thejazz97 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So I just gotta say, TO just told the fans that they were doing a long term rebuild, building from the ground up and trading away all their players, so they bring in a coach to help them do what exactly? Have they abandoned their rebuild already? This makes no sense. Purely political. They're trying to give their fans hope. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Tripple whammy actually, as they missed out on Ekblad last year, which was an incredible miss. Ekblad will be a better d-man than McD will be as a forward, and you can quote me on it. I would have said the triple whammy was being Buffalo. But you make a good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 PREDICTION: Should TBay win the Cup, Stevie Y will send a nice youth package to TO for perhaps JVR(maybe a 3 for 1). Why would TBay give up youth when they just won the cup? Usually you need that youth to replace players that are too expensive to keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So I just gotta say, TO just told the fans that they were doing a long term rebuild, building from the ground up and trading away all their players, so they bring in a coach to help them do what exactly? Have they abandoned their rebuild already? This makes no sense. They know they should be rebuilding, as theminister says it's more of a re-tool as TO cannot afford to rebuild, the team added the best possible coach out there, maybe not the best for the their player group but overall the biggest name and best resume. False hope in Toronto, but to be honest they need to rebuild if they want to do it right, but they won't, it will be a re-tool along with the best possible coach.....how that translates ? not too optimistic for next season at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow, god damn. Toronto. And those numbers. Figured Toronto would go hard but this is nuts. But I suppose they have money to burn. Will be interesting to see what happens in Toronto next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Must be weird for Babcock, being Shanahan's boss a few years ago and now having to call him boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So I just gotta say, TO just told the fans that they were doing a long term rebuild, building from the ground up and trading away all their players, so they bring in a coach to help them do what exactly? Have they abandoned their rebuild already? This makes no sense. Babcock is a great coach and has even had success with young players. I don't know if you want a rookie coach teaching other rookies how to play/develop. Babcock is well-established and will guide them in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orka Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Babcock is a great coach and has even had success with young players. I don't know if you want a rookie coach teaching other rookies how to play/develop. Babcock is well-established and will guide them in the right direction. I guess? But Babcock is going to try and win games, and if he's as great of a coach as everyone says he is, then he will win games, making TO a middle of the pack team again. *that or he loses games and everyone hates him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Leafs have always fallen, & are clogging up the sewers, as every winter sets in.It's like asking one man to rearrange the laws of nature..the ULTIMATE coaching challenge.Should they even make the PO's, Leafer-diehards will look upon Babs like he's Sir Edmund Hillary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat_potvin Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Kessel, eating a hamburger somewhere, is probably thinking to himself "does this mean I have to back check?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 50 mill plus not having to work in the post season? What a job! How many of the 8 years will he last in Toronto? Leafs gon Leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Leafs are probably at least 6 years away from being a contender if Nylander and Marner/Strome are developed properly. Not sure how much Babcock can do with the disfunctional group that's in place now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Leafs are probably at least 6 years away from being a contender if Nylander and Marner/Strome are developed properly. Not sure how much Babcock can do with the disfunctional group that's in place now. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky_nucker Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 One does not simply say no to gross over payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 If the leafs think this will solve all of their problems they're sadly mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Even though moves like this seem desperate, it makes you wonder if Canucks ownership/management are agressive enough in the direction they need to go. I'm hoping they speed up the process of rebuilding this summer, because I don't think fans wanna see playoffs again if it is a repeat of what we saw this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Depends on what you can get? I'm pretty sure Kessel, Phaneuf, Kadri, etc. can net you some good pieces or draft picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Looks like Mike wants to go swimming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Even though moves like this seem desperate, it makes you wonder if Canucks ownership/management are agressive enough in the direction they need to go. I'm hoping they speed up the process of rebuilding this summer, because I don't think fans wanna see playoffs again if it is a repeat of what we saw this year.Pretty scary when you compare the existing Canuck roster against CUP competitive teams in the NHL. IMOthe history of poor player development makes the current crop more exciting than warranted. But the reality is that thedepth is still very thin and the room for any prospect failure is nil. But we all know that 100% of theprospects will not be Bo Horvats. The long term hope has to be that Linden and Benning to have a eye fortalent and will not be rail roaded into trading them away for short teerm gain. That is the Canuckrecord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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