@@J.CashDronot like they’ve done anything since he left smh leafs are straight Garbo once again. Imagine putting that much money into 4 guys and still going 1 for 9 in playoff series
@@zachlesk5685 also making the playoffs evry year of their careers.. tell me how they still have their whole prime ahead of them😂& gained this exp. Evr heard of the Steve Yzermans Red Wings💭he didnt start winnig till he was 30🤦♂️
Doesn't Woll have to clear waivers if they try to send him down to the minors? And there's basically zero chance of him clearing waivers. So he has to start off the season as the backup.
I think if you look at Jones' contract, it was designed to discourage him being picked up on waivers. I'm not too sure how many teams like the idea of paying their #3 $875,000 to play in the AHL, but it can't be too many. Doesn't make Jones waiver proof, but it skews the odds heavily that way.
They lack total team buy in, they don't have a set gameplan other then score a lot, and let D and the goalies save them. They need all of their 4 lines to buy into backchecking, working like dogs. Without team buy in, your talent will get you nothing.
Robertson was absolutely one of the most overrated prospects in the league and he hasn’t lived up to the floor most people had for him, the only notable thing about his career is that Steve Dangle called him a defensemen that one time, That’s it.
He'll end up getting a season-long injury after like 6 games....again, Leafs should honestly trade him Imo. Can't believe no one else is seeing the trend.
You are a knowledgeable ‘HOCKEY GUY’ for sure and you’ve done a decent recap of the upcoming season. As a lifelong Leafs fan (since the early ‘60’s) I have watched this team be annually mismanaged for a variety of reasons. Currently they have a millstone around their necks with an $11,000.00 contract with Tavares. He’s a capable player but nowhere near worth that figure. With a no trade, no move clause, they won’t have cap space until he’s gone. Dubas spent like a drunken sailor since he took the reins and without moves to correct that, we fans will be left wanting. The defense is a far cry from what’s required to contend. None of the top 4 forwards is the type of personality/player needed to put a team on their backs and make everyone better. Florida management did what they needed to do, Vegas built a great defense. Leafs haven’t done either of those things, MLSE seems content to sign NAMES but not those types who are playoff guys. They need to shed Tavares (shouldn’t have signed him at that # anyway). Grit can’t just be added and expected to change the makeup of Matthews and Marner. Neither of those guys play gritty hockey that’s required for the postseason. I don’t give a rip about finishing 1st in the regular season, I and so many other Leafs fans are only interested in a cup run. CAN’T BE DONE WITH THIS ROSTER AT THE SALARIES THEY’VE BEEN “GIVEN”. Dubas is the new BALLARD but for slightly different reasons !
And Keefe always had him out for some reason? I remember seeing a stat in one of the post-season games, that said Holl had the 2nd most ice time right behind Marner. Insanity.
I found it funny how whenever this was brought up during the playoffs, people would say "bUt hE's oN tHe pEnAlTy kIlL" and how a bunch of those goals were during the penalty kill. Maybe he shouldn't have been on the penalty kill then....
Holl is a bottom 4 defenseman in the league, who was expected to be a top 2 by the Toronto brass. I think he'll do great in Detroit when he can focus on his game in the bottom pair.
That’s a little concerning for him. He is almost if not 40 his body is taking a beating especially if he has another season like that. He may not recover
@@J.CashDro Klingberg? That guy's a bum on defense, he's a discount Karlsson. They need the Luke Schenn types on D and they get a guy who knows little about D.
The MVP for the Maple Leafs is their Capologist if they find a way to make this team cap compliant to start the season. Toronto plays a strong puck possession game that limits quality scoring chances and means they can get by with kind of all right goaltending, which is what they've had for a long time. With the other playoff perennials in their division taking a step back, the Leafs look like they'll win the division. I like the additions the Leafs made for toughness, but this team is probably leading the league in no trade/move contracts. It'll be interesting to see what they can do at the trade deadline and how that works out for them in the playoffs. This could be their year to get to the Finals, with all their biggest divisional rivals slowly crumbling around them.
"This could be their year to get to the Finals, with all their biggest divisional rivals slowly crumbling around them." Bruh this is the team that lost in the Canadian division as the #1 seed to the fucking #4 seed Habs...
@@OnlyEternalRainthe Leafs have been on this track for years, waiting for Boston and Tampa to age out, but didn't count on Florida. The grit they brought in at the deadline were finally a counter to what Tampa had, to offset the lack of physicality of their core players, but they couldn't keep them. Their blueline and goaltending still need a lot of improvement, which means at the deadline they'll pick up a couple forwards.
@@gordonmacdowell8117 Idk why you're replying to me when you didn't even address what I said... You really think it matters what their division looks like? Montreal was the easiest matchup they'll ever get with this core and they blew it. They'll just get 1st in their division and choke to a team that shouldn't even be in the playoffs again.
@@scooter29the other bum who had 6th best save % in the league for starter? Lol great take bud also this gives Woll another year to improve before he takes over a starter
@@rickmartin4886while the Toilet Seats continue to spiral dwn the drain without their generation goaltender💊😂😂😂 U have more hate in ur heart for the Leafs than any Leaf fan has in his heart for his team🤦♂️let it go its a bettr existence
@@OnlyEternalRainu must not kno but ive been chriping RMartin for months u can ask him its getting kinda played out going back & forth.. little do u kno😂you've prbly heard that b4 tho🤦♂️
Interesting comment about playing with less of a roster due to salary cap issue. Is a lousy 4th line better than a third line getting more ice time? 3 good lines and a spare 10th forward for PK, goon duties, or game injuries. With as much TV timeouts as there are for rest it’s a good experiment.
Regarding the idea that the defense is bad. I think on average, it's pretty good as the numbers show, but it has a tendency to have major brain farts and to fall apart when it counts. That's harder to tell from the advanced stats, but we've all seen it happen. It was Steve Dangle who pointed out a while ago that, since that 2013 playoff loss, Toronto is the team with the most games lost lost after holding a 4-1 lead. That's a weird stat to pull out, but its the one that demonstrates the most the notion that Toronto's defense is bad.
That's had less to do with D, and more to do with an attire team effort. Everyone just falls apart in those situations. Marner and Nylander especially just check out.
They need to get Nylander signed and draft a #1 D man. Can't see the latter happening until 2026. Forwards do a ton of the work on O and D. Goaltending is fine. No team has won the Cup without two defencemen you can put on the ice in any situation and never, ever worry. Carlson and Orlov, Pietrangelo and Theodore, Sergachev and Hedman, Pietrangelo and Parayko.....
