Soldier
not redeemed with gold but with His Blood
The buds have had All these successful regular seasons in the last decade, but they only won two playoff series in the first round
It wears on you
Matthews/marner got to go by any means necessary. They have proven time and time again that they can’t raise their game in the playoffs. They have youth, talent and skill on their side but not attitude , grit, will and desire to win. They just can’t take over playoff games and lead their team to victory. They can’t take charge and dominate offensively on the ice. They can’t take a team on their backs and get them to glory. The Buds will never win with these players as main characters. They’re robins, not Batman.
Marner is an unrestricted free agent this summer. His massive contract will expire in July. But Matthews signed a five year-contract worth 53 millions 2 summers ago. He makes 13.5 millions a year.( huge cap hit when you consider that all nhl teams have to operate within a hard salary cap)
Let unrestricted free agent Tavares walk this summer. Nothing against him but he’s getting older and we need to move on and turn the page from him
And we have too much deadweight in the bottom two lines on offense. We get next to no offensive production from most of these players domi and pacioretty( who’s old, injury-prone, and past his prime anyway)
Jarnkrok, Laughton, Kampf, Mcmann are bums lol. Our supposed offensive depth is overrated
All our players on defense except Morgan rielly (we have to move his expensive long term contract elsewhere ) can stay with the team
Our goaltending Duo ( woll/stolarz) can stay here for now.
On offense, knies and nylander can stay for now. As sad as it looks, William Nylander is probably the best playoff performer among the big three amigos( auston Matthews, Mitch marner, Willy nylander) basically the best of a sorry bunch, it aint much.
And GM Brad TreIiving must sign restricted free agent Matthew Knies asap before July 1. He’s a keeper because Knies is the only skilled forward on this team with a physical power forward game. He’s mentally and physically built for the playoffs too. Just love his competitive attitude and big game mentality @CJ unlike some players, he gets it.
Connor McDavid will be an unrestricted free agent In the summer of 2026. My hopes rest on the leafs signing him and bringing him back home to the blue and white. 2026-27 might be a special season in Maple Leaf history. Maybe he will be the chosen one who will finally lead Toronto to championship glory for the first time since 1967? One calendar year and one full nhl season away from the impossible dream. @Patrick Kane
It wears on you
Matthews/marner got to go by any means necessary. They have proven time and time again that they can’t raise their game in the playoffs. They have youth, talent and skill on their side but not attitude , grit, will and desire to win. They just can’t take over playoff games and lead their team to victory. They can’t take charge and dominate offensively on the ice. They can’t take a team on their backs and get them to glory. The Buds will never win with these players as main characters. They’re robins, not Batman.
Marner is an unrestricted free agent this summer. His massive contract will expire in July. But Matthews signed a five year-contract worth 53 millions 2 summers ago. He makes 13.5 millions a year.( huge cap hit when you consider that all nhl teams have to operate within a hard salary cap)
Let unrestricted free agent Tavares walk this summer. Nothing against him but he’s getting older and we need to move on and turn the page from him
And we have too much deadweight in the bottom two lines on offense. We get next to no offensive production from most of these players domi and pacioretty( who’s old, injury-prone, and past his prime anyway)
Jarnkrok, Laughton, Kampf, Mcmann are bums lol. Our supposed offensive depth is overrated
All our players on defense except Morgan rielly (we have to move his expensive long term contract elsewhere ) can stay with the team
Our goaltending Duo ( woll/stolarz) can stay here for now.
On offense, knies and nylander can stay for now. As sad as it looks, William Nylander is probably the best playoff performer among the big three amigos( auston Matthews, Mitch marner, Willy nylander) basically the best of a sorry bunch, it aint much.
And GM Brad TreIiving must sign restricted free agent Matthew Knies asap before July 1. He’s a keeper because Knies is the only skilled forward on this team with a physical power forward game. He’s mentally and physically built for the playoffs too. Just love his competitive attitude and big game mentality @CJ unlike some players, he gets it.
Connor McDavid will be an unrestricted free agent In the summer of 2026. My hopes rest on the leafs signing him and bringing him back home to the blue and white. 2026-27 might be a special season in Maple Leaf history. Maybe he will be the chosen one who will finally lead Toronto to championship glory for the first time since 1967? One calendar year and one full nhl season away from the impossible dream. @Patrick Kane
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