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I share your frustration to an extent. The last Leaf team that I recall playing consistently good defense was the early Pat Burns era team. The fact that the current team doesn't seem to have a clue lately is mitigated by their youth. The promise of the elite talent the Leafs finally have keeps...

It's the expectations that concern me the most. Not so much the fan expectations, because we get excited when the team wins and down when they lose. That's what fans do. It's what management/ownership expects that's bugging me. At times I think that the Leafs organization has been basking in...

I think the Leafs are going to have to find a way to tank it to get the remaining missing pieces. I haven't gone through it with a microscope, but I seem to recall Tampa being pretty good at that. Let's just get really bad and draft Stamkos and Hedman. Tampa haven't won anything with their...

Yeah, the whole thing is wrought with complication. I have no idea how the Leafs will solve it, or if they will. If they do figure it out, it will be a tale told to many generations of Leaf fans.

The final pieces that the Leafs will need aren't going to be an easy find. I think they are going to need the kind of luck that the Blackhawks had when they drafted their Norris winning, all-star defenseman Duncan Keith in the 2nd round. Of course, the Hawks would tell you that it was...

Right. Not sure what Lawless was on about in that case, but maybe (probably) it's my faulty memory. Then it's either the Leafs or another year of junior. If those are the only two options for Marner, I'd rather see him make the Leafs. I don't think he's got anything left to prove in junior...

I think there might be an exceptional player rule under which the Leafs could make a case for assigning Marner to the AHL this year. That is, if he's not a lock to make the team. I seem to recall an article on TSN's website (which I'm not going to try to find) by Gary Lawless on this topic. It...

My comment was directed toward the article you linked and it's author. If I'm replying directly to anybody on this forum, I will always quote their post in my reply. Unless I forget. And then, please do call me on it.

The Kessel trade with Pittsburgh happened on July 1st last year. The trade window seems to open a week or so before draft day and probably closes sometime around a week after UFA season starts. After that, I think most GMs take the rest of the summer off. They all have each other's numbers, but...

Holy jump the gun. I'm all for hoping things go better for the Leafs sooner than I expect them to. I'm optimistic that Leafs management has begun a significant course correction that will (again, I'm hoping) see them become a contender several years from now. Given the amount of damage that's...

I'm not crazy about this trade. I think it's premature from where the Leafs are. It could work out. Maybe there's something to the idea of stabilizing the goaltending as a young team develops. It doesn't feel right, but I guess we'll see. edit: 1st post got cut off.

The Leafs could always use more. A franchise defenseman would be nice.

Keep it up, man. We'll need it again next year.

Late to the party but I got home from work a short time ago and then had to spend some time enjoying the outrage and conspiracy theorising on the Canucks fan forum. There's no shortage of entertainment there for a Leafs fan. So, I guess all I have to say right now is YEAH!

True, but when you see the Leafs on your schedule down the stretch, you likely pencil in a win. It will come back to bite you if you aren't quite ready to play that night.

I'd like you to be right and me wrong, but I don't think it will be that simple. I put almost no stock in what the Leafs are doing on the ice right now. Prospects are getting a taste of the NHL and that's about it. Playoff teams are resting/coasting into the playoffs and the young Leafs are...

The Leafs will need to have some high picks, ideally #1 picks over the next 2 or 3 years. They will also need to draft very well with the picks they end up getting, through all rounds. Just get the most out of the draft, is what it comes down to. The Leafs will need to identify which prospects...

What's with this week off? Didn't the Leafs have a week off in October, as well?

I've refreshed my glass several times while down in my room. But maybe that's a different thing.

I'll meet you in 2021.