tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post2735044160253490126..comments2023-12-26T02:50:32.816-05:00Comments on Bitter Leaf Fan Page: MF37http://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-15113333216585534712007-09-06T16:55:00.000-04:002007-09-06T16:55:00.000-04:00Anyone else love the comment Bryan Murray made tod...Anyone else love the comment Bryan Murray made today in the Sun?<BR/><BR/>In case you missed it, in talking about the fact that the Sens will have to be successful against the Leafs and Habs to remain on top of the division, Murray said, "We've had a good run against them, but they have something to challenge us with this year. I look at their depth and the Leafs having a goalie now will make a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-26298304293183562972007-07-11T17:04:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:04:00.000-04:00I read this the other day. Coming out of the amate...I read this the other day. Coming out of the amateur draft, the Leafs were the only team without a single prospect in the top 60 as rated by International Scouting Services. The ONLY team. Even cup winner Anahiem and runner-up Ottawa got at least one prospect in the top 60. <BR/><BR/>And this is a team that hasn't made the playoffs in two years and is supposedly building for the long term Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-47379419852705262532007-07-06T17:19:00.000-04:002007-07-06T17:19:00.000-04:00Matthew, you're right. JFJ will be fired sooner o...Matthew, you're right. JFJ will be fired sooner or later. The problem is, that will not cure the team's woes. So long as the Leafs remain owned by a pension fund that doesn't see any value in winning because it won't help their bottom line, nothing will change. JFJ will simply be replaced with a clone by a different name. No one with any talent will take the job because they won't be given Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-73663434906962884862007-07-05T04:20:00.000-04:002007-07-05T04:20:00.000-04:00JFJ will be fired. Mark my words: it's only a mat...JFJ will be fired. Mark my words: it's only a matter of time.<BR/><BR/>All he has done since he came here is<BR/>a) trade away picks for questionable players<BR/>b) overpay for free agents<BR/>c) hand out huge contracts to anyone and everyone<BR/><BR/>on the surface all of his moves make sense. The team is bad defensively... sign some defensemen. Goaltending is shaky, trade for a goalie.<BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-54108539744201046422007-07-04T23:32:00.000-04:002007-07-04T23:32:00.000-04:00Ehh, and things were going reasonably well for a w...Ehh, and things were going reasonably well for a while. This deal is definitely jumping the gun, unless they know something we don't, trade-wise or something. Maybe Toskala has recently discovered that he is a superhuman being, and is energised by Earth's yellow sun? All Leafs games will be held outdoors.Mattstro Disastrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967071164554704336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-25370072627219873132007-07-04T20:03:00.000-04:002007-07-04T20:03:00.000-04:00PPP - Raycroft was indeed an RFA when the Leafs la...<B>PPP</B> - Raycroft was indeed an RFA when the Leafs landed him, as the Leafs could have tendered a contract for $1.99M (one dollar less than JFJ ultimately signed him for)and only lost a second round draft pick...that said, as Raycroft was an RFA he was only entitled to a 5% pay increase so I don't really know why MLSE bent over for him and gave him a big raise before a single puck had beat MF37https://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-74137830558483883752007-07-04T17:14:00.000-04:002007-07-04T17:14:00.000-04:00The Toskala contract is symptomatic of all that is...The Toskala contract is symptomatic of all that is wrong with the Leafs. While I like the trade to bring Toskala in, I think they should have seen if he can do the job before giving him such a huge raise. Biron, who was a starter, and a very good one, with Buffalo before Miller's emergence signed for $3.5 million a season. Why is Toskala worth an extra $500,000? Sure, his career stats are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-1799181692192518752007-07-04T17:05:00.000-04:002007-07-04T17:05:00.000-04:00I think Raycroft was a RFA when they traded for hi...I think Raycroft was a RFA when they traded for him since his contract kicked in right away.<BR/><BR/>Still, this deal could have been done in the middle of the season when the Leafs had seen if he was going to succeed as the starter.PPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222660837357023486noreply@blogger.com