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@Banx_Leaf Bunting - Matthews - Nylander McKenna - Colton - Knies Cowan - Tavares - Maccelli Lorentz - ?? - Domi Can’t forget about taking Ross Colton off Colorado’s hands to clear cap, bring some speed, and good face-off ability and then bringing back Bunting to make 34 happy.

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@JDBunkis Thank the lord they picked up those points in Anaheim and LA. 😂

IT WAS ALWAYS THE TANK

@TheB1GB @FriedgeHNIC You can’t beat this circus.

@FriedgeHNIC What an absolute shit show of a press Conference. What a circus of an organization. I love it lol.

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@WatchMyReview @mickey_canuck It’s the same as when he asked Keefe “why did you start your worst defenceman” (referring to Holl) in Game 4 against TBL in 2022. Keefe didn’t even give him an answer. When you frame questions like that, you’re only doing a disservice to yourself. You won’t get a good answer.

@Leafs_Fan06 @mickey_canuck And he's supposed to be a "Journalist". You will never get an answer speaking like that.

Love him or hate him, you gotta respect Steve Simmons for having the balls to ask the controversial, tough questions when needed. Pelley’s non-answer was notable, btw.

@WatchMyReview @mickey_canuck This is exactly it. I have no problem with the premise of the question being asked. But, when you ask it in a way that jabs at the person, you're going to get a garbage answer. And thats exactly what happened.

@mickey_canuck I do think the way he said it was unprofessional to be honest.

@OverDrive1050 Pyrrhic. An hour of time where the media asked numerous dumb questions trying to get "gotcha" answers and Pelley continued to look like a moron. Both the media and Leafs walked away looking poor. Nothing of substance was discussed or took place.

#LeafsForever nation.. Use ONE word to describe the introductory press conference for Mats Sundin and John Chayka

@reporterchris Too many questions wasted on dumb stuff. Nothing of substance was covered.

The best way to describe that press conference: Uncomfortable

@MapleLeafs This sounds nothing like Craig Berube hockey. If they keep him, we all know why.

John Chayka's vision

@Banx_Leaf Tomorrow better be the last time I hear Keith Pelleys voice during his tenure with MLSE.

Hopefully Sundin coming in means we don’t have to listen to Keith Pelley anymore. In the media it should only be Sundin

@nylanderthews @joeyferg It feels like the organization is in such a state of flux with Matthews, Nylander, etc., situations…. The Leafs are just throwing all their chips in the middle and saying “hey this is going to be the best thing ever or completely blow up in our face.” 😂

Listen, I asked for the Leafs to be bold with their next GM hire and don’t go for the same old retread candidates, so I can’t say “no, not like that”, they did exactly what I asked Chayka is a massive gamble and it will make or break Pelley’s career. Let’s see what happens…

@TLNdc @mirtle @thegoldenmuzzy @Jay_D_Rosehill @LMTake_ @bet365ca But he keeps saying “it’s impossible” to retool. I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. I think he needs to put some more creative thought into the retool. I think Jonas (his co-partner on The Leaf Report) has. I think he needs to dive deeper and have a more creative mind.

@TLNdc @mirtle @thegoldenmuzzy @Jay_D_Rosehill @LMTake_ @bet365ca Mirtle has nailed the pessimistic outlook. I can’t disagree with a lot of his points, he’s clearly put a lot of time into looking at the negatives. 1/2

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@WatchMyReview I agree… but we’ve never heard Mats truly share his opinions.

Mike Johnson is more exciting than Mats Sundin to be honest.

@TalkeyHockey Domi is a weird situation. Clearly Chayka saw something he didn’t like, and traded him from Arizona. Yet, his relationship with Mats is strong. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out.

Guys I think aren't getting traded with Sundin here: Rielly Domi Nylander Knies Cowan Hildeby Matthews Joshua Say whatever you want about their play, but these guys are either ELITE talent or they fucking bleed blue and white. In some cases, it's both.

@feedthefish79 Keith Pelley is the President and CEO of MLSE. If it wasn’t obvious before, it’s obvious now, that Pelley views himself as the President of all the teams and was never going to relinquish that title or power. Scary times.

So a VP and GM are what the Leafs will hire. That’s an odd alignment, especially when there is no President.

@WatchMyReview @berezin_goal This has been the Leafs my whole life. They constantly swing from one end of the pendulum to the other. It’s exhausting. Heaven forbid you have a happy medium.

@berezin_goal They are doing this because the veteran GM bombed so hard

I trust Mats Sundin with my life but I want nothing to do with another young up-and-coming GM like John Chayka or Kyle Dubas.

@WatchMyReview Bruins and Penguins seasons were both probably detrimental long term. Both organizations could have used another top pick for their futures.

I know Bruins had a nice comeback year and they can perhaps get a high pick from the Leafs, but not sure this is a retool we want to copy.

@jackrichrdson There is more going on in Ottawa than just goaltending Lots of teams with subpar/bad goaltending make the playoffs consistently. Ottawa topping out as a Wild Card team the last 2 seasons shows goaltending isn’t the only issue. They need to figure out the other issues.

It’s incredible that all season we talked about just needing average goaltending for this team to be legit, and then they get swept in Round 1 while Linus Ullmark has one of the best performances in franchise history.

@ForsbergsHat @Spider341691 @tavkniesnythews @Senators 8 seasons of Tkachuk. The Sens have topped out as a wild card team, and been demolished by the two biggest underperforming playoff teams of this decade. This is hilarious. 😂

@Leafs_Fan06 @Spider341691 @tavkniesnythews @Senators Leafs fans right now.

@ForsbergsHat @Spider341691 @tavkniesnythews @Senators Just win one. 😂

@Leafs_Fan06 @Spider341691 @tavkniesnythews @Senators WiN a RoUnD