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  1. You do realize the only D Tampa drafted on their two recent Cup winners was Hedman, right? The rest were either traded for or signed as UFAs. Getting Hronek (25, elite, right shot) was a fantastic move by Allvin. And giving up Hronek was 100% a mistake by Yzerman. One he actually admitted to in his post season presser when he said his team’s last quarter of the year struggles (caused by trading away his most import D) was on him.
  2. You can state your opinion that Hronek was an overpay but the fact is that opinion is wrong. Hronek is an elite, young, right shot D. Those guys don’t come cheap. And it’s rare they come up for trade at all. The fact is we stole Detroit’s best D, as evidenced by their collapse after he went out. 105 points for us this coming season.
  3. Considering Matthews is a UFA July 1, 2024 how does Treliving get a huge haul for him if the Leafs “crater” next season? Matthews also has a full “no move” starting July 1, 2023. So he cannot be traded without his approval. If Matthews is traded before his no move then he goes to free agency. And there’s nothing Treliving can do about that.
  4. Still lots of us fans clearly suffering from PBSD.
  5. Which players? We just had Travis Green and Bruce Boudreau. Ex players. Benning played for us at one point. Rutherford was a goalie back in the day. Tim Horton didn’t coach but we all enjoy his doughnuts.
  6. Why is it only a 3 year window? Our core is young. Hronek is 25. He will be 28 in three years. Our management is opening the competitive window for this core which could certainly extend for 7-10 years.
  7. 115 points says Dubas built a great club. Not as good as Gillis did for us but still very good.
  8. After his bonus of five mil if Myers nixes any trades we simply put him on waivers. Teams wanting to reach the floor, while tanking, will jump on him. Then they can retain on him at the 2024 TDL and get a second or third.
  9. Hronek is 25. He’s just entering his prime years. His next contract will start when Myers’ ends. It was a great trade and at the right time. We wait to use that Islanders’ pick and it loses a lot of value. No way we get Hronek now. And likely Yzerman isn’t going to trade Hronek now either. We only got Yzerman to bite on the deal because he was dumbstruck by that pick becoming an unprotected 2024 first, as were many of us on CDC.
  10. The majority of players on clubs were not drafted by those teams. They were traded for, or signed as UFA's. Draft picks are important, but they can be used to acquire much needed key pieces, like Hronek: (a 25 year old, elite, right shot D)
  11. Wouldn't drafting at 17OA be a spot where we would be lucky the guy we pick (if a D) develops in 3-5 years into a guy as good as Hronek?
  12. Likely Bear gets a one year deal. But what if it's a multi year deal for 2 per?
  13. Let old Alf have a bit more scotch before posting such funny stuff.
  14. Benning bad; new guys good. Like Gillis "The Great" the new guys are building us a winning club. They will sign Petey to an 8 year deal. Smart new guys. The opposite of Benning.
  15. Pods would be a great center. Love to see that come to fruition.
  16. Benning, for sure. The new group is more like Gillis. They are building us a great club. The Benning stain is deep though, and will take more time to completely remove. Imagine if Benning was smart enough to have the cap available to sign both Quinn and Petey to 8 year deals. Benning
  17. I'm hoping the Habs are the club who gets Michkov. He would be great in Montreal. Plus, the fans there would love him. Perfect landing spot for him, I think.
  18. Good for them. But that's not winning. Those guys needed to make sacrifices and they didn't. So they lost. Zelweger will be a player but the little feller will be in Europe. Too small. Too slow. Too scared.
  19. The Pens have pick 14. Maybe Allvin trades Miller for 14 + then trades 11 + Demko to get 3, and we pick Carlsson. Then we sign local boy Jarry.
  20. Hronek was the much needed core piece necessary to get us to having an elite D on the ice for most of the game. That was a steal of a deal. We clearly stole the Wings’ best D man and most important player. That’s not arguable, especially considering the nose dive that club did without Hronek. SLO Mo couldn’t handle the minutes. Yzerboy got taken to the woodshed by Allvin. So Hronek completed our core. The work continues to remove the Benning stain from the supporting cast. 105 points in 23/24! Now go have a good scratch.
  21. Well, that game was clearly won with the big hit and the subsequent pounding. Blazers end up the worst of the 4 teams. Their top guns shot blanks.
  22. Dubas will poach the smartest minds from the Leafs. He will get Matthews too.
  23. Well this gave old Alf a good laugh with his morning scotch. We have a great core (young too) and management continues to remove the stain of Benning as they retool the supporting cast. 105 points next season.
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