Gary Roberts, what a player he was. He’d sure he helpful right now for the Leafs.

Gary, with the way you played for us every day we were never disappointed. If we had 1 or 2 players with your makeup we'd be golden! Don't make excuses for these guys.

@ethanpease3379

5 жыл бұрын

People's like you are the problem

Gary should be a guest on Rogans podcast, someone that knows the how hard the game is, and everything about nutrition.

but the problem is the leafs got no players with the grit like roberts.

@andrewm4951

5 жыл бұрын

Say What you dont need all grit. You need heart!!! I agree you need some. And we do need one d and maybe one forward, mayybe. We have kadri, hyman, and kappy looks to be capable. But they need to play with heart.

@mikemercer8566

5 жыл бұрын

Meh I mean Tampa not very gritty they doing alright I guess 🤷‍♂️ lol grit is no longer required sucks I used to like the grit growing up. they just need to perform come tougher as a team again their identity is a little lost atm , they’re all young. they will right the ship I’m sure, coach’s and management are to good

@PRYVTgomerPYLE

5 жыл бұрын

That is the league Bettman wanted, people just let it happen... Goons played with heart, they made the game honest. You had to play because you really loved the game, you really loved the grit and the grind. Now they play for a paycheck... And yes I am looking at Willy. 😤

The only guy on the Leafs team that others should take a close look at is Marner everyone are so tight, need to truly relax and have fun, look at the beginning the season where they were having fun. Remember guys, take your mind off wining and winning will come.

I have a Gary Roberts jersey signed and im proud of it. . Thats a bad question for that guy. Roberts was a beast. He played hard and 110% all the time. I didnt care if Roberts scored. It was exactly what he said that made him great. His forchecking his checking the responcibility in his own end. Talk about a guy being heavy with the puck. He was great. He did t have slumps because when he wasnt scoring he was amazing at evrything else. Ask Sundin what he thinks about Roberts. These 2019 leafs are great and they will eventually get out of this. They need some help from dubas but make know mistake there great.

@richardfewer9348

5 жыл бұрын

UGNA 27 Amen Thanks Yes

People don't understand the disappointment in lifelong leaf fans I get its hard to play for them try being a fan.

@richardfewer9348

5 жыл бұрын

josh bellavance Amen Thanks Yes Go Leafs Go

@navinjohnson9416

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You! Go Leafs Go!

We need a guy like Roberts. Who am I kidding, those players are no more!

Anybody else thinking how the Leafs could use a guy like Roberts these days. That guy came to play.

Lets ask some questions. Why is the fanbase so critical? Why do the bad things get picked up more then the good things? That starts with a team and fanbase that has that had gotten used to being the bottom of the barrel. Losing is all the fanbase knows. This started over 30 years ago, and it starts with the top (owners and management) down. Its going to take some time and also at least a cup i think before things change around for the largest hockey club in the world.

@ckendall67

5 жыл бұрын

- And even when the team finally hits some good strides and is playing well, there are pockets of fans who still wait for another 'collapse' or something bad to happen so they can jump down the team's throat and say 'I told you so!' as if they've never, ever had confidence that the team could ever sustain a run of success. It's like some fans will avoid the team like the plague when they are doing well because they're simply waiting for the proverbial '18 wheeler going off the cliff' that they keep fearing and predicting will happen. Even with what the current management team in Toronto has built with its youthful talent & skill, some folks STILL wait to find a weakness in the team and hope it gets exposed so they can say that everything the team has been doing has been a mistake and that they have to 'blow it up' yet again and go through yet another painful 'rebuild'. This is the mindset of some folks in Toronto. You're right....they've known NOTHING besides losing and failure and believe that's where the Leafs will always end up, because...they're the Leafs. That's their identity. Plain and simple. Unfortunately.

@06rtm

5 жыл бұрын

I generally agree, but Nylander has 4 points through 20 games after holding out for more money than he's worth. This is something actually worth critiquing,

@karnak333

5 жыл бұрын

Every fan base is critical. This isn't just a leaf thing. The difference is leaf fans and toronto media just have a louder voice. People pay good money to watch and spend their free time, they have a right to be critical.

@andrewm4951

5 жыл бұрын

ckendall67 youve got it! 100 percent! And it starts with the toronto media with the i told ya so!

@andrewm4951

5 жыл бұрын

George yes. You can for sure critique. And its good to do that. Call people out on things. But when fans and media are just playing the blame game because thats all they know, thats no good. But that will take time to fix. I even catch myself from time to time doing it.

The fanbase holds you accountable. When you're playing well, they love you. When you're not, they let you now. I don't call that "pressure", I call that being fair. I don't think anyone is asking Nylander to play like McDavid here, but he's been horrid for so long.

@andrewm4951

5 жыл бұрын

Egor's Egor its called heart, and i havnt seen any from him. Would it kill him to take a small check to pressure the puck? If that was me, after signing a contract like that, i would feel obligated to play my balls off and put it all on the line.

