Unpopular Opinion

Created by: hazard

Team: 2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 28, 2019

Published: Feb. 28, 2019

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I've taken this into alot of consideration. Listening to Steve Dangle and a bunch of my older colleagues, I think im on the boat of Mike Babcock isn't the one to lead this team. Taken into consideration that him and Auston don't get along, he has this huge ego around that he is the best, and His refusal to play the stars more/rest the stars on certain nights has me bewildered. This thought goes on on his relentlessness to keep Gardiner-Zaitsev together, even tho they are defensively a mess, and his stubborness to try AND stick to new things for then a period adds to it. Now He obviously knows more then anybody here.. he should lol, he gets paid for it.... But that 1 playoff round win in the last few years still rears its ugly head. Thoughts?

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Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
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2019
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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
25	$79,500,000	$76,485,236	$2,550,000	$5,400,000	$3,014,764

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kapanen, Kasperi $863,333$863,333 RW UFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 1	Nylander, William $10,277,778$10,277,778 RW UFA - 6
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 3	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 7	Marner, Mitchell $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW UFA - 1
Marleau, Patrick $6,250,000$6,250,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 2	Kadri, Nazem $4,500,000$4,500,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Johnsson, Andreas $787,500$787,500 LW, RW UFA - 1
	Gauthier, Frédérik $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 2	Moore, Trevor $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW UFA - 1
Brown, Connor $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Petan, Nicolas $874,125$874,125 C, LW, RW UFA - 1
	Ennis, Tyler $650,000$650,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 4	Zaitsev, Nikita $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 6	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Gardiner, Jake $4,050,000$4,050,000 LD UFA - 1	Hainsey, Ron $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Sparks, Garret $675,000$675,000 G UFA - 1
Muzzin, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD UFA - 2	Ozhiganov, Igor $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $863,333$863,333 LD/RD UFA - 2	Holl, Justin $675,000$675,000 RD UFA - 2
Marincin, Martin $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2

Top Comments

Feb. 28, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

palhal

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Joined: Jul. 2015

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My opinion he cost the Leafs game 7 last year with his losing line matching he likes to play . He's done less of it this year thanks to have three good centres. HIs message to the players is either wrong or doesn't get the players attention. I'm all for a coaching change, and the decision likely is going to take place in April, not May or June. Whether Shanahan will fire the coach is the question.

Feb. 28, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.

Poehling

Joined: Dec. 2018

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Sign Plekanec for the playoffs

Feb. 28, 2019 at 11:47 p.m.

hazard

Ballards Curse

Joined: Dec. 2017

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Quoting: palhal

Bring Randy Carlyle back! Lol, no, but you're spot on. He still does that line matching thing to be honest, and I have a gut feeling he'll do it again when we face Boston by glueing Tavares to Bergeron, Instead of... you know... playing the god damn game like you have 3 basic 1st lines.

I still think he won't get fired unless its another first rounder exit and Matthews again isn't happy. What bugs me too is that he is brilliant but he does such dumb **** that it erks me. that "let them play" mentality almost won them the series against the Caps a couple years ago, and now were here trying to "play his style". and be another first round exit

Feb. 28, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

GuyCaballero

Joined: May 2018

Posts: 756

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So help me out here
Matthews didn't score, Nylander disappeared, Kadri was suspended for 2 games, and four of the Leafs 6 D could not have played for Vegas, Nashville Winnipeg or Washington last year...
...and you want to blame the coach?

Feb. 28, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Random2152

Just Keep Swimming

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Quoting: GuyCaballero

People dont seem to remember but zaitzev had a fairly good playoffs (with a few exceptions).

And Matthews was Injured during the series.

But I agree that the coach is not the problem here

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