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Originally Posted by jec1
Leafs win another affair with the caps, nice to see their not tanking the season.
Now their 6 pts' back of the Flyers.
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They should tank the season. They are going no where fast, and making the playoffs is a longshot at best. Good article on
CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV about the Leafs and always just making "it" in or not, and how that is not making the team any better.
The club has to go into the toilet for three seasons or more, and then they can rebuild. Unlike Montreal, when Bob took over, the leafs have virtually no tradeable assets, and the ones they have, can't be traded.
So to rebuild, you need youth players. Either by trading for young prospects by trading away good players now, or trading away for draft picks.
If you don't have "high" picks, you need MORE picks. Bob Gainey and Montreal rule prior to 95, stockpile draft picks. The more picks, the mor chances to get good players. The Leafs can't do either of these. They refuse to capitulate, and they can't deal, as they have no assets to unload. And they can't sign any FA, because they have no cap room.
All I have to say again, this mess will take more than five years to sort out at this rate. If I was a Leaf fan, I would be not hoping for anything beyond that...but I'm glad I'm not one.