2020-2021 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[herman]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1313145976891363334

 

[Frank E]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1313145976891363334

Shot across the bow to Rodrigues.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1313147827552485383
Justin Brazeau szn

 

[Frank E]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1313145976891363334

Connor Brown.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1313145976891363334

Connor Brown.

I don?t hate this idea if he comes in at 1M or less and we have moved Johnsson.

Dominik Simon will be UFA Friday after going unqualified as well

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1313144657635880962

Apropos of nothing,
https://twitter.com/KatyaKnappe/status/1313149173458497539

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/1313157589665034246
Fun for Frank!

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1313145976891363334

Connor Brown.

I don?t hate this idea if he comes in at 1M or less and we have moved Johnsson.

Dominik Simon will be UFA Friday after going unqualified as well

Connor Brown is probably getting a similar contract to Johnsson.

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1313145976891363334

Shot across the bow to Rodrigues.

I think so. He's not getting qualified so he can take his chances as a UFA.

 

[herman]

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-draft/21502627/kyle-dubas-meets-the-press-on-draft-day-eve-toronto-maple-leafs
Summary of today's conference

Lance Hornby asks about Dubas?s desire to ?make the Leafs harder to play against? and that the desire had been for that to happen organically. Dubas says they want to be incredibly hard to play against. He calls it a priority for free agency.

He references other teams in the playoffs who had players who had to start playing a different way. Dubas returns to that theme in the later parts of the conversation where he gives a long and pointed set of remarks about how Tampa came back from a disaster last year and had all of their best players perform excellently in the playoffs. Suffice it to say, he?s not banging the drum for grit, even though that is exactly how his comments to the Hornby question will get played.

I assume an MLHS transcript will be out later today, so I'll link that here then.

 

[ZBBM]

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-draft/21502627/kyle-dubas-meets-the-press-on-draft-day-eve-toronto-maple-leafs
Summary of today's conference

Lance Hornby asks about Dubas?s desire to ?make the Leafs harder to play against? and that the desire had been for that to happen organically. Dubas says they want to be incredibly hard to play against. He calls it a priority for free agency.

He references other teams in the playoffs who had players who had to start playing a different way. Dubas returns to that theme in the later parts of the conversation where he gives a long and pointed set of remarks about how Tampa came back from a disaster last year and had all of their best players perform excellently in the playoffs. Suffice it to say, he?s not banging the drum for grit, even though that is exactly how his comments to the Hornby question will get played.

I assume an MLHS transcript will be out later today, so I'll link that here then.

Sounds like we need a guy like Nazem Kadri.

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-draft/21502627/kyle-dubas-meets-the-press-on-draft-day-eve-toronto-maple-leafs
Summary of today's conference

Lance Hornby asks about Dubas?s desire to ?make the Leafs harder to play against? and that the desire had been for that to happen organically. Dubas says they want to be incredibly hard to play against. He calls it a priority for free agency.

He references other teams in the playoffs who had players who had to start playing a different way. Dubas returns to that theme in the later parts of the conversation where he gives a long and pointed set of remarks about how Tampa came back from a disaster last year and had all of their best players perform excellently in the playoffs. Suffice it to say, he?s not banging the drum for grit, even though that is exactly how his comments to the Hornby question will get played.

I assume an MLHS transcript will be out later today, so I'll link that here then.

Sounds like we need a guy like Nazem Kadri.

Nope. We need someone that will actually play in the playoffs...lol

 

[Zee]

Video of the Dubas presser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkthhMrlV8o&ab_channel=TorontoMapleLeafs

and 23 minutes in Mike in Buffalo with a question...what the?

 

[herman]

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-draft/21502627/kyle-dubas-meets-the-press-on-draft-day-eve-toronto-maple-leafs
Summary of today's conference

Lance Hornby asks about Dubas?s desire to ?make the Leafs harder to play against? and that the desire had been for that to happen organically. Dubas says they want to be incredibly hard to play against. He calls it a priority for free agency.

He references other teams in the playoffs who had players who had to start playing a different way. Dubas returns to that theme in the later parts of the conversation where he gives a long and pointed set of remarks about how Tampa came back from a disaster last year and had all of their best players perform excellently in the playoffs. Suffice it to say, he?s not banging the drum for grit, even though that is exactly how his comments to the Hornby question will get played.

I assume an MLHS transcript will be out later today, so I'll link that here then.

https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/1313197051761569797

 

[herman]

What did you take away from Tampa Bay?s win in terms of your club? Has it tweaked your views on roster construction or style of play? What did you learn from the final four teams that went deep?

Dubas: There are always things you can learn ? not just in hockey but all of the other sports teams that go a long way in the playoffs and have very successful seasons. There is a lot we can learn from Tampa. I also think their situation is not exactly the same as ours for a number of different reasons. The natural inclination is to always hope to mimic the team that just won and to copy them, but as you see from year to year, it changes in terms of the style of teams that win ? if you go to Pittsburgh?s two championships, then it was Washington, St. Louis, and Tampa.

[...]

There are two things that I hope our whole organization takes: 1) They had a major disappointment after a record-setting regular season for them the year prior, and how it affected their mindset heading into the season in terms of their focus and competitiveness and how they wanted to play, and how it manifested itself through the regular season and playoffs.

[...]

