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I just wish the Leafs organization would for once see the forest through the trees and start a complete rebuild. No, it's not a guarantee of anything, but what they've been doing isn't working. Maybe they should start by having chicken salad on rye for lunch instead of the usual tuna on toast...

Firing Carlyle is a start. It had to happen. Maybe he'd regain his touch with a different type of team, but it just wasn't happening with the Leafs. Nonis has got to be the next to go. The Leafs need to start doing things differently. There are some possible signs of that happening with the...

There's not much to like about this Leafs team, is there? I keep trying to find something to grab onto, as I am a long-time fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but no, so far nothing's sticking. This version of the Leafs seems to have perfected the art of explaining the loss. They are capable of...

I've got plenty to criticize about the direction in which Rogers has taken the HNIC broadcast. In this case though, the Leafs have obviously packed it in early. A bit of push back from the opponent and poor us. I'm finding it more entertaining to hear the commentators bullshit amongst each...

Nothing else makes any sense. But when do the Leafs ever make sense? I'd say not for quite some time time now. They operate in a make-believe bubble that continues to be supported by their financial success. There is a short-sighted impatience that has long run through the organization. The...

The Leafs are beginning to look like they can compete. For McDavid. I hope they win that one.

At least St. Louis and Minnesota made the playoffs, though. The Blues look like they could be a contender with the right tweaks, so I can see how they would be open to deadline deals. So happens it didn't work out, but I can't fault them for gambling. With the Leafs, to quote Gertrude Stein...

Spoke too soon.

I'm hoping Reimer gets a stretch of games. Bernier is probably still a bit injured and rusty. Reimer is healthy and has something to prove. Maybe the Leafs can find some confidence coming out of this game.

The Leafs aren't good-period. They are a poorly constructed team with several enticing parts that would really help other teams if they were traded. Further, some of those younger enticing parts should be kept and built around. Good luck with sorting that out Mr.Shanahan. I do mean that.

I know the Leafs have to actually play and lose the games before the season is written off, but my expectations are pretty low for this year. My impression of Nonis has gone from thinking the Leafs were in good hands when he took over from Burke, to thinking at least he didn't do anything too...

At least there's a decent mix of forwards now who can compete for bottom six roles. Most of these recent signings are 1 year contracts for not much money. Add in some Marlies who might challenge for a spot and it should be interesting to see who might stick with the team beyond next season.

Why keep them around? I don't know. If it was my decision they'd both be gone. I don't think anything is going to happen out of the gate, but I do think both Nonis and Carlyle are on notice. Maybe Shanahan isn't sure if he has his GM and coach in place, or not. Perhaps he sees potential in both...

Shanahan has removed the buffer zone, safety net, call it what you will, that surrounded both Carlyle and Nonis. I don't think he's disrespecting either of those guys by doing so. They still have their jobs. I'm not sure that Nonis and Carlyle are scapegoats. That term implies that they are...

It looks to me like Shanahan wants to have a season to see what the Leafs have in their system. There have been no major changes to the roster and past the 1st line the team is pretty thin, so I don't think the Leafs are going anywhere this coming season. I do like the fact that there were no...

Undergoing a full rebuild, i.e. picking in the 1-3 range for at least a few seasons is something the Leafs have never done. "Pittsburgh model my ass" was Burke's take on it, but I don't see how a team is going to acquire enough top end talent of the same age group without drafting it. Nonis...

Yep. Not to mention wasting two compliance buyouts. It would be nice to have at least one of those left. Nonis has done very little so far to give any indication that he's capable of transforming the Leafs into a contender. The Leafs aren't good enough to make the playoffs, and they are not...

My feeling on the Kessel trade has always been that Brian Burke went 0-for-2 out of the gate as Leafs GM. Or perhaps 0-for-4, if you include the Komisarek signing and especially the decision that the Leafs were not in need of a complete rebuild. Burke's Plan A was to sign the Sedins as UFAs and...

Syntax, you have a strange ( and by that I mean unusual) way of looking at Leafs hockey. I like it. I take it you have followed the Leafs for some time now, as I have. One thing that has not changed since forever is that it apparently never crosses the mind of whoever is in charge that a...

I'd say this describes me pretty well, too. I haven't had time lately to post on this forum or get too involved with the Leafs, but I'm still there in the long run.