LongtimeLeafsufferer
Joined: Jul. 2015
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Don't know why you think the Leafs couldn't be Boston or Tampa. Take the last playoffs, it took a game 7 for the Bruins to beat the Leafs, so it's not like the Leafs were dominated. Probably a 50% chance of winning. I would certainly argue that Babcock cost the Leafs the first series against Boston. Now with competent NHL coaching, the Leafs should be better.
Those trades? Really swing from being one sided from the Leafs to other teams. My favourite (the worse), Barrie is is the Leafs worse Dman and is on an expiring contract gets Benning and Oilers first rounder....a likely lottery pick