Bruh John Carlson is and always has been ass defensively Reilly was one of the Leafs' best players against the Lightning...absolutely clutch and electric out there. And Brodie is sound defensively. Wild how everyone went from talking about how comfortable they felt when Brodie is on the ice, to begging for him to be traded when he wasn't even that bad last season. I feel like Brodie is probably gonna be the cap casualty since there's very few players they could trade to get them under the cap that weren't just signed/re-signed or are core pieces. Unless they trade Nylander, but that would be a massive mistake. Regardless, you'll all realize how important Brodie was if he gets traded...
O'Reilly is only getting older and slower...and it was starting to show last season. Much rather have Bert. Schenn sucks to lose, but at the end of the day they have a logjam on D. Idk if Liljigren even sees top-4 time for most of the season if Klingberg fits and Brodie isn't traded away... Acciari hurts my soul after watching him battling every playoff game. He was my favorite player from those playoffs.
@cdfmmcc Yeah, Schenn is truly a winner as the 7th D on a stacked Tampa team. 2-time winners Matt Murray and Jake Muzzin really worked out for them as well.
O'rei is whatever honestly, he was gonna ask for too much for what he brings and frankly the leafs can't afford to carry that contract. He's too slow, doesn't score enough to justify it.
Every year I think maybe I'm ready to be happy to see the Leafs do well. Then the puck drops on opening night and I'm right back to the old ways. So good luck Leafs - you probably won't hear that from me two months from now. 😉
Absolutly agree, holl was so scrutinized, he and giordano held the fort so well before xmas last year, them guys were the real saviors of that last years season
will TOR be able to put out a winning team, one good enough to make it to the SCF if no one takes a discount? I don't keep good track of the money situation for teams, but I do wonder from time to time....
This upcoming season for the Leafs will be interesting . A lot of change in personnel may not work out for the best . They still have a very talented core so they shouldn't be too bad but only time will tell .
It's the same team as every other year, with some minor tweaks, as they do every year. Bertuzzi can be a really good add, but Reaves, Klingberg and Domi are all supremely mediocre.
will Jake Muzzin be playing this year? i ask because he's the type of player the Leafs are missing. Grinder. Hitter. he makes it scary for the opponents when crossing the leafs blueline. That's what they need. Thankfully, they got Bertuzzi and Domi.
I'm looking forward to the regular season this year. Entertainment off the charts! I cant worry about playoffs now. Or then either, because most of it is between the ears on the day. Lose board ads during game play. Lace 'em up.
I dunno, i am not a fan of keefe. I can’t see them doing any better in playoffs this year withhim as head coach. I love Marner but Matthews is key. If he is fully engaged and prepared to travel that long road to the cup or die they will be in a good spot.
Leafs have a better team on paper then they did this time last year. Expecting big things from them, I say they finish anywhere between 105-115 points, 1st in the Atlantic, 2nd in the league right behind New Jersey.
The biggest thing is they added some legitimate toughness to their forwards - something they didn't have a lot of last year. It's too bad they couldn't have figured out a way to keep Schenn.
@@blackenedmagic888 Also the addition of a top left winger in Bertuzzi is huge. Him playing in a 1st line if Matthews and Marner could be nasty. The top 9 in general is stacked, expecting big steps in development from Knies as well, who could potentially play on the 2nd line.
Its not that it wasn't progression this year. It's the way they lost to Florida. They couldn't hang with a team that squeaked into the playoffs. I don't care what Florida did to Boston in round 1. The leafs were largely outplayed against Tampa and they are getting to that age now it's put up or shut up. Don't care about reg season
Bobrovsky stole the series. Same with Carolina. Stupid to think Toronto and Carolina can't compete because Bobrovsky was great for a short time period.
I just wanna watch knies blossom and some actual hits and fights. I’m a rational leaf’s fan. So at this point I just want to be entertained. If we ever win I’ll always be there but hey I just fucking miss hockey at this point. Good take as usual brother
One prospect they have that I think will be good if he get's called up is Easton Cowan, just drafted from the NHL's favourite Junior team: The London Knights, he's fantastic in playoffs and was a key contributor in the Knight's remarkable run to the OHL finals where they sadly lost in 5 games to Peterborough. Easton is also from the town I live in now and a lot of my co-workers know him from high school, he even signed my Knights jersey
And one more: some players, you play them 10 minutes, 15, 20, they give you the same effort regardless, the same per minute stats. Some guys, the more you play them, the better they get. Some guys, the more you play them, the worse they get, they peak at 10-18 minutes and suck if they get more ice time. My favourite basketball player was the first kind of guy, his per 30 minutes played stats were the same if he played 46 mpg or 15 mpg, he was great.
Just let me vent... I'll be 41 years old this Xmas. Obviously no Cups. The thing that gets me is, not even a finals appearance. I count 4 trips to the conf finals. So that leaves the majority of the past 50+ seasons as losing in the first round or not making playoffs altogether. Last season Leafs finally won a playoff round. Just to get absolutely dummied in the 2nd round vs Florida. The team we had last year was the best Leafs team of my life. And we were not even close. I get that the cup is the hardest championship to win in pro sports but, my god this is brutal. Which is why I can't stand Steve Dangle. He profits off every loss. He does NOT care. He is laughing to the bank. Us real fans do not make an income off how badly this franchise actually is. I will cheer loudly every year. And hate on all that is garbage on this team. I am not looking forward to this season. Our roster took a huge nosedive off a cliff. Besides Bertuzzi (who I am not sold on) I don't care about all the changes. This team is not nearly has good as last year. How do you get excited? Only positive is this, with Matthews resigning it almost guarantees he passes Mats Sundin on the most goals in franchise history list. Matthews has 299 needs exactly 420. Easy peeeezy! If he resigns again will be the first Leaf to score 500 as a Leaf. That's fire! And exciting. I hope I am wrong, but not bloody likely. Another 1st round elimination. This is why losing to the Habs hurt so much. Leafs will never get another shot like that again. Nonetheless.... Leafs Forever GoLeafsGo
@@kylestoddartto be fair, he makes videos after every Leafs game, so to say that he only profits when they lose is extremely disingenuous. It's not his fault that Leaf haters only watch when they lose.
@@csolivais1979 don't defend the number one leafs fan...the guy who bleeds blue and will have a stroke when they do win. The same guy that wore a Habs jersey. The first game after they eliminated us. Yeah normal genuine Leafs fans do that all the time for a paycheck. I will admit he had a million dollar idea and he crushed it. I sub his channels I watch his almost unwatchable podcasts. The guy bugs me. I know sick kids charity donated jersey he wore out of respect. Blah blah. He wore a habs jersey multiple times. Trader. Liar and have to watch on mute Dangle. I love that guy. GLG
I was just reading up on how the cap works and I picked up on something The Hockey Guy said. If a player is a healthy scratch he still counts towards the Cap. A team MUST submit a list of 18 skaters and a mandatory 2 goalies before each game but that does not matter towards the Cap. A team has a full time roster list that is submitted before the season starts of up to 23 players not including LTIR candidates. That list of players count towards the cap. It doesn't matter if 3 of those players are healthy scratches the cap hit still counts. The only 3 ways to erase a cap hit is to place a player on LTIR, trade or put him on waivers.
