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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Didn't he keep going and score there game 1?
I think the Leafs are over due for years and years of success after all the failure. I used to look around at other teams and other leagues and see teams go from laughing stock to perinniel contenders and I asked why can't the Leafs do the same? Finally it seems like it's going to happen.Highlander said:I don't know about you but I just can't believe our luck in landing this guy. The stars really aligned in a big way. And what really blows my is since Shanahan came in and the hires, Dubas, Hunter, Lou, all aligned to a common purpose and with the ownerships total support, drafting quality skilled players, trading for Hyman who has been a revelation with work effort. The cost? Greg McKegg!
Finally securing a good goalie, and getting Zaitzev for nothing, I almost feel like I woke up from a 40 year coma and things were right on track with 4 Stanleys in 6 years.
Sorry if I am over the top but I like where this train is heading.
Highlander said:I don't know about you but I just can't believe our luck in landing this guy. The stars really aligned in a big way. And what really blows my is since Shanahan came in and the hires, Dubas, Hunter, Lou, all aligned to a common purpose and with the ownerships total support, drafting quality skilled players, trading for Hyman who has been a revelation with work effort. The cost? Greg McKegg!
Finally securing a good goalie, and getting Zaitzev for nothing, I almost feel like I woke up from a 40 year coma and things were right on track with 4 Stanleys in 6 years.
Sorry if I am over the top but I like where this train is heading.
Highlander said:Come on now Nik, this was a lottery and we happened to pick #1 so some luck was involved with what was it a 20% + something chance of having the first choice? I think we all can agree Matthews in the linch pin of this whole rebuilt.
herman said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Didn't he keep going and score there game 1?
This was the most recent game.
This might be what you were thinking of:
https://vimeo.com/187134719
Nik the Trik said:Highlander said:Come on now Nik, this was a lottery and we happened to pick #1 so some luck was involved with what was it a 20% + something chance of having the first choice? I think we all can agree Matthews in the linch pin of this whole rebuilt.
The lottery was random, sure, but I have no real problem believing that the team with the highest likelihood of drafting #1 ended up drafting #1.
The reason players like Matthews didn't pass through here in years before isn't because of bad luck or living under a dark cloud, it's because the team was run in a shortsighted way in large part because of impatient fans.
I'm happy things are different but there's nothing magical or hard to discern about it. Things that were done wrong then started to be done right.
herman said:What's nice is that they decided to do it right in opportune years (McDavid/Eichel/Marner and Matthews/Laine). Thanks be to all that committed career seppuku for the stealth tank, and the players that suddenly found their mitts filled with cement the next year.
Nik the Trik said:herman said:What's nice is that they decided to do it right in opportune years (McDavid/Eichel/Marner and Matthews/Laine). Thanks be to all that committed career seppuku for the stealth tank, and the players that suddenly found their mitts filled with cement the next year.
Honestly, there was no wrong time. If they'd done it when Burke got hired they'd have been leaning into the Tavares/Hedman draft and then the Hall/Seguin draft.
herman said:No disagreements here. I would've liked them to roll this way with smart cap/draft/system the whole time. Knowing when to fold is critical in keeping the pipeline properly stocked and pressurized.
Still feels a bit surreal to land one when the lottery rules changed up to not reward tanking so handsomely. And when the draft class was super top heavy, and not a Yak or RNH year where it was a smear.