets tiring after a while....its like trying to rationalize with an infant.
or explaining to a dog that eating the stick will come with the consequence of throwing up later... - Pen15
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Apr 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
Shut your fat stupid (frank)ing mouth Engels before a Richard ends up in there. You're like every other retard east coast writer. The Canucks play a no BS season and then Kesler takes one tumble in the third period and now every Canucks player was falling after every stride looking for a call. How about you smarten the (frank) up and get your own opinion? Or is that too hard since they don't come with glaze?
- DTF69
Shut your fat stupid (frank)ing mouth Engels before a Richard ends up in there. You're like every other retard east coast writer. The Canucks play a no BS season and then Kesler takes one tumble in the third period and now every Canucks player was falling after every stride looking for a call. How about you smarten the (frank) up and get your own opinion? Or is that too hard since they don't come with glaze?
- DTF69 - ShootingSemin
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