Manoj Prajapat

Ha ha! Good point, but he was more near the back half of his career with the Leafs. I'll now change my perspective to 'Leafs have had very few of these types of players' :)

Oh man - I loved Kulemin!! Was one of our favs in that Leafs era. :)
But don't think he ever had the upside Knies does. There's risk in any deal but I think this is a good bet. I'd be more surprised if it doesn't work out for the team than if it did.

I don't recall the Leafs ever having this type of player? Power forward, 6'3", 230 lbs, can skate, has hands, hits, kills penalties and seems to really love being here. Plus he's only 22 yrs old.
Him and the JT contract are big wins for the team.

JT has been one of their best UFA signings, ever! But I do like the idea of them playing a little hardball and trying to get players on more team friendly deals. JT and Knies are going to be the initial tests on if it works form them.

Was at the show. Great concert! Jim Kerr gave a shout out to all the CFNYers 😀

Bluesky
Then less often, X/Twitter as some media haven't transitioned over yet to Bluesky

A couple of things I hope to hear.
Your grade for the Shanahan era.
The team they lose to in the first/second round almost always then made it to the Cup finals, and the series against the Leafs was arguably their toughest.
Does that piss you off even more or lessen the hurt?

I bought a donut and the guy asked if I wanted a receipt... 😂... his cadence was so unique

I think if FLA wins in 4 or 5, it will piss me off even more. Leafs showed they could play with them. Were a Reilly own goal in OT from being up 3-0. Turned it around and dominated the second half of the first period in G7. Then missed on 3 breakaways and inexplicably stopped playing.

This was the best answer I saw from any of the players .

Really good vibes of him coming back based on the presser today! Very encouraging.
Can understand why they gave the C to AM though. New GM, new coach and the guy had just scored 69 goals and was a Selke finalist.

If they have Pelley, they may not need a GM and President plus Pelley? Shanahan's role may just go away and maybe Tre gets a bump in his title?

Incredible they were 2 own goals from Reilly and OT in game 3 from being up 3-0 in the series
Florida has completely taken over and Bob unbeatable now

Trying not to be a homer but when you go back to even the Clarke McArthur suspension, plus multiple Kadri ones, Spezza, Rielly and then how AM hearing was announced before the game ended (don't recall that happening to anyone else?), it sure does look like different rules for Leafs

And instead we hear Elliotte say how that wasn't really a 1st round loss for the Avs?! Because Dallas was so good and a Cup contender.
Meanwhile Leafs lose 5 times in 7 games with multiple OTs to teams that go to the finals but they're the chokers

😂

That seems like a great deal for Carolina, no? You'd think Freddie could have received a much bigger contract after July 1st. What would the Oilers have offered?

Leafs in 6

But it'll be in the second round!!
And maybe it won't be? We'll get to find out

My optimism is around how much the stars have to align for you to make it to the finals. Florida has done it twice in a row and are likely due to cool off. Leafs on the other hand have had their share of tough breaks. I'm counting on a hot Stolarz and some good fortune to get them through

Man - I'm glad I'm not the coach!! 😄
On to the 2nd round.
Go Leafs Go!!

Veruca Salt

I thought for sure Robertson was coming in for Paccioretty tonight. He's looked slow and last game couldn't even land a decent hit. He did have some success with Willy and JT earlier so 🤞 they find it again. But it's game 6, you'd like to have something better than 🤞

Their longevity is impressive. Same 4 guys for over 45 yrs and then opened and sold out the Sphere in Vegas for 40 shows in about their 44th yr.

Oh they know alright - they just can't do it is the problem.
But they'll win tonight :)

Also Pop (under appreciated by many ) at 17 yrs and All That You Can't Leave Behind at 20 yrs are great. Complete change of their sound from one to the other.

continue to being a bubble playoff team is more realistic for them. Rags, Columbus, Sens, Habs, Wings, Sabres fighting for the 2 WC spots. It's more likely they miss next yr than make it

The Clash

Terrible news for fans. The worst of the broadcasts and don't seem to be getting any better. Hopefully TSN continue to get their share and Prime too