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Blues vs. Leafs - Mar. 28th, 7:00pm - SN

herman said:
Someone with actual experience and vision preferred. I don’t mind outside the box hires but this is firmly in the wrong box.

Jim Nill or Laurence Gilman would be more along the lines of President of Hockey Ops in my opinion. Not so sure about Doug Armstrong.
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Is Armstrong even wanting another gig?
 
Well, at least it seems Woll has gotten past his prone-to-injury phase. He's been playing a lot of hockey.
 
Hmm.thanks for the links…hadn’t seen any of that but then again I have checked out long before the current crapola.
 
herman said:
Someone with actual experience and vision preferred. I don’t mind outside the box hires but this is firmly in the wrong box.

Jim Nill or Laurence Gilman would be more along the lines of President of Hockey Ops in my opinion. Not so sure about Doug Armstrong.
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If someone like Armstrong wants to come in and bring pronger along as a protoge and give him experience I'm fine with that.
 
lamajama said:
Hmm.thanks for the links…hadn’t seen any of that but then again I have checked out long before the current crapola.
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I think it’s just telegraphing/trial ballooning. People under contract expressing interest in a potential vacancy.

I hope Rogers sees what worked with the Jays and invest in establishing some coherent vision into sorting out the Leafs.
 
In general I don’t mind the idea of someone “fresh”. Treliving was always a terrible hire. We’ve had prior terrible hires who’ve been “experienced”. I include probably the like of Burke in that to an extent with his top half/bottom half thing.

I liked that Dubas had a fresh vision. I think hindsight suggests it was probably TOO fresh and a bit naive. But he was going in the right direction, perhaps too late.

If we could get a Dubas-type “fresh” mind who’s maybe a bit further along that evolution when arriving perhaps that’s the sweet spot.
 
Joe S. said:
If someone like Armstrong wants to come in and bring pronger along as a protoge and give him experience I'm fine with that.
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GM should be someone that is respected around the league and creative with navigating cap loopholes, leveraging team strengths, and really executing on stacking positive exchanges. I’m sure Pronger is a decent analyst, but the Leafs need some one with lawyer/agent chops, not player development/system analysis. There are AGMs who will focus on those things.
 
ZBBM said:
These games have gotten so boring that I am going to make a list here of the players I don't want to see back next season — and one or two good things about them that I'll kind of miss.

Domi: Seemed to care more than most in the playoffs and did have that OT goal
Benoit: Superman punch
Stecher: Temporarily good and tried to pump up the SBC fanmorgue
Jarnkrok: Kind of perversely fun to watch him exert so much energy to no avail
Rielly: Gave us some credible playoffs and fine fellow
Carlo: uhhhh dude's been a cipher
Stolarz: Also seemed to hate losing more than many of these guys
Lorentz: Like Jarny a certain delicious masochism watching him flub Grade A chances
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I kinda like the Stolarz/Woll duo. But Hildeby is probably ready. And Stolarz at least might bring something useful back in a trade.

The rest I pretty much agree with.

As you say, when you look at them individually like that you can almost see reasoning to having them. Unfortunately bigger picture it’s a bad mix.

Honestly the only few I really probably keep are Woll, Matthews, Tavares (but he really has to go to the wing, or at best third C). I’d genuinely be open to see what Nylander might bring back if it could be something big. Rielly definitely I feel has reached that point despite the fact I think he’s a good guy.
 
4 shots by the middle of the second…we’re seeing some offensive dynamo….the moment time expires after game 82 both coach and GM should be turfed.

And Bérubé being given kudos for playing Woll in his home state….why wouldn’t you?

Too bad he’s making such asinine decisions all season.
 
ZBBM said:
It wasn't only that he was unaware of the guy who undressed him, he didn't get back to protect the net either.
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Just another disinterested soft play and lack of awareness by 44. What is the point/utility of keeping him for the next 3 years? He is one of the slowest defencemen in the NHL (if not the softest). And he made the Athletic’s recent article on 1 of the most disappointing players this year …
 
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