dappleganger
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I dunno. I'm keeping the Cowan wildcard. The Leafs need a productive forward making less than $1m.
Armchair GM Thread 2025/26
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I dunno. I'm keeping the Cowan wildcard. The Leafs need a productive forward making less than $1m.
herman
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Treliving mentioned at the end of the season that while he liked the length and size of the defense, he is looking to balance out some more mobility and offense (implied) from the backend to support the forwards.
Brad Treliving on the lesson from the Maple Leafs' Game 7 disappointment: "Some DNA needs to change in our team... Champions are the calmest at the most critical time"
In an end-of-season press conference, General Manager Brad Treliving discussed the changes wrought by Brendan Shanahan’s departure, the team’s playoff disappointment against Florida, Mitch Marner and John Tavares’ futures in Toronto, Matthew Knies’ RFA status, and the team’s possession numbers...
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Berube on Rielly: the early focus was learning the defensive structure, and then learning to develop offense off of that platform.
Craig Berube on Morgan Rielly's reduced offensive impact this season: "We've been trying to get our D more active lately, and it's been better... I think you'll see his production go up a little bit"
Ahead of Monday’s game against Tampa Bay, head coach Craig Berube discussed the changes on the defense pairings, inserting Fraser Minten into the lineup, Morgan Rielly’s play this season, Joseph Woll’s workload, his relationship with William Nylander, and the challenge against the Lightning...
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Better puck-moving defensemen tend to help drive scoring depth, especially if they are able to jump into lanes and rush plays (Rielly, OEL., and McCabe to a lesser degree).
dappleganger
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Ok, I did it fellas. Treliving can take the summer off. I figured out the roster for next season:
Guru Tugginmypuddah
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All your Kane are belong to us.
It doesn't seem like he's getting any attention anywhere (likely a result of his season ending very early due to injury) but I really do think Anthony Mantha could be a sneaky good pick-up.
I also don't hate the idea of getting Evander Kane for free, assuming it comes after the first wave of UFA signings and the team has some cap room to burn. You would think he'd come very motivated in a contract year.
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Perhaps the matter can be resolved by signing Ekblad.Treliving mentioned at the end of the season that while he liked the length and size of the defense, he is looking to balance out some more mobility and offense (implied) from the backend to support the forwards.
Brad Treliving on the lesson from the Maple Leafs' Game 7 disappointment: "Some DNA needs to change in our team... Champions are the calmest at the most critical time"
In an end-of-season press conference, General Manager Brad Treliving discussed the changes wrought by Brendan Shanahan’s departure, the team’s playoff disappointment against Florida, Mitch Marner and John Tavares’ futures in Toronto, Matthew Knies’ RFA status, and the team’s possession numbers...
Berube on Rielly: the early focus was learning the defensive structure, and then learning to develop offense off of that platform.
Craig Berube on Morgan Rielly's reduced offensive impact this season: "We've been trying to get our D more active lately, and it's been better... I think you'll see his production go up a little bit"
Ahead of Monday’s game against Tampa Bay, head coach Craig Berube discussed the changes on the defense pairings, inserting Fraser Minten into the lineup, Morgan Rielly’s play this season, Joseph Woll’s workload, his relationship with William Nylander, and the challenge against the Lightning...
Better puck-moving defensemen tend to help drive scoring depth, especially if they are able to jump into lanes and rush plays (Rielly, OEL., and McCabe to a lesser degree).