Incorrect. There are a lot more conditions and scenarios that apply which are too complicated to get into here. However, if you've paid attention to past years you'll have seen teams dress only 16/17 skaters late in the season in order to remain cap compliant.
@@stupidas9466 Those rules were official rules by the NHL to keep teams from having half a roster. It would be way too easy to remain cap compliant. Leafs will be cap compliant and they may not even need to utilize LTIR. Martin jones was acquired with the intent of sending him down, pontus holmberg is waivers exempt so he can be sent down without being placed on waivers (no chance of another team picking him up) and Ryan Reeves has a 1.3 million contract for 3 years and he is 36 years old. This is by design. He will be put on waivers but he will clear. No one will want to pay the contract. That would cover the 3 million they are over. Problem solved and they will have 20 players dressed for opening night.
@@stupidas9466 Here is the actual rule. - Active Roster The Active Roster is the 23-man maximum roster of players in the NHL whose cap hits count against the upper limit. The minimum allowed is 18 skaters and two goalies: (b) Clubs are not permitted to Loan Players where the result of such Loan(s) would reduce the Club’s Active Roster below eighteen (18) skaters and two (2) goaltenders. However, Clubs will not be required to Recall Players to maintain the minimum eighteen (18) skaters and two (2) goaltenders on days which they do not play an NHL Game, provided that the deficiency below those thresholds is a result of an injury that has caused the removal of such disabled Player from the Active Roster. (c) Except in case of emergency, there shall be no reduction of the required minimum Playing Rosters of the Clubs, below eighteen (18) skaters and two (2) goaltenders.
Honestly if the Leafs went on a 10 game winning streak id be very excited. They NEVER find that kind of consistency in their game, itd make me think that maybe they are a bit different from teams in year's past.
In my opinion, the additions have this team going lateral, than upward. Although no team really stands out in the Atlantic, they'll be the favorite. Now can they actually do something with it in the playoffs? 1st in the Atlantic with 105-110 points.
They've been good for a while, have a core of players in their primes with new contracts coming up while we're still in the flat cap era... under these circumstances, it's essentially impossible to make genuinely meaningful offseason improvements. Trying to recoup the value that exited the team is pretty much all you can ask for.
@@richard_nj Last season the Leafs got more points than any non-Leafs' Canadian team and in the postseason won more games than any non-Oilers' non-Leafs' Canadian team (the Oilers' having won the most playoff games, among Canadian teams, at 6, just 1 more than the Leafs).
Tavares 5 on 5 play has suffered. He had 39 points on the power play. Need a third goalie. The defensive play the last couple years has been surprisingly good. Bottom two lines look like a lot of nothing. Keefe lined up to be fired if things don't go well to start? Reaves is at the end. Domi is a loose cannon but both he and Bertuzzi are motivated to have great years. Domi and Bertuzzi will both be in the top six at least to start.
And yet a top 5 NHL team. A 4-4-2 start last year & then the usual freak out 'fire Keefe' etc. Then they lost 4 veteran D to injury in Muzzin, Rielly, Brodie & Benn over a couple of weeks, to the point they were playing Mac Hollowell & Mete, yet they went 15 & 1 in November. You won't know what the lay of the land is until the 20 game mark at the earliest. Just be thankful they're not the basement dwelling Habs. Must be tough cheering for those losers, right 'Dick Shartin'? (the site's resident village idiot).
@@kakarotblake Martin jones is not the answer. He last had a good NHL season in 2017/18 with San Jose. Since then he has had three bad seasons with San Jose one with Philadelphia and a terrible season last year with seattle who was one of the best defensive teams in the league. If the Leafs are banking on him to be the backup they will be very disappointed. He at 33 appears to have reached the end.
Dubas inherited a stacked team from Lou laimerallo. He inherited a team of: Matthews, marner, Hyman, nylander, Tavares, kadri, kapanen, rielly, Fredrick Andersen and won 1 round. The team was stacked with young talent before he took over and he ran it into the ground.
Agreed! It's crazy how people praise him like he's some kind of god. It's only time before he destroys the Pens. I don't think Pittsburgh can handle years of losing team
Nobody could've seen covid coming, the contracts make sense when you think about the cap continuing to go up, any of the top 4 would've been paid at least what they got in Toronto elsewhere, if not more, JT was offered something like 13m iirc. They should've moved off of one of them of course, but we'll see what happens.
I think they're probably the favorite to win the division this season. Maybe they get a good match up first round? I'd call them a contender but until Montreal breaks the Canada curse I don't think it can happen
@@LatinxGoyslop1994 Depends who you ask lol. They've had tough players before but the refs seem to not let the Leafs to play that game despite other teams doing far worse and not getting called for it.
Honestly I could still see boston finishing first again. Love there dcore. Still have pasta and the rat plus good goaltending. Better goaltending and defense then the leafs still
Nylander had one 40 goal season and I think just two 30 goal seasons in his entire career. So why he’s considered a 40 goal scorer, when he’s a borderline 30 goal scorer, makes no sense to me.
the problem with toronto's defence is that they play REALLY well for 85% of the game, and then they ABSOLUTELY shit the bed 15% of the time and give up horrific goals that wipe out the good work they did in the 85%. and it averages out to be decent, but all the goals they give up are trash and are hard to watch. it just sucks because you get to see how good they SHOULD be, but then all it takes is a few nightmare plays and it comes crashing back down. its so unbelievably bipolar. the average is good, but its a combination of great defense and awful defense that averages out.
The thing is TO was a bad defensive team for a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time.... the past few seasons have been different... but people outside of TO who just talk shit and don't watch their games will stick with the narrative they know
They should go all in this year. Trade Nylander to WPG for Hellebuyck. Thy cant afford $10M for Nylander next season, they would have a better chance of resigning Hellebuyck to a $7-8M contract, and Hellebuyck can and would steal games and possibly a series in the playoffs. I think Treliving could make a trade of this magnitude happen and get Hellebuyck signed to a good contract.
I don't think Nylander is going to Winterpeg. He has a say where he wants to go 🤔 He will stay with Toronto for the rest of the year. Do you want to live in Winnipeg? or California? maybe play with Anaheim Mighty Ducks with fellow Countryman Leo Carlsson, a one-two punch forward line or make it happen to go to LA Kings 🤴 not where it's freezing cold and a dysfunctional organization like Vancouver, sorry Canucks...Pettersson wants out !!
With Ryan Reaves, Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Klingberg, and Martin Jones, I think the Leafs are a lethal team this season. We have a vengeance and I think the Leafs are worthy for a Stanley Cup this season. I am hoping that the Leafs can win it all this season. This is the year where the Leafs win the Stanley Cup. Let's go Leafs!
