free agency has been open for just over 4 hours....

Who's Adam Gaudette?

wait till they sign kessel

The author is correct. Since last spring, the Leafs have lost Campbell, Mikheyev, probably Kase and may lose RFAs Engvall and Sandin due to lack of cap.
Absolutely no way the Leafs are better on the ice come October than they were last year.

AGREED
Get rid of Kyle and Sheldon

Seeing Simmonds play is also difficult most of the time. Only goals which he scores are lucky bounces.

Marner and Matthew signing for top dollars, without needing to sign an 8 year deal was our first red flag.

I like Keefe but I'll never know why he benched Liljegren and played Holl against Tampa.
Yea, I blame Dubas a lot....Poor negotiator, poor drafting, bad signings. But it seems he has been left alone to do "All" the GMs duties. Where has Shanahan and vast overpaid Leaf executives overseeing the total operation. It seems to similar to what happened in the Burke era. Burke was so arrogant he kept all the power and his minions...(high priced yes did nothing) except agree with Burke.
Dubas isn't so arrogant, but his fellow executives aren't helping at all. Seems like the Shanahan hires...the execs, just have titles but have no input on the team decisions.

Burkes weakness was sticking with his buddy Ron Wilson for so long

You're. right about Wilson. But look how bad Burke handled the cap and UFAs. First move was signing Komarsik at 5m X 5....then he had to buy him out after three years because he was so poor a player.
Extended that Russia centre...(forget his name) then the Leafs had to buy him out.
Horrible draft picks (when he kept him). Never mind trading for Kessel...might as well kept the picks and spend Kessel money on a UFA.
But my opinion of Burke....he was lazy and strictly a media personality. Too lazy to scout. Surrounded himself with yes men, and guys who would tell him he was the smartest guy in the world.
Then as the Leafs continued to miss the playoffs he had the gaul the blame the media and the fans. IMO he really a disgusting individual who only worried about himself. Not that really mind people like that but there is no excuse for Leaf ownership to have hired him and continued to have him as an employee.