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Maple Leafs after 60: How far can Toronto fall after a trade deadline sell-off? (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/leaf_nation@lemmy.ca
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With 22 games left, the odds are completely stacked against the Leafs falling to the bottom five of the league — even with a sell-off.

It’s over. The Toronto Maple Leafs are not making the playoffs and it’s finally time to sell.

Well, it’s finally time for an improvident front office that didn’t see the signs early in the season (or last season, for that matter) and failed to react when the odds were stacked against them. Toronto’s playoff chances fell below 50 percent Nov. 11 and never meaningfully recovered. In the nearly four months since, the Leafs have done nothing to change that.

That it took this long to react to what’s been obvious for months is yet another blight on management that makes it difficult to atone for the last one: trading a pick with only top-five protection for a third-pair defender. With the Leafs’ direction finally decided for them, is it too late to make up ground in the lottery race?

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[–] 2 points 8 months ago

This was the Shanaplan.

I think they need some trainer help more than anything. Conditioning and strengthening. Then yeah I'm not sure the whole top 4 plan really paid off. Time to address that (was time like three or four years ago, but hopefully people realize it).

Cap wise they aren't in great shape still, so they'll need to do something. Culture is a big issue here as well, as it is with most the Canadian teams. Ownership that doesn't give a shit about anything really, because the people will lap it up no matter what. That shows.

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