Been away for 12 days or so...what did i miss?
Oh the leafs have imploded?
Ah geez.

Just hire Prindham as gm and be done with it.
- Fakepartofme

I am sure you have been busy.🙂 Judging on your profile picture. 😉

I am sure you have been busy.🙂 Judging on your profile picture. 😉
- THE EVIL WITHIN

Shes a beauty!

Last year Calgary would have absolutely traded Tkachuk for Marner straight up! And the Leafs would be in the final right now! That’s exactly why you never tell your players they are here no matter what! Dubas not being open minded enough to even consider options is a huge failure as a GM.
- Bullot

Why do you keep saying that when you know Toronto was on his no trade list?

Been away for 12 days or so...what did i miss?
Oh the leafs have imploded?
Ah geez.

Just hire Prindham as gm and be done with it.
- Fakepartofme

Maybe they’re just waiting for the media to be somewhat less judgemental to do so lol

Why do you keep saying that when you know Toronto was on his no trade list?
- shack67

That's a good point 👉

Been away for 12 days or so...what did i miss?
Oh the leafs have imploded?
Ah geez.

Just hire Prindham as gm and be done with it.
- Fakepartofme

I guess you know, but Canada 🇨🇦 just passed Russia 🇷🇺 in hockey World championships.

Chiarelli gets judged for the bad deals he makes out of desperation and rightly so but he's good at drafting, builds heavy teams, not afraid to trade star players and did have some success. He usually opts for big forwards in the early rounds of the draft, Bouchard and Hamilton being his only 1st round defensemen.

Chiarelli gets judged for the bad deals he makes out of desperation and rightly so but he's good at drafting, builds heavy teams, not afraid to trade star players and did have some success. He usually opts for big forwards in the early rounds of the draft, Bouchard and Hamilton being his only 1st round defensemen.
- Vanillaface

Chia sucks
Period

Chia sucks
Period
- Fakepartofme

So hiring him makes it like multiplying two negative numbers together right?

Chiarelli gets judged for the bad deals he makes out of desperation and rightly so but he's good at drafting, builds heavy teams, not afraid to trade star players and did have some success. He usually opts for big forwards in the early rounds of the draft, Bouchard and Hamilton being his only 1st round defensemen.
- Vanillaface

The Hall and Seguin trades stand out for me.

So hiring him makes it like multiplying two negative numbers together right?
- Dozzer

He has a Stanley Cup and the experience. I know he got some rap for his dealing and wheelings. But haven't unpacked it, to judge if it just mostly hyperbole from engaged fans.

So hiring him makes it like multiplying two negative numbers together right?
- Dozzer

That or placing several grenades under the teams mat of players and picks and then pulling the pins

I guess you know, but Canada 🇨🇦 just passed Russia 🇷🇺 in hockey World championships.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

Russia cheated back in the day. All the tournaments that were for amateur only they had their pros playing. They got around it by saying they were army members.

He has a Stanley Cup and the experience. I know he got some rap for his dealing and wheelings. But haven't unpacked it, to judge if it just mostly hyperbole from engaged fans.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

Oh I don’t judge it. Like any GM with a past he has his positives and negatives. If he is the one that gets hired my attitude would honestly be “welp, let’s see how this goes” lol

That or placing several grenades under the teams mat of players and picks and then pulling the pins
- Fakepartofme

I hate to say it but I wouldn’t mind that. As I’ve said I love the team’s talent I’m just starting to think it’s simply too similar.

Oh I don’t judge it. Like any GM with a past he has his positives and negatives. If he is the one that gets hired my attitude would honestly be “welp, let’s see how this goes” lol
- Dozzer

By most if not all reports, Treliving is the favorite. But he will soon experience that hockey in Calgary is a midget sport compared to Toronto. The pressure and coverage from fans & media is thousands time bigger.

I hate to say it but I wouldn’t mind that. As I’ve said I love the team’s talent I’m just starting to think it’s simply too similar.
- Dozzer

Nah, dont want chia in charge of moving out any assets or talent

It’s why I think people who believe Bertuzzi would ever sign for a Canadian team are flat out dreamers.

He’s not going to risk having an employer demanding he get certain levels of medical care when he doesn’t legally need to and doesn’t want to.

I disagree with him, I’m an epileptic that trusts healthcare 100% ffs lol, but he’s an American who strongly considers it his right that Canada does not follow.
- Dozzer

Bertuzzi is from Sudbury Ontario

They failed under him.

His fault? The coaches? The players?

I don’t know, but the team hasn’t been getting it done so it’s time for a new GM who is the one to mix up the rest.
- Dozzer

Since he pretty much is boss of said players and coach, then yes. His fault.
And I agree.
And I think we should try get a top 3 pick this year, because after putting me through this poop since '84, I want a shiny new toy and more cap room.

It’s why I think people who believe Bertuzzi would ever sign for a Canadian team are flat out dreamers.

He’s not going to risk having an employer demanding he get certain levels of medical care when he doesn’t legally need to and doesn’t want to.

I disagree with him, I’m an epileptic that trusts healthcare 100% ffs lol, but he’s an American who strongly considers it his right that Canada does not follow.
- Dozzer

Both the US and Canada had the same requirements about needing vaccinations to cross the border and play when Bertuzzi decided to stay at home.

Congrats to Latvia today on their bronze medal at the IIHF world championship today. If there was ever a nation that deserved a podium finish, it's Latvia!

Bertuzzi is from Sudbury Ontario
- Santo_44

I question whether Bertuzzi wants to be in Canada at this point what with the whole vaccination fiasco.

Love the guy but don't know where his head is at this point.

Because Toronto is their favourite team willing to pay more

Marner wouldn’t have got that deal on an American team. JT was a stud UFA C too who wouldn’t have left the islanders unless it was for his fav team offering enough as well.

That is how the taxation works tho. Hope you’re not doubting that, the NHL doesn’t run the governments.
- Dozzer

No I'm saying why dont Marner and JT live elsewhere like Matthews and Willy do and just stay in TO during the season if the tax thing is an issue.

I'm not arguing how taxation works, I'm arguing it's impact on players deciding to sign contracts in Toronto. It clearly isn't an issue, and if we can clearly see it isn't an issue for everyone else who's signed here, why would we assume Matthews is the guy it's an issue for?

By most if not all reports, Treliving is the favorite. But he will soon experience that hockey in Calgary is a midget sport compared to Toronto. The pressure and coverage from fans & media is thousands time bigger.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

Well, we can’t expect him to be a failure either. Calgary is smaller, but it’s close enough where he learned to make himself numb while talking to the media. Lol

Bertuzzi is from Sudbury Ontario
- Santo_44

Born there sure you’re right.

My apologies tho, shouldn’t have called him that but it’s basically how I see him these days.