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21 May 2025 15:19:05
The Leafs need some physical toughness so there are a few names coming up in free agency this year.

I would love for the Leafs to sign 1 or more of the following;

Trent Frederick, Luke Kunin, Tanner Jeanotte.

Thoughts?

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20 May 2025 21:53:02
I'm struggling with the idea of bringing back Tavares he's been a great player for the leafs but I also think removing one guy of the core and expecting different result may not work. to me if you walk away from both they now only have half that core that can't get it right mentally but I also think it would be easy to fill that hole either kinda torn on it what do you guys think?

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21 May 2025 00:12:11
Depend son the number. I don't see JT as a core guy after this year. He's going to be 2C possibly 3C depending on how he looks.

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21 May 2025 09:02:27
@LL yea but to me you still have guys that have a loser’s mentality in that locker room idk I hope if he stays he defers a bunch of money and the aav is like 4 mil a year.

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21 May 2025 15:42:05
@Goat I'd be fine with anything around 5. That's a huge discount. With the lack of UFA's going into a cap jump year, it's going to get insane.

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21 May 2025 19:26:59
I'm looking at JT in the $3-$4M range and that's it. I want him to have the mentality that he wants to be in Toronto more than he wants the money. This would be a big enough hometown discount to show that being a Leaf means more than making more millions on top of the millions he has already made.

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20 May 2025 15:53:44
Just wondering. Will the reaction from Leafs fans at the game and on social media etc, impact the ability to draw UFA's to Toronto this summer?
This isn't the days of Wendel and Dougie. The players today are more sensitive I will say.
I think it is possible Tre has a tough go trying to get a significant player this summer. I hope he has no issues, but I could see players wanting to avoid Toronto after seeing how players were reacted to.
Have to sell them on - if you win though, the fans will love you forever.

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20 May 2025 16:46:36
I think has been turning into more of an issue over the years. More and more want to avoid Canada in general, and will probably be even more against Toronto specifically.

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20 May 2025 21:49:29
This is why I take issue with the panthers coach and players it’s boarder line tampering they draw for Toronto has been less and less every year they show that they can’t win just my opinion I’m sure cost of living in canada is a turn off for players too.

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19 May 2025 16:59:05
Another season bites the dust!
Marner walks

Sign Geekie C (Boston) RFA offer sheet 5 million @ 4 years.
Sign Knies LW/RW 7.5 million @ 8 years
Sign Tavares C 5.5 million @ 4 years
Sign Boeser RW 7.5 million @ 7 years
Sign Pacioretty RW/LW 1 million @ 2 years

Toronto trade
Mathews C
Robertson LW

NY Rangers trade
Fox D
Lafrenier LW
Perreault C
Rangers 1st 2026

Toronto Trades
Domi LW/C/RW
Kampf C
Jarnkrok LW/RW

Utah trades
Crouse RW/LW

Toronto forward lines
Knies/Tavares/Nylander
Lafrenier/Geekie/Boeser
Laughton/Mcmann /Crouse
Holmberg/Lorentz/Steeves
Cowan/Perreault/Pacioretty

Toronto defensive lines
Riely/Mcabe
Carlo/Fox
Tanev/OEL
Nielama/Benoit/Kokkonen

Toronto Goalies
Stolarz SG
Woll BG



Something like this would breath new life in the team! Some depth for the season plus solid team! We already know this version can't win!

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19 May 2025 19:48:18
I know since the LEAFS loss everyone is in a major shake up mode. But have you guys look at the Trend with Professional Sports. Over the years I have noticed that Canadian Teams with American Players don't get very far when it really matters when competing and American counterpart. I am not trying to be anti American here. but whenever the games really matter the American players somehow disappear from (Canadian Teams) the game. I look back at the Blues Jays when they won the first time. Most of the players were Latinos. With the exception of Kawhi on the Raptors all previous teams were mostly Americans on a Canadian team and they too disappeared after hearing the American Anthem. Back to the NHL, a team that is currently dominant by Canadian and non Americans these are player play their hearts out. On the Leafs, the Canadian players are trying their best (take Willie and Tavares (I guess I could throw Mariner in as well) as examples. On the American Teams with Canadian players they too are playing Their hearts out and winning regardless of the anthem. Now for the LEAFS every year we go through the same cycle and the obvious (which doesn't make sense decision) is to shuffle the deck and replace good players with you know what and the cycle continues. Changing management and replacing (American player) who don't want to play in Canada is not the solution. Lets look at Tkackuk after heading south THE SCRIPT CHANGED and so many other "Good America players refuse to play for teams north of the border. I think when RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL this year the Canadian Teams should vet players who really want to play for Canadian team (I don't know if that's possible) or else next spring we will see the cycle repeat itself.

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20 May 2025 04:14:14
No interest at all in bringing inBoeser specifically. Also, this has JT at 1C. I don't see that as a team.

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21 May 2025 09:04:50
Well to start I don’t think leafs can offer sheet anyone as the down own their own picks secondly I agree with LL boeser good player but not a player that I think would work out here.

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19 May 2025 14:15:41
I can't imagine them all coming back. Unless Shanny insists, I can't see it happen.
My guess on what happens.
Marner is let walk.
JT may be back if he takes a huge discount. I mean in the $3-$4M range.
I think Tre will talk with Matthews, Nylander and Rielly and let them know big changes have to be made and do they still want to stay if big changes are coming. He may very well ask Rielly if he is willing to waive his NMC.

