DeNiro Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 The long term hope has to be that Linden and Benning to have a eye for talent and will not be rail roaded into trading them away for short teerm gain. That is the Canuck record. I'd just like to see us acquire as many picks as we can to help speed up that process. Holding onto players until they have no more value has been proven to fail for this organization time and time again. Time to dump some inflated contracts no matter what the cost. Take a page out of New York's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I bet the Leafs win a Cup in the next five years while the Canucks come close but never do because of its depressed media and argumentative fans... I'm a Canuck. But damn are the Leafs making it hard to hate them right now. And ANY true fan of the game will agree. I'm a fan of the game. I hate the leafs. I hate Calgary. I hate Edmonton. It's easy to do. I hate the leafs. I hate Toronto. I hate the eastern bias. I hate the attitude of torononians. Wouldn't piss on it to put a fire out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Did Toronto just hire a coach before a gm. When is the press conference where Shanahan names himself gm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo.Horvat53 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Babcock makes around Sedin Money now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo.Horvat53 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Did Toronto just hire a coach before a gm. When is the press conference where Shanahan names himself gm? Didn't he already do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Didn't he already do that? Not officially anyways. There gm position is still vacant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow. Gotta give the Bud's some credit here for going out and grabbing the best coach available. It's going to take the full 8 years to turn that franchise around. And good for him for getting over $6MM per season from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I've always thought that good coaches were underpaid in the NHL (not to mention that the majority are hired to be fired),..so good on Mike Babcock..He will get a few seasons grace until the TO fans and media starts kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 money would have been better spent on buy outs and free agents..great coaching will not alter much in the short term..go leafs go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 He must be sick of having a consistently above average team that never really contwnds for the Cup anymore, and has seen how you win in this era - tank for a couple of years, stockpile prospects and go hard for a Cup for a much shorter window. Babcock is going to make that team much stronger defensively, and will turn Nylander and Strome/Hanifin into NHL stars by working them into the big league the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 money would have been better spent on buy outs and free agents..great coaching will not alter much in the short term..go leafs go? Money is not a problem for MLSE. They have tons of it. They would have paid Babcock double this if that's what it took. Expect a league max contract offer with bonuses to Stamkos if he ever hits free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ahh I see..conversely do the Aquilini's have as deep a pocket as the Leafs?or are we slightly behind their spending power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs 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...
poetica Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow. Toronto just flaunting that Olympic sized money pool they swim in! Good luck, Babcock. You're going to need it! For that kind of money they're going to be expecting a Cup run next season. Seriously, good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 This just in: Leafs to go from sucky to mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow. Toronto just flaunting that Olympic sized money pool they swim in! Good luck, Babcock. You're going to need it! For that kind of money they're going to be expecting a Cup run next season. Seriously, good luck with that. But that's exactly the plan. Team keeps sucking. He gets fired. He retires rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ahh I see..conversely do the Aquilini's have as deep a pocket as the Leafs?or are we slightly behind their spending power? Well the Aquilini's are worth an estimated 5 billion dollars, while MLSE is worth around 2.5 billion. So yea, they could afford to pay 6 million dollars for a coach if they wanted to. I'd rather see them spend money on scouting and development first though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Is this proof that tanking has long term effects on your franchises image? Lost Ekblad in draft lottery last year. Lost McDavid in draft lottery this year. Lost out on Mike Babcock. Maybe tanking isn't such a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ew. That's gross. Just can't picture Babs behind their bench in my mind's eye. Will make it harder to hate the Leafs lol. This is a dark day for hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Holy crap, what is the cap hit on that contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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