Core 4 No More: The Motherfucking Off-Season Thread

[Preston]

Why would that be a secret now? Is there a way for the Leafs to still be in the playoffs this year?

I don't think the player should be breaking specific injury news tbh. GM should come out and speak about it. But I guess it'll have to wait till Thursday. Maybe they'll leak it before then.

 

[worm]

Why would that be a secret now? Is there a way for the Leafs to still be in the playoffs this year?

Because food poisoning isn't manly enough of an excuse.

 

[zeke]

Poor Zeke

The answer would be just as boring as everything else he says “I came here because my goal was to win a Cup in Toronto. That’s still my goal. I love the guys we have here”

that's fine. they can non-answer any question, but at least ask the questions we actually want answers to. see if anything slips.

 

[CH1]

It'll come out. I bet the story ends with some sort of surgery.

LTIR all year until next year’s playoffs.
#seedhasbeenplanted

 

[Preston]

LTIR all year until next year’s playoffs.
#seedhasbeenplanted

Jokes on the Leafs, they aren't making the playoffs without him. #planbackfired

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1787511085588775362

Season .890 (cleared waivers)
Playoffs .896

what kind of term you looking for sammy

 

[CH1]

that's fine. they can non-answer any question, but at least ask the questions we actually want answers to. see if anything slips.

True…. Asking the right questions is their job.

Also “did thinking about your CRA battle contribute to your awful Xgf numbers?”

 

[CH1]

Jokes on the Leafs, they aren't making the playoffs without him. #planbackfired

They’ll have so much extra money for Seth Jones and Seth Jarvis

 

[Preston]

View: https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1787513953704185952?t=WBczFM4Z2oL7WT0Ro4-9Kw&s=19


View: https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1787515224297267433?t=NUPZOOQypR0X5OibLGYmxg&s=19

Tldw: Mo is the saddest, Mitch's goal isn't to win a cup, he just wants to get paid to play hockey in Toronto, Auston was sick and hurt and doesn't want to talk about it, Tavares still a robot

 

[Artnes]

Don't see much mentioned on the Friedman notes but I dont like the look of it:


View: https://x.com/tavkniesythews/status/1787478416423346508

 

[zeke]

True…. Asking the right questions is their job.

Also “did thinking about your CRA battle contribute to your awful Xgf numbers?”

they really should be getting grilled tbh.

especially in a season where Matthews and Willy just got big raises and Mitch is about to ask for one too.

 

[Preston]

View: https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1787516001816305903?t=B6wbUeZGPJo8JfTWKK7Ayw&s=19


View: https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1787515996737003694?t=GsYfWZSeTXevfZ5NWT4-Ig&s=19

 

[Preston]

Glad to see they're all good friends. That's what really matters. Making friends along the way.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Mitch wants to win but just has stunk up the joint when it counted most. He’s going to do everything in his power to stay, like I said yesterday. There’ll be no waiving, and if Tredonkey is still in charge, he’ll give him his extension.

 

[zeke]

Don't see much mentioned on the Friedman notes but I dont like the look of it:


View: https://x.com/tavkniesythews/status/1787478416423346508

we were discussing it before these presser comments.

I would still be surprised if Pelley made what would be the most significant job appointment - his first-choice prez/Gm - simply by promoting a guy he didn't hire.

 

[WellPlayed]

Shut up Willy

 

[zeke]

View: https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1787516001816305903?t=B6wbUeZGPJo8JfTWKK7Ayw&s=19


View: https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1787515996737003694?t=GsYfWZSeTXevfZ5NWT4-Ig&s=19

"But either way, Willy, you just signed for a top-10 player caphit longterm, so it's all good either way, right?"

 

[WellPlayed]

"We weren't good enough. It's unacceptable. We have to be better."

If your answers are going to be canned then that's all I want to hear.

 

[Preston]

"We were close to winning the first round of the playoffs" isn't as much of a flex as they think it is, yeah

 

[CH1]

they really should be getting grilled tbh.

especially in a season where Matthews and Willy just got big raises and Mitch is about to ask for one too.

I completely agree… especially when the answers are exactly the same as previous years

Media should be more like “at what point is it insanity to expect different results”

but my sense is that the media is saving the tougher questions for the coaching/front office