2024-25 Leafs Season: Don't be Trippin', Craig

[Pokecheque]

Dude is running out of things to say. Can't blame him though.

[Pokecheque]

Shanahan granted permission to speak with the Isles, so I'm guessing he's done in Toronto.

Leafs don't have a first rounder until 2027, could possibly lose both Marner and Tavares for nothing.

I wonder if they really do let both go. I'm guessing they won't, but it'll be pretty seismic if indeed one of them is gone.

In hindsight, firing Dubas right before Marner's trade protection kicked in was a very, very dumb move. Reportedly Dubas really was going to make some substantial changes.

[Chris18]

They’ll wind up overpaying to keep Tavares and regretting it even more in a few years when leafs fans boo him more than isles fans do.

I can’t fucking wait!

[Pokecheque]

Confirmed: Shanahan OUT.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-le ... -1.2310504

As always with this particular organization, this ain't just a fandom thing, there are real-life consequences with each major hiring/firing. So, obviously I hope it has no effect outside of Shanahan himself and the players (they can handle it). But this seemed inevitable after that 6-1 loss.

[harmfuljays]

Well I didn't think he would get to the end of the week and he didn't. Chris and the Isles man now!

[Chris18]

Well I didn't think he would get to the end of the week and he didn't. Chris and the Isles man now!

Fucking hell.

[BLUE]

Well here I return to this forum over a decade (I think?) later and same bullshit of going to from not believing in this team to cautious belief to letting go and full on hey this could actually be the year to once again disappointment and feeling like its Ground Hog Day all over again (the movie not the actual day). Even if we ket Marner walk and Johnny TO signs a team friendly deal we still will need a viable 2 center and those are going to be few and far between in free agency. We already used our mid trade assets and have a bunch of shitty contracts for mediocre players. Everyone in Leaf land seems to think Bennett may be the answer but we all know what happened last time we tried that with Clarkson. To me the most important signing of this offseason will be extending Knies who may be my favorite current Leaf ( well along with Tanev). Anyhow expect more ramblings from the land of Leafs misery lol

[Pokecheque]

Well here I return to this forum over a decade (I think?) later and same bullshit of going to from not believing in this team to cautious belief to letting go and full on hey this could actually be the year to once again disappointment and feeling like its Ground Hog Day all over again (the movie not the actual day). Even if we ket Marner walk and Johnny TO signs a team friendly deal we still will need a viable 2 center and those are going to be few and far between in free agency. We already used our mid trade assets and have a bunch of shitty contracts for mediocre players. Everyone in Leaf land seems to think Bennett may be the answer but we all know what happened last time we tried that with Clarkson. To me the most important signing of this offseason will be extending Knies who may be my favorite current Leaf ( well along with Tanev). Anyhow expect more ramblings from the land of Leafs misery lol

CHET!

What is old is new again. Doesn't look like it'll be a boring offseason in the Big Smoke this offseason, that's for sure.

[Pokecheque]

Treliving had a presser today, I haven't really listened to the details but he alludes to some big changes on the horizon, was noncommittal on Marner.

[E.L.]

Feels like Marner will walk, Tavares will stay, and they'll use the freed-up money to shop in the gritty Bennett, Marchand, Kreider, Ekblad bin.

Still not feeling the guy at the top, though. Auston Matthews just hasn't shown me he's any better than early-career Ovechkin, who didn't seem that concerned with anything but goals for the longest time.

[BLUE]

Yea Im worried they back up the brinks truck for Bennett. He is a good complimentary player but I dont think he has same level of success with this team for a shit ton more money.

[Pokecheque]

Firing Dubas right when Marner's trade protection kicked in may end up being a fatal mistake to this franchise's current iteration. Now they lose him for literally nothing.

Reports have it that Bennett will stay in Florida. On one hand, dude should try to cash in. On the other hand, he is in an absolutely perfect situation in Florida. He's not an ideal 2C, doesn't really carry a line on his own, but with a guy like Tkachuk on your wing, you don't need to. He won't have that in Toronto.

I agree about Matthews. Dude is one of the top five players in the entire league, but keeps disappearing in the playoffs.

[E.L.]

I agree about Matthews. Dude is one of the top five players in the entire league, but keeps disappearing in the playoffs.

What I found really alarming was how mediocre he was in the 4 Nations. Every other guy treated it like a Cup Final, and Marner was huge for Canada, but Auston was as nonchalant as ever.

[BLUE]

Next season will be interesting for Matthews regardless if Marner walks or not. Ill give him benefit of doubt that this mysterious injury impacted him all season but next year if its more of the same then all bets are off. He doesn't appear to very captain like to me but who knows. He and Willie have these cool and nonchalant optics about them which I think leads people to translate it as they don’t care enough. Which is why I still love Domi cause he is the opposite even though the money vs production argument could be had.