The other part from Tampa, in particular, is that I thought their best players faced huge questions after the 2019 loss. I thought their best players ? each and every one of them ?was spectacular in the playoffs. They were extremely competitive. They produced at a very high level. They responded when the team was down. As much as there is the focus on the changes around the outside of the roster ? which I thought were great moves ? I thought it was the top end of their roster and how competitive they were and how dominant they were from the minute they got inside the bubble all the way to the Stanley Cup. That really stood out to me and I hope that we take from it.

 

[Guilt Trip]

What did you take away from Tampa Bay?s win in terms of your club? Has it tweaked your views on roster construction or style of play? What did you learn from the final four teams that went deep?

Dubas: There are always things you can learn ? not just in hockey but all of the other sports teams that go a long way in the playoffs and have very successful seasons. There is a lot we can learn from Tampa. I also think their situation is not exactly the same as ours for a number of different reasons. The natural inclination is to always hope to mimic the team that just won and to copy them, but as you see from year to year, it changes in terms of the style of teams that win ? if you go to Pittsburgh?s two championships, then it was Washington, St. Louis, and Tampa.

[...]

There are two things that I hope our whole organization takes: 1) They had a major disappointment after a record-setting regular season for them the year prior, and how it affected their mindset heading into the season in terms of their focus and competitiveness and how they wanted to play, and how it manifested itself through the regular season and playoffs.

[...]

The other part from Tampa, in particular, is that I thought their best players faced huge questions after the 2019 loss. I thought their best players ? each and every one of them ?was spectacular in the playoffs. They were extremely competitive. They produced at a very high level. They responded when the team was down. As much as there is the focus on the changes around the outside of the roster ? which I thought were great moves ? I thought it was the top end of their roster and how competitive they were and how dominant they were from the minute they got inside the bubble all the way to the Stanley Cup. That really stood out to me and I hope that we take from it.

That last quote is a shot to Mitch, JT and Nylander to get off their collective asses and get on with it.

 

[Bender]

What did you take away from Tampa Bay?s win in terms of your club? Has it tweaked your views on roster construction or style of play? What did you learn from the final four teams that went deep?

Dubas: There are always things you can learn ? not just in hockey but all of the other sports teams that go a long way in the playoffs and have very successful seasons. There is a lot we can learn from Tampa. I also think their situation is not exactly the same as ours for a number of different reasons. The natural inclination is to always hope to mimic the team that just won and to copy them, but as you see from year to year, it changes in terms of the style of teams that win ? if you go to Pittsburgh?s two championships, then it was Washington, St. Louis, and Tampa.

[...]

There are two things that I hope our whole organization takes: 1) They had a major disappointment after a record-setting regular season for them the year prior, and how it affected their mindset heading into the season in terms of their focus and competitiveness and how they wanted to play, and how it manifested itself through the regular season and playoffs.

[...]

The other part from Tampa, in particular, is that I thought their best players faced huge questions after the 2019 loss. I thought their best players ? each and every one of them ?was spectacular in the playoffs. They were extremely competitive. They produced at a very high level. They responded when the team was down. As much as there is the focus on the changes around the outside of the roster ? which I thought were great moves ? I thought it was the top end of their roster and how competitive they were and how dominant they were from the minute they got inside the bubble all the way to the Stanley Cup. That really stood out to me and I hope that we take from it.

That last quote is a shot to Mitch, JT and Nylander to get off their collective asses and get on with it.

JT didn't bring it?

 

[Guilt Trip]

What did you take away from Tampa Bay?s win in terms of your club? Has it tweaked your views on roster construction or style of play? What did you learn from the final four teams that went deep?

Dubas: There are always things you can learn ? not just in hockey but all of the other sports teams that go a long way in the playoffs and have very successful seasons. There is a lot we can learn from Tampa. I also think their situation is not exactly the same as ours for a number of different reasons. The natural inclination is to always hope to mimic the team that just won and to copy them, but as you see from year to year, it changes in terms of the style of teams that win ? if you go to Pittsburgh?s two championships, then it was Washington, St. Louis, and Tampa.

[...]

There are two things that I hope our whole organization takes: 1) They had a major disappointment after a record-setting regular season for them the year prior, and how it affected their mindset heading into the season in terms of their focus and competitiveness and how they wanted to play, and how it manifested itself through the regular season and playoffs.

[...]

The other part from Tampa, in particular, is that I thought their best players faced huge questions after the 2019 loss. I thought their best players ? each and every one of them ?was spectacular in the playoffs. They were extremely competitive. They produced at a very high level. They responded when the team was down. As much as there is the focus on the changes around the outside of the roster ? which I thought were great moves ? I thought it was the top end of their roster and how competitive they were and how dominant they were from the minute they got inside the bubble all the way to the Stanley Cup. That really stood out to me and I hope that we take from it.

That last quote is a shot to Mitch, JT and Nylander to get off their collective asses and get on with it.

JT didn't bring it?

Not every game he didn't.

 

[herman]

Mirtle reports that the Leafs offered Clifford a 3 year deal at 1+M AAV, that he then turned down (thanks, Kyle).
To which I say, like why?
But then when he's a UFA, and re-signs here for 2 years 1M AAV (no need to change that pick after it's been puck, right?), I'll be like cool.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Mirtle reports that the Leafs offered Clifford a 3 year deal at 1+M AAV, that he then turned down (thanks, Kyle).
To which I say, like why?
But then when he's a UFA, and re-signs here for 2 years 1M AAV (no need to change that pick after it's been puck, right?), I'll be like cool.

That conditional pick is from the 2021 draft so I would assume it would still upgrade to a 2nd rounder even if Clifford is re-signed after the draft/after the free agency period begins.