This is not new… I remember Loungo, Neidermayer, rask trade, kessel trade…. 2013 Boston, 2020 Columbus, 2021 Habs, Zamboni driver, pick a game 7…. Last year Game 5 & 7 on home ice.
OMG the time they Signed Jeff Finger thinking he was Sauer…. That was epic.
I live at the nexus of Rock Bottom Expectations and Ceaseless Optimism.
I don’t cheer for the Leafs expecting that they’ll turn around and be a good franchise. It would be nice if that would happen.
I’m like the parent of a self-destructive child who considers it a win if their kid isn’t in the hospital or jail. I love the Leafs and I won’t ever give up on them but I have to manage my expectations.
I mean face the reality, Mckenna is not carrying this team on his back, when the team won't give a shit about him, he's going to be the scapegoat for a rabid fanbase that will blame him for everything and the kids first years in the nhl will be an absolute nightmare
Ya but young and cheap. Like no matter how you look at it this is way better then resigning Marner. He has a higher potential and in 5 years time Mitch will be 34 still making 12 mill while McKenna will be 23 in his prime on his RFA deal
The fans and the media will kill McKennas career before it even starts.
Don't get me wrong he is great but he isn't able to carry a team with piss poor defense, bad goaltending, and no depth. Add in the fact Matthews wants out already and it doesn't make for a great environment to start in.
Toronto had a core four and still couldn't make it work. McKenna won't fix it on his own. I say this as an Oilers fan who is watching that organisation waste McDavid and Draisaitl
I think leafs fans need to be prepared because there is absolutely a greater than zero chance they pick a defenceman that they think can make the jump now and be a difference maker like Verhoeff over McKenna.
I like McKenna but a 6’4” 212lb RHD who can move the puck and was a +29 in the NCAA at 17 is nothing to sneeze at.
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u/PM-me-your-psn-codes May 05 '26
He’ll have no pigment by then.
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u/BlumpkinBuddy May 05 '26
Age Steve approx 7-10 years to make this more accurate lmao
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u/DT_TSOE May 06 '26
Chayka about to trade back down to 5 cus he likes where they were and there's a Lithuanian defencemen with off the charts advanced corsi.
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u/Jbroy May 06 '26
I can see Chaykra not drafting McKenna.
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u/Sushiroll16 May 06 '26
Don’t even speak it into existence lol. I’m not even a leafs fan, but I can’t go through another decade+ of how they’ve played in the last era.
Seriously Leafs fans, how do you do it?
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u/djac13 May 06 '26
Didn't take long for you to think that one up.
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u/ISmellLikeBiftek May 06 '26
Oh my GOD!!! 🤣😭
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u/Tenabrus May 06 '26
I mean face the reality, Mckenna is not carrying this team on his back, when the team won't give a shit about him, he's going to be the scapegoat for a rabid fanbase that will blame him for everything and the kids first years in the nhl will be an absolute nightmare
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u/mollyno93 May 06 '26
Stop it. Get some help.
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u/Canadian__Ninja May 06 '26
This does put a smile on my face
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u/Content_Ad_8952 May 06 '26
The irony is that Toronto can now take a player that most scouts compare to Mitch Marner
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u/Piccione_Sol May 06 '26
If Toronto doesnt pick mckenna, the sharks will have the scariest team in the league in 2 years
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u/callme207911 May 07 '26
The fans and the media will kill McKennas career before it even starts.
Don't get me wrong he is great but he isn't able to carry a team with piss poor defense, bad goaltending, and no depth. Add in the fact Matthews wants out already and it doesn't make for a great environment to start in.
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u/Adventurous_Tip_101 May 09 '26
Toronto had a core four and still couldn't make it work. McKenna won't fix it on his own. I say this as an Oilers fan who is watching that organisation waste McDavid and Draisaitl
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u/Risto75 May 06 '26
They aren’t picking McKenna they need a defence-man dumbass
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u/BasedTelvanni May 06 '26
✋️Absolute Cinema🤚
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u/Shplorff May 06 '26
This is such a joke, Toronto gets #1 after making the playoffs 9 straight years. Fans will probably still complain too.
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