2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2014756180032131410

Holy crap this is the stuff of nightmares. He looks like Frankenstein!

 

[ZBBM]

I’d say working through that is what separates the good players from the great ones. Marner is a good player, no question. He has yet to truly show greatness.

I agree 100%.

 

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2014756180032131410

Holy crap this is the stuff of nightmares. He looks like Frankenstein!

He has a healing power but he has to take on the injury of the person he heals. This is how OEL is playing.

 

[spiderbob]

Oilers have gotten value from the stars, Leafs didn't.

Have they? McDavid and Draisaitl have the same number of cups as Matthews and Reilly.

 

[AtomicMapleLeaf2]

Personally, I tired of talking about Marner. Also personally, we should have kept him.

 

[cabber24]

Have they? McDavid and Draisaitl have the same number of cups as Matthews and Reilly.

Left their guts on the ice and results are not even comparable except where it counts the most the cup.

 

[4EVRLEAFAN]

Jan.24 Justa friendly reminder, 57 points is 3rd in the Atlantic this time last year and only 5 points back of where we were this time last year, seems crazy as bad as we've played this year but we're really not that far off of where we were...lol And that's my optimistic take of the day.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015098378065953028

Oh interesting

 

[Arn]

I still physically wince and grab my own lower back every time I read “lacerated kidney”

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015098378065953028

Oh interesting

Maybe they are trading everybody.

 

[L K]

Jan.24 Justa friendly reminder, 57 points is 3rd in the Atlantic this time last year and only 5 points back of where we were this time last year, seems crazy as bad as we've played this year but we're really not that far off of where we were...lol And that's my optimistic take of the day.

The problem with that is it's a moot point. 57 points isn't going to cut it this year. So while 57 points would be good last year...it isn't this year.

As for cancelling practice l...so many guys are injured that I get it but man at some point maybe this team needs to actually do a practice because they kind of suck

 

[rdowdall]

Not to pile on, but 5 more points would really help them this year.

I think what it does highlight though is that the loss of Marner means that the Leafs can't out skill opponents anymore. On top of that, they were hoping for a more balanced lineup, which hasn't really happened yet, and because of that, we haven't seen them play with more consistency, which is what I think the goal was. I think the idea was that with more consistency, you wouldn't end up with these really awesome games in the playoffs, with these really poor games, at the worst possible time to boot. You'd have a better chance of smoothing out a playoff series, which in theory should increase your chances of winning.