@@rickmartin4886 Imagine actually thinking the leafs are incapable of winning a Cup??? How delusional can one be? LOL. See how dumb these kind of statements sound? No? How about you come up with a legitimate criticism against the leafs instead of these 3rd grade "chirps" ya clown.
I’m surprised, with all the hate Toronto gets, that only 5% voted them to be last in the division. I don’t get all the trolling on the Maple Leafs. The Sabres are my second favorite team, and even then I don’t hate Toronto. If the Avs and Sabres can’t do it, I would love a Canadian team like them to finally go all the way. And for Toronto it would be special, because it’s been so long since they have won a Cup, and it would be great to help shut up some of the trolls.
It just feels odd to sell Matthews defensive skills. Yes it is decent. On the "star player" level that is average and even above average. But presenting us that he is the best of the core in defensive play is just weird. edit. Well no never said that Matthhews is better defenisively, but neve giving any regocnition for it for Marner.....
Willy is going to make Mitch look like a bum this year. He wants that paycheque more than anything. He turns up and has a 50g/100+pts season this year, then falls off a cliff for the rest of his career.
Bertuzzi is a year removed from a 30 goal season. He had 16 points in 21 games after the trade to Boston, then had 5 goals and 5 assists in the first round against Florida. Max Domi had 20 goals last season to go with 56 points overall. He has 13 points in 19 playoff games for Dallas last spring. Bunting had 23 goals and 49 points overall. In the playoffs, he had 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games. The Leafs, on paper, upgraded their depth.
@@TheHockeyGuy that's actually really interesting. i didn't know bertuzzi was that good, i guess i let my hate blind me. im an avs fan though so ill never cheer for that idiot, especially after he suckered Calvert from the bench... i think domi probably had a career year last year but it will be interesting to see him in Toronto. i feel like with the connection between his father and the leafs, the pressure is gonna be huge for him. thanks for all the awesome videos, keep up the great work!
Good nod to mention Amirov's absence to this team. Poor kid.
RIP
He did mention him just briefly when he was speaking around Knies
Very appropriate that Maple the Cat is on the cat tree for Toronto Maple Leafs preview.😸
If there’s a cat around the leafs you know it’s gonna be a bad time for TOR
@@zachlesk5685 Felix the Cat💭😂
@@J.CashDronot like they’ve done anything since he left smh leafs are straight Garbo once again. Imagine putting that much money into 4 guys and still going 1 for 9 in playoff series
@@zachlesk5685 also making the playoffs evry year of their careers.. tell me how they still have their whole prime ahead of them😂& gained this exp. Evr heard of the Steve Yzermans Red Wings💭he didnt start winnig till he was 30🤦♂️
We miss Bertuzzi in Detroit, Leafs fans are gonna love him tbh. Very underrated player league-wide
I sooooo hope you are right, stranger. I want all of those new acquisitions to really make a positive difference.
Doesn't Woll have to clear waivers if they try to send him down to the minors? And there's basically zero chance of him clearing waivers. So he has to start off the season as the backup.
It sounds like Jones was brought into push Woll in camp
Woll won’t go to the Marlies because he won’t clear waivers. Leafs have invested too much into him. Injury may sideline him.
he is the backup. most non garbage teams have 3
I think if you look at Jones' contract, it was designed to discourage him being picked up on waivers. I'm not too sure how many teams like the idea of paying their #3 $875,000 to play in the AHL, but it can't be too many. Doesn't make Jones waiver proof, but it skews the odds heavily that way.
@@rodchallis8031 makes sense
Minor detail Exits also include Alex Kerfoot now with Coyotes 10G-22A-32
I still can't understand how a team with this much talent isn't able to make a deep run. It's a form of art at this point.
Soft as pillows
It's the ballard curse
@@filrutnonsense
No playoff experience for the boys to work with. Small gains every year is what I am hoping for. 😊
They lack total team buy in, they don't have a set gameplan other then score a lot, and let D and the goalies save them. They need all of their 4 lines to buy into backchecking, working like dogs. Without team buy in, your talent will get you nothing.
You are excellent. Treat to watch. Thanx.
Willy also had 5 crossbars, so 14 posts total. Fingers crossed for a little luck and pushing 50 👍
Imagine they went in (54 goals would be crazy)
Are you certain that the post count doesn't already include the crossbars? It doesn't mean much, I'm just curious.
@@Marixa1979 I'm sure--some players have more crossbars than posts, so they aren't a subset
roberston can be a fantasy sleeper knies is definitely the next one
Robertson was absolutely one of the most overrated prospects in the league and he hasn’t lived up to the floor most people had for him, the only notable thing about his career is that Steve Dangle called him a defensemen that one time, That’s it.
@@slipperynodd578 that’s why he’s a sleeper genius
@@slipperynodd578being mistaken for a defenseman was definitely his high watermark
He'll end up getting a season-long injury after like 6 games....again, Leafs should honestly trade him Imo.
Can't believe no one else is seeing the trend.
Jason Robertson is amazing
You are a knowledgeable ‘HOCKEY GUY’ for sure and you’ve done a decent recap of the upcoming season. As a lifelong Leafs fan (since the early ‘60’s) I have watched this team be annually mismanaged for a variety of reasons. Currently they have a millstone around their necks with an $11,000.00 contract with Tavares. He’s a capable player but nowhere near worth that figure. With a no trade, no move clause, they won’t have cap space until he’s gone. Dubas spent like a drunken sailor since he took the reins and without moves to correct that, we fans will be left wanting. The defense is a far cry from what’s required to contend. None of the top 4 forwards is the type of personality/player needed to put a team on their backs and make everyone better. Florida management did what they needed to do, Vegas built a great defense. Leafs haven’t done either of those things, MLSE seems content to sign NAMES but not those types who are playoff guys. They need to shed Tavares (shouldn’t have signed him at that # anyway). Grit can’t just be added and expected to change the makeup of Matthews and Marner. Neither of those guys play gritty hockey that’s required for the postseason. I don’t give a rip about finishing 1st in the regular season, I and so many other Leafs fans are only interested in a cup run. CAN’T BE DONE WITH THIS ROSTER AT THE SALARIES THEY’VE BEEN “GIVEN”. Dubas is the new BALLARD but for slightly different reasons !
You make some very good points. I like Nylander more than the other core 4, need to sign him.
the criticism for holl was justified he was on for like 21 of the 26 goals scored against the leafs.
And Keefe always had him out for some reason? I remember seeing a stat in one of the post-season games, that said Holl had the 2nd most ice time right behind Marner. Insanity.
Good thing we protected him over Jared McCann ..
I found it funny how whenever this was brought up during the playoffs, people would say "bUt hE's oN tHe pEnAlTy kIlL" and how a bunch of those goals were during the penalty kill.
