I love that TSN has to bring every employee they have for hawt takes. Surprised they dont have CGI Dutch as well

He's going to attempt to be the first player to complete a pass from Robidas Island.
- Rare_Jewel

I'd like the boat taking you over there to sink.

Unreal

Are you clinically retarded or was it self-induced?
- gravyface

OEL:

"This past regular season, OEL put up overall strong numbers, tilting the ice in shot attempts (56.14 percent) and expected goals (54.33 percent) and outscoring opponents 49-40. He also scored nine goals and 32 points. A Leafs defenseman hasn’t scored at least nine goals since Morgan Rielly put up 10 in the 2021-22 season. OEL owns a good point shot; he can both sift it through traffic and hammer the puck if he has a clean look."

Let's add more refrigerators to the back end though.
- gravyface

From the games I watched I thought he was pretty good.

Tanev is the best passer using his face in the league
- drexel

I held a similar title back when I played in a ball hockey league. League leading goal scorer... with my face.

He’s not the starter. He’s not the backup. He’s their 3rd guy and he’s basically free, especially if he starts on the Marlies roster. If he’s needed and he’s healthy, he’s as good as they’re going to get.

Very little downside.
- Canada Cup

With Woll being as often injured as he is and Stolarz being nowhere near a starter, having Murray in the back pocket does make sense at such a low price.

But it also makes the Stolarz deal look stupid considering the other options available.

Unreal
- Horsey Sauce

pretty obvious the Leafs dont get the high end players to take any discounts.

just suck up any free money they could use to improve the team

Unreal
- Horsey Sauce

That's crazy.

So many doom and gloomers in here.

Yeah, and nothing changes around here, with some of the HB "fans": everything is awful, all the time.

Dim intellects, can't process how and why things are done in the real life by grown-ups.
- gravyface

Noticed that when I came back a few days ago after not being here for around 6 months, that it was the exact same in here.

With Woll being as often injured as he is and Stolarz being nowhere near a starter, having Murray in the back pocket does make sense at such a low price.

But it also makes the Stolarz deal look stupid considering the other options available.
- Rare_Jewel

like Campbell? talbot is 36. who else is there in the same price range?

Noticed that when I came back a few days ago after not being here for around 6 months, that it was the exact same in here.
- GreatGigInTheSky

well there was less complaining about the refs

Stolarz is huge and has good career #s, im fine with woll/Stolarz/murray for wht 7 mil total

Are you clinically retarded or was it self-induced?
- gravyface

From the games I watched I thought he was pretty good.
- Canada Cup

Yeah, I'll always take a hard ceiling guy or a theoretical ceiling guy and OEL has put up excellent numbers in the past.

I just don't like the L/R mix right now. Hopefully something happens there still.

So many doom and gloomers in here.
- Kurtsy

everyone in the division contending with the leafs got weaker. detroit, ottawa , buffalo and montreal still suck. you could argue boston got better but lost Ullmark.

Some people are gonna be really shocked when they realise that this past season was the outlier in Reinhart's career, and not the new norm.

well there was less complaining about the refs
- drexel

I doubt it

like Campbell? talbot is 36. who else is there in the same price range?
- drexel

Talbot, yes. He's proven he can be a starter. Stolarz has never played more than 28 games in a season. And he's 30.

Campbell has sucked but at least he's played 40+ games before. The Leafs needed a "back-up" who could become a starter for long periods of time that Woll is injured for.

If Stolarz was an insurance policy, they basically paid for one with 30% coverage but paying full price for it.

So many doom and gloomers in here.
- Kurtsy

Agreed. We've upgraded 2 defense positions, and frankly, I'd rather have Stolarz than Samsonov.
So three positions improved, 2 in the places we needed it most, all with minimal real cap space, and everyone is poopting on the GM.

Some people are gonna be really shocked when they realise that this past season was the outlier in Reinhart's career, and not the new norm.
- GreatGigInTheSky

I agree you on that man - good player he’s not that good. I think his signing was a good price though considering. He’s not gonna light it up like that again

Talbot, yes. He's proven he can be a starter. Stolarz has never played more than 28 games in a season. And he's 30.

Campbell has sucked but at least he's played 40+ games before. The Leafs needed a "back-up" who could become a starter for long periods of time that Woll is injured for.

If Stolarz was an insurance policy, they basically paid for one with 30% coverage but paying full price for it.
- Rare_Jewel

I'm not sure they covered this in Nursery School, but you can actually count past 28.

Numbers go big, little guy.

So many doom and gloomers in here.
- Kurtsy

It’s always the same ones though. They don’t even like their mothers.

well there was less complaining about the refs
- drexel

(frank) them