I’m expecting Treliving to make significant deadline moves to enhance the Leafs playoff chances. This playoff could very well be the turning point of the franchise. Just imagine the backlash should the Leafs go out in the first round. Heads will roll for sure.
Leafs 2024-2025 Season Thread
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Leafs get their 3rd line center with salary retention and term without giving up Cowen, Minton, or Danford.
He wasn't a captain but was an Alternate Captain. Excellent trade. At a minimum they needed a 3rd line center. Domi isn't it. He has speed and kills penalties. With 121 hits, only 2 forwards on Leafs have more.
Schenn would probably have cost at least 2 of their top 3 prospects if not more. He's also 3 years older already in decline and has years left taking him into his late 30's. Also more than double the cap hit.
Treliving could still be looking for a Defensemen. Reaves wasn't playing now and Leafs were not going to play him in the playoffs.
He wasn't a captain but was an Alternate Captain. Excellent trade. At a minimum they needed a 3rd line center. Domi isn't it. He has speed and kills penalties. With 121 hits, only 2 forwards on Leafs have more.
Schenn would probably have cost at least 2 of their top 3 prospects if not more. He's also 3 years older already in decline and has years left taking him into his late 30's. Also more than double the cap hit.
Treliving could still be looking for a Defensemen. Reaves wasn't playing now and Leafs were not going to play him in the playoffs.
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Leafs picked up Brandon Carlo from Boston. Speculation that Minten is involved.
Marchand Bennett Tkatchuk will probably be Florida's 2nd line in the playoffs.
Where's the trade poster honouring Reese Johnson.
Interesting the 2026 1st round pick is only top 5 protected whereas the 2027 is top 10.
With Boston out of the playoffs this year Leafs will hold 1st place on their own for active consecutive playoff appearances. Matthews will be playing his 9th. The record is 20 for a player.
Interesting the 2026 1st round pick is only top 5 protected whereas the 2027 is top 10.
With Boston out of the playoffs this year Leafs will hold 1st place on their own for active consecutive playoff appearances. Matthews will be playing his 9th. The record is 20 for a player.
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Somewhere in Las Vegas and somewhere in St. Louis, both Bruce Cassidy and Jim Montgomery have a little smirk on their face.
Somewhere in Las Vegas and somewhere in St. Louis, both Bruce Cassidy and Jim Montgomery have a little smirk on their face.
Backlash?? the last 7-8 rounds , they havent gotten out of first round. they need to get to a Conference final, or cup final to have any hope of redemption. IMHO.
To think they passed on him in the 2nd round of the 2015 draft when he had a first round grade and instead took Travis Dermott. Thank You Kyle Dubas and Mark Hunter
I truly believed this 4 years ago, and every year after. Not anymore.
I'm still a Leaf fan, but I've lost faith in the organization.
Dubas and Shanahan are responsible and only one of them is gone, Shanahan is just as culpable.
They doubled down on the same team every single year, and to boot Shanahan was going to extend his contract after all that playoff humiliation.
Thank God for the falling out, that's the only reason they started making changes.
Every era it's something goofy.
I hate to say it but I understand why other fans made fun of Leaf fans for being delusional.
I count myself as one of the suckers.
IMHO, if the Leafs have a poor playoff showing this year, both Marner and Tavares are gone for sure!! Probably Shanahan will be gone as well. I think the Leafs have to at least get to the 3rd round of the playoffs, in order for the season to be a success.
Good news is that Tavares' 7yr contract finally expires at the end of this season. So the Leafs can use Tavares' approx $11 million/yr salary against the cap, to get in some more players. Also, the Leafs just might have to let Marner walk, if Marner's contract demands are too greedy. if Marner tanks this season in the playoffs, like he usually does, then it will be easier on the Leaf fans when Treliving decides not to sign Marner to a huge contract extension etc
