Taking everything into consideration — trades, signings, additions to the coaching staff — how would you rate Kyle Dubas’ off-season?
Love it. The additions should help across the board.
Not bad. Would have liked to have seen more trades.
Meh. Moving parts around doesn’t add up to much.
Yikes. The Leafs are worse than they were when the season ended.
Which new player outside of TJ Brodie do you expect to have the biggest impact?
Joe Thornton
Wayne Simmonds
Jimmy Vesey
Zach Bogosian
Other:
Morgan Rielly, Brodie and Jake Muzzin are the Leafs’ top three defencemen. Who are the next three?
Holl, Lehtonen and Bogosian
Holl, Dermott and Bogosian
Holl, Lehtonen and Dermott
Holl, Dermott and Sandin
Other:
Dubas said the Leafs had to become tougher to play against. Where is your level of confidence that he addressed that area properly?
High
Average
Low
To what extent has Dubas improved the Leafs defensively?
They’re going to be better than last year. They have to be.
Not much. This club is still going to struggle.
Let’s wait until the games begin before calling it.
Considering what you know now about the off-season additions, if you could turn the clock back to the first week of October, would you trade William Nylander in order to take a proper run at Alex Pietrangelo?
Yes
No
There was plenty of talk of a possible trade of goalie Frederik Andersen, but it did not (or has not) come to pass. Should the Leafs have kept him?
Yes
No
Andersen is heading into the last year of his contract. If the Leafs decide to move on and try to add in free agency, which goalie should they focus on?
Tuukka Rask
David Rittich
Jordan Binnington
Petr Mrazek
Other:
Speaking of contracts, Auston Matthews and Willam Nylander have four years remaining; Marner and Tavares have five years to go before theirs expire. How confident are you the Leafs will win the Stanley Cup before the present window closes?
Dust off the parade plans. It’s going to happen.
It’s possible. But so much has to go right in the playoffs.
The drought will continue.
Which wingers best suit Matthews?
Hyman-Marner
Nylander-Marner
Nylander-Hyman
Robertson-Marner
Where do you see Thornton — who averaged 13 minutes 25 seconds of ice time at 5-on-5 play with San Jose last season — best fitting in?
Fourth-line centre
Third-line centre
Up and down the lineup as Keefe sees fit
Power-play specialist and little more
Where do you see Bogosian — who couldn’t crack the Buffalo lineup but rebounded with some solid minutes for Tampa in its Stanley Cup run — best fitting in?
With Muzzin on the second pair
With Lehtonen on the third pair
With Dermott on the third pair
Seventh D, use only as required
Which trio makes the most sense as the third line?
Robertson-Thornton-Simmonds
Robertson-Kerfoot-Simmonds
Vesey-Kerfoot-Simmonds
Kerfoot-Thornton-Simmonds
Other:
How many starts should Jack Campbell get in backing up Andersen (and taking into consideration a full 82-game schedule is unlikely to be in the cards)?
30
25
20
15
Which rookie are you most curious about regarding where he will play in the lineup?
Nick Robertson
Alexander Barabanov
Mikko Lehtonen
It’s all but certain the NHL will be going with an all-Canadian division. Where do you see the Leafs finishing among the seven teams?
First
Second
Third
Fourth or below
Assuming the Leafs make the playoffs, what becomes of Dubas if the Leafs again fail to make it past the first round?
Fire him. He has had more than enough time to build a winner.
Nothing. Stay on the job because there’s plenty of work to be done.
It's been a year (Nov. 20) since Sheldon Keefe took over from the fired Mike Babcock as coach. Where does your faith in Keefe stand?
It’s high. Love the direction Keefe is taking the team.
It’s OK. Need to see more than 47 games, plus five this past August, to make a true judgment.
If the Leafs don’t make the playoffs or lose in the first round — and as a result Dubas is fired — Keefe would have to go too. New GM would have to hire his own man.
Gone are assistant coaches Paul McFarland and Andrew Brewer. In are Manny Malhotra and Paul MacLean. These moves will:
Signify an improvement.
Not make difference one way or the other.
Set the Leafs back.
We got a glimpse of a line featuring Matthews, Tavares and Marner in Game 5 against Columbus. Do the Leafs have the kind of depth at forward that allows Keefe to go with that look on a more regular basis?
Yes
No
Who is going to be the Leafs’ next star?
Nick Robertson
Rasmus Sandin
Rodion Amirov
Other:
Who has the best chance of being claimed by Seattle in the expansion draft next year?
Justin Holl
Pierre Engvall
Travis Dermott
Alex Kerfoot
Other:
How do you feel about attending games in person during the coronavirus pandemic?
I’m OK with social distancing in Scotiabank Arena and would have no problem with being among a few thousand allowed in the building.
I’m not coming back until there is a vaccine. Period.
Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams” has had its run as the Leafs’ goal song. What song do you choose to replace it?