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I felt they were a better team than they showed. They under achieved for the talent they had. That provides some optimism for bouncing back this upcoming season. They need to adjust the system to better suit the talent that they have - which probably means trying a different coach (which MLSE...

Flames got Florida's first rounder as part of the Tkachuk deal. Quinn Hughes returned prospects/young players and 1st round pick Trading for 2 years of Matthews will return more than one year (unless it is a sign & trade)

probably something like my post#43 above

One of Woll, Stolarz or Hildeby will have to be traded because none are waivers exempt. They could help return a puck moving dman. Throw money at UFA puck mover Add top draft pick to forwards top 6 Pick up a few bottom six pieces on UFA market If Matthews returns for 2026-27, they probably have...

I'm not so sure. If you move Matthews with 2 years left on his deal and Nylander with a bunch of years left on his deal, you're going to get more than a 1st round pick for each of them. If they have a sell off, they'll collect a bunch of picks and prospects from the rest of their roster. They...

That could change but maybe not before the draft. I would be pressing Matthews about his alleged position about not playing for the Leafs next season or what his position really is. If Matthews wants out, Nylander, like Matthews, doesn't want to hang around for a rebuild. Effectively, Matthews...

There was quite an interesting exchange with Chayka - I believe (not positive) that it was with Friedman. The question was something to the effect of "when collaborating with Sundin, what if Mats says 'that is a bad idea' ?" Chayka quickly and bluntly replied "then the idea is dead" (or...

It was a lousy gotcha kind of presentation by Simmons. But as you say "It's corroborated in a very large amount of reporting I've read so far." I too have seen, heard or read things like that. 19 out of 20 seems excessive as a higher percentage are wait and see from what I've seen. I'll bet...

Pelley was strongly leaning towards retooling. He said as much when he fired Treliving. Part of the way Chayka probably got the job was expressing a willingness to retool - telling Pelley what he wanted to hear to get that short term playoff revenue ... Some of the 27 candidates Pelley said he...

That is the one aspect of Sundin's hiring that I have not seen being brought up (maybe some one has): Yes, Mats collaborates with the GM who has the final decision - whatever 'collaborates' means ... But Mats was around when Peddie messed around with the team and Pat Quinn. Mats will have the...

That might be the most sensible suggestion I've seen recently. Looks like what is available is limited. Though I would probably try to find a more experienced VP of Hockey Operations who has been around the league more over the last 17 years (maybe Shane Doan)

There are big bucks involved now. Like most businesses, all NHL GMs have some limits to their authority. Pelley stated the Leafs GM has to get approval from the board to fire the coach (for example) As MLSE board is overseeing several pro sports teams, there are probably some pros and cons to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Doan This one probably wouldn't rank as high a miss as Adams. Again, I think the world of Sundin. But Doan has been a hockey owner. Doan has been a hockey executive since 2019. And Doan has only been out of the game a year - in 2017-18 after he retired...

I don't think the Leafs can afford the draft picks they would lose for tampering. They have to proceed very carefully. Or trade assets.

I'm a little taken aback that this is the best they could do (if this is in fact what they're doing). That might be a little unfair to Chayka as maybe he has learned from his mistakes or they were overblown or whatever. But as Burke put it, this is "the Vatican" -> they should be able to attract...

Sure, all teams have some data info and scouts/advisors who weigh in. I posted about the Leafs data on this site about 20 years ago because I got to see some of it and how it was collected. But someone has to take all that in and make the final decision in the heat of the trade deadline. If the...

Exactly, Yzerman talked about taking that path some time before he retired. He was learning the ropes while he was still a player. Imagine it is the deadline. Team offers prospects X & Y and a regular NHLer ... .you have to know those players and their data almost immediately.as the clock is...

I think the world of Mats - on and off the ice. I worry they're using him. He doesn't need the money. Yzerman and Sakic went from playing into management either immediately or shortly after retiring. Sundin retired nearly 17 years ago after an 18 year NHL career. That's between 3 and 4 average...

Imagine the interview: "So Mats, how much data-centric decision making was employed in your sons pee wee leagues? Do they have a cap?"

At a glance (might have missed someone), Savard, Gainey and Sakic are the only Hall of Fame players who became GMs and won a Cup. I do suspect that will improve as about 1/3 of the league's current general managers are past players who played a bunch of NHL games - which might be an all time...