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At the moment, but give it time, Dubas is just starting out. That said, he has already dealt away two first rounders, one of which went as a "sweetener".

Pretty much. Another guy we over paid for.

No because getting rid of them for absolutely nothing were not Lou's decisions.

Nor are you.

Only because the whole reason for getting rid of Zaitsev was his contract - yes, Zaitsev wanted out but frankly that's his problem -- and paying $3M undermines that purpose.

We have the following to show for JVR, Bozak, Marleau, our 2020 first rounder other tan cap space. That is an acceptable strategy when a team is bottoming out, not when it is a playoff contender. As Milt Dunnell observed back in the 60's when the news hit that drunken Leaf executives had...

Well now we know the rest of the deal and it is still rather ugly as far as I am concerned. We will have to hope that Columbus tanks with all of their player defections so that we might get lucky with that 3rd rounder.

More defence dumpster diving. JFC.

Last year we had a pisse pauvre defence, partly due to forwards but mainly due to less than a playoff successful level blueline. It showed in the playoffs just as it did the uyear before. Marincin was not the answer a year ago or the year before that. Thinking he will be any part of the answer...

Why do the Leafs want Zaitsev's contract gone? It's not that bad a contract. They will be paying at least that much for a comparable replacement, for example, it looks like they will be paying that much right off the bat for Ceci who will take the QO unless he is a complete idiot. Sure the...

I'm not worked up in the least, just disappointed that Dubas is revisiting the same failed option again, particularly with Leaf defensive lapses being identified as the key problem on the current roster. It fits the definition of insanity. I realize that the salary cap is a problem -- and whose...

Unbelievable. Same excrement, different season. I can only hope the intention is that he stays with the Marlies. https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1145021981600956419

You might think that but after not covering himself with glory on the Nylander negotiations, opting for Sparks over McElhinney and then extending Sparks and doing so after a less than adequate 2018-19 performance, I have my doubts. Too bad, I had high hopes for Dubas but he has misspent my...

Uh, well so far that roster has not won us a single round of playoff games -- not one round -- so just maybe we are over valuing our roster players.

I could not agree more. This is a stupid, stupid trade. I would have thrown in no higher than a 2nd rounder and more likely two third round picks over two years or I would have kept him. Why couldn't we take a younger (i.e., some one signed to a contract under age 35) player back as part of a...

I agree that we would have been better off with a draft pick and I concur with the observations that JL was a decent fourth line player who was defensively proficient on a team that needs help in that aspect of the game.

Agreed and then some. Sparks said that after 25 years, he had better be ready. Well, not so much. He may be decent in the AHL but clearly he is not ready to be an NHL back-up. Sparks = sieve

The decision to keep Sparks is coming back to bite us in the butt rather quickly.

We had 30 to 40 years during which the players, their personalities and priorities dominated the team and what did that achieve? Yes we signed many veteran ("I want to end my career as a Leaf") UFAs and we traded for some, all of whom picked up some big money and most of whom became doorstops...

The suspension is excessive. Not only has Polak never been suspended in a 11 year career, but the player he hit turned toward the boards after Polak had moved to check him. Polak's hit was ardly a full force body check as he seemed to slide off the opposing player probably due to the fact that...