Are the Leafs really that bad?
Posted 10:04 PM ET | Comments 0
This team has been plagued with injuries to their top scorer at the time Stajan, their top shut down defenseman in Finger and their two top puck moving defensemen in Kaberle and VanRyan.
Had they stayed healthy and won 5 more games this team would be in a play-off spot but I think the coaching staff wanted this year to toughen these guys a bit more and their focus wasn't to make the play-offs.
Next year add the likes of the Sedins, who'll add depth to the top 6 which they so lack at this point and then add Marchant to the guys already there in May and Myers and you start to have those pugnastic bottom six.
This team can easily be a top 6 team next year with the right UFA signings.
Had they stayed healthy and won 5 more games this team would be in a play-off spot but I think the coaching staff wanted this year to toughen these guys a bit more and their focus wasn't to make the play-offs.
Next year add the likes of the Sedins, who'll add depth to the top 6 which they so lack at this point and then add Marchant to the guys already there in May and Myers and you start to have those pugnastic bottom six.
This team can easily be a top 6 team next year with the right UFA signings.