Knies will get signed. That's a no-brainer.
I think they move on from Robertson and get what they can for him. Probably Kampf as well, which would open up another $2.4M in cap space unless they bring a guy back for him.

I think other than Rielly, they are pretty happy with the D. Happy with the goaltending. Pretty happy with most of the bottom 6 (Laughton, McMann, Holmberg, Lorentz and Jarnkrok).

They will look for big(ish), hard nosed forwards. Florida has no "super skilled" guys who won't play physical.

They will have about $27M in cap space next year.
Forwards - 7 signed. 3RFA. 4 UFA.
D-men - 7 Signed
Goalies - 2 signed.

Let's say $7.5M for Knies long term. Leaves them about $19.5M.

Just my opinion of course, but they need to look at Jeannot and Bennett big time. That's probably around $9.5-$10M.

Would have about $9.5-$10M to fill out the rest of the roster.

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19 May 2025 13:12:54
There are many things that could/ should be done but the three easiest decisions to me are:
Trade Reilly - this is a waste of 7.5 million
Let Marner walk
Let Taveras walk or make him a third line winger at 4-5 million
Along with some minor decisions, you would have 25-30 million to rebuild.

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19 May 2025 14:31:39
Agreed, although I wouldn't even give JT that much. I agree with Berube - The mentality of the team needs to change. And that mentality is created by the core. Tre has his work cut out for him.

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19 May 2025 12:59:57
The leafs wasted another year and to me they wasted this run when they had guys like Benny , knies and patches with huge moments the only thing they haven't changed in the last 9 year is the top of this roster and it's finally time for changes to that I thought nylander was awful tonight look disinterested all night standing straight up gliding around knies probably shouldn't of played he clearly couldn't even be 25% of himself and like always the core members disappeared when it matters most also Carlo and Rielly got ate up Carlo looks to be another big for nothing guy and what it looked like to me every leafs was scared to get hit last night... hopefully they make some impactful moves this offseason or else I don't think the fan base is gonna stick behind this team

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19 May 2025 14:28:46
I agree with most of this, except although Carlo didn't have his best game, he was left out to dry by Rielly, who was absolutely brutal. Carlo is fine imo. I didn't think Laughton, McMann, Lorentz, Domi, Patches, Jarnkrok looked scared at all. They were about the only ones up front who didn't unfortunately.

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20 May 2025 00:09:17
@RLF yes he’s fine but how often do you see him play the body that’s what drives me nuts and they all do it except for a select few I mean tkachuk was playing hurt and they let that guy do whatever he wanted same with Marchand idk just played too soft I think if they move off of some of these mentally weak players they can win.

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20 May 2025 03:09:08
Goat. He had 32 hits in 13 games and has won a Cup. Lots of blocked shots and good on the PK. Tanev wouldn't have looked good beside Rielly in that series.

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19 May 2025 02:14:12
What annoyed me most about this game, was hearing the commentators chastise fans for throwing things on the ice.

They spent a mortage payment to watch this GARBAGE. If they throw jerseys, beer cans, boo, etc. I don't care. It is 100% deserved.

Same as always. Upgrade the D, get better goaltending, doesn't matter. If you spend 50% of the cap on 4 forwards and cannot score for 9 years straight, something is wrong. That's 4 goals in 3 games now.

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19 May 2025 06:36:15
Fans definitely have the right to show their displeasure, but not when the play is still going on though.
Apparently jerseys and drinks were being thrown on the ice while the play was still going on. All I say is just wait for a whistle and then fire away.

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19 May 2025 13:55:49
Personally, I get why people would want to throw things in the ice, but I don't like it. Yell, scream, boo them, but I don't like things thrown on the ice. Burn your jersey when you get home and put it on social media etc. They sucked. It was a disgusting performance from the core 5.

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19 May 2025 02:06:10
THANKS RIELLY ON FOR FOUR GOALS!

PACK UP YOUR rubbish AND PISS OFF TO SEATTLE!

TAKE TAVARES AND MARNER WITH YOU!

SHANNY PLAN IS OVER!

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19 May 2025 01:06:10
Watching game 7 and ENOUGH already. Blow it up I can't take it anymore. One collapse after another. I think after this we can finally say this core was rotten from the beginning. First things first, kick Shanahan outta office pack Mitch's bags. This team needs an overhaul.

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18 May 2025 03:28:27
4-2 Sunday for Leafs
Nylander 2 goals
Marner
Lorentz

Woll 31 saves

Knies done for the playoffs
Groin tear

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18 May 2025 20:17:57
I don't think Marner scores, but I hope he does.

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18 May 2025 20:18:33
Also, where are you getting groin tear deom? It was upper body and I keep seeing he's good to go.

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18 May 2025 20:39:18
3-2 Leafs in OT (they never make anything easy) .
Nylander 2 goals - 1 PP and the OT winner.
Laughton scores as well.

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19 May 2025 01:26:36
Looks like i was off a little 😂
I forgot these are the Prima Donna Leafs
Bring in more grit
Bring in a new coach



Keep the core four and Morgan
= pain.

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19 May 2025 06:32:26
You and me both 😆
Lots of suffering being a Leafs fan!
Biy it was the best they've done since 2002 and the best for this Core, but it's definitely time for a change.

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