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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 21 at 2:17 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_92</b></div><div>You just made my point even further about the roster not being good enough.. Keefe has to over play the core 4 because the depth isn’t good enough. A third line of Robertson-Domi-Jarnkrok is terrible defensively. You can’t trust that so you have to give more defensive minutes to the guys he trusts in his own end.. like Matthews and Marner.</div></div>

No I didn't.

You want to win a division, play the big 4. And that isn't happening.

You want to win in the playoffs? Manage your bench over 82 games, then play the big 4 more in the playoffs.

He doesn't play his bench. Ever. Where I agree the Roberston-Domi-Jarkrok 3rd unit was bad defensively, they were on the positive side of the goal differential ledger. So there is that. Even that 4th line of Gregor-Kampf-McMann isn't horrible. It does what it is supposed to do.

And he has certainly had better depth than this in the past..... same strategy. Same results. For how many years?

I will never say this team should have won a Cup by now, but it is also fair to say they should have won more than 1 playoff series in 5 years.

I will maintain - Tortarella's team is not as good. Yet, they are winning games. He plays his bench.....

Nashville, no where near as good on paper, running with the Leafs, because they play the bench.

I can do this all day. Top end talent is great. But if you don't manage minutes, it ends in 1st round losses year after year after year.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 21 at 11:44 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_92</b></div><div>To be fair to Keefe as well, I saw this stat and this makes your point about the fan base perfectly. Over Keefe’s career he’s rarely lost 4 games straight. And when he does, they bounce back strong:
2020-21: 0-3-2 ➡️ 7-0-2
2021-22: 0-3-1 ➡️ 15-2-1
2022-23: 0-2-2 ➡️ 15-1-4
2023-24: 0-2-2 ➡️ 11-2-4

The fab base likes to be irrational and emotional when things aren’t going right. It’s ridiculous. Like a couple users told me earlier: “Keefe only has a good record because of the core 4” - so they can blame the core 4 players for the wins but can’t hold them accountable for their loses? HAH. It’s no wonder why players don’t like signing in Toronto.</div></div>

Who said we as a fanbase don't hold the core 4 accountable?

That I'd an awefully bold assertion. Out of the core 4, the only one whose playoff performance isn't crotiqued is (shockingly) Nylander. He finds a way to produce.

Leafs fans are brutally harsh on Marner's offense going cold. Harsh on Matthews as well.

Oh no. We do hold them accountable.

But here is the flip side.

Keefe's deployment of the 4 over the course of an 82 game season has them playing around 23 minutes a game. So, how much gas is left in the tank when it matters? Now Nylander, sees about 20 minutes..... and is ready for the show. In form, not burnt out.

Keefe has has a bench, but has rarely used it.

This is not to suggest the fanbase doesn't recognize the big guys don't need to find another gear. They definitely do.