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Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2018 à 5 h 8
Sujet: Keeping the group together??? Your thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Don't you if you live the Toronto areas or not, but I don't know why anyone would think the media is hell. Just isn't true. The news media is very soft on their teams. There is more social media but it can be ignored. Take this website, you will note how supportive and at times easy fans are on their team. This "media is hell" rumour was started by the Brian Burke. He only criticized the media and recently the fans as a red herring to cover his incompetence as Leaf hockey executive. To this day, this is still his gig, blaming the media for decision making. Do you read or watch any of the Toronto media to reach your conclusion or to you get this information throug rumours.?</div></div>

I don't have to live in the Toronto area to know bs when i hear it. Toronto mainstream hockey media to be more specific, guys like dreger, mike johnson, elliot friedman, doug maclean, just to name a few with the exception of don cherry because we all agree he's a crazy old man with bizarre fashion tastes, are all toronto homers. everytime the rest of the hockey world has to hear some of these clowns prop up the leafs and drive home their op-ed narratives, it makes us all cringe while the leafs fan base continues to believe they're the sun of the hockey world while the rest of the nhl are the planets orbiting around them. it's just sad. and to be fair, i'm not bashing hockey canada or anything like that. I respect the fact that hockey is canada's past time. my issue is mainly the disconnect from reality the vast majority of leafs fans experience.
Forum: Armchair-GM7 août 2018 à 23 h 46
Sujet: Keeping the group together??? Your thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Don't know why you say the Leafs can't afford those contracts. Other teams can sign their players, why not Leafs.? Don't know if been observing any NHL lately. Leafs were 12th in GAA last year. Hardly a bad defence and goaltending....and yes their room for improvement.</div></div>

Of course teams can sign their players. The leafs are gonna have continuous cap trouble having all of their money in their 2 centers when pajama boy's contract gets to years 3 and 4. Sure you can lock up matthews, marner, and nylander. I didn't say their D or G was bad. I just don't believe it's good enough to win a cup. Especially w Freddie A as your goalie. He's good, but he's not a guy you can jump on his back. Guys like Murray, Fleury, Quick, and Holtby you can rely on because they make the big saves when you need them in big spots. Leafs are strong up the middle no doubt. But as long as Tampa is around, Boston getting better, Crosby and Malkin still dominate, and the west getting stronger, it's not a walk in the park. The Toronto media alone is hell enough. Worst environment imaginable if you ask me.