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I agree with you on that point. Getting the team playing with passion and setting up a system and style of play that will lead to winning has got to be the biggest job for whoever ends up coaching. I'm sure that's what Shanahan will want to see, but I don't think the Leafs will have a roster...

I know what you mean and I've been thinking two ways about it. The Leafs need to stink it up for, I don't know, at least two more seasons. Would Babcock make them improve enough to sink a rebuild before enough high end talent has been acquired? Or would Babcock be perfectly aware of the full...

Alfred. The shower scene in the Blues dressing room this off-season will be terrifying.

I'm personally hoping for all 30. Less than 20 will be a disappointment. Joking aside, I'm thinking the Leafs might be able to make 2 more happen somehow.

No, I doubt that Phaneuf is worth the 7th, but maybe (insert Leafs GM here) does a great job in convincing Philadelphia that he is. Or maybe the Tampa pick would work. I'm looking forward to this off-season. So many unknowns right now and (there should be) many changes coming. I apologize for...

Philadelphia might be a destination for Phaneuf. They've got the 7th pick and I don't think they are heading towards a rebuild just yet. The Leafs taking the Lecavalier contract off their books might be worked in there somehow.

Why have the Leafs been bad for the better part of 50 years? It does come down to bad decisions by ownership down through management and then through scouting and coaching. The team itself at any given point in it's history, is a reflection of those decisions. But is there an over-riding...

I agree with the first point of the article, in that I don't want to see Kessel traded for the sake of it.

The Skating Dead. I smell a hit series. Might even save the CBC.

A 4th pick in a year where the Leafs went from '2013 wasn't a mirage' to 'Ok, yeah we suck' isn't so bad. Sure, I was hoping for a McDavid miracle, but any of Hanifin, Strome or Marner looks like a good piece to add this year. Of the bad NHL teams, I'd say the Leafs were up until very...

I think the Leafs organization from top to bottom, needs to acquire the ability to reduce media commentary to background noise. This will be easier said than done. I think Peter Horachek nailed it when he said some people don't like change. He was speaking of the players, but it extends...

Burke tried to fast track it. I'm fairly certain he could have sold the board of governors of MLSE any plan, as he was their high profile hire. He was the savior. I thought it was a tremendous move by the Leafs at the time. But no, pretty soon it was "July 1st is our draft day" "Pittsburgh...

The media will always be looking to stir the pot. It's just multiplied by 10 or more in Toronto. That will be part of the challenge facing the new regime. I think the 'uncharted territory' factor of a true rebuild, unprecedented in Leaf history, can be a selling point to the media and the fans...

I agree that the rebuild, if the Leafs really do commit to it, is going to be a multi-year process with all the mistakes and second-guessing that will come with it. I hope they get most of it right though, and I think it could make a difference whether they pick 4th or 6th. The other thing is...

I don't think anyone is expecting the Leafs to lose on purpose. I am hoping they lose enough to finish with the 4th and at worst, 5th pick. I hear 5 names discussed most often as the top prospects in this draft. I would rather the Leafs be able to draft one of these players. Does this mean...

You're right. I just want the season over with. But there is some intrigue in how the last games are going to go that's keeping me interested in watching. I would have tuned out long ago if the games had no implications whatsoever.

I'm free to enjoy the remaining games in whichever way I choose.

Well they would, had they not traded that pick to Boston.

No, I'm afraid I won't be calming down until the Leafs have the 4th and at worst, 5th pick in the bag. Too much water under the bridge with the Leafs as far as I'm concerned.

The Leafs need to lose. I'm a Sens fan for this game. Otherwise, they may well get on a meaningless winning streak for their remaining games and all of a sudden they are picking 6th instead of 4th. Ottawa is going nowhere anyway, so they might as well help the cause with a win.