No. They are just working away from a better draft pick. I called months ago that they would go on a heater and miss playoffs by a single point on the last day of the season. I think that outcome is far out of reach already
Against two of the worst teams in the league, tomorrow is a scheduled loss tbh
They won’t bottom out, so make the pick as bad as possible. Just keep winning.
I know people really want to tank, and are still going on about that Boston draft pick, but let’s be realistic here.
For us to have a shot at keeping that pick, we’d have to be one of the 5 worst teams in the league. That includes the likes of the Canucks, the Flames, the Blackhawks, the Blues, the Jets, and the Rangers. The Canucks alone are nearly 20 POINTS behind us, so that’s one spot a secured miss at this point. At this moment, we’re 20th. Do you genuinely think that the Leafs are a bad enough team to secure a spot alongside THOSE teams? TRULY?
I’m all for selling to recoup assets. And making the playoffs this year has pretty firmly become a longshot at this point. I’ve even entered the “fire Berube, start looking for other GMs” train, personally. But given this franchise’s history of being paralyzed with indecision, I’d rather them at least try to win games rather than start the sell and tank when it’s too late.
Plus, while I’ve liked plenty of Treliving’s SIGNINGS, his TRADES I’ve been much less pleased with. I’m kinda worried about the prospect of a retool under Treliving at this point, even if it’s necessary.
We are so back.
As long as 44 is out the Leafs have a good chance to win
They are in no mans land, not bad enough for bottom 5 and not good enough for playoffs. Their best option i think is to just get rid of ufa’s at the trade deadline and play out the rest of the season with what they have.
Oh, they’ll be a streak.
We beat two of the worst teams in the NHL.. we had 18 shots on net last night.. no we are not back.
We’re stuck in No man’s land
The hockey Gods are back on Leafs side. There is no other way to explain the crazy bounces last night. Off Woll, off cross bar , spinning wildly ,falls on goal line but does not go in. Another crazy bounce off boards , right in front of net. Will dives with stick to save an open net. If they play 650 hockey rest of way and key guys in eastern conference get hurt at Olympics , there is a chance…
Regardless if they go into the Olympic break with 3 straight wins, they should still be selling off their pending UFA and a few other signed players like OEL, Carlo, Domi and Lorentz as some examples. The team isn’t good enough to win the cup so all they would be doing by competing for a wild card is making their 1st a non lottery pick. I would rather they get a top 5 or 10 pick, draft a nice prospect and if that’s the plan they may as well trim the fat, get some assets and either make a few moves at next year’s draft or add in free agency.
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No. They are just working away from a better draft pick. I called months ago that they would go on a heater and miss playoffs by a single point on the last day of the season. I think that outcome is far out of reach already
Against two of the worst teams in the league, tomorrow is a scheduled loss tbh
They won’t bottom out, so make the pick as bad as possible. Just keep winning.
I know people really want to tank, and are still going on about that Boston draft pick, but let’s be realistic here.
For us to have a shot at keeping that pick, we’d have to be one of the 5 worst teams in the league. That includes the likes of the Canucks, the Flames, the Blackhawks, the Blues, the Jets, and the Rangers. The Canucks alone are nearly 20 POINTS behind us, so that’s one spot a secured miss at this point. At this moment, we’re 20th. Do you genuinely think that the Leafs are a bad enough team to secure a spot alongside THOSE teams? TRULY?
I’m all for selling to recoup assets. And making the playoffs this year has pretty firmly become a longshot at this point. I’ve even entered the “fire Berube, start looking for other GMs” train, personally. But given this franchise’s history of being paralyzed with indecision, I’d rather them at least try to win games rather than start the sell and tank when it’s too late.
Plus, while I’ve liked plenty of Treliving’s SIGNINGS, his TRADES I’ve been much less pleased with. I’m kinda worried about the prospect of a retool under Treliving at this point, even if it’s necessary.
We are so back.
As long as 44 is out the Leafs have a good chance to win
They are in no mans land, not bad enough for bottom 5 and not good enough for playoffs. Their best option i think is to just get rid of ufa’s at the trade deadline and play out the rest of the season with what they have.
Oh, they’ll be a streak.
We beat two of the worst teams in the NHL.. we had 18 shots on net last night.. no we are not back.
We’re stuck in No man’s land
The hockey Gods are back on Leafs side. There is no other way to explain the crazy bounces last night. Off Woll, off cross bar , spinning wildly ,falls on goal line but does not go in. Another crazy bounce off boards , right in front of net. Will dives with stick to save an open net. If they play 650 hockey rest of way and key guys in eastern conference get hurt at Olympics , there is a chance…
Regardless if they go into the Olympic break with 3 straight wins, they should still be selling off their pending UFA and a few other signed players like OEL, Carlo, Domi and Lorentz as some examples. The team isn’t good enough to win the cup so all they would be doing by competing for a wild card is making their 1st a non lottery pick. I would rather they get a top 5 or 10 pick, draft a nice prospect and if that’s the plan they may as well trim the fat, get some assets and either make a few moves at next year’s draft or add in free agency.
Lots of whinefests today.
Settle down.
They can’t even lose right