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22 Aug 2021 23:23:33
Tor gets
Clarke D
Grans D
Madden C
Maatta D
LA gets
Riley D
Brooks C
Hollowell D
Toronto's forward lines
Kerfoot/Mathews/Marner
Robertson/Tavares/Nylander
Ritchie/Kampf/Mikheyev
Engvall/Spezza/Simmonds
Extras: Bunting and Kase
Toronto's defensive lines
Muzzin/Holl
Maatta/Brodie
Sandin/Dermot
Extras: Lilijigren, Clarke and Madden
Toronto's Goalies
Campbell Sg
Mrazek Bg
Extras: Hutchinson
23 Jul 2021 12:11:51
So it's shaping up like we are losing Hymn! the sign and trade will be for peanuts. That said I didn't see the wing of McJesus opening up for Hymn and that will make McJesus pretty much unbeatable in points next year.
As I listening to Dube talk it looks like we are only going to get reinforcements through the Marlins lol! But then I thought about it and I was like k maybe they do something like this, move Riley to the left wing and build the line up this way.
Sign Glachenyuk 2 years @ 1.5 million per year
Sign Bogosain 2 years @ 2.5 million per season
Sign Ritchie 2 years @ 1.75 million per season
Sign Nash 2 years @ 1.5 million per season
Forward lines
Riley/Mathews/Marner
Robertson/Tavares/Nylander
Mikheyev/Kerfoot/Engvall
Simmonds/Spezza/Galchenyuk
Extras: Brooks, Anderson and Nash
Defensive lines
Muzzin/Holl
Bogosain/Brodie
Sandin/Dermot
Extras: Lilijigren and Hollwell
Goalies
Campbell Sg
Ritchie Bg
Extras: Hutchinson
So I think this isn't flashy but with a flat cap it leaves us open for at least one flashy move to put us over the top. I spent roughly 7.25 million filling in the blanks. Next season we gain 1.2 off the kessel tax so signing Riley don't seem to be a big task unless he wants OEL money his 5 + 1.2 of kessel gets us to 6.2
21 Jul 2021 17:31:55
Mcann gets picked in the expansion draft after all that said I still like these moves!
Let Andersen, Hymn, Folingo walk. Let Thornton retire and become a assistant coach. Then sign these players.
Sign Galchenyuk 2 years @ 1.5 million per year.
Sign Bogosain 2 years @ 1.5 million per year
Sign Ritchie 2 years @ 1 million per year
Sign Hutton 2 years @ 1.2 million per year
Sign Nash 2 years @ 900k per year
Sign Saad 3 years 3 million per season
After the free agency is opened and you move Riley from Defence to left wing our team would look like this
Forward lines
Riley/Mathews/Marner
Galchenyuk/Tavares/Nylander
Mikheyev/Kerfoot/Saad
Engvall/Spezza/Simmonds
Extras: Nash
Defensive lines
Muzzin/Holl
Sandin/Brodie
Bogosain/Hutton
Extras: Lilijigren & Dermot
Goalies
Campbell Sg
Ritchie Bg
LHD out!
1.) 21 Jul 2021 22:30:21
How are you going to get these players to sign so cheaply. Lol what a joke.
21 Jul 2021 05:40:24
Dermot gets picked in the expansion draft.
Let Andersen, Hymn, Folingo walk. Let Thornton retire and become a assistant coach. Then sign these players.
Sign Galchenyuk 2 years @ 1.5 million per year.
Sign Bogosain 2 years @ 1.5 million per year
Sign Ritchie 2 years @ 1 million per year
Sign Hutton 2 years @ 1.2 million per year
Sign Nash 2 years @ 900k per year
Sign Saad 3 years 3 million per season and that leaves us with 2.6 million to find another depth D
After the free agency is opened and you move Riley from Defence to left wing our team would look like this
Forward lines
Riley/Mathews/Marner
Galchenyuk/Tavares/Nylander
Mikheyev/Kerfoot/Saad
Engvall/Mcann/Spezza
Extras: Nash & Simmonds
Defensive lines
Muzzin/Holl
Sandin/Brodie
Bogosain/Hutton
Extras: Lilijigren
Goalies
Campbell Sg
Ritchie Bg
LHD out!
19 Jul 2021 02:20:52
Never got much love on the first attempt of this post but since I'm stubborn I'm shooting this out there again with some more twists!
Toronto's protection list
Mathews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, Riley, Muzzin, Holl, Brodie and Campbell (actually turns out to be the protection list)
Lose Mcann to the Kraken then make these moves!
Let Andersen, Hymn, Folingo walk. Let Thornton retire and become a assistant coach. Then sign these players.
Sign Galchenyuk 2 years @ 1.5 million per year.
