It was just the Leafs. Calm down
It was just the Leafs. Calm down
All those writers that said, pre Boudreau, that this team needed more depth and was never gonna get anywhere with what they had. And that coach was gonna get fired but it wasn’t his fault and he did his best with what he had.
Pretty quiet now.
All fair but they look far from the team that started the season when everyone had their hand on the panic button. Me included.Their D is still absolute trash. Demko gives them a shot every night because he's on the cusp of elite if not already there (I admit, I underestimated him). Their forward group is probably deep enough assuming Petey stays healthy. But Quinn Hughes can't win a battle down low to save his life, and he's the best they've got. It all adds up to the quintessentially Canuck 9th or 10th place finish.
And in fairness to Green, he had to put up with his two best players waltzing into camp late with their giant bags of money and playing their way into game shape - not to mention the locker room issues that no doubt caused. There isn't a team in the league that could survive its two best players faceplanting for a month...
Unless they intend on paying Miller a huge raise in a year they should trade him while his worth is at the all time highHold off on the trades and let these guys push for the rest of the season. Make your moves in the Summer.
8-2 last 10 and the odds are still uphill but man, it's been a long time for fans to be watching the scoreboard / standings daily.
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Agree. His value is just skyrocketing at the moment; what you can get for him now will pay near immediate dividends going forward. Maybe not this season, but definitely next and down the line.Boudreau is letting them pin their ears back which makes for entertaining hockey and fits how the team is constructed... but I'm not sure it leads to playoff success. "Bruce holy shite" is the more likely refrain come April, and not in a good way...
They should sell Miller and get a king's ransom, but their ownership is far too myopically focused on win now that I can't see them doing it...
Hamonic off to the Sens and we get a third back too... Jimmy done good!