The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[JackBurton]

I love how a TNT guy is the biggest Leaf homer.

 

[MindzEye]

Love Biz

One of us

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Tarasenko has changed agents.

 

[Artnes]

so hes not a Cane?

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

so hes not a Cane?

still mulling his options apparently, and none to thrilled with his previous representation so it seems.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

so hes not a Cane?

Nope, they said no attachment to any team.

 

[soco22]

Dubas lost basically every trade deadline while we were contending. We need a GM that can fill whatever our holes are in March. Not about July.

 

[LeafGm]

Dubas lost basically every trade deadline while we were contending. We need a GM that can fill whatever our holes are in March. Not about July.

Being able to identify and pull off the specific moves needed to put a contender over the top really does seem to be a very particular skill set that Dubas just completely lacks, at least up to this point of his career.

Take Jim Rutherford, for example. In general I think he’s a pretty shitty GM, but on a couple of occasions in his career now, in Carolina and then Pittsburgh, he’s pulled off God-tier moves either at the deadline or previous off-season that were crucial in pushing those teams over the top to a Cup.

And of course, in the best single example of that kind of move—acquiring Phil Kessel—the GM on the other side of the transaction was none other than Kyle Dubas.

 

[JackBurton]

I think Dubas' issue is he really abandoned his plan (Or someone did). Those deadline deals were crap.
I especially am pretty enraged at how we played our best defensively in like 20 years with Sandin/Lilly in top 4 roles, then he completely changes the D...Everyone knew the 'FDepth" was great. The only change on D to be made *if* you would do it was adding a true top-pair guy.,

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Kyle DuMbasS.

 

[trujaysfan]

Apparently the MLSE jet has landed in Calgary.

Probably nothing but who knows.

 

[zeke]

Nylander + Liljegren

for

Lindholm + Weegar

 

[Wayward DP]

Nylander + Liljegren

for

Lindholm + Weegar

no thanks

 

[zeke]

Nylander + Brodie

for

Lindholm + Weegar

 

[Preston]

Lindholm in a package for Nylander is the only way I'm not suicidal about a Nylander trade I think

 

[BG]

Apparently the MLSE jet has landed in Calgary.

Probably nothing but who knows.

Tre probably forgot some boxes.

 

[zeke]

Nylander + Brodie

for

Lindholm + Weegar

Hmm i made myself think.

 

[zeke]

Sammy hasnt filed yet

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Nylander + Liljegren

for

Lindholm + Weegar

Have you lost it?

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Lindholm in a package for Nylander is the only way I'm not suicidal about a Nylander trade I think

You should definitely still kill yourself if it happens, because we'd fucking talk about what a shit deal it ended up being for the next 20 years.