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Luis Patino or Yonny Chiranos When is Glasnow expected back?

Bring Orlando Hudson out of retirement!

Yeah same here, I hope the Leafs could at least make R2 or the Conference Finals. Would be a great thing for their team and the excitement in the city would be huge. NHL Playoffs and the NHL regular season are both different IMO. The NHL Playoffs are definitely more physical, more hits, and defense/goaltending play a huge role in a series. With the talent the Leafs have, they shouldn't be exiting R1 for how many years in a row now. If they have another R1 exit these Playoffs, you have to start asking serious questions whether or not this group can ever win a Stanley Cup, which is the goal. Leafs won't completely blow everything up, but I think some fundamental changes would have to be made. Not sure if this is a good example, but look at the Raptors leading up to 2019 during the DeRozan/Lowry years. They always were successful during the regular season, but during the Playoffs they weren't a strong team and could never get over that hump. They traded DeRozan for Kawhi and we know what happened that season. The Raps did get lucky in the NBA Playoffs that season with Kawhi's winning shot and by playing a Golden State team in the NBA Finals without Kevin Durant, but still. After a couple years with DeRozan and not having success in the Playoffs, they made some fundamental changes to their roster and coaching staff.

Enjoy! Houston is a beautiful ballpark. Definitely check out their CF bar and excellent food stands all around the ballpark!

If the Leafs don't make it out of the first round, I think you'll see a bit of a shakeup as well.

Plus drinking 4 or 5 beers at a game means a couple of trips to the washroom, meaning lineups and likely missing a big hit or play.

Rays are due to lose one game as well! Haha.

I recall there being a lot of back-to-back games for the Leafs and other teams this season. I understand hockey is more physical than lets say basketball, so I do understand the rest period if it's built into the schedule. Maybe start the season a bit earlier, but already the NHL offseason is very short especially for teams who go on a deep playoff run.

If I end up going to a game, at most I'll have one beer. Doesn't bother me now even if I don't have a beer. I can't justify spending $15 for a $3-4 can at the LCBO.

Utility players can be added at the trade deadline. If the Jays need to upgrade on Espinal or Biggio, sure they easily will be able to. It's a weak market even at 2B for 2024 free agency. Actually pretty weak hitters market overall. Pitching market seems pretty decent though.

Yeah I don't get it. They start the NHL season even earlier than the NBA season and the NBA Finals are usually finished before the Stanley Cup. NHL season and Playoffs just drag on for too long IMO. Start the regular season end of September/first day of October and have the regular season end March 31st. Playoffs should have started already first week of April. If NHL Playoffs start first day of April, we probably would be wrapping up R1 right about now this weekend. Can't believe yesterday I was watching the Leafs/Rangers still play a regular season game in the middle of April.

I'll go with Varsho

Jays Moneyline today are +110.

Yeah Gallen isn't a sleeper overall obviously. Though don't think he was even considered a favourite to win the NL Cy Young on most lists/predictions. Definitely I would think more arms would be ahead of him.

In comparison to guys like Strider, Verlander, Alcantara, Nola, Wheeler, Burnes, Woodruff etc.?

Joe Ryan AL Cy Young sleeper pick! Zac Gallen is my NL Cy Young sleeper pick!

I think every beer now at the Rogers Centre is like $15. The days of $10 beer are no more!

My DDL team name haha. They need to make a movie about it. Will Farrell should direct it and star in it!

Leafs need to win in 5 games.

Why isn't the NHL season over already? It's crazy that we're already in the middle of April and the Playoffs haven't even started yet. No wonder why the Stanley Cup is always played at the end of June.

Looks like the Rays will lose Springs for a while. As a fan of the game, that sucks especially the start he was having.

Yeah could be a lot of changes next season that's for sure. I would prefer keeping OG and Barnes since they're younger and still have room to grow. Siakam is their best trade chip. I don't see them offering him a max extension and I don't think it's smart tying up all that money. Hope they do re-sign Poeltl. If they bring back FVV and Trent, re-sign Poeltl and offer Siakam a max extension, that's too much money tied up in those players and I don't think the Raps will be able to take that next step.

Yup that's with every pen, though historically both of them were always high strikeout guys. Alvarado with the Rays and Seranthony was always as well. They definitely got hot at the right time and that's with most BP arms since they are so volatile. Hope the Jays can get lucky with one or two arms down in the BP this season. Pop is looking really good so far and hopefully Pearson or Green can make an impact later on.

They pretty much dominated the Bulls for the first three quarters. Everything fell apart in the 4th. Also, shooting only 50% from the free throw line is unacceptable. If they managed to shoot near their season average, they would have been up by 10 or so points. Raps weren't going to get by the Bucks or Celtics anyways if they made it out of the Play-In tournament. I don't think this core is good enough to contend for a Championship, let alone Top 4 seed in the East. I don't think its wise to lock up so much money in guys like FVV or Trent Jr. Also, wouldn't offer Siakam a max contract extension. He's not a guy to lead a team. He's more of a second or third piece on a Championship team. Barnes kept the status quo this season and never really built off his rookie campaign. He needs to take his game to the next level hopefully in the next year or so. Raps need a stronger bench. Depth was a major issue this season and Nurse had to overwork a lot of his starters most of the time. I think some major changes will be made this offseason. I don't see FVV or Trent re-signing. Maybe they explore trading Siakam if they decide not to offer him an extension. It's also a weak FA class I think. We'll see what happens. Masai might have to be creative with trades or else it will be another season similar to this.

I'll go with Varsho today