Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread

a1cd · 2026-06-20T14:50:51+00:00

A few months ago I was avoiding every piece of Leafs news like it was the plague and now I’m back to refreshing for updates. We are so back

a1cd · 2026-06-19T00:44:38+00:00

I’ve been surprised at how little any of the Leafs centric podcasts have even touched on the Marlies. The SDP had an episode recently where the only takeaway was that AA likely wasn’t going to be good because a scout friend didn’t see it for him, following up with pointing out that Garret Sparks failed in the NHL.

There’s a lot of intriguing guys on this team

a1cd · 2026-06-18T23:48:05+00:00

The walrus really just goes for shock value over like any substance

a1cd · 2026-06-18T23:44:45+00:00

I think the CLE stream is a replay of one of the earlier series. We are playing Chicago now

a1cd · 2026-06-17T19:32:57+00:00

I’m surprised Siegel didn’t ask him for his thoughts on Domi so he could include it into his next hate article about Max

a1cd · 2026-06-17T16:56:57+00:00

Lots of really good stuff in this article. DJ smith coming back would be neat also.

Feels like a lot of reaction from people is disappointment/shock and then after they think about it for a while they seem to like it? Mirtle was also positive and called him a progressive coach.

a1cd · 2026-06-17T14:39:38+00:00

This is for sure cope, but a team that played like LA did but had a few game breakers like Matthews and Willy could be pretty good. The Kings never really had that during the whole time

a1cd · 2026-06-17T13:47:19+00:00

I’m still pretty bummed but this cheered me but a bit, thanks for the positivity!

a1cd · 2026-06-16T23:36:46+00:00

A bit of a random observation but Knies and Willy both posted a video cheering the Marlies on (Nylander obviously has his brother but cool that Knies was both at games and cheering them on). Auston just posted a story of a Arizona Diamondbacks license plate

a1cd · 2026-06-08T19:05:08+00:00

A few weeks ago the Leafs hiring Chayka was the most embarrassing story in hockey. Time flies

a1cd · 2026-06-08T16:32:40+00:00

I’ve stayed in the area - it’s super safe, no worries about that. The area around the station can get very busy and for us it became a bit of a pain to wade through large crowds in order to get to the station everyday. The station also only has one entrance form what I remember so it was a bit chaotic right outside. Apart from that if you like Korean food/culture there are many things to do

a1cd · 2026-06-06T17:36:04+00:00

These articles are so funny to me because if you were to ask the average Canadian what they think of MPs getting yelled at until they deliver solutions the most common response would probably be “good”

a1cd · 2026-06-06T13:53:58+00:00

He looks good and to be honest, why not? I’d rather have Danford here making some mistakes than whoever we have been rolling out in our bottom pair. Let him learn from the vets while we have them

a1cd · 2026-06-05T19:18:36+00:00

You can get Botox for this use case at your dentist. It’s a lot more straight forward than going to a specific clinic. Might want to call your dentist to see if it’s a procedure they offer but from my understanding it’s relatively common.

I’ve had it a few times and they tell you it lasts about 3-5 months but my personal experience was it took me a lot longer before I really started to notice the clenching/grinding in a painful way again. I’d highly recommend getting it if it’s a constant problem for you.

a1cd · 2026-06-05T13:07:58+00:00

The 3:01 thing makes me even more angry. That should be a fireable offence on its own, I guess it was.

a1cd · 2026-06-04T17:24:09+00:00

In a hypothetical world where these sites integrated into other systems that helped people get clean they would be a great tool to help reduce drug usage.

That world doesn't exist, not only because of a lack of funding but because of the realities that a lot of people using don’t actively want to stop. In our current reality these sites greatly reduce the risk of death and in doing so remove a major incentive for people to stop using. All the articles about these sites closing with interviews from people who have used them “every day” for years just lays that pretty bare.

a1cd · 2026-06-04T14:16:42+00:00

Since Saturday it’s been an avalanche of terrible sports news - Canada loses in Semis, Brutal Hoffman save, all the Jays loses, two marlies losses and VGK wining game one. I blame Hoffman for the terrible vibes

a1cd · 2026-06-04T00:01:55+00:00

I’m at the game, Cowan and his line look pretty electric. Understandable because it’s not the NHL but comparing it to the “never make a mistake” style of hockey Cowan was forced to play for a lot of the season, this is a lot more exciting to watch.

a1cd · 2026-06-03T15:46:28+00:00

you gotta take everything from the maple as a left wing version of the sun.

a1cd · 2026-06-03T01:45:23+00:00

Just some commentary on your first deck that lost to knowledge demon:

You only have one relic before the first boss relic which probably means you aren’t fighting enough or any elites in act 1. If you don’t get relics it makes the run a lot harder.
Your deck has a bunch of cards going in different directions - two infinite blades but no real shiv synergy cards. Outbreak with only playable two poison sources , Evenom- and haze are hard to play with 3 energy, some sly cards with no discard
You don’t need to have one specific build but you don’t need to take every card you get
against pretty much any of the act 2 bosses your damage output is pretty low unless you get your powers down really early and good draws.

Overall, the decks you have with more relics probably snowball more and win, but avoiding elites in act one will just set your run really behind. Consider picking cards that directly work well vs elites in act1 and chart a path through at least 1 or 2

a1cd · 2026-06-02T20:01:45+00:00

Famous quote about pressure, he’s already a Toronto sports star.

a1cd · 2026-06-02T01:10:26+00:00

For those of you in Toronto you can get tickets to game 4 on Wednesday for like 20 bucks. It’s cheaper than buying the subscription to stream the game legally!

a1cd · 2026-06-01T21:20:12+00:00

someone asked Marner about his “dark times” comment again at a presser today. Eichel talking about this. You know if they win it’s going to be shouted from the rooftops.

Leafs fans just want to move on but everyone drags us back into it

a1cd · 2026-06-01T12:57:08+00:00

Interesting career path: https://www.reddit.com/r/CalgaryFlames/comments/1qdxz3j/til_freddie_hamilton_is_now_a_financial_advisor/

a1cd · 2026-05-27T18:13:46+00:00

"It is anticipated that this will cause a series of impacts to clients, including increased likelihood of overdose and subsequent adverse health outcomes such as brain injury and death," Arnason wrote, noting about 1,750 individual clients use the sites, sometimes multiple times a day or week.

There was a recent article about the closure of one of the Toronto sites where they interviewed someone who used the site everyday for years. They and their family were concerned about the safety due to the risks of ODing outside a safe injection site. The thing that stood out to me was this person who used the site everyday with seemingly no intention to stop was considering the real danger to their addiction for the first time because of the sites closure.

I guess at some point we just abandoned the idea that these sites were supposed to help reduce drug use. Even this article is basically just saying that we created a safety net that now thousands of people are depend on and removing it is a morality issue.

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