NHL 2008 Draft Day: Toronto GM Fossil Makes a Bad Move

It looks to Captain Fanatic that when it comes to drafting, or making moves during draft day, Leafs management sticks their heads up their arses, with another bone head move!

by Captain Fanatic (Scribe)

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June 20, 2008

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The Toronto Maple Leafs management makes another bonehead move!

It looks to me that when it comes to drafting, or making moves during draft day, Leafs management sticks their heads up their arse. Nothing against the 34-year-old, but I was deceived to believe that the Leafs were going to stack draft picks this year, not trade them away for 34-year-old defensive forwards.

I’m a bit confused, and blatantly grinds my gears to see this kind of nonsense, but then again maybe the General Manager had a senior moment.

I hear old farts have them now and then.

But not when you’re a GM of a team whose fans have accepted the fact the team will be bottom dwellers for the next couple of years.

A team with old-balls in the locker room just got older.

“Draft shmaft.”

Right?

Give me a break!

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  1. reply to comment by David
    2 months ago

    The guy who thinks that the Fletcher move to trade up was poor does not understand hockey. What a total bonehead. Just unbelieveable bonehead

    1. by Captain
      from 2 months ago

      The guy who doesn't read what the article is about and makes a comment about it, assuming its about something else must have an IQ of a goldfish ...yes I'm talking to you Daveeee!

  2. reply to comment by Derek
    2 months ago

    Yeah, I agree, Dave's points were way off the mark, but still, I don't agree with the general statement in this article either.

    Toronto spent all of last year being dominated physically, being pushed around, and not standing up for each other.

    Jamal Mayers takes care of all of that.

  3. reply to comment by Alan
    2 months ago

    nah i i think ur right here

  4. reply to comment by Mark
    2 months ago

    i have to disagree with this article as well. the leafs were way too soft last year. they need more grit and Mayers brings just that. If Schenn cracks the lineup, Toronto becomes a much rougher team to play. Hopefully Wilson can instill this kind of toughness in the likes of Poni, Stajan, and Steen. Those players would be hugely more effective with some extra grit in their play.

  5. reply to comment by Josh
    2 months ago

    You're crazy. Cliff is making this a team that you will hate to play against.

    Jamal Mayers, Luke Schenn, Jimmy Hayes... this all fits into that.

  6. reply to comment by Josh
    2 months ago

    and now we can add Joel Champagne to that list! What a draft this has been.

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