Sign Bogosain 2 years @ 1.5 million per year
Sign Ritchie 2 years @ 1 million per year
Sign Hutton 2 years @ 1.2 million per year
Sign Nash 2 years @ 900k per year
After the free agency is opened and you move Riley from Defence to left wing our team would look like this
Forward lines
Riley/Mathews/Marner = 27.5
Galchenyuk/Tavares/Nylander = 19.4
Mikheyev/Kerfoot/Engvall = 6.4
Simmonds/Spezza/Nash = 2.5
Total = 55.8
Defensive lines
Muzzin/Holl = 7.7
Sandin/Brodie = 5.9
Bogosain/Hutton = 2.7
Total = 16.3
Goalies
Campbell Sg = 1.6
Ritchie Bg = 1
Total = 2.6
Grand total = G 2.6 + D 16.3 + 55.8 + kessel tax 1.2 = 75.9 - 81.5 = 5.6 million left!
Sign Saad 3 years 3 million per season and that leaves us with 2.6 million to find another depth D
Trade
Tor gets
Fabbro D
Nashville gets
Lilijigren D
Brooks C
New Forward lines
Riley/Mathews/Marner
Saad/Tavares/Nylander
Galchenyuk/Kerfoot/Mikheyev
Simmonds/Engvall/Soezza
Defensive lines
Muzzin/Holl
Bogosain/Brodie
Fabbro/Hutton
Goalies
Campbell Sg
Ritchie Bg
LHD out!
1.) 19 Jul 2021 13:40:00
You can't spend half your cap on 4 guys, and the other half on 19. You can't build depth or a winner like that.
Have to find a way to trade Marner and Nylander. You don't win playoff games with sweethearts like those two, and their cap hits can be better spent of D and Goalies.
Championship teams are built from the net out, not a first line or two back. Every fan knows that. Dubas doesn't.
2.) 20 Jul 2021 12:49:32
Sure you can I just did!
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31 Jul 2021 11:14:21
So after the Montreal series I was done with this garbage franchise. That said my love for the white and blue always comes back. I will not be buying Center ice this year to watch the leafs due too regional black out that's their punishment for being losers! Now that I got that off my chest onto the team.
I'm not as concerned as I was 2 months ago seeing the moves Dube made I agree running it back makes the most sense. That will allow for major changes if they flame out in the 1st round like a bunch of spoiled crayon eaters. I'm not sure if we drafted the right bodies and some of Lou's contracts killed us and not trading UFA's for assets killed us.
I think Marner is the only over paid guy and he's a goofy mama's boy Tit! Mathews probably should of got Eichel money, Tavares same thing and Nylander I'm fine with that contract he's the only one that show up in these playoffs. They need to stop trading 1st round draft picks if they're playing the studs and duds game but under this regime it's a little late for these things to be corrected.
They should sign Galchenyuk he's our new Hymn.
Forward lines
Robertson/Mathews/Marner
Galchenyuk/Tavares/Nylander
Mikheyev/Kerfoot/Kase
Simmonds/Kampf/Spezza
Extras: Bunting, Ho-Sang, Brooks and Engvall
Defensive lines
Riley/Brodie
Muzzin/Holl
Sandin/Dermot
Extras: Lilijigren, Beige
Goalies
Campbell Sg
Mzreck BG
I've seen this horrible fan addictive franchise put out a lot worse!
If Mathews has another gear Tavares regression isn't sped up by concussions and we.get great defensive effort mixed in with some decent not great but decent goaltending then this team will be fine! The elephant in the room that we should be taking about is the fact the rest of our division has gotten better in some scary ways! If they flounder it should be another rebuild or retool on the fly they have the top end options for that.
Peace out !
From the hopeless Toronto Maple leaf fan
Formally known as Leafs Hound Dog!
1.) 31 Jul 2021 12:17:46
Think I have been on this site for over a year now LHD and that's the most optimistic I have ever seen from you. Lol.
Marner I agree is the issue. He is 100% not good in a tight checking game. One day if he develops a shot the man is a god but unless that happens very soon it's done.
Mathews deserves what he gets imo. I will never argue money. I would have given him Mcdavid money for 8 years if that was an option and I'm GM.
Without trying to sound bias he's probably as good as Mcdavid if we consider a 200ft game. He does all the thing better that Mcdavid doesn't. That could change now mcjesus gets Hyman though so I'm not committing to that opinion.
If they flounder now it has to be a full rebuild. No retool works here unless it's move Marner and bring in something else.
01 Jun 2021 01:45:42
I'm officially done with this garbage franchise!
Leafs Hound Dog OUT!
Peace!
06 May 2021 02:25:19
This is my Toronto's Playoff lines for 2021, if healthy this team wins the cup.......actually Andersen is the dark horse at least Campbell got his reps in so if Anderson performs as usual then pull that Pr!ck and let the run of Campbell soup begin.
Toronto's forward lines
Hymn/Mathews/Marner
Folingo/Tavares/Nylander
Galchenyuk/Kerfoot/Simmonds
Thornton/Spezza/Nash
Extras: Mikheyev, Brooks and Engvall
Toronto's defensive lines
Riley/Brodie
Muzzin/Holl
Bogosain/Dermot
Extras: Sandin & Hutton
Toronto's Goalies
Andersen Sg
Campbell Bg
1.) 06 May 2021 08:26:02
I can't imagine Freddy starting in the playoffs. Soup is 15-2-1 I believe. It has to be him. Goalies are peculiar creatures, ride the hot hand.