Maybe he shouldn't have been on the penalty kill then....
He is a mediocre defensive defenseman. I felt like Gio was carrying him.
Holl is a bottom 4 defenseman in the league, who was expected to be a top 2 by the Toronto brass. I think he'll do great in Detroit when he can focus on his game in the bottom pair.
They definitely seem like the next team to win the President's Trophy and all that comes with it.
Out in the 1st round? They’ve mastered that part
@@rickyaz8640u cant be a legit hockey fan if u dont believe in them. im not leafs fan but they deserve to win after everything they came through
@@hideyourgf8502deserve has nothing to do with it.
Lol, put the longest drought in history with the Presidents trophy curse and you have quite the match…
Goaltending is mediocre at best
Another year of heartbreak😁 let’s go boys
It won't be heartbreak. Be positive. The Leafs won't be heartbroken this season
@@keeshandave8603yes they will
@@nicks1169 it won't be heartbreak yet again. It'll be okay. The Leafs won't get heartbroken whether you like it or not
Leafs will be like Walt in your profile pic after Hank gets shot lmao😅
@@nicks1169 Some fools need to learn the hard way! lol
Your pre views are the best man... cheers
Giordano became the all-time leader in blocked shots last season
That’s a little concerning for him. He is almost if not 40 his body is taking a beating especially if he has another season like that. He may not recover
@@Shik0njuul934 its still an all-time stat which is all I was pointing out.. "hes 40 now hes gunna get injured" lol its not gunna phaze him
@@J.CashDro Gio may not be in his prime but defensively he's still good and unlike much of the team always plays his heart out.
@@20thCenturyManTrad I like this yrs D-core bettr than last seasons tbh
@@J.CashDro Klingberg? That guy's a bum on defense, he's a discount Karlsson. They need the Luke Schenn types on D and they get a guy who knows little about D.
The MVP for the Maple Leafs is their Capologist if they find a way to make this team cap compliant to start the season. Toronto plays a strong puck possession game that limits quality scoring chances and means they can get by with kind of all right goaltending, which is what they've had for a long time. With the other playoff perennials in their division taking a step back, the Leafs look like they'll win the division. I like the additions the Leafs made for toughness, but this team is probably leading the league in no trade/move contracts. It'll be interesting to see what they can do at the trade deadline and how that works out for them in the playoffs. This could be their year to get to the Finals, with all their biggest divisional rivals slowly crumbling around them.
"This could be their year to get to the Finals, with all their biggest divisional rivals slowly crumbling around them."
Bruh this is the team that lost in the Canadian division as the #1 seed to the fucking #4 seed Habs...
First round golfing
@@OnlyEternalRainthe Leafs have been on this track for years, waiting for Boston and Tampa to age out, but didn't count on Florida. The grit they brought in at the deadline were finally a counter to what Tampa had, to offset the lack of physicality of their core players, but they couldn't keep them. Their blueline and goaltending still need a lot of improvement, which means at the deadline they'll pick up a couple forwards.
@@gordonmacdowell8117 Idk why you're replying to me when you didn't even address what I said...
You really think it matters what their division looks like? Montreal was the easiest matchup they'll ever get with this core and they blew it. They'll just get 1st in their division and choke to a team that shouldn't even be in the playoffs again.
@@OnlyEternalRain Fucking #4 seed Habs? Sounds like someone is still upset! 🤣😆🤣
Woll would have to clear waivers to play with the Marlies, which absolutely would not happen cause someone would snag him. He will be the backup
Should be #1. Shoulda got rid of the other bum.
@@scooter29the other bum who had 6th best save % in the league for starter? Lol great take bud also this gives Woll another year to improve before he takes over a starter
111 points on the year, 52 wins, 23 losses, 7 ot losses. 1st in Atlantic, and I hope they make the final 4, who knows what can happen.
What can happen is the Leafs extending the World Record for Longest Active Cup Drought to 57 years in 2024.
@@rickmartin4886while the Toilet Seats continue to spiral dwn the drain without their generation goaltender💊😂😂😂
U have more hate in ur heart for the Leafs than any Leaf fan has in his heart for his team🤦♂️let it go its a bettr existence
@@J.CashDro Leaf fan chirps really have become "you hate my team too much!!!" ahahaha really hard to chirp when you don't have any success I guess...
@@OnlyEternalRainbecause it’s overwhelmingly annoying at this point. You people are everywhere, in more abundance than the actual leaf fans you chirp.
@@OnlyEternalRainu must not kno but ive been chriping RMartin for months u can ask him its getting kinda played out going back & forth.. little do u kno😂you've prbly heard that b4 tho🤦♂️
Interesting comment about playing with less of a roster due to salary cap issue. Is a lousy 4th line better than a third line getting more ice time? 3 good lines and a spare 10th forward for PK, goon duties, or game injuries. With as much TV timeouts as there are for rest it’s a good experiment.
Kerfoot also gone.
Regarding the idea that the defense is bad. I think on average, it's pretty good as the numbers show, but it has a tendency to have major brain farts and to fall apart when it counts. That's harder to tell from the advanced stats, but we've all seen it happen. It was Steve Dangle who pointed out a while ago that, since that 2013 playoff loss, Toronto is the team with the most games lost lost after holding a 4-1 lead. That's a weird stat to pull out, but its the one that demonstrates the most the notion that Toronto's defense is bad.
That's had less to do with D, and more to do with an attire team effort. Everyone just falls apart in those situations.
Marner and Nylander especially just check out.
Been waiting for this !
They need to get Nylander signed and draft a #1 D man. Can't see the latter happening until 2026. Forwards do a ton of the work on O and D. Goaltending is fine. No team has won the Cup without two defencemen you can put on the ice in any situation and never, ever worry. Carlson and Orlov, Pietrangelo and Theodore, Sergachev and Hedman, Pietrangelo and Parayko.....
Bruh John Carlson is and always has been ass defensively
Reilly was one of the Leafs' best players against the Lightning...absolutely clutch and electric out there. And Brodie is sound defensively. Wild how everyone went from talking about how comfortable they felt when Brodie is on the ice, to begging for him to be traded when he wasn't even that bad last season.
I feel like Brodie is probably gonna be the cap casualty since there's very few players they could trade to get them under the cap that weren't just signed/re-signed or are core pieces. Unless they trade Nylander, but that would be a massive mistake. Regardless, you'll all realize how important Brodie was if he gets traded...
@@OnlyEternalRain Enjoy the Eternal Mess that is the Toronto Makebeleafs! 🤣😆🤣
don’t forget letang and ron hainsey!
@@dylandeschamps6674 Tanger and Hainsey never played together in the playoffs. Letang was injured in '17.
Really looking forward to the new season. I'm excited 💯
Losing O'Reilly and Schenn to me are the ones that matter.
right. and acciari.
sad to say dubas/shanny threw those picks away
O'Reilly is only getting older and slower...and it was starting to show last season. Much rather have Bert.
