Bernier's Arbitration Case | Sides settle at 2 years, $4.15mil AAV

[Highlander]

I went to a Detroit vs Phoenix game two seasons ago. What I came to see was the structure of where every Wing was on the ice, everyone knew exactly where to be and when to be there.  A great coach like Babcock will not expect to win every night with this crew, but what he will instill is where everyone in the structure will be and he will have the opportunity to build this foundation from the ground up.  Very exciting times in T.O.
Now with the Jays, Raptors and even the TFC on a win soon basis, it is very exciting.

 

[Leaflifer]

"The problem" last year was that the team wasn't very good.

IMO, the problem for the last 2 seasons was playing hockey for 10 minutes a night.

 

[Highlander]

Yes the rest of the time was spent cleaning jerseys off the ice and not waving to the crowd

 

[bustaheims]

"The problem" last year was that the team wasn't very good.

IMO, the problem for the last 2 seasons was playing hockey for 10 minutes a night.

The problem there is that a lot of the basis for this opinion is that, as Nik said, the team wasn't very good. Bad teams are often seriously outplayed, and, when that happens, it gives the appearance of the team quitting/not working hard enough/whatever you want to call it. Everything really comes back to the Leafs being a bad team. It's all symptomatic of that.