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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 17, 2018 at 8:47 a.m.
Thread: Different LinesPairings NashWilly sign
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hockeyfanatic05</b></div><div>Until they face a hot team and a hot goalie and they struggle to score and end up losing because their defense is bad</div></div>

I don't see a mention of ONLY "heading" into the playoffs on your first comment. Since we are at the start of the season and by your account, right now the leafs can't play a hot team heading into the playoffs, then its stupid to say that they will lose because of poor defensive play for that same reason.

Don't let your foolish hate make you dumber than you already are. I know the pens are good, other teams are allowed to be good too. Maybe you aren't a real fan, otherwise you wouldn't have made a comment about not being able to win without a defense, pens have done it since they drafted Crosby.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsOct. 17, 2018 at 8:40 a.m.
Thread: Nylander is worth way more than people think
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>I stand by my statement. Last year Matthews often gave the puck to Nylander to bring up ice and would get in position to give him an option. Tavares does the same with Marner often. Use the faster guys to back up the defence and the centre can find the open seems to get open and score. Nylander is probably the 3rd fastest guy on the team behind Kapanen and Dermott and he can handle the puck at high speed really well as well. He's not a huge drop off from Marner like people are saying.</div></div>

If you were only comparing to Marner, then fine, last year it could be debated easily. But Nylander isn't even on the same planet as Matthews, there's no debate and the entire hockey world knows it.

As for having the puck at the end of the game, Marner has shown that he is the guy for that. And so far this season, has been one of the best in the league if not the best play maker. I have no doubt Nylander can get the puck to someone in a scoring position and is likely one of the better players at it, but no chance I'd want him over Marner distributing the puck.

I don't ultimately think the debate is over if Willy is good enough to earn 7+. On some teams he would. Just not a contending team. Its the reality of a cap world. If he wants to win, he will make himself fit. If he wants the dollars, well he can be a super star on a losing team then. What i see is the most unfortunate part about all this is, the longer he waits, the more of a T.O. whipping boy he'll become.(I guess thats good for Gards,lol) Not sure Willy can handle that.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsOct. 16, 2018 at 3:24 p.m.
Thread: Nylander is worth way more than people think
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div> Of all the Leaf players, he's the guy who is the most secure with the puck, he's the guy I'd want carrying the puck when the game is on the line. He handles the puck better than Matthews and is faster. He eludes defenders, draws them closer and chips it over to an open man better than anyone on the team. </div></div>

While not being big on advanced stats, I agree with a lot of what you say about Nylander, but come on man. You went straight into crazy with this comment. Nothing he does is better than Matthews OR Tavares. In terms of scoring, he has the edge on marner but to say you would want him with the puck instead of those 3, i just can't comprehend. All 3 of their play this year is proving it to.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2018 at 1:40 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 21, 2018 at 2:34 p.m.
Thread: Nylander
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SmugTkachuk</b></div><div>You get what this website is for correct? This is in no way a speculative thing and in no way have I said I think this is what happens. I merely made a team on a goofy website cause I was bored and here come the troops from the depth of their Toronto swamp to tell me how Nylander isn't moving for anything less than a first born.

I'm aware of hold outs, Gaudreau was a hold out a couple years ago, everyone is familiar with a hold out.

And here's the actual reality, they aren't the best until the stats say so, at this point you are speculating that they are the best offence in the league and we know how much you hate speculation, go check Sportsnet and let me know where they rank in the offensive categories for the 2018-19 season.

10-15? So Nylander wouldn't help a team improve at all? How come you are so gun ho on keeping him if he doesn't even help get a team to the playoffs?</div></div>

A goalie we don't need, a 3rd line forward we don't need and a defensemen we don't want. I get the website is for fun but you make ridiculous trades, then be prepared to hear it. Every comment against your trade is correct.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 23, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.
Thread: McDavid UFA 2026 - Not Trolling, It Could Happen Leafs 2026-2027
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>Nah, they don't need to blow anything up. They've got a good core of young players, just a few older guys with expensive contracts (thanks, Peter!) that are keeping them from doing better. Also drafting and developing has been an issue for 30 years but appears to be much better (drafting, anyhow) under Chiarelli. The cupboards were literally empty a/o 2015, they look about league average now.

They are building something here, it would be utterly foolish to blow up the core of this team (McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Klefbom, Nurse and Larsson - maybe soon Yamamoto, Puljujarvi and Bouchard will join this group too).</div></div>

I dont see their core as nearly good enough. Draisaitl is important to the core but is way over paid and will hurt them down the road,imo. The others are good, but not good enough to get them to contender status. Imo something needs to get done and it cant be hoping for draft picks to pan out. The bad contracts will keep them in the middle and by the time thats resolved we will be that much closer to 2026.