@karnak333

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewm4951 He's paid and signed to score goals and contribute offensively. He could be checking people, and while that's all and good, it's not what he's been signed for and it's not who he is. But he hasn't been doing the thing we all expected him and know he's capable of doing, contribute on offense. And it's not "pressure" or unfair to hold him accountable when he doesn't deliver.

Not only do they not understand, they hate on the media and fans for the pressure, when they do not understand at all... The only way they would ever understand, is if they spent some time in the GTA... For an extended period of time. It is much like Europeans with soccer/football. When your grandpa cheered for the same team, it means so much more... BTW Gary, this Pettersson kid out in Vancouver needs you! Work your magic Gary, just like you did with McNuggets, but some meat in those bones! 💪

I wish we would trade to get Wayne Simmonds on the Leafs, bring some fire and a spark to this team.

Is a conditioning stint in the AHL out of the question?

@CobraNahk

5 жыл бұрын

If he's waivers eligible no, probably not worth risking someone with the cap space picking him up. But if he's not eligible for Waivers and still does crap on the 4th line, yeah send him down

The pressure of having to live up to an OVER-VALUED contract? Absolutely. The only way Dubas saves face on this POS contract is for Nylander to play like he is still a RFA.

Their fanbase is putting all the pressure on them. When the organization signed Tavares this summer, the whole fanbase went cuckoo and self-proclaimed themselves as the Best team in the league. Result? The expectations are nothing less than the cup right this year. And if they can’t achieve that, it sucks for them for a simple reason. They have a lot of players in their current roster to resign soon and they won’t be able to sign them all without bursting the cap space..

@karnak333

5 жыл бұрын

Having so many good players that gives you cap problem is a great problem to have.

@tomastatar7563

5 жыл бұрын

Egor's Egor it is. But they definitely need improvement at the Blue line. Hope this gets fixed

@karnak333

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomastatar7563 They definitely need to fix their blue line. But I look at this line up and I don't think you should sell low just for this year. If it makes sense then do it, if not sign Marner and Matthews long term and until they can make a deal that works. Their core guys are young or in still their prime years that they can afford to play the waiting game. But they should definitely look to add now.

@tomastatar7563

5 жыл бұрын

Egor's Egor i agree with that. Future looks better than ever for the leafs.. Really hope we’ll get a Leafs-Habs playoff serie

@karnak333

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomastatar7563 Would be pretty cool if they finish 2 and 3 in the standings.

Next years team will be completly different

@DeckardWhite

5 жыл бұрын

Nick No Marner

@jayk6448

5 жыл бұрын

Ya matthews gonna say “peace out” like Tavares and go home

@ugna2773

5 жыл бұрын

If thats the case then mathews should go home. He can do what he wants. It sucks but its his life.

@MazekProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Al Khahalik then mcdavid would leave the oilers and come to an open spot with this favourite childhood team.....

@rivahkillah

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayk6448 Nobody's worried about losing a single player. The compensation we'd get back would be welcome, not to mention the fact that it would relieve the cap situation.

Playing for the leafs is nothing compared to playing with the habs. The leafs can and did hide behind the Jays, FC and Raptors when they were good. Habs is the only thing in mtl (no offense to the impact). You cant hide after a bad shift let alone a bad game.

@ericletellier9527

5 жыл бұрын

But montreal will give credit toad cheer any player who can start playing well again... Toronto grabs onto one player and brings him for the ride of his life for years until he's traded or worse

@thipan15

5 жыл бұрын

@@ericletellier9527 That may be true but Mtl never forgets, a player can come back to the good graces of the fans but anothet mistake and his twice as much in trouble. As far as I know, leaf nation rags on a player for fun since "everyone" is doing it, but they just lose interest after a while.

@dylanjones268

5 жыл бұрын

@@ericletellier9527 Hey, I will give credit toad cheer any player that possess the ability to overcome adversity. I don't just give credit toad cheer away like it's any credit toad cheer.

@ericletellier9527

5 жыл бұрын

Dylan Jones to, and* 🙄

Toronto.. pressure ?? Go play for Montreal.. that's pressure.

The biggest thing Roberts did in his career was use his stick on other players.

Oh boo hoo. Your a highly paid pro athlete. Toronto isn't holy land. Stop making it sound like "Oh you guys have no clue how hard it is to play there" It's an excuse Leaf players use (past & present) when the team isn't performing at the 100000% the fans demand

Tavares you didn’t listen.

Learn from Vancouver, take out your energy on the goalies

Literally talk about any other team

@blairrice

5 жыл бұрын

Nolan V it’s a Toronto sports show, what team would you like them to talk about?

@PRYVTgomerPYLE

5 жыл бұрын

Why would you subscribe to, or watch a Canadian company based out of Toronto and expect them to cover other teams? 🤔

Poor, poor Toronto players and their poor, poor fans.

@1madmaxx80

5 жыл бұрын

With ticket prices at Scotibank Arena where they're at yes fans are broke.