The Toronto Maple Leafs offseason has officially begun. We kick things off by breaking down the Florida Panthers’ second straight Stanley Cup win and where this current team ranks among the greatest of all time. We then dive into the impending Mitch Marner departure — how did things get so sour between him and the fanbase? Finally, we react to reports that John Tavares’ next contract could be north of $5 million… and why that would be a massive mistake for Brad Treliving and Leafs management.
0:00 – Panthers Annihilate Oilers to Win Back-to-Back Cups
5:05 – Does This Change How We See the Leafs?
6:55 – Mitch Marner’s Impending Exit
18:55 – Tavares’ Next Contract: $5M+ Mistake in the Making?
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39 Comments
Happy birthday bud!
First order of business
Knies 8 x 8 or maybe 7ish
Tavares 4y x 4 mil
Try to get Marchand for 3y x 6 5 mil
Trade for Mason Marchment
Look into Eckblad or another tough big dman
Sign Tanev brother
Maybe save some cash for hail mary Connor Mcdavid ?
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Panthers need to resign Ekblad, Bennet to extensions and Marchand to a decent 3 to 4 year contract and then Destroy the League like the Golden State Warriors did to the NBA.
Oh Wait they can do that Easily…God I hate being a Leaf Fan at times…
I agree with you about the toxic locker room. If they could get someone decent for AM and 88 I would take the risk of not making the playoffs next season, but I still think that with someone like Marchand on the roster they would easily get there again. Zibanejad shouldn't be brought into the picture at all.
I’m not a fan of Marner but he has taken most of the blame. Matthews has only shouldered some of the blame this year but was given a free pass for the last 7 years. Willy has always been given a free pass because he scores the the odd goal here and there in the playoffs but puts in half assed efforts most of the time and floats by the centre line hoping for breakaways while doing nothing defensively. He gets praised for breakaways but it’s because he cheats too much which is not gonna win much on the playoffs. Tavares gets none of the blame becasue the fans and media have low expectations for him for some reason even though he was one of the highest paid players and his signing was celebrated as the last step to get a cup.
These guys are delusional. The leafs will give Tavares 7+ million. But they’re right about the loser mentality about who can we replace him with. That’s when management has to get creative. Raptor fans said the same thing about Bryan Colangelo when he was doing a terrible job as GM. The fans would cry “Who are we going to replace him with?” The Raptors got creative and snagged Ujiri and won the title several years later.
They're a good team but they are not great.
Gee no one was talking about state tax when the panthers were basement dwellers…. lol gtfo with that tax bs
leafs wont even buy in to eating at the same table at the hotel restaurant IF the coach could actually get them to eat at the same place not under team orders. i could go on for hours about the problems with this pathetic excuse of a team but i wont
the leafs are done, they have no picks, no prospects and no future
you just lost marner for free and matthews will be following him out he door in 4 years 😂
I just started the video and while it is fresh in my mind BACK TO BACK WINS IS NOT A DYNASTY other than that good video so far
Thanks boys..keep it coming!!
why would leafs fans want tavares back. hes soft not a playoff type player he willingly gave up the captaincy at 32 years old no player with any heart does that. not to mention hes a 16 year vet who was as tight as a 21 year old rookie n game 7 he should be the one calming the young guys down before a huge game. its time for him to go
ok so…Florida had a couple bad games but not the Leafs?
if i was the oilers id try and convince jonathan quick to play for them or convince fleury to play one more season. skinner is the worst he looks like a big box on skates in net zero mobility
Happy Birthday Rob!
I don't remember a game with no penalties. SportsNet showed the Edmonton player take a high stick behind the net no penalty. So get rid of the refs and just use lines men they are the ones who do all the work anyway. Plus this two rule book system one for regular season and one for playoffs. Try explaining this to a young person trying to learn the game. So F up league
Let me preface this by saying I like the guy and he’s a great player. The thing that bothers me about Marner is that he has an A on his jersey. I believe that being a good leader requires accountability. He’s not just any old player, when you’re great people expect greatness. If he can’t handle the heat & criticism then I don’t think he deserves a leadership role.
That was a 6 game sweep.
The Panthers have belief, they knew they were going to beat the Oilers, you could just feel it watching the games.
Florida will never get marner
Getting marchand wont change a thing if 34 is still here n 91 . 88 doesnt play defense
I don’t understand why people say that the Leafs have all the leverage when it comes to signing JT. He is UFA and he will get offers from other teams. I get that he wants to stay in Toronto but probably it if it means taking a pay cut of 4-5 mil per year, let’s be realistic. I think he will end up signing something longer term for around 6.5-7mil. I don’t like that for the Leafs but there is absolutely no alternative here. The centres in FA suck this year and they have basically no chips left to make a significant trade.
Marner has played 20 games in games 5 thru 7 and has 6 points, thats 1 reason fans are pissed the other is he was paid by fans for his 11 mil salary and has given them nothing, if i paid for those tickets i would be pissed 2 play-off tickets arent cheap.another is his crybaby attitude. go away we can spend that money on 2 play off type players.
It's crucial for every team.
Trade Nylander, keep Marner.
You guys are my ride or die!
Leafs 2nd best… ya right, try 1st!!! Stanley Cup champs if goalie/Stolarz isn’t knocked out, Leafs up 2 games on Florida before the incident! Don’t care what Mathew’s and rest of team say, you play better with your starter playing in front of you, not your backup… yes Woll is the Backup! As far as Marner, adding total points and adding +~ Marner and BIG Willie were tied but Marner plays in Many situations. Even with Stolarz out, the other main difference between Leafs and Florida aren’t the top 6 but the bottom 6!!! Florida has players Marchand & Bennet, Leafs have Jarnkrok and Holmberg who NEVER SCORE. Don’t replace your best player… Marner, Replace Jarnkrok and Holmberg and start giving Stolarz some milk!!!
Happy bday buddy!!🎉
“4 or the Door”…LOL…Epic!!
Ya and Look at the contract duchene just signed for 4 years 4.5 million AAV offer that to Tavares if he says no let him walk
Why should Nylander be hated? #88 was making 6.9Million and Marner made 10.93 Million on 2nd contract, Nylander produces in the playoffs and Marner is a ghost when games matter. 3rd contract Nylander signed for 11 Million for 8 years and Marner wants 14-16 Million and a 4-5 year contract.
Trade Matthews because we don't need players who like to look at themselves in the mirror and doesn't show up.
Perimeter Nylander needs to go hes the softest player in the league by far. Regular season wonder. Not a playoff player when games get tough,all 4 core players are in the same boat. Soft as butter
Knies signing is of utmost importance.
Nice try brother. Your rant didn’t distract me from saying
Happy 37th Birthday,
you old fart! Thanks boys
GLG💙
TML fans need to stop with the "we were the 2nd best team because we took Florida to 7 games". According to this logic, the Red Wings in 2013 were the second best team because they were the only team to take the Hawks to 7 games.
who out of the big five would make the florida team? who would be welcomed? who would fit in playing and grit wise? Nylander, MAYBE, but NO. none.
and don't forget when maurice TORE a STRIP out of that florida team three years ago when they barely made the playoffs. from there, the team took up the mantle and are unstoppable. who took a strip out of our core 5? nobody. end of story.