Luke Fox joins Jeff Marek to talk about potential candidates for the next Maple Leafs GM.
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Too much money was paid to Tavares,Mathews and Marner who never won anything in the NHL. Teams should only experience Salary Cap issues after winning the Stanley Cup not in their quest for the first one.
What a joke, Shany rubber stamped all the decisions that lead to 6 first round exits before they finally put together a team capable of winning one round and Shany wanted the failed Dumas back up until this week, Shany needs to be fired as well.
The Leafs should consider not only hiring Mark Hunter as GM of the Maple Leafs, but his brother Dale as head coach.
Hire Craig Button, He has all the answers the morning after every game.
Jim Rutherford. Get him from VAN. Tease him.
Oh no, the Soo nepotism is broken after Dubas not retained. Two former Soo associater let go in the Marlies coaching staff !
Ron Hextall 🫵 you are a Toronto maple leaf
It is human nature that if you don't pay your dues, then you develop a sense of entitlement that we refer to as being 'spoiled'. Dubas' behaviour over the last few days would indicate that this is exactly what happened to him. Get someone who has been working their tail off and has developed some genuine competence… never make someone King that has not apprenticed under true masters for a very long time. Dubas reminds me of the young teacher that wants to be friends with their students.
The only one I would say is a must keep is Marner. Every single situation you could ever find yourself in, he's the one you throw on. 1st line, 1st PP, 1st PK, etc…
Brad Treliving didn't exactly cover himself in glory by getting rid of Tkachuk to get Huberdeau. Why are we thinking of someone who, at his best won all of one round, and then missed the playoffs the next year. Shouldn't we aim to find a winner, not someone less successful than Dubus.
Mark Hunter if he wants it
Darryl Sutter
To be fair the team and management have underperformed in the playoffs
Mike Milbury needs a job.
Please hire Haley Wickenheiser!! Then i nevervhave to watch hockey again! Clowns may do it!
NO MARK HUNTER… MARNER HAS TO GO,
shanahan should go
Best to trade Matthews quick to Arizona before his No Trade clause kicks in.
MIKE BABCOCK!!
Meh, I think it's progress on top of progress. Good luck!
3 words: Mark F**king Hunter
Flames have now allowed Tre to talk to other teams .
Shanahan and Matthews to Arizona. And Mr Hunter as a GM.
Promote the Zamboni Guy, he’s good at consistently going in circles.
Pulled off the move… I mean Matthew Tkachuk outproduced Huberdeau and Weegar by the tune of 20+ points, 23 to be exact. But saying Treliving “Pulled off the move” is definitely one way to look at and word it.
Dubas is gone. Seems to have overplayed his hand. Shanahan was a warrior class player. After losing a playoff round and publicly whining about how tough the job is and deferring to your wife as the decision maker, that would have had to be the end for Dubas in Shanahan's eyes. Not reading the room and having your agent inflate an ask that already accommodated months of negotiated 'must haves' is, in any business, interpreted as bad faith.
Sports is big business but at the end of the day it is just hockey. Anything other than Dubas stating "Tough to stomach the loss but instead, I focus on the awesome organization we have built, which anybody lucky enough to be a part of, knows is 1st class. We have a strong core of character guys who like me, want to win. We make moves to add depth and talent and I believe each year we have gotten better. We will continue to do so and if the leadership of MLSE continues to have faith in me, I am committed to doing anything I can to bring home a Cup to Toronto".
#1 priority IMHO is goaltending. The young guy Woll looked good when called upon and might have the secret sauce but Samsonov was often caught out of position and gave up too many weak goals. Move Samsonov.
Defense was outmatched with both Florida opponents and the Leafs need their Coffey, Leetch, Lidstrom anchors to transition up ice without turnovers. Emphasis on a combination of speed and nastiness.
In terms of trade bait up front I think you need to shake things up.
