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Elias Pettersson

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  1. I think a team by the name of the Leaves already tried to build a Cup contender handing out $11 million contracts to anyone who asked for it. It didn't work out too well for them. I'm thinking it won't work out too well for us either...
  2. I believe the number he has worn was #19, but he switched to #92 as both #19 and #91 were taken for SKA. So because #19 is retired he will wear #91 with the Canucks. I could be wrong though. @Stierlitz would know better than me.
  3. Sutter is too slow for today's game, especially playoff hockey. I am sure he can do well in a 4th line role in the regular season, but I'd rather have a speedier more truculent player centering the 4th line in the playoffs.
  4. They already screwed up by trading PLD for Laine. I don't think they want to repeat the same mistake again.
  5. Marner is perfectly suited to play for Toronto as they are in no way building a contender...
  6. I think it’s at least a double. If you are hitting doubles in the 6th round your drafting is A+.
  7. What exactly isn’t true? That’s the Laffs haven’t made the finals since 1967 while the Canucks have done it 3 times since 1982? The Laffs are the laughing stock of the NHL. Have been for the better part of 20 years. Even their own fans are turning against them. I hear they are flying a “Fire Dubas” banner over the City tomorrow. Hope this helps.
  8. Call me when Marner gets to the finals. I promise not to change my number for the next 15 years.
  9. Thornton led his team to the finals. So did Hank. Marner can’t even get his team out of the first round. He’s not worth anywhere near $11 million.
  10. The Leafs may have not technically been rebuilding since 2003 but at the end of the day that’s what it really amounts to. Meanwhile the Canucks during that same time frame built 2 Stanley Cup contenders with 2 completely different teams, the WestCoast Express team and the Sedin team. The Canucks have been to the finals 3 times since 1982. The Leafs haven’t been in the finals since 1967. Like I said the teams have trended in completely different directions and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. There really isn’t any reason to have hope right now if you are a Leafs fan. It’s only going to get worse from here on out.
  11. I don’t recall Hank ever getting paid $11 million. As I recall him and his brother took pay cuts so the team could be contenders. Quite the opposite of what Marner did. Oh and Hank was able to win the Art Ross and the Hart Trophy even while his brother was injured for half the year. Give me a call when little Mitch wins the Art Ross and the Hart Trophy without his buddy Matthews by his side. Might be a long wait so I promise not to change my phone number.
  12. The Leafs haven’t won a playoff round since 2003. The Canucks have won 8 during that same period and went to the finals. The two teams are trending in completely different directions. The Leafs have been rebuilding for the better part of 17 years. Waiting an extra year or two for Benning to do his thing after 7 years doesn’t seem so bad after all. At the very least Benning can shed cap next year and retool for 2022. Dubas meanwhile will be stuck with albatross contracts for several more years and most likely will lose his best player for nothing to Arizona in 3 years. The Leafs are an unmitigated disaster. That’s what happens when your owner is a Pension Plan.
  13. If you have to rely on your line mates to help you get points then you probably shouldn’t be getting paid $11 million.
  14. $11 million for a winger who can't score in the playoffs when it matters the most? I think most GM's would take a hard pass on that one. Marner literally got outplayed by Nylander. By alot. You really have to suck to get outplayed by Nylander.
  15. Ownership. People complain about the Aquilini family. Imagine your hockey team being owned by a Pension Plan?
  16. Marner is literally untradeable. His contract is worse than Loui’s. Matthews will be headed to Arizona in 3 years. And the rebuild in Toronto will continue for decades to come.
  17. If little Mitch is getting almost $11 million a year imagine what I am going to get with my new agent?
  18. Playoff rounds won since 2003: Vancouver - 8 Toronto - 1 The best part is with the Leafs tying up half their cap to 4 players their misery should linger on for years to come.
  19. One goal in 7 playoff games against the Laffs. I don't think Toffoli is the reason Montreal will be winning against Toronto...
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