Toronto Maple Leafs | David Carle the Front Runner? | Why They Must Pick Gavin McKenna

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2. What we know for sure is whoever Leafs pick first, they are promised a ruined career. Just look at how well Mitch is doing now that he's left Toronto.

3. The longer Chayka is quiet…. You have 2 possible scenario reasons ……
   A: Quiet until after Chayka meets 34 = Assessment of Jim Hiller (Leafs Assistant Coach 2017-20, Kings Head Coach 21-26)..
   or
   B: Quiet until Marlies done Calder Cup Playoffs = John Gruden is promoted.

4. Carl makes 3.5 million and he wins and he has it great there they would have to pay him 7 million a year

5. Could see canes sweep again and Aves the same

6. Anyone else can’t stand the Montreal Canadiens? As a leaf fan, I just can’t cheer for them. I know they will win a cup in the next 5 years probably though.

7. McKenna would be the dumbest thing the Leafs could do. You had 3 now already have two of the exact same archetype.

8. McKenna is the most elite offensive talent since McDavid, and no, this is not hyperbole. It is what the analytics and stats show. In NCAA, contrary to “narratives” he dominated including at 5 on 5. He put up more expected assists than Celebrini and Fantilli combined—these were insane figures. More expected points as well, of course. So yes, he is way better offensively than “Stenberg” who played with far superior linemates. At times, McKenna was playing with defensive bottom six players (team injuries) during his “slow start” and his main “center” was a winger. I have yet to see a single commentator acknowledged that he played with inferior linemates than Stenberg and he put up 2x expected assists. Meaning: all situations equal, he basically puts up twice as many assists as Stenberg this season. I have watched a lot of tape on him but the stats are absolutely nuts. He broke Celebrini’s U18 record a draft year younger. Outscoring older players in best on best tournaments was normal for him (look up how often this happens). In WHL, he outscored McDavid/Bedard by over 0.5 PTS/G. My take is this is the most elite offensive talent of the past 10 drafts and a future Art Ross hoarder.

   Now he has some areas of concern to his game. But I have to criticize this podcast for the get rid of Matthews narratives. Because do you know any elite goal scoring centers out there who could play with a generational assist setup machine? Matthews is the perfect center for this player.

   Also: take note of how far MTL (and Marner) got this year in the playoffs. Don’t tell me they had a better roster than Toronto the past 8 years. The playoffs is a two team competition. You need to have the better team to advance. Getting rid of Matthews wasn’t the solution. Getting better management in place that actually wins trades and develops players properly was the answer.

   Here’s another small tidbit I will drop. McKenna is elite at carrying the puck in and generating scoring chances. He almost never dumps the puck. Berube would have been the worst possible coach for this player. I expect Toronto to go for a coach who will exploit the roster they actually have including McKenna. Not picking him first would be insane and a disaster. Fortunately, Chayka is a stats man. The scouts are not paying attention enough to his analytics and stats.

9. David Carl is not coming to Toronto no matter how much money they gave him

   He has a good thing going in Denver

   He gets paid well

   He is staying there

   All the prospects for coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs thus far are not suitable in any way shape or form

   The only one suitable in my opinion

   Haley Wickenheiser

   She has intensive hockey knowledge
   She gets along good with Pellegrino
   She is a doctor
   She is highly intelligent and focussed and capable
   She has won five Gold medals in the Olympic gold medals as captain of the Canada ladies team

   There is no one more suitable than Haley Wickenheiser

   Is she interested

   She's already in the MLSE organization

   Is she interested

   The lady that coached the Seattle Kraken is available

   Her contract is up as of now

   Does she wants a job
   Is she interested

   Give the ladies a chance

   There is no choice

   The men have screwed it up time and time again getting worse

10. Keeping Crosby in his twilight got Pittsburgh nowhere… Matthews is a 30-35 goal scorer now..

11. Chayka has done nothing in his career to give me any confidence in him.

12. McKenna goes to bars while Mathews attends wine mixers lol

13. it wasnt even underlying numbers though… you could watch them and see how shit they looked in season 1. They spent all year in their own end and were outshot 85% of the season.

14. Leafs fans worst nightmare a Habs vs knights final 😂

15. Yes. We should have gotten rid of Bérubé 3 years ago considering he was hired 2 years ago.

16. Drafting McKenna is a no brainer. That's the easiest decision Chayka will make this off-season. His hiring of the coach, free agent signings and trades will show how great of a manager he's been sold to be.

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