2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[Bill_Berg]

The interesting question now is do they fire Treliving before the season is over or not. Do you let a new guy manage the trade deadline, or let Treliving do it with his job on the line.

My guess they'll try a new coach first, handcuff Treliving at the deadline and get new guys in next season.

Of course if they start winning then everything changes, but there no evidence that's going to happen.

 

[Arn]

Is there anyone there in the hierarchy with the knowledge to realise he needs handcuffed, though?

 

[Bill_Berg]

Is there anyone there in the hierarchy with the knowledge to realise he needs handcuffed, though?

Good question. Maybe not, and even if they do know they need to handcuff him somehow, does anyone know what the handcuffs would look like. Like what specifically can he do and not do? If that path is not going to work, then what's left? Fire him in time for a new guy to be ready for the deadline, or give him free reign?

 

[cabber24]

Blow. It. Up.

Tear. It. Down.

Time to start again.

They were winning 3-1 in Game 6 against FLD in the last playoffs, and now we're tearing it down? Get real. So they crap the bed one season (yet to be determined), recoup some assets, and try again next year.

 

[cabber24]

Matthews gets paid to be a superstar and has never delivered much in the playoffs, and now he's not delivering during the regular season. If he's hurt, say so. They say he's not hurt, so fuck him, show the fuck up! All the noise goes away if he does what he's paid to do.

 

[Bill_Berg]

They were winning 3-1 in Game 6 against FLD in the last playoffs, and now we're tearing it down? Get real. So they crap the bed one season (yet to be determined), recoup some assets, and try again next year.

How can they recoup assets this year? And then why would next year be different? Everyone is a year older. JT, Tanev, OEL. These guys can't be good forever.

 

[cabber24]

How can they recoup assets this year? And then why would next year be different? Everyone is a year older. JT, Tanev, OEL. These guys can't be good forever.

If we're punting this season you could try to trade most of our forwards:

• Domi
• Maccelli
• Roy
• Jankrok
• Robertson
• Laughton
• McMann
• Benoit

AM34 improving would help next season. I am not writing him off yet. I don't know about the age argument; OEL and JT look great. Tanev is a huge hole if he cannot keep going, though, but that's why you recalibrate and try again.

 

[rdowdall]

I think this is how we can tell we are back in a bad state. We are hoping against hope that the Leafs have some sort of impact player, a diamond in the rough, somewhere in the multitude of late round picks that they have throughout the organization. This is Kessel year stuff, where we were hoping that some 3rd round center was going to be the second coming of Ryan Getzlaf to play on the first line.

 

[Bill_Berg]

If we're punting this season you could try to trade most of our forwards:

• Domi
• Maccelli
• Roy
• Jankrok
• Robertson
• Laughton
• McMann
• Benoit

AM34 improving would help next season. I am not writing him off yet. I don't know about the age argument; OEL and JT look great. Tanev is a huge hole if he cannot keep going, though, but that's why you recalibrate and try again.

I mean I like it, but that's half the team,so I like it as a step towards rebuilding. How do we trade all those guys for assets and expect to compete next year. Who replaces them? Who replaces Tanev if he's aged out.

It's not a sure thing that age catches up with people next year, but it certainly is a risk. Guys drop off quick in their 30s, and while JT had a great start, will he be able to maintain that all year and into the playoffs? And then again next year. Maybe, but it's not a sure thing. I'm not even sure it's a likely thing.