#91

General NHL News & Views / Re: Kyle Dubas named Penguins ...

Last post by herman - June 01, 2023, 12:01:26 PM

#92

Main Leafs Hockey Talk / Re: Brad Treliving is new Leaf...

Last post by L K - June 01, 2023, 11:57:57 AM

He handled the media well...that's a good thing although the GM probably shouldn't' be in front the press very often if they are doing a good job so that's fine.

Nothing really surprising out of that press conference.  The draft stuff is pretty standard but I don't really understand how teams police that.  The Leafs existing staff will have their own list of interests and I doubt that GMs don't share their personal take on what they are looking for even though they may not be on the draft floor.  We don't have a lot of picks anyway so not a huge deal.

Everything will be defined by how he adjusts around this offseason.  I don't love that the team is talking about keeping the core AND the coach.  We keep changing the players around the periphery and that isn't working.  I don't see how another kick at the same can is going to fix that.  Maybe the organization goes a little more cutthroat on not doing guys a favour if they don't initially succeed with guys like Mike Amadio or Alex Barabanov getting lost for nothing. 

I do hope that the organization has a clean plan with Matthews and Nylander though if we are keeping the core together for them to be here long-term though as letting either guy walk in free agency would be pretty incompetent.

#93

Main Leafs Hockey Talk / Re: Brad Treliving is new Leaf...

Last post by Bender - June 01, 2023, 11:48:18 AM

https://twitter.com/atfulemin/status/1664306645315330050

God I love fulemin lol.

#94

Main Leafs Hockey Talk / Re: Brad Treliving is new Leaf...

Last post by herman - June 01, 2023, 11:26:10 AM

https://twitter.com/atfulemin/status/1664306645315330050

#95

Main Leafs Hockey Talk / Re: Brad Treliving is new Leaf...

Last post by CarltonTheBear - June 01, 2023, 11:15:21 AM

https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/1664303146892509184

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#96

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Last post by CarltonTheBear - June 01, 2023, 11:04:52 AM

I didn't say a deal was in place or airtight "proves" anything because there's no way for us to know without more details, but there's a reason why Pitt put everything on hold once the Leafs got bounced. I think that indicates heavy interest, and if we knew about it through the media then Kyle obviously knew about it and thensome. How frequently have we heard "tampering haha" in the last few days? Point being is Dubas knew something enticing was on the table, and once the details were ironed out he went for it.

I think Dubas knew his value around the league and didn't think the contract he was being offered, both in terms of money and power, met that value. Whether he should have approached that issue with the Leafs differently is obviously another story. But in the end he got what he wanted. Good luck to him there.

#97

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Last post by Bender - June 01, 2023, 10:57:19 AM

Not a shock at all. I had a hunch he was angling for either a President and GM or President role, especially in Pitt as there was already a ton of reporting on that, based on the "streamline" tactic in Toronto, and this all but confirms that Kyle knew he had this in his back pocket.

Good for him, but his presser still makes me laugh.

Doesn't confirm anything. Saw a Burke interview a few days ago and someone mentioned he had a deal in place. Burke basically said no he may have known about interest but no way a deal would be in place.

I didn't say a deal was in place or airtight "proves" anything because there's no way for us to know without more details, but there's a reason why Pitt put everything on hold once the Leafs got bounced. I think that indicates heavy interest, and if we knew about it through the media then Kyle obviously knew about it and thensome. How frequently have we heard "tampering haha" in the last few days? Point being is Dubas knew something enticing was on the table, and once the details were ironed out he went for it.

#98

Main Leafs Hockey Talk / Re: Brad Treliving is new Leaf...

Last post by herman - June 01, 2023, 10:41:19 AM

Media is actually firing some decent questions

Except for that last one.

Yeah. Did anyone catch who asked it?

He didn't say his name before asking. I don't recognize the voice off hand.

#99

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Last post by Guilt Trip - June 01, 2023, 10:39:50 AM

Not a shock at all. I had a hunch he was angling for either a President and GM or President role, especially in Pitt as there was already a ton of reporting on that, based on the "streamline" tactic in Toronto, and this all but confirms that Kyle knew he had this in his back pocket.

Good for him, but his presser still makes me laugh.

Doesn't confirm anything. Saw a Burke interview a few days ago and someone mentioned he had a deal in place. Burke basically said no he may have known about interest but no way a deal would be in place.

#100

Main Leafs Hockey Talk / Re: Brad Treliving is new Leaf...

Last post by OldTimeHockey - June 01, 2023, 10:39:35 AM

So I'm continuing to listen to the 590 broadcast after the press conference. Can we not let the autonomy thing go? What were these guys looking for Treliving to say? "F Shanahan, this is my team!"....