2019-2020 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion
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hockeyfan1
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Zee said:
The Panthers are currently on a four-game losing streak. If that losing streak continues throughout this week and the Leafs win theirs, it could give Toronto a bit of a cushion in the standings. Hope it works that way because the Leafs are having back-to-backs coming up this weekend (Ottawa & Buffalo), which is why they should win the two games (Arizona & Dallas) this week at least.
https://twitter.com/RealPaulRoss/status/1227223470796410881
Just something to remember from time to time.
Just something to remember from time to time.
Bender said:
Kadri, Bozak, JVR, and Lupul would all have been injured there so that obviously didn't help*.
*well, it did in the grand scheme of things of course
bustaheims
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Only 7 players who saw NHL action for the Leafs that season are still in the organization, and one of them is on an AHL contract!
Champ Kind
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herman said:
I think, by this point, that it is reasonable to conclude this trade was a big fail for Dubas. Not solely for the fact that Kadri is playing well - how would the Leafs? lineup look with him in it this year? - but he was the one expendable asset that was supposed to return a difference maker. Objectively and to my subjective eye, Barrie has been a big, big disappointment. Kerfoot, while fine, is a facsimile of what the Leafs already have in spades. I acknowledge the value of the salary retention part of the deal, but, really, by any measure this deal has been the worst move Dubas has made as GM.
Hindsight is obviously 20-20 but, still...
Kin
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CarltonTheBear said:
Thing is, I don't even think the thing there is that the lineup is bad, although it obviously is. To me it's more that on a bad team, and on a team that had been bad for a while, there's not even really a decent prospect in the line-up. Obviously the decisions on Nylander and Marner contribute there but even still I think you'd be hard pressed to find too many NHL lineups that bereft of players who would have at least given a fanbase hope for a brighter future.
I still vote in favour of selling assets that won't be here next year (Barrie).
Barrie -> assets -> Dumba
Something like that (doesn't have to be Dumba, just throwing a name out). The last step doesn't have to happen in-season, either. This team should load up for next year. This year is hexed.
Barrie -> assets -> Dumba
Something like that (doesn't have to be Dumba, just throwing a name out). The last step doesn't have to happen in-season, either. This team should load up for next year. This year is hexed.