Quoting: DealFinder67
I think you nailed it pretty good. I think they have earned their contracts individually (minus Nylander) but doesn’t mean they all have to be on this team. Lol.
A lot of fans don't agree with it. I don't agree with it.
Because it restricts you from building up quality depth for your team.
Your defense, bottom 6 and goaltending suffer.
Sure you can plug holes and get bargain contracts like Bunting. Or an aging Giordano.
You can have a young kid like Woll be your starting goalie for peanuts.
But you look at your past Cup champions and they all have 1 thing in common.
Quality depth. Good to very good goaltending.
There's no one blueprint to build a Cup winner.
But quality depth throughout your roster will always shine through on any Cup champion.
The Leafs are built for regular season hockey.
Their holes get exposed in the playoffs.
There's plenty of proof over the past 7 years.
What's the definition of insanity?
We all know the answer.