2.) 06 May 2021 15:11:06
I’m pretty sure he’ll be on a short leash but I’m a betting man and Fast Freaky Freddy (lol) will be starting.
3.) 06 May 2021 15:16:27
Yea I think if Andersen was healthy enough and played these last games he would start but he’s playing half games in the ahl to see how he feels also I think Sandin has taken Dermott a spot he has show that he can be physical and smart and has earned that spot I mean he has been running on the top pp.
4.) 06 May 2021 18:48:15
If the leafs start Andersen I'm giving up being a leaf fan. I will have to become an Edmonton fan.
5.) 06 May 2021 21:02:10
Sounds like he got sh*t kicked by an ahl team.
6.) 07 May 2021 02:20:04
Yo Andersen for a 10th I feel your pain but he’s starting. I hope you guys are right and we roll with Soup. I’m done with Andersen that said I still see him starting.
7.) 07 May 2021 04:47:14
I'm wondering about that as well LHD. The problem for Keefe is taking a guys job away because of injury. That always affects morale a bit.
He did let in 2 goals, for an AHL team, on 14 shots though.
8.) 07 May 2021 12:58:48
The best we can hope for is he’s garbage in the AHL and then Soup plays the way he’s been playing and bam Andersen gets a ring for being on the bench.
9.) 08 May 2021 00:59:20
Freddy and Mo saw some dark days. Would like to see him get a ring on the bench.
10.) 08 May 2021 01:34:57
It's playoffs it doesn't matter the reason you lose your job, if they start Andersen they are basically saying we aren't going for the cup.
11.) 08 May 2021 06:42:58
@Randy not really. Tandems have won the cup before (Hawks and pens) can be done again.
12.) 08 May 2021 07:06:42
Dubas only bandaid this teams flaws
Believing what you’re selling makes you like the rest
The truth is 4 guys will win or lose for this team
Anything else is just first aid kit treatment
Yu know it so start living it
Anything else is blasphemy
Start spreading the truth it’s 4 or nothing.
15 Feb 2021 18:15:46
Tor gets
Kane RW
Boqvist D
Chicago gets
Nylander RW
Kerfoot LW/C/RW
Dermot D
Lilijigren D
Toronto's 1st round pick 2021
Toronto's 2nd round pick 2022
Toronto's forward lines
Thornton/Mathews/Marner
Hymn/Tavares/Kane
Robertson/Engvall/Mikheyev
Vesey/Spezza/Simmonds
Extras: Boyd, Brooks, Barabanov and Petan
Toronto's defensive lines
Riley/Brodie
Muzzin/Holl
Sandin/Boqvist
Extras: Bogosain & Lethenon
Toronto's Goalies
Andersen Sg
Campbell Bg
23 Jan 2021 14:42:41
Tor gets
McJesus C
Kassian RW
Oilers get
Marner RW
Nylander C/RW
Sandin D
Liljigren D
Toronto's 1st round pick 2021 & 2022
Toronto's forward lines
Hymn/McJesus/Mathews
Robertson/Tavares/Kassian
Thornton/Kerfoot/Mikheyev
Simmonds/Engvall/Vesey
Extras: Boyd, Spezza & Barabanov
Toronto's defensive lines
Riley/Brodie
Muzzin/Holl
Dermot/Lethenon
Extras: Bogosain & Rosen
Toronto's Goalies
Andersen Sg
Campbell Bg
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31 Jul 2021 10:38:48
@ LL I couldn’t of said it better!
20 Jul 2021 12:49:32
Sure you can I just did!
19 Jul 2021 00:20:08
I agree they should’ve of switched him.
07 Jul 2021 00:05:09
K so Galchenyuk maybe overpaid in my proposal but I would guesstimate that He produces equally or better than hymn if given the same role. If hymn wants more let him walk and we have some more money to play with like going after a Niederreiter type player or even see what Folingo wants. Hymn isn’t worth 4 million but I agree I think someone will offer him more and he should take it.
06 Jul 2021 17:41:32
Galchenyuk replaces hymn at a discount.
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07 May 2021 12:58:48
The best we can hope for is he’s garbage in the AHL and then Soup plays the way he’s been playing and bam Andersen gets a ring for being on the bench.
07 May 2021 02:20:04
Yo Andersen for a 10th I feel your pain but he’s starting. I hope you guys are right and we roll with Soup. I’m done with Andersen that said I still see him starting.
06 May 2021 15:11:06
I’m pretty sure he’ll be on a short leash but I’m a betting man and Fast Freaky Freddy (lol) will be starting.
03 Mar 2020 22:19:38
I agree the only thing edmonton shagged up was signing lucic and the Taylor hall trade. Everything else is starting to fall in place.
14 Jan 2020 23:51:37
K maybe I misinterpreted that I did see the pension muppets reference but all good.