Not necessarily wholesale changes but certainly a blockbuster with at least one of Tavares, Marner or Mathews needing to go. A Losing attitude is a virus that needs to be cut out.
Edmonton went all in this year and are also out in the 2nd round to Vegas, so perhaps there is a blockbuster McDavid and or Draissaitl for Mathews and or Marner. An explosive move that could shake up both rosters.
Another move is Mathews and Samsonov for the #1 pick with Chicago. Do something bold to grab a potential generational talent and clear cap space.
Is a coaching change warranted? Perhaps. Keep in mind NHL coaches earn their chops through experience and just blowing the coach out does not change a losing culture.
A change could be positive and candidly now more likely but only if a world class guy is ready to step in.
Joel Quenneville comes to mind. He took a bullet for what happened in Chicago but is a proven winner.
Now it gets interesting because Stan Bowman, who won 3 Cups in Chicago (with Quenneville a former Leaf) could come in as a package deal. Shanahan with his relationships with the NHL HO could smooth things over for re-reinstatement for both.
Thoughts?
Why does the next GM have to come from hockey? Bettman came from the NBA. A completely new set of eyes and ideas would be to bring in an executive from another sport while you search for a new GM. What would Charlie Casserly (NFL) say about the Leafs organization and why they can't win playoff games?
Shanahan is the problem. Dumb as a block of bricks
Brad T. Didn't he get fired because he couldn't establish a culture of winning in Calgary and his big players all left…seriously! He lost both of his big guns. That would be a terrible move!
PLEASE hire Chevy!
Everything is unraveling in Leafs land lol.
This obsession with Dubas and the leafs is a joke. It’s playoffs. Cover the games. The leafs have the most obsessive and toxic press.
Shanahan said this job is NOT for the uninitiated. I'd cross Hunter out.
Mike Futa, winner at all levels. Time to hire a winner
This guy knows nothing.
Typical Toronto fan base who needs a scapegoat!!! Dubas built a solid team. Didn’t stop the fans from going!!! Selling out home games! Toronto fans are truly the DA’s here! Wait till your team is dismantled and your looking at the draft lottery for additional 1st overall picks!!!
Mark Hunter as GM, Dale Hunter as head coach
why wouldn't they go for someone with a cup under their belt.
Why is Toronto always named by guys like these, as the greatest hockeytown??. To me it looks more like a town full of really depressed and always angry hockeyfans(more bitter kind of fans). Realitycheck Toronto??. Realitycheck Canada??.
So for all my fellow Leafs fans screaming to blow up the core I'll ask you this; Should Boston blow up their roster? They lost in round one! Do the Bruins suck? Should Carolina blow up their roster? They are currently down 0-2 on home ice! Do they suck? The answer is NO. Florida is the RED HOT playoff team of 2023 riding a RED HOT goaltender. They appear Stanley Cup bound. And if that comes to fruition, that no other team could beat them why should the Leafs blow up their roster? In 2022 the Leafs were put out by a Stanley Cup Finalist. In 2021 in Game #1 they suffered an injury to Tavares which upset the cart in that series. Prior to that we could argue that the core was young, inexperienced and just cutting their teeth. It took Alex Ovechkin over a decade to win a cup after all. Does he suck too? Some star players never win cups. I am in favour of keeping the team intact and let the chips fall where they may. Only 1 of 32 teams can win it all. Its not easy. The Leafs had 115 pts in Reg season and made the final 7. 79% of the league exited before they did. Not a cup, but overall a successful season.
Not Brad Treliving! Who cares if he has experience shaking up a roster…he has not had the type of success this team is aiming for…in fact, Calgary is worse today than before the Tkachuk trade.
THERES NO FIGHT IN THIS TEAM THATS IT
Nothing will change in Toronto!! It's a loosing culture.
Shanafraud
Some team has asked blues to talk to Scott mellanby Toronto maybe
Treleving made the Panthers a better team except he worked for the Flames, let's not go in that direction.