Former Toronto Maple Leaf exposes how the front office has failed
After years of missing the mark, former Toronto Maple Leaf and current TSN broadcaster Carlo Colaiacovo exposed how the front office has failed by drafting and developing few skilled defensemen.
It is no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered at the hands of their leadership. Despite having had talented players season after season, they have not been able to make a serious showing in the playoffs for decades, having recently lost their sixth consecutive Game 7 to the Boston Bruins in the first round.
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However, a former Leafs defenseman pointed out in a recent discussion what he believes is the root of all issues the franchise faces. Carlo Colaiacovo, co-host of TSN's 'First Up,' blamed Toronto's current failures come from people like Kyle Dubas and any front-office staff that have persisted in picking up only skilled forwards, and since Morgan Rielly, very few high-caliber defensemen.
Though Toronto has Morgan Rielly and Timothy Liljegren, Coloaiacovo is dead on about the utter lack of defensive depth. Seeing as how they continue to fail at bringing in defensemen during development stages, they tend to lose out on long-term deals, trading for older players who may not be able to keep up with the younger talent. Hopefully, the Maple Leafs take this rant as a piece of advice and start making the necessary changes to end their historic dry spell.
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AOÛT 7 | 105 ANSWERS Former Toronto Maple Leaf exposes how the front office has failed Is Carlo Colaiacovo right about the Toronto Maple Leafs' main problem? | ||
| Yes | 64 | 61 % |
| No | 8 | 7.6 % |
| Partly | 33 | 31.4 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||