How has he made them worst?......The Leafs actually had their best regular season record ever this year.......He also was able to hold on to all of the Leafs best prospects at the trade deadline this year which bodes well for the future.

MLSE would make even more money if the Leafs would go deeper in the playoffs in the future.

I don't go by regular season. Playoff success is what matters to me. When Detroit won 62 games 131 points in 95-96 I considered that season a failure. Why? Because they didn't win the Cup.

All the great teams seem to have to experience failure before they push through to win a championship.

Sure. But they also win a few playoff rounds a few years before they win the Cup.

I totally agree with you as you grow as a team by playing and winning playoff rounds.

In all honesty the Leafs were outmatched in their playoff losses to Washington and Boston but should have beaten Columbus and Montreal........I think they were beaten by a better team and goaltender in Tampa this year.

He actually is the exact type of player Toronto needs. A top 6 clutch power forward. Someone like Nichushkin or Miller works too. I personally think they should really pursue Miller to move Tavares to the wing

That's for a max of 1 million for depth players.

Lol that second take is pure hot take garbage. What wins you playoff series is goals simple as, do Stamkos's Snipes suddenly not win playoff series. I agree depth scoring is what has cost the Leafs at times particularly this year, but I don't think it's impossible to win with stars and duds I think Pittsburgh did it similarly. As for Matthews UFA you have as much insight as anyone else here, which means none. Frankly if he wasn't a Leaf I doubt people would say he'd leave.

Obviously until the Leafs win a round these comments will never end.

Imagine comparing the current Leafs to those Cup winning Pens teams. Win something. Smarten up.