Schenn sucks to lose, but at the end of the day they have a logjam on D. Idk if Liljigren even sees top-4 time for most of the season if Klingberg fits and Brodie isn't traded away...
Acciari hurts my soul after watching him battling every playoff game. He was my favorite player from those playoffs.
@cdfmmcc 100%
@cdfmmcc Yeah, Schenn is truly a winner as the 7th D on a stacked Tampa team.
2-time winners Matt Murray and Jake Muzzin really worked out for them as well.
O'rei is whatever honestly, he was gonna ask for too much for what he brings and frankly the leafs can't afford to carry that contract. He's too slow, doesn't score enough to justify it.
That cap is rough
Every year I think maybe I'm ready to be happy to see the Leafs do well. Then the puck drops on opening night and I'm right back to the old ways. So good luck Leafs - you probably won't hear that from me two months from now. 😉
Jones will go on waivers and hopefully clears to be the third goalie woll needs waivers also but would get taken or they carry 3 goalies not likely
Absolutly agree, holl was so scrutinized, he and giordano held the fort so well before xmas last year, them guys were the real saviors of that last years season
will TOR be able to put out a winning team, one good enough to make it to the SCF if no one takes a discount? I don't keep good track of the money situation for teams, but I do wonder from time to time....
This upcoming season for the Leafs will be interesting . A lot of change in personnel may not work out for the best . They still have a very talented core so they shouldn't be too bad but only time will tell .
It's the same team as every other year, with some minor tweaks, as they do every year. Bertuzzi can be a really good add, but Reaves, Klingberg and Domi are all supremely mediocre.
try neutral zone puck possession?
finally the media gives a little screen time to toronto... #goleafsgo
Great breakdown as always
Leafs have a legit opportunity to be #1 in the division and top three in the league. I smell at least a first round win
will Jake Muzzin be playing this year? i ask because he's the type of player the Leafs are missing. Grinder. Hitter. he makes it scary for the opponents when crossing the leafs blueline. That's what they need. Thankfully, they got Bertuzzi and Domi.
Just curious when you’re gonna do the habs?
I hope I'm still alive to see them win at least 1 more cup
I'm a tad older than THG. I'm starting to get a bit edgy....
Modern medicine is amazing these days, but they haven’t found a source for immortality…yet!
I'm looking forward to the regular season this year. Entertainment off the charts! I cant worry about playoffs now. Or then either, because most of it is between the ears on the day.
Lose board ads during game play. Lace 'em up.
I dunno, i am not a fan of keefe. I can’t see them doing any better in playoffs this year withhim as head coach. I love Marner but Matthews is key. If he is fully engaged and prepared to travel that long road to the cup or die they will be in a good spot.
Leafs have a better team on paper then they did this time last year. Expecting big things from them, I say they finish anywhere between 105-115 points, 1st in the Atlantic, 2nd in the league right behind New Jersey.
The biggest thing is they added some legitimate toughness to their forwards - something they didn't have a lot of last year. It's too bad they couldn't have figured out a way to keep Schenn.
@@blackenedmagic888 Also the addition of a top left winger in Bertuzzi is huge. Him playing in a 1st line if Matthews and Marner could be nasty. The top 9 in general is stacked, expecting big steps in development from Knies as well, who could potentially play on the 2nd line.
Its not that it wasn't progression this year. It's the way they lost to Florida. They couldn't hang with a team that squeaked into the playoffs. I don't care what Florida did to Boston in round 1. The leafs were largely outplayed against Tampa and they are getting to that age now it's put up or shut up. Don't care about reg season
Bobrovsky stole the series. Same with Carolina. Stupid to think Toronto and Carolina can't compete because Bobrovsky was great for a short time period.
@@jfkst1 don't care how hot the goalie was. Florida shut them down physically.
@@commissioner1969
And then Vegas humiliated Florida IMMEDIATELY when Bobrovsky couldn't steal games anymore.
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I just wanna watch knies blossom and some actual hits and fights. I’m a rational leaf’s fan. So at this point I just want to be entertained. If we ever win I’ll always be there but hey I just fucking miss hockey at this point. Good take as usual brother
Does Woll need waivers to be sent down??? I don't see Jones making it past waivers to the marlies if they decide to keep Woll as the backup
Yes woll cant be sent down he is not waiver exempt anymore, he will be the back up this season
The season doesn't mean anything. They'll make the playoffs but yet again won't go deep as usual
One prospect they have that I think will be good if he get's called up is Easton Cowan, just drafted from the NHL's favourite Junior team: The London Knights, he's fantastic in playoffs and was a key contributor in the Knight's remarkable run to the OHL finals where they sadly lost in 5 games to Peterborough. Easton is also from the town I live in now and a lot of my co-workers know him from high school, he even signed my Knights jersey
It's going to be the LEAFS version of Domi!!
I think Domi will get a fair amount of playing time. to be honest, I think it will be on the first line with Matthews and Marner.
And one more: some players, you play them 10 minutes, 15, 20, they give you the same effort regardless, the same per minute stats. Some guys, the more you play them, the better they get. Some guys, the more you play them, the worse they get, they peak at 10-18 minutes and suck if they get more ice time. My favourite basketball player was the first kind of guy, his per 30 minutes played stats were the same if he played 46 mpg or 15 mpg, he was great.
Just let me vent... I'll be 41 years old this Xmas. Obviously no Cups. The thing that gets me is, not even a finals appearance. I count 4 trips to the conf finals. So that leaves the majority of the past 50+ seasons as losing in the first round or not making playoffs altogether. Last season Leafs finally won a playoff round. Just to get absolutely dummied in the 2nd round vs Florida. The team we had last year was the best Leafs team of my life. And we were not even close. I get that the cup is the hardest championship to win in pro sports but, my god this is brutal. Which is why I can't stand Steve Dangle. He profits off every loss. He does NOT care. He is laughing to the bank. Us real fans do not make an income off how badly this franchise actually is. I will cheer loudly every year. And hate on all that is garbage on this team.
I am not looking forward to this season. Our roster took a huge nosedive off a cliff. Besides Bertuzzi (who I am not sold on) I don't care about all the changes. This team is not nearly has good as last year. How do you get excited?
Only positive is this, with Matthews resigning it almost guarantees he passes Mats Sundin on the most goals in franchise history list. Matthews has 299 needs exactly 420. Easy peeeezy! If he resigns again will be the first Leaf to score 500 as a Leaf.
That's fire! And exciting.
I hope I am wrong, but not bloody likely. Another 1st round elimination. This is why losing to the Habs hurt so much. Leafs will never get another shot like that again.
Nonetheless....
