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@tddt_5115 As it should be. I don’t blame him.

Matthews’ quote should be a direct shot to a lot of people: You build a good team that has good systems & an organizational philosophy, he’ll stay. You hire another ogre, or you keep Berube, or you trade for more useless slow morons, and he’ll leave. Choice is the next FOs.

@torontobaghead Absolutely. This team has turned into a total clownshow since he arrived.

I keep seeing people dog piling on Keith Pelley—when the guy has tried his best—and I must say, it’s all 100% warranted. Fleecing parents, raised ticket prices, canceled team outings, front office disarray, garbage roster, ChatGPT trade suggestions. Embarrassing. #LeafsForever

@TalkeyHockey I don’t blame him on bit. This front office is a joke. Based on the reports from this week, it’s even worse than any fan can imagine. The richest, most beloved hockey club in the world and it has become a Mickey Mouse, corporate pet project for a bunch of loser suits. Pathetic!

This is the first time Matthews has ever addressed a question about his future as a Leaf like this. It's always been a response including his love for Toronto, the Leafs, etc. I don't think he's happy. Not because they missed the playoffs. He's not happy with front office.

@Leafslatest 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Craig Berube expects to be back next year as head coach of the Maple Leafs and hasn’t heard anything about that from higher up. He says the Leafs still have a good core in place and that they could bounce back next year. “There’s a good core here… I do believe we can bounce back.” Via @lukefoxjukebox #leafsforever

@Mainely_Leafs Yup. Cheap, internal options needs a chance.

Quillan can take hits and give them. Guy is a bull out there. I want him in the bottom 6 next season.

@GRAV1TYWAVE @mcclxskey Yes. Even if it’s only partly true, it’s a horrible look. Amateur hour for the most beloved professional hockey team in the world. The optics of this club are and always seem to be horrible more often than not. It’s tough being a fan of while this type of nonsense goes on.

@mcclxskey I’m gonna trust mirtle’s reporting here, especially since he’s not the only leafs journalist who’s written about the organizational dysfunction this season. I see a pattern and it looks ugly in there.

Hold on… you can’t just imply the president of MLSE interfered with the Leafs trade deadline using ideas from ChatGPT without any evidence. A fireable offence has been committed - either by Keith Pelley, James Mirtle, or a source from the Leafs. What the hell did I just read?

@LeafsUpdates21 Thinking he will improve is the definition of insanity.

If this ends up being the case, I’d just keep him and hope he improves under a new coach.

@xxxDADDYCOOLxxx @Jay_D_Rosehill It starts with Ted!

@Jay_D_Rosehill The "amount of problems" is the crazy thing and it all starts at the top with Ted hiring Pelley

The bad just gets worse. It’s incredible how far this team has fallen in such a short time. So many problems, so many questions. This summer will be interesting if nothing else.

@lukefoxjukebox Leafs should dress every tough guy in the organization tonight and turn this into a penalty filled circus. They won’t, but should. Just make it the ugliest loss in recent memory. They cannot win tonight, but likely will. Mostly due to their spiteful coach & incompetent brass.

Senators sitting Tkachuk, Sanderson, Chabot, Stutzle, and Amadio vs. Maple Leafs in Game 82.

@markhmasters @TSN_Sports If the Leafs were smart at all (we know they aren’t) they would dress every tough player in the organization and make this a penalty-filled circus. Give them lots of powerplays, take runs at every Sens rat like Grieg and make sure they don’t get a win. It won’t happen though.

Looks like James Reimer will get the start tonight for Senators @TSN_Sports

@JacobPacheco6 Absolutely.

#PelleyOut MLSE needs a full top-to-bottom rebrand - and fast. Right now, it feels like money-gouging, profit-first leadership excecs that show little concern for the on-ice,/court/field product until it starts hitting their bottom line.

@mcclxskey He needs the right coach, who uses him properly and a supporting cast to supplement what he doesn’t do. A retool is a necessity. I don’t think people grasp what a rebuild will actually look like. He still has some good years left, but he can’t spend 60% of the game in the dzone.

@tsnacker It’s possible you don’t see another player as good as prime Auston Matthews playing for the Leafs in the next century. It’s possible that includes the rest of Auston Matthews career.

Should the Leafs rebuild or retool this offseason? Let’s define a rebuild as moving Matthews and Nylander for futures. Explain your vote in the comments.

@1ssve Absolutely.

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Working from home is 10x more productive, 5x less draining, and 100% better for real life than the office.

@Account4hockey 💯

The Leafs organization has no respect for their fans. Pelley made us sit and watch this dogshit team all season while refusing to fire Treliving and Berube and now they refuse to sit players and will throw away the only possible silver lining.

@SamAMcKee It’s like they have no idea how to even handle it. They are so unable to change anything for the long term health of the club. It’s actually embarrassing to be a fan, with such a lack of direction.

Me on my way to beat a dead horse: teams everywhere around the league shutting guys down with no explanation. Meanwhile Leafs playing every one of their good players still, playing their starting goalie. It’s malpractice. Who’s in charge? Someone step in.

@FirstUp1050 @Aaron_Korolnek @CarloColaiacovo I actually don’t think he’s a good coach. Players these days aren’t going to work for these old school types anymore. Coaches now have a shelf life of 2-3 years before teams need to change it up if it’s not working. Only adaptable, agile, flexible, cerebral coaches seem to last.

"Craig Berube is a good coach, he is not a good coach for this group of players" @Aaron_Korolnek and @CarloColaiacovo discussed why Berube's system has not worked with #LeafsForever players and what the future holds for Chief. Do you agree? Let us know! 👇

@Ilikehockey31 @chridesj1995 @spittinchiclets I don’t actually care. Go give your head a shake “bud.”

@tsnacker @chridesj1995 @spittinchiclets he went after him? what don’t you get bud

Josh Anderson fed so many rights Declan Carlile was begging for a left! 💥🤛

@Danny33boy @spittinchiclets lol 😆 Wilson, yeah another fake tough guy who cherry picks his spots. Habs fans are hilarious. Anderson has basically been invisible for 3-4 years now. Enjoy the first round playoff exit in a couple weeks.

@tsnacker @spittinchiclets Literally beat the wheels off Wilson last year , zip it the adults are talking

@chridesj1995 @spittinchiclets Great. And Anderson only fights plugs who can’t fight. Let’s not pretend he’s some tough guy.

@tsnacker @spittinchiclets carlile went after anderson lol