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Their leadership is strong enough to have Dubois tow the line, for now. Strome was an unwanted 2-3C who has replaced Backstrom. Chychrun was hurt as often as Mule. Thompson was a throwaway goalie after Vegas commited to Hill. They upgraded Malenstyn with Mangiapane, that was a no brainer. They gambled and won.

Might be a few more cuss words coming out than GMTM let loose.

Looking is easy, doing is hard.

Did a perfect Lehner impression on Mariner’s breakaway.

He had a few years as Leafs AGM under Lou but left when Dumbass got the job. A friend who lives near London said that Hunter didn’t like the city and commuted to Toronto almost every day. I think he was their draft guru at the time. Can’t deny his success in the OHL.

If Ottawa wins I hope the Leafs blow it up. It’s a big notch above Buffalo in the sense that they get near the top of the regular season standings every year but can’t advance. Talk about running it back! I am somewhat interested to see if Marner stops disappearing in the playoffs, due to his UFA status.

Cut him some slack, he is only 6’6’ 226. I knew he wasn’t the second coming of Pronger, even though the size was there. I did hope he would get a bit grittier as he gained strength and experience. If he had any type of edge he would get more room to maneuver and have opponents think twice about going into the same corner. It’s a bad look when he doesn’t even engage in a scrum after teammates are crushed.

Like Bieksa called it, big boy hockey. Some could handle it but Quinn, Bryson and Power would fold like cheap lawn chairs.

Goes back to a tradional “white out”, but you’re right, doesn’t fit the eye.

I’ve stated it here many times but I don’t like Bryson so it baffles me that he had to be signed so early. He’s a JAG and it’s not like RyJo can’t do a similar job. You have the whole summer to upgrade 2 to 3 Dmen and you commit to Bryson.

I would give Peca a shot over any of the clowns that KA kept around.

Sorry, but I am not an Ovi fan and he already has his Cup. I can only get behind them if they were to face the Leafs.

Kulich could really make a difference at that level. They got back 3 top 6 players.

A promotion in name but a demotion in responsibility. I have seen people get promoted from trades jobs into management positions because they were lousy with tools in their hands and were more of a hindrance to the crews than anything else. TP might finally realize that KA doesn’t have the skills to be a GM but hey, he listens well and makes him feel good. Besides, he would have to pay him anyway.

To borrow a line from comedian Henny Youngman, take my goalie, please.