Leafs Forever
GoLeafsGo
I’ll make it short. RIP
Cubs. Browns. Lions. Red Sox. It can get a lot worse than 41 years. Agree that last year was their best shot
@@rickyaz8640 pretty sure Leafs own the longest championship drought in Pro Sports. I will be 41. 56 years and counting....ha! RIP.... facts...
@@kylestoddartto be fair, he makes videos after every Leafs game, so to say that he only profits when they lose is extremely disingenuous. It's not his fault that Leaf haters only watch when they lose.
@@csolivais1979 don't defend the number one leafs fan...the guy who bleeds blue and will have a stroke when they do win. The same guy that wore a Habs jersey. The first game after they eliminated us. Yeah normal genuine Leafs fans do that all the time for a paycheck. I will admit he had a million dollar idea and he crushed it. I sub his channels I watch his almost unwatchable podcasts. The guy bugs me. I know sick kids charity donated jersey he wore out of respect. Blah blah. He wore a habs jersey multiple times. Trader. Liar and have to watch on mute Dangle. I love that guy. GLG
I was just reading up on how the cap works and I picked up on something The Hockey Guy said. If a player is a healthy scratch he still counts towards the Cap. A team MUST submit a list of 18 skaters and a mandatory 2 goalies before each game but that does not matter towards the Cap. A team has a full time roster list that is submitted before the season starts of up to 23 players not including LTIR candidates. That list of players count towards the cap. It doesn't matter if 3 of those players are healthy scratches the cap hit still counts. The only 3 ways to erase a cap hit is to place a player on LTIR, trade or put him on waivers.
Incorrect. There are a lot more conditions and scenarios that apply which are too complicated to get into here. However, if you've paid attention to past years you'll have seen teams dress only 16/17 skaters late in the season in order to remain cap compliant.
@@stupidas9466 Those rules were official rules by the NHL to keep teams from having half a roster. It would be way too easy to remain cap compliant. Leafs will be cap compliant and they may not even need to utilize LTIR. Martin jones was acquired with the intent of sending him down, pontus holmberg is waivers exempt so he can be sent down without being placed on waivers (no chance of another team picking him up) and Ryan Reeves has a 1.3 million contract for 3 years and he is 36 years old. This is by design. He will be put on waivers but he will clear. No one will want to pay the contract. That would cover the 3 million they are over. Problem solved and they will have 20 players dressed for opening night.
@@stupidas9466 Here is the actual rule. - Active Roster
The Active Roster is the 23-man maximum roster of players in the NHL whose cap hits count against the upper limit. The minimum allowed is 18 skaters and two goalies:
(b) Clubs are not permitted to Loan Players where the result of such Loan(s) would reduce the Club’s Active Roster below eighteen (18) skaters and two (2) goaltenders. However, Clubs will not be required to Recall Players to maintain the minimum eighteen (18) skaters and two (2) goaltenders on days which they do not play an NHL Game, provided that the deficiency below those thresholds is a result of an injury that has caused the removal of such disabled Player from the Active Roster.
(c) Except in case of emergency, there shall be no reduction of the required minimum Playing Rosters of the Clubs, below eighteen (18) skaters and two (2) goaltenders.
This is the year of all this is the year’s
Honestly if the Leafs went on a 10 game winning streak id be very excited. They NEVER find that kind of consistency in their game, itd make me think that maybe they are a bit different from teams in year's past.
LFG TORONTOOO
In my opinion, the additions have this team going lateral, than upward. Although no team really stands out in the Atlantic, they'll be the favorite. Now can they actually do something with it in the playoffs? 1st in the Atlantic with 105-110 points.
They've been good for a while, have a core of players in their primes with new contracts coming up while we're still in the flat cap era... under these circumstances, it's essentially impossible to make genuinely meaningful offseason improvements. Trying to recoup the value that exited the team is pretty much all you can ask for.
@@richard_nj Last season the Leafs got more points than any non-Leafs' Canadian team and in the postseason won more games than any non-Oilers' non-Leafs' Canadian team (the Oilers' having won the most playoff games, among Canadian teams, at 6, just 1 more than the Leafs).
@@wainber1 ok...?
more goaltender rotation between Samsonov, Woll and Jones?
Did u sane the best for last
I say they exceed expectations and win 2 games in the 2nd round
where do you go to vote in the polls?
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Tavares 5 on 5 play has suffered. He had 39 points on the power play.
Need a third goalie.
The defensive play the last couple years has been surprisingly good. Bottom two lines look like a lot of nothing.
Keefe lined up to be fired if things don't go well to start?
Reaves is at the end.
Domi is a loose cannon but both he and Bertuzzi are motivated to have great years.
Domi and Bertuzzi will both be in the top six at least to start.
And yet a top 5 NHL team. A 4-4-2 start last year & then the usual freak out 'fire Keefe' etc. Then they lost 4 veteran D to injury in Muzzin, Rielly, Brodie & Benn over a couple of weeks, to the point they were playing Mac Hollowell & Mete, yet they went 15 & 1 in November. You won't know what the lay of the land is until the 20 game mark at the earliest. Just be thankful they're not the basement dwelling Habs. Must be tough cheering for those losers, right 'Dick Shartin'? (the site's resident village idiot).
They have a third goalie. Just picked up Jones a couple weeks ago
@@kakarotblake Martin jones is not the answer. He last had a good NHL season in 2017/18 with San Jose. Since then he has had three bad seasons with San Jose one with Philadelphia and a terrible season last year with seattle who was one of the best defensive teams in the league. If the Leafs are banking on him to be the backup they will be very disappointed. He at 33 appears to have reached the end.
Funny to see how all of the Canadian teams have many 5x the amount of views for these previews than American teams.
Dubas inherited a stacked team from Lou laimerallo. He inherited a team of: Matthews, marner, Hyman, nylander, Tavares, kadri, kapanen, rielly, Fredrick Andersen and won 1 round. The team was stacked with young talent before he took over and he ran it into the ground.
Agreed! It's crazy how people praise him like he's some kind of god. It's only time before he destroys the Pens. I don't think Pittsburgh can handle years of losing team
@@Josh-tx8sj best of luck to him in Pittsburgh but the leafs desperately needed a change
Well, by that notion, you can't be happy that Shanahan is still there, because everything's Dubas (and the new GM) have to go through Shanahan.
Nobody could've seen covid coming, the contracts make sense when you think about the cap continuing to go up, any of the top 4 would've been paid at least what they got in Toronto elsewhere, if not more, JT was offered something like 13m iirc. They should've moved off of one of them of course, but we'll see what happens.
I think they're probably the favorite to win the division this season. Maybe they get a good match up first round? I'd call them a contender but until Montreal breaks the Canada curse I don't think it can happen
They've gained a ton of toughness and annoyance this year. Is that what they've been missing? I guess we will see
@@LatinxGoyslop1994 Depends who you ask lol. They've had tough players before but the refs seem to not let the Leafs to play that game despite other teams doing far worse and not getting called for it.
