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Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs4 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>The players do what the coach says and it's the same every playoffs. They are following Keefe's system and it doesn't work. Changing the coach makes a lot more sense than blowing it up and trading elite players for older worse players so we can what? Get 30 year old FA's to also not produce?</div></div>

Again your just excusing their underperformances blaming the coach when the fact of the matter is they also need to perform.

Starting 2024-2025 9 years these players have been here with 2 different head coaches and it has not worked

9 years is enough time to see what you have and know if its working or not. And so far what have we learned 3 or soon 4 guys in double digits is not a recipe for success
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs4 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFanForSomeReason</b></div><div>Babcock's system won Detroit a cup, let's bring him back.

You're giving Berube way too much credit. STL won the Cup on a miracle run. Huge PDO bender. They weren't some dominant team. And since then they've had about as much playoff success as the Leafs and even missed out last year. Got himself fired this season.</div></div>

Babcock should be no where near a hockey rink with his off ice creepy antics and 1950's style especially with the stories that came out his late DET dayz. That guy should be banned from the NHL

I would argue for the blues the main issue was management not knowing how to replace the guys they lost/traded away even the fans felt the same when he was let go. Like letting Pietrangelo walk because you extended Faulk who yah traded for was a what yah doing moment. Plus Binnington did fall off the face of the earth for a few years before somewhat resurging. I remember that bubble team and they could not buy a save from either guy.

He's a guy I would not mind as maybe he can whip these boyz into shape and turn them into men. Make them play like they want it especially in playoffs.

Cause yea other than him options be Boudreau (pls no), Evason, Gallant, Woodcroft, McLellan, Smith, Lambert, Queneville (people gonna hate it but he's getting a job at some point)

Maybe they can steal Brid'Amour as CAR apparently are hesitating to pay him but yea its gonna be interesting who they decide on

But of all the resume's out there Berube's is the best right now unless MLSE go **** it and sign the other guy


Now that could change if Sullivan and the Penguins decide to part ways but idk if that happens
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs4 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Babs was a different time, they were all young players and were underdogs. You give Babs and Keefe a pass. You always give Sammy a pass and now everyone but the core is getting a pass.</div></div>

I dont give them a pass but just blamming all the problems on the coach and ignoring the underperforming players is silly

Again this team goes no where if the big boyz do not perform

Does not matter who is in net
Does not matter who you surround them with
Does not matter the coach or assistants

If they do not score and or perform we go no where

For almost 9 years TOR has built around them added, let go of and traded away players to make room for these 4 guys and so far it has not worked

Enough is enough no more trimming along the edges its time to fix the issue at the core

MJ said it best

https://twitter.com/mike_p_johnson/status/1784433360258883785
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs5 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>I know you only focus on the big 4, one of who has played 1 game, 1 who is dreadfully sick and another who clearly isn't 100% either. But let's ignore Keefe. Him and Sammy are indefensible and yet you defend them.</div></div>

Every leaf fan is focusing on the big 4 and for good reason they are the one's expected to do well these playoffs and so far they have been once again underperforming

They did it with Babcock in the past to. We cant just keep blaming the coach

Under Keefe Matthews scored 69 goals in the regular season. These playoffs 1 goal in 4 GP

Enough excuses

This team has trouble scoring and these are the guys we are paying double digits to do so and they be ****ting the bed

Its time for change and not just with the coach
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs5 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NorthernLeafsFan05</b></div><div>It's crazy to me that people want Berube. He'd be no better than Keefe. Go out and get a guy who fits this roster like Jay Woodcroft</div></div>

He won STL a cup and who did he beat to get it?

BOS who still had Bergeron, Krejci, Chara, Rask and as a bonus made Marchand cry

And if management wasnt stupid letting Pietrangelo go and if Binnington didnt fall off would have probs won STL another cup

Of course he would be better. Keefe in the playoffs is a joke guy gets stuffed in a locker, his style works great in the reg but like this team falls off in the playoffs. Ducharme ****ing beat him in the playoffs lul



Woodcraft's just another Keefe. TOR needs a hard school coach who will whip these boys into shape, call them out when they underperform, and build a new culture and playstyle
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs6 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>What are we paying anyone for? Domi and Bertuzzi have points off the back of Matthews. Marner has 2 points as does JT. Who has done anything? Blaming the core is lazy. No one produces under Keefe's system. No one has, beyond the core. Bertuzzi and Domi were supposed to be difference makers, and they haven't made a difference.</div></div>

In 4 Games the big 3 and with Willy back now have a whopping 6 points

Matthews 1 goal and 2 assists
JT 1 PP goal
Marner 1 goal and assist

6 Points and making almost 35m between the 3 of them EMBARASSING

Face it they have not been good enough. No more excuses for them

Domi and Bertuzzi havent been good enough either but they aint the focus here. The focus is the big 4 eating almost 50m of our cap and have once again **** the bed. BOS is eating them alive


In the end these are the guys being paid the big dollars, these are the guys who are expected to perform above the rest, everyone else is secondary. But so far the big 4 individually have the same amount of goals as Domi, Bertuzzi, Kampf, etc.
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs7 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>I've been a Domi supporter this season, and thought he would be a good resigning this summer. But geez, he's been penalty foolish this playoffs. Seems like he can't handle the Toronto playoff pressure.
I'm not saying Trevling is the guy that has the ability to reshape the Leafs......But having Bertuzzi, Domi, Brodie and Samsonov gone. well there is 16m to restructure the team. And the summer of 2025, 22m with Marner and Tavares gone.</div></div>

If Cap has 87.7m for 2024-2025 Leafs have 20.5m and this is with Timmins buried in the minors

They will need to extend Robertson, Liligren, Dewar all shouldnt be super expensive (My guess Dewar around 1m, Robertson 1.35m, and Liligren 2-2.5m)

Based on Brad's comments I think the focus this summer is the Dcore. I think he will explore bringing Domi and or Bertuzzi back seems doubtful with lack of funds but also I think depending if Shanahan is still around or not may be asked to talk to one of JT or Marner and go so hey do you think you would mind waiving your NMC.

Do I see them doing it no but hey its worth an ask. But yea I think this kind of retool is gonna be a 2 stage process

2024-2025 we will probs have a new coaching staff and revamped Dcore to work with. We will see what Woll is in a full starter role and see how the big 4 perform under this new system. If it works great if we see the same issue then we go to stage 2

2025-2026 move on from one of JT or Marner maybe even both and use the funds to improve the other area's. If Woll aint it go trade for a legit starter and go from there.



Going back to Dcore renovations the goal for me would be 1. To create an actual shutdown, 2. puck movement, 3. create more offense
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafs19 hours ago
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Saskleaf</b></div><div>Didn’t get to see tonight’s game. But holy crap is it asking too much for us to score a couple goals. At least Mitch got one, but it just seems like collectively, as a group, the core 4 (5?), is never clicking at the same time. Like is it really too much to ask to see us be able to score around 4 goals a night, one for Matthews, one for someone else on the core four, maybe a couple depth guys get goals.

I honestly don’t know what to think about a possible comeback. But it’s not looking too good for us, I’m not really expecting much at this point. And even if we do win this series I don’t have a lot of confidence they can win another one, let alone 3.</div></div>

We moved to form 7 so do it there but yea agreed how is scoring the issue lul

Were paying these guys almost 50 combined and so far its 3 goals in 4 games combined from the 3 of them

Willy gets a pass only for this game cause its his first back and maybe will extend it if they go the distance but yea not good