Leafs 2024-2025 Season Thread
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Leafs are weak on LW. All they are looking for is if he is at least the 4th best option they have on LW
Quite frankly I think all they want to know is whether he is a better option come playoffs than Robertson, Holmberg, Dewar, and the like. He's a minimum wage player at this stage after all so compare him to other min wage players. If he was any good Leafs would not be able to afford him.
It's also a PTO that he's on. It's a tryout. They haven't committed to him.
Quite frankly I think all they want to know is whether he is a better option come playoffs than Robertson, Holmberg, Dewar, and the like. He's a minimum wage player at this stage after all so compare him to other min wage players. If he was any good Leafs would not be able to afford him.
It's also a PTO that he's on. It's a tryout. They haven't committed to him.
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Leafs LW by salary:
So Reaves makes as much or more than all of Leafs LW options.
Here's Leafs cap hit on D:
- Bobby McMann $1,350,000
- Connor Dewar $1,180,000
- Matthew Knies $925,000
- Nick Robertson $875,000
- Pontus Holmberg $800,000
So Reaves makes as much or more than all of Leafs LW options.
Here's Leafs cap hit on D:
- $7,500,000
- $4,500,000
- $3,500,000
- $3,000,000
- $2,000,000
- $1,470,000
- $1,350,000
- $1,100,000
- $2,500,000
- $766,667
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If the Leafs have a Black player on their roster this year, I could see him being uncomfortable with this.
If the Leafs have a Black player on their roster this year, I could see him being uncomfortable with this.
Another training camp starts, another year the Leafs have cup aspirations.
Reasons to be optimistic : a new coach with a ring, two top four d men added, some young bloods, Knies, McMann, Minton, Cowan, may be able to give the offence a boost.
Reasons to be pessimistic : core four is still intact, key players, namely Tavares and Tanev are on the downside of their careers, questionable goaltending and specialty teams.
It’ll take an act of God for this team to miss the playoffs, but same kind of miracle is needed for this team to win the cup. How far they go in between will determine the fate of Shanahan and probably that of Marner and Tavares as far as their Leaf careers are concerned.
Reasons to be optimistic : a new coach with a ring, two top four d men added, some young bloods, Knies, McMann, Minton, Cowan, may be able to give the offence a boost.
Reasons to be pessimistic : core four is still intact, key players, namely Tavares and Tanev are on the downside of their careers, questionable goaltending and specialty teams.
It’ll take an act of God for this team to miss the playoffs, but same kind of miracle is needed for this team to win the cup. How far they go in between will determine the fate of Shanahan and probably that of Marner and Tavares as far as their Leaf careers are concerned.
Curious, is Tanev one of the top 4 d'men and also on the downside? That's kind of double dipping. LOL
He‘ll be 35 come December and I think the Leafs will be lucky to have him perform near the same level as he did last year and stay healthy for one full season. Last 3 seasons he played 65-56-19 games and I don’t think it’s coincidental that his number of games played went down each year.
According to the Hockey Reference website, in the past 3 seasons Chris Tanev played 82, 65, and 75 games. Last year his 75 games were divided between Calgary(56) and Dallas(19). Perhaps you read last year's split of games as 2 seperate seasons.
In the regular season Leafs PP has always been good. They were 7th last season ahead of cup champs Florida.
They were also the second highest scoring team behind only Colorado by only 1 goal. Only 2 teams scored over 300.
That is their strength. In the Playoffs is where it became questionable but everything became questionable.
As for the PK they had very weak D for killing penalties. Holl blocked a lot of shots from his side and he was gone. Brodie took over his side and was not good. Couldn't block shots. We all know Rielly can't kill penalties. Sandin wasn't any good hence why he was shipped out. Lili and Benoit weren't good at killing penalties either. Gio could block shots but he was tres old and slow. They no longer had a prime Muzzin and McCabe is not a defensive stalwart. Hence why they brought in a guy like Edmundson for the playoffs and this year Hakanpaa. Tanev was tied for 3rd in total blocked shots last season.
They were also the second highest scoring team behind only Colorado by only 1 goal. Only 2 teams scored over 300.
That is their strength. In the Playoffs is where it became questionable but everything became questionable.
As for the PK they had very weak D for killing penalties. Holl blocked a lot of shots from his side and he was gone. Brodie took over his side and was not good. Couldn't block shots. We all know Rielly can't kill penalties. Sandin wasn't any good hence why he was shipped out. Lili and Benoit weren't good at killing penalties either. Gio could block shots but he was tres old and slow. They no longer had a prime Muzzin and McCabe is not a defensive stalwart. Hence why they brought in a guy like Edmundson for the playoffs and this year Hakanpaa. Tanev was tied for 3rd in total blocked shots last season.
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It's only one exhibition game but looks like Leafs will try to go with Matthews, Nylander, Tavares as their top 3 centers and probably Kampf as the 4th. Tavares in all his years with NYI has always been the best player on his line carrying a bunch of no names as his wingers and doing it successfully. In Toronto he's been the second best player behind either Marner or Nylander. Leafs have always had a weak 3rd line. Particularly in the playoffs. Having Tavares carry a 3rd line could very well work for them. Tavares and Max P looked good together albeit against AHL competition. Both former captains.
Max P by the way, is wearing number 67.
Max P by the way, is wearing number 67.
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With 3 (Tanev, OEL and Weber) new guys the defence looked bad. Understandably they need time to jell.
I’m not sure I like the Nylander at centre experiment. Even a step slower Tavares is still their second best centre and Nylander has proven that he’s an elite winger when he wants to be and the wing positions get a lot weaker with him at centre. Their first priority is to get the top two line going. Getting a competent 3rd line centre is a lot easier than replacing Nylander’s presence on the wing. Just mho.
I’m not sure I like the Nylander at centre experiment. Even a step slower Tavares is still their second best centre and Nylander has proven that he’s an elite winger when he wants to be and the wing positions get a lot weaker with him at centre. Their first priority is to get the top two line going. Getting a competent 3rd line centre is a lot easier than replacing Nylander’s presence on the wing. Just mho.
It's preseason but Robertson has 5 goals in 4 games and his overall game looks so much better.
They'll certainly give him a legit shot to see how he performs in the regular season.
They'll certainly give him a legit shot to see how he performs in the regular season.
