As more time passes, the Toronto Maple Leafs get further and further behind in their efforts to rebuild an flailing franchise mired in one of the worst slumps in team history.
The setback started with the failed efforts at the trade deadline to move veterans for young assets and shed some salary. The setback continues today with not one candidate found or even interviewed in the team's search for a new hockey boss.
Let the Leaf speculation begin!! I know the playoffs haven't even begun yet, but for Leaf fans all we have to look at is the future. This article is not so much about who the Leafs should get, but more about the current players in the organization.
First what we need to do is trade Toskala, Kubina and our 1st (probably 8-10 overall) to LA (assuming they win the lottery) for 1st overall (stamkos), Cammalleri, and a second.
Can The Leafs Do The Improbable? After their big win in Buffalo last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs have moved within 5 points of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With wins in 4 of their last 5 games, the team refuses to give up and still remains mathematically in the race.
Upcoming Leaf Superstar? I Believe there is a prospect in the Leaf system that is under rated big time. He was the Maple Leafs 2nd round pick 44th overall in the 2006 draft. His name is Nikolai Kulemin. In my opinion Kulemin has the potential to be superstar in the NHL like other Russian forwards such as, Ovechkin, Malkin, Kovalchuk, Kovalev, Semin and Frolov. Dont believe he compares to these players?.. Well in my opinion i think he does. Check out these stats.
The movie hasn't been getting very good reviews, but to be honest, I'm still gunna catch it in theatres opening day. It stars Myers, Verne Troyer, Jessica Alba, and Justin Timberlake. Myers plays a "Love Guru" who is hired by the Leafs to get their star player to get back with his wife before the Stanley Cup finals.
Solutions For the Mess Called The Toronto Maple Leafs Sorry for yet another Leaf article but if you don't like it, don't read it. As evidenced by my name, I'm a Habs fan. BUT, I am also a Hockey Fan first and foremost and as much as I enjoy watching the Leafs suffer(As I know Leaf fans enjoyed how the Habs suffered through the late 90's and early 00's) it's unnatural that the 2nd oldest Franchise can't seem to get on track.
When the CBA came into effect, we all should have seen this nosedive into mediocrity coming. The salary cap was introduced to lessen the gap between the top spending teams and the small market teams by limiting the amount of money that the big market teams spend on player’s salaries. This makes it so that teams cannot just spend whatever they want and hoard all of the talent in the league. It keeps the talent spread out. All of this is obvious.
