Change the players, change the coach, change the GM. Rinse and repeat. The problem with the Leafs is cultural. Put anyone into that culture and watch what happens. Until the organization is literally torn up and started over, the unbroken decades of ineptitude and incompetence will continue. Leaf fans are completely oblivious to the reality of this not really ever a TEAM.

Nylander is the only tradable contract, because he comes in at a good price and has been a good playoff contributor. Maybe Matthews because the Leafs could get some good assets in return, but it has to be to a team that he wants to go to and has the ability to resign him. No one wants to take on Tavares’ contract and won’t be willing to give up enough to satisfy the Leafs. Marner is a great playmaker in the regular season, but he is a soft and has proven his entire NHL career that he can’t deal with the physicality and extra pressure of the playoffs. The closest he got to bumping into a FLA payer during that last season was during the handshake line.

July 1st Mathews' no trade clause kicks in.

Welcome back, HC!!!!

JT has a full no trade clause

I feel like they're going to trade one of Matthews or Marner, maybe both eventually. But let's be real, shakeup should have happened a few years ago.

How honest are any of these players ?

Tavares has a NMC. He's not going anywhere. lol

Nothing will change

Let’s be realistic. You all know that Shanny/MLSE aren’t going to let Kyle Dubas go elsewhere. They’ve invested time and effort in training him to be a stupendous GM. Dubas wants to remain in the hockey capital of the universe. He will promise to trade one or two of the core four to free up to $22 M to sign a top right shot defenseman and a bonafide No. 1 goalie. First off, he will try his earnest to convince Tavares to rescind his no movement clause so he can trade him with perhaps $5 M retention. That would be $6 M saved. If Tavares refused, Dubas will trade away Mitch Marner’s $11 M. He will trade Auston Matthews $11.634 M because the Leafs cannot afford Matthews’s $13 to $15 M asking price for a new contract.

i thin it has to be both tavares and mathews to go. both have some value right now but will have no value very shortly, rebuilding in todays game is far easier than it used to be and a shake up is needed, not sure the gm should be blamed but at some point you have to try something new.

keep every one of them and they'll do good in the regular season.

The offensive stars could certainly help put fans in the seats and perhaps assist a team in finally making the playoffs. Thats a lot of money for a billionaire American owner to consider. The chemistry is wrong but the Leafs certainly could get lots for any star player. I just don't want Dubas making those moves.

It's not the players. It's the culture. The team isn't a group of employees that work for the fans but yet are treated so. Encourage them. Support them. Don't destroy them like a bad parent does to a child with great potential. Y'all need an intervention.

The core four should have included a legitimate no. 1 defenseman, not two no. 1 centers. It's pretty clear who the elephant in the room is, but it doesn't matter now because Matthews is going to walk or be traded. Every successful team's core includes 2-3 star forwards and a no. 1 defenseman. With the way scoring has elevated recently, I'm not sure a star goalie is even that important nowadays...Linus Ullmark is going to win the Vezina for craps sake, he's no Tuukka Rask or Carey Price.

Matthews should go back to the Swiss League where he can play a no contact, Euto style.... Nylander would love it over there too!!

So many of these videos have no idea what they’re talking about. JT is unmoveable. Absolutely unmoveable. And it’s not just because of the draft capital you’d spend getting a team to take that contract, but he has a full no move clause. He can’t even be put on WAIVERS without his permission, let alone be traded. If he wants to stay there is nothing they can do about it.

The first big mistake was signing Tavares. That has hamstrung the payroll ever since. Keeping your drafted talent is great but doling out $11 million for a free agent was stupid. I would like to see a Marner for Brady Tkachuk trade.

Mathew’s for Chicago’s girt pick in the draft. They free up money for good defencman

And yet somehow theyre blaming Nylander & Marner

I think they should trade marner. With Matthew's contract it makes sense but I don't think matthwes will pull a Tavares being on the freaking maple leafs biggest hockey franchise. Pretty sure Matthwes wants to win as a leaf. Would trade brodie marner(or nylander) and do away with Keefe and dubas. Team can't contuie like this and needs change. Just because your good on paper doesn't mean your good on the ice. And this just shows all the flaws with advance stats and analytics. Every game starts 0-0, no team is guaranteed a victory. Intangibles go way father then skill and speed, more then that even points. This is when I go to the Sakic days and he focused on other aspects of the game rather then getting the most points. Wins are more valuable then points. Playing to win is more important then playing to score. Their shouldn't be content when you aren't performing when it really matters.

