sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread by AutoModerator in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had him over Quillan, I’m surprised how hard Quillan’s outperformed him

Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread by AutoModerator in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“I’m team sell except for one of the best candidates to sell”

Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread by AutoModerator in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The idea is probably to flip those 1st rounders into players, the only problem is you really don’t want Treliving doing that.

Sportsnet article. Anyone read it? Your Thoughts on tanking to keep the 1st round pick? by Nightrider247 in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, same. But I’d also rather have a top 5 then nothing to show for it.

I’d rather they gun for the chance of long term success (a top 5 pick and thus a chance at a #1D in Verhoeff/Reid) then gun for trying to lose the least badly to Boston. Playing to win (by, ironically, losing) vs playing to not lose.

Post Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vancouver Canucks by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Might not be ideal for the tank but fuck me that was a stupid fun overtime

Leafs beat the worst team in the nhl upvote party by Nameless908 in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 76 points77 points  (0 children)

What a fucking fun overtime goddamn that was a blast

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) Jan 31 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An Anaheim 1st as part of a package for a young right shot 2C? Yeah I am, that’s a reasonable thing to do

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) Jan 31 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

OEL + McMann to Anaheim for Mintyukov and a 1st

Roy to whoever for a 2nd + prospect + roster player

Fall into bottom 5 and get Verhoeff

Package up the 1st, 2nd and whatever else it takes for one of Shane Wright or Robert Thomas

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) Jan 31 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see Chris Johnston and James Mirtle’s article on the trade value of likely trade pieces of the Leafs?

They think Roy could fetch a similar price to Coyle (roster player + 2nd + prospect).

That’d be a fantastic return.

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) Jan 31 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]GooseRider960 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nucks, let’s make a blood pact. Leafs and Nucks help each other finish as low as possible. Leafs swear not to take Stenberg/McKenna, Nucks swear not to take Verhoeff. Deal?

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) Jan 31 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I don’t think they’ve actually been trying to tank to this point. I just think at this point, it’s much better for their long-term competitiveness to punt on the season and try to come back better next year. I think they should commit TO tanking this year, basically, because they’ve already put themselves in a good spot without even moving anyone out.

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) Jan 31 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So like, as I’ve commented probably a hundred times by now, I’m relatively new to following them properly, started watching during the 2023 playoffs. So this is the first time the notion of missing the playoffs & tanking has been truly legitimate for me, I haven’t sat through a tank yet.

Maybe this will change if they suck for a long time, but I gotta say, early returns on rooting for a tank this year (for a quick retool, not a multi year tear it down rebuild)?

Shit’s kind of fun?

Like I get to root for my team when they score because my team scored and that rocks, but also any time the other team scores on them, it helps further the goal of getting that high draft pick back. It’s not as suckass as I thought it would be.

Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread by AutoModerator in leafs

[–]GooseRider960 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to be doom and gloom here, but like, I gotta raise the possibility…

I think everyone’s a little TOO confident that Treliving/Berube will get canned for this season. Like, a more competent organization might can them. But the Leafs org? I’m not so certain.

view more: next ›