One frustrated Maple Leafs fan pointed out that Florida didn't want to pay Sergei Bobrovsky and Tampa Bay didn't want to pay Darren Raddysh.
The fan added that both teams went on to win back-to-back Cups, while Toronto signed both players anyway.
It's a fan take, not a report, but the numbers so far aren't doing the Leafs any favors at all.
Nine games is too early to call either deal a bust, but the early returns are hard to defend.
It's like buying the house your neighbors passed on, then acting surprised when the roof leaks.
Bobrovsky sits at .891 on a $7,000,000 cap hit.
The 38-year-old has one win in six appearances, and he took the loss again on Saturday.
Florida didnt want to pay Bob
Tampa didnt want to pay Raddysh
Both teams have won back-to-back Cups.
Leafs, who haven't won shit in 60 years, felt they knew better and signed both. ????
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John Chayka's biggest Maple Leafs signings are already raising questions
Raddysh has 4 assists and no goals on an $8,500,000 cap hit.
That's the biggest cap hit on Toronto's blue line.
Two of his assists came on the power play, and he sits at -3.
Auston Matthews has defended the goalie, saying the team left him out to dry in recent starts.
Matthews leads the team with 13 points, so the top of the lineup is doing its part.
The Leafs are 3-4-2 and have lost three straight after Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders.
Toronto's defensemen still haven't scored a single goal this season.
Morgan Rielly sits at -6 on a $7,500,000 cap hit.
Anthony Stolarz is at .875, so there's no obvious fix in the crease either.
Jim Hiller has already admitted his own mistakes this week, including how he used Gavin McKenna.
Toronto has been linked to Zach Whitecloud, Simon Edvinsson and Alexander Nikishin as it searches for help on the back end.
If the skid continues, how long before management has to answer for these contracts too?
San Jose visits Monday, and the Leafs visit Columbus on Tuesday night.
Fans keep receipts. The Leafs need wins in a hurry, or this particular receipt is going to keep getting passed around.
Were the Maple Leafs wrong to sign Sergei Bobrovsky and Darren Raddysh?
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