How can you play when your told your to loose the series bettmans policy is no Canadian teams in finals as they loose too much money in advertising rights so if you want your name on the cup don't play for a canadian team

Matthews and Marner both have no move clauses that kick in july 1st. Matthews is one yr out from free agency , anyone who wants him will simply wait. Nylander , also one year out will undoubtedly opt for free agency. No one is going to cough up over 10 million for Marner. Tavares ... lol good luck with that albatross. 10 UFAs to sign or replace. This team is in such a mess financially thanks to Kyle Dubas that they will have no choice but to go with these bums and most likely end up losing them all to free agency.

Leafs management should use their marketing power to start a no contact league. The Leafs will be competitive even during the playoffs once physical play is removed from the game

I thought that the Leafs should have traded Mathews for Chychrun way before the TDL, that would have saved them from having to pick up one of their defensemen that they got. Now that everyone has seen what Awesome is like in the playoffs I doubt that the Leafs can even trade him for the Ducks 1st rd pick this year, which they should do if they have the chance, even if it means retaining salary, IMO

Karma for Tavares

Trade Marner for a Dman. Marner is the weakest link of the core. I should clarify, I consider Matthews, Nylander, Reilly and Marner as the leafs core. Tavares can’t be moved.

Dont put anyone under contract unless a Doctor can certify them to have guts and spines.

no ones gonna trade for Tavares' contract. Nylander is their most valuable asset for the money hes making

Dubas can't be fired ,he is already unemployed his contract wasn't renewed .

I watched Bunting's interview the other day, he has no definition in his arms and chest. Professional athletes should be ripped and tough not looking like they sit at a computer all day. They need a professional trainer than can make they stronger and tougher, I know just the man.

John t has a no trade clause and it’s not the coaches fault he doesn’t trade or bring in player what about the guys before him. This is Shan and dubas fault. This team needs defense and goaltending. It was Anderson fault before look at his stats. This team can not build a contender u need the right players not the best I’m a hockey fan neutral

Not going to happen because of those big ass contracts

next up?! same old shit.

Only the Laffs would go ballistic over a 1st round win when they were out played, what did you idiots think will happen in round 2 lmao

Considering Matthews is entering his last year, the Leafs don't have much leverage if they try to move him. They'd probably be fine with him leaving after next season with nothing in return. The cap space he creates by leaving could allow them to sign better players than they'd be able to trade for.

Trade just trade the retool could b so fast

Can't trade Matthews, Marner, or Tavares because no team is taking any of those contracts. Nylander could be hard to move also. Best thing they can do, and probably won't, is to fire Dubas and Keefe. They've had how many years and have proven over and over that they can't get it done. Not gonna say the name but I can think of a former player who has been learning at the right hand of two of the more respected GMs in the NHL since he retired and will be a very good GM in the future and wouldn't shock me if Shanahan made a call about him.

Trade Marner , Nylander now and Mathews , Tavares end of next season or before they become free agents and cant get anything for them.

Trade

Blow it up

Just move the team to Halifax! And change the name of the team too. Harold Ballard is a happy man watching from his grave!

Give the core 4 a massive pay cut since they can't deliver in the post season.

For one, the old guys have to retire. This game is too fast for them. Secondly, Austin Matthew’s … TRADE HIM!!!!

Make sure 2 keep shan doobers n okeefe keep the faith laffs fan 🤣 🤣 🤣

Get rid of Matthews, Nylander, and Tavares. Keith and Dubas. Keep Marner. That frees up 30mil cap hit

I'll tell you what's next for the Maple Laughs... another losing season after another!

They’re going to join a women’s league but only if they get spotted 5 goals per game and the girls aren’t allowed to hit them.

Shanny wins cups with Detroit... A well balanced team... Shanny keeps sabotaging Leafs, its awesome

Matthews is an American and he doesn’t want to play in Canada.bench him for good.

Bla bla bla ...57 years!...Bla bla bla ...57 years!