10/10 take
Going to the salary cap issues, I think Timmins and Reeves get sent down on games they aren’t playing.
they have a decent reg season defense. but come playoffs the D just doesn't punish opposing team forwards. same old same old
To say "its always good to see an EBUG get in there, in a Leafs preview is not very subtle 😂
Toronto is the last of the original 6 I want to see win it.
Just for the sake of,their due!You play long enough,the soul,of KingClancy,will lead the way!Old,Old,Old,6 team,Chicago Blackhawks fan!
makes no sense you have luke hughes as a next one but can't put knies as a next one. they both played 3 reg season games
Honestly I could still see boston finishing first again. Love there dcore. Still have pasta and the rat plus good goaltending. Better goaltending and defense then the leafs still
Lol
They’ve gotten slower the past 18 months. That and the lack of depth is death in the playoffs
Nylander had one 40 goal season and I think just two 30 goal seasons in his entire career. So why he’s considered a 40 goal scorer, when he’s a borderline 30 goal scorer, makes no sense to me.
A Successful Failure, is the way I look at the leafs so far, I wait for game 83
So what you're saying is the Leafs are like Apollo 13?
@@jma.87 exactly right! Good analogy
To keep their name engraved on Lore Stanley the Leafs must win the cup by 2030. Now is the time!
Missed Kerfoot
Leaving
Kerfoot is out too
Well 13 million dollar man better earn it in the playoffs grit player burtuzzi better than bunting
You forgot Kerfoot on your exits list.
Send Robertson, Holmberg, Gambrell, and Jones down, and you end up with an 11-7-2 roster that is $302,717 under the cap.
Oh!
What if you dress only 1 goalie to get under the cap? If he gets hurt do you still have access to an emergency backup?
I was thinking the same thing. I'd go with one goalie half the time. But if the 1 goalie has a bad game, you couldn't replace him.
Good Question. Martin Jones can be the ebug 😂
@arlenstrauch Doesn't matter, the Habs left Roy in for 9 goals, haha
@kosmicwizard, so true. No team can come back from a blowout. Save your strength for the next game. Live to fight another day 😂
the problem with toronto's defence is that they play REALLY well for 85% of the game, and then they ABSOLUTELY shit the bed 15% of the time and give up horrific goals that wipe out the good work they did in the 85%. and it averages out to be decent, but all the goals they give up are trash and are hard to watch. it just sucks because you get to see how good they SHOULD be, but then all it takes is a few nightmare plays and it comes crashing back down. its so unbelievably bipolar. the average is good, but its a combination of great defense and awful defense that averages out.
Matthews is worth every penny and then some.
The thing is TO was a bad defensive team for a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time.... the past few seasons have been different... but people outside of TO who just talk shit and don't watch their games will stick with the narrative they know
FINALLY 😊
The 5% voting 7-8 seems high, maybe some haters are trying to agitate Leaf fans.
They've got a decent chance at winning the cup, probably a top 3 team to win it this season, barring another fluke run by a wc team lol.
They should go all in this year. Trade Nylander to WPG for Hellebuyck. Thy cant afford $10M for Nylander next season, they would have a better chance of resigning Hellebuyck to a $7-8M contract, and Hellebuyck can and would steal games and possibly a series in the playoffs. I think Treliving could make a trade of this magnitude happen and get Hellebuyck signed to a good contract.
I don't think Nylander is going to Winterpeg. He has a say where he wants to go 🤔 He will stay with Toronto for the rest of the year. Do you want to live in Winnipeg? or California? maybe play with Anaheim Mighty Ducks with fellow Countryman Leo Carlsson, a one-two punch forward line or make it happen to go to LA Kings 🤴 not where it's freezing cold and a dysfunctional organization like Vancouver, sorry Canucks...Pettersson wants out !!
Go Leafs !!!
Put up the Woll
Hmmm TML season preview or a root canal … hmmm no choice drill away dentist
With Ryan Reaves, Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Klingberg, and Martin Jones, I think the Leafs are a lethal team this season. We have a vengeance and I think the Leafs are worthy for a Stanley Cup this season. I am hoping that the Leafs can win it all this season. This is the year where the Leafs win the Stanley Cup. Let's go Leafs!
Enter a second wildcard Boston team to play spoiler.
@@whoshotashleybabbitt4924 why? Why a wildcard?
@@whoshotashleybabbitt4924 Imagine actually thinking the Leafs will win the Cup??? How delusional can one be? LOL
@@keeshandave8603 bruh Boston has fucking Zacha and Coyle as their top 2 centers lmao
@@rickmartin4886 Imagine actually thinking the leafs are incapable of winning a Cup??? How delusional can one be? LOL. See how dumb these kind of statements sound? No? How about you come up with a legitimate criticism against the leafs instead of these 3rd grade "chirps" ya clown.
I’m surprised, with all the hate Toronto gets, that only 5% voted them to be last in the division. I don’t get all the trolling on the Maple Leafs. The Sabres are my second favorite team, and even then I don’t hate Toronto. If the Avs and Sabres can’t do it, I would love a Canadian team like them to finally go all the way. And for Toronto it would be special, because it’s been so long since they have won a Cup, and it would be great to help shut up some of the trolls.
It just feels odd to sell Matthews defensive skills. Yes it is decent. On the "star player" level that is average and even above average. But presenting us that he is the best of the core in defensive play is just weird. edit. Well no never said that Matthhews is better defenisively, but neve giving any regocnition for it for Marner.....
Not looking good gentleman.
Willy is going to make Mitch look like a bum this year. He wants that paycheque more than anything. He turns up and has a 50g/100+pts season this year, then falls off a cliff for the rest of his career.
it's always the offense that fails in the playoffs. For years.
Toronto won't miss Murray. Please don't play him. I still don't get why they got him. They need a great goalie .
i dont see berfuckface or domi scoring more than bunting did. still gonna be mostly on the big 4
Bertuzzi is a year removed from a 30 goal season. He had 16 points in 21 games after the trade to Boston, then had 5 goals and 5 assists in the first round against Florida. Max Domi had 20 goals last season to go with 56 points overall. He has 13 points in 19 playoff games for Dallas last spring.
Bunting had 23 goals and 49 points overall. In the playoffs, he had 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games.
The Leafs, on paper, upgraded their depth.
Bertuzzi is a big upgrade on Bunting.
@@TheHockeyGuy that's actually really interesting. i didn't know bertuzzi was that good, i guess i let my hate blind me. im an avs fan though so ill never cheer for that idiot, especially after he suckered Calvert from the bench...
i think domi probably had a career year last year but it will be interesting to see him in Toronto. i feel like with the connection between his father and the leafs, the pressure is gonna be huge for him.
thanks for all the awesome videos, keep up the great work!