Toronto Maple Leafs

[hugoagogo]

The Maple Leafs have had a truly horrible drafting record over the years. There was the time when Stellick was GM and the Leafs had 3 1st round draft picks and he selected three Belleville Bulls. People I think joked whether the Leafs had any scouts outside of Southern Ontario.

Scott Thornton, Rob Pearson, Steve Bancroft. The only other Bull taken in that year's draft was by the Flyers in round 10. I think Stellick was gone before the end of the summer if I recall correctly.

[1argoholic]

This organization is just grasping at straws at this point. They've never recovered from that serious tank job against Boston.
They went from a so so mix of tough and skilled players, to a very tough team and now a very lame arsed team with little backbone. They have smallish guys like Khadri and Kessel and then they go and draft a tiny Sweedish guy and get a tiny guy in this last deal. I'm hoping that this Lepsic or however his name is spelled has a Theron Fleury side to him. They could have drafted Nick Ritchie who was playing down the road in Peterborough at the time and since the World Jr was traded to SSM. Plenty of teams are looking for big strong tough forwards who can score as well. Ritche could have been the guy. I think his game will translate well into the NHL for The Ducks.
Basically this organization is a gongshow from top to bottom and it's fans need to toss more jersey's, wear more paper bags ans stop going to games. Somehow this Leaf Nation CRAP has been sucked up by so many. The proud losers. Unreal.

[Deerkeeper]

I wouldn't worry about the Leafs. They will recover and win the cup this year. After all, it's been so cold that hell has almost frozen over.

[argonaut11xx]

THE PERFECT STORM, DEMISE OF THE ARGONAUTS

Just thinking out loud, WHAT IF, the Leafs win the Connor McDavid lottery, then make a spash on in free agency/draft. Add a competitive Jays team

By the time the Argo's finally play a game in Toronto, would anyone even care to show up???

[gilthethrill]

THE PERFECT STORM, DEMISE OF THE ARGONAUTS

Just thinking out loud, WHAT IF, the Leafs win the Connor McDavid lottery, then make a spash on in free agency/draft. Add a competitive Jays team

By the time the Argo's finally play a game in Toronto, would anyone even care to show up???

You really think the Leafs scouting system has heard of Conner McDavid?

[Argo57]

You really think the Leafs scouting system has heard of Conner McDavid?

The perfect drafting position to have is the #2 pick behind the Leafs, that way the asinine "draft dud" pick will already be out of the way.

[Will]

Mike Babcock has a daunting task ahead of him, but I am confident that he is the correct choice. The Maple Leafs need several years to rebuild the talent pool, so at least in the interim you might see a heightened compete level from the team, but nothing that will translate into points.

BTW, who broke the story? Was it Dreger or Freedman? The answer to that question is important given the conspiracy theories people have been presenting about Rogers deliberately leaking the information to upstage the Argos announcement.

[1argoholic]

The reporter that asked the question live said he had a tweet from Freedman. That would be Rogers.

[Will]

The reporter that asked the question live said he had a tweet from Freedman. That would be Rogers.

Yeah, but we don't know if that was the first reporter to break the story. I know that Dreger and McKenzie were both on the story yesterday morning. I know it sounds like I'm defending Rogers here, but I just don't buy into the conspiracy that Rogers deliberately broke the Babcock story to sabotage the Argos announcement. I don't think Dreger and McKenzie would've sat on the story.

[ArgoRavi]

Yeah, but we don't know if that was the first reporter to break the story. I know that Dreger and McKenzie were both on the story yesterday morning. I know it sounds like I'm defending Rogers here, but I just don't buy into the conspiracy that Rogers deliberately broke the Babcock story to sabotage the Argos announcement. I don't think Dreger and McKenzie would've sat on the story.

Apparently, Dreger tweeted a few seconds before Friedman. Shoalts, who is often on Bob McCown's show, didn't need to start asking about it then and there though.

[Will]

Apparently, Dreger tweeted a few seconds before Friedman. Shoalts, who is often on Bob McCown's show, didn't need to start asking about it then and there though.

No he did not.

[argonaut11xx]

Good pickup by the Leafs......and maybe good news for the Argo's....

Babcock is competitive and will improve this team, hopefully either just barely making the playoff's, or finishing close therefore getting a crapping draft pick for 8 more years....hahahahaha....

Im a Leafs fan, but really am pissed that the big Argo announcement was destroyed by that idiot reporter, who did quote another idiot reporter freedman's tweet...

[Will]

The Maple Leafs could still use a few years at the very bottom in order to have access to the best potential draft picks. Finishing just out of the playoffs would result in a pick in the #10-#14 range, which would be counter-productive for the next 2-3 years. That being said, Babcock didn't come here to tank.

[ArgoRavi]

The Maple Leafs could still use a few years at the very bottom in order to have access to the best potential draft picks. Finishing just out of the playoffs would result in a pick in the #10-#14 range, which would be counter-productive for the next 2-3 years. That being said, Babcock didn't come here to tank.

I have always found this to be a problem for the Leafs - they have been consistently mediocre to bad for the last 48 years but have rarely been awful enough to get the best draft picks. Of course, the bigger issue is that they have drafted horribly much more often than not over this time span.

[Will]

I have always found this to be a problem for the Leafs - they have been consistently mediocre to bad for the last 48 years but have rarely been awful enough to get the best draft picks. Of course, the bigger issue is that they have drafted horribly much more often than not over this time span.

I think the only season the Leafs got the #1 pick was when they drafted Wendel Clark. Now I love Wendel Clark like any Leaf fan should, and injuries had a factor but he didn't quite have the impact one could expect from a #1 pick.

As for the Leafs this year, they aren't going to be very good. All I want though is for them to compete and show some sort of work ethic.

[AngeloV]

I think the only season the Leafs got the #1 pick was when they drafted Wendel Clark. Now I love Wendel Clark like any Leaf fan should, and injuries had a factor but he didn't quite have the impact one could expect from a #1 pick.

As for the Leafs this year, they aren't going to be very good. All I want though is for them to compete and show some sort of work ethic.

Clark had a lot of impact the 2 years they went to the semi's with Pat Burns as coach, and then they parlayed him into Mats Sundin for the next 12 or so years. I would say that pick turned out quite all right.

[argonaut11xx]

The Toronto Maple Leafs.....the BEST front office staff in the NHL

"players?...players???...who needs players"

[argolio]

The Toronto Maple Leafs.....the BEST front office staff in the NHL

"players?...players???...who needs players"

They're heading into year one of what they're trying to do. Check back in five years to see if it works.

[1argoholic]

To almost not look silly. haha. Well at least we swept Ottawa in split preseason games. Just had a hard time getting into watching yet.

[argonaut11xx]

If you think the blue jays bandwagon is full, wait 2-3 years and watch what happens when the Leafs win a few playoff series.