Hayes & Biron react to shocking statement by Morgan Rielly

[@nerinamak3298]

Let’s be realistic, how about 2nd round or bust.

[@wainber1]

How about conference final or bust? Of Canada’s NBA and NHL teams, keeping in mind that last spring the Oilers beat the Stars in the Western Conference final to make their first post-2006 trip to a Stanley Cup final, the conference final appearance drought of the: - Habs, at 3 seasons, is the shortest - Raptors, at 5 seasons, is the second-shortest - Jets, at 6 seasons, is the third-shortest - Sens, at 7 seasons, is the 4th-shortest - Canucks, at 13 seasons, is the 3rd-longest - Flames is the 2nd-longest, at: - 19 seasons if the 2004-05 NHL lockout is excluded - 20 seasons if the same lockout is included (particularly with no lock out that even by then had torpedoed an entire NBA season) - Leafs is the longest at 21 seasons even if the 2004-05 NHL lockout is excluded

[@lolhahamynutz]

U said realistic... game 7 first round after having a series lead.... and bust

[@TheNiz78]

It’s a sad indictment of the whole organization that it took this long for a Leafs player to even hint that the Cup is the point of this whole exercise.

[@mcbitter3180]

I'm not a Leafs fan but that statement is EXACTLY why Reilly should have been named captain! You'll never hear that from Matthews or any other player in that core

[@kwaty]

Matthews is focused on scoring his 70 G. Cup is secondary.

[@wainber1]

@@kwaty Had Morgan Rielly been appointed captain, he wouldn’t have been alone among defencemen having been named Canadian NHL team captains, with, from Rielly‘s home province, the Canucks‘ Quinn Hughes having last season been named captain.

[@kwaty]

@@wainber1 probably a better choice. But optics in Toronto right? The superstar must lead the team!

[@wainber1]

@@kwaty AM34, among 13 forwards who played in 3 or more games for the Leafs in last spring's Leafs-Bruins postseason series, averaged the highest points per game at 0.8 although Nylander, with three and 0.75 respective goals scored and average goals scored per game, finished first on those last two metrics. Morgan Rielly, among him, AM34, Marner, Nylander and Tavares, was the only core-5 member to not score last postseason. Whether, should the Leafs qualify for the 2025 postseason, enough members of that team's roster will score goals when the going gets tough, still remains TBD.

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

@@kwaty Jets picked Lowry lol

[@canadian1445]

8-9 months from now it'll be "it's time to break up the core-4" for the 8th year in a row...

[@henrychenier3693]

This group don't have the grit necessary to win a Stanley Cup! There is talent but as a team they haven't stood out together! Let's compare this group to the Clarke and Gilmour era... no way are they even close on paper!

[@bobp363]

Well , when you win one round in 9 years it might not be the right time to open your mouth .Winners win and losers pretend their going to win ..

[@RDeckardB-263-54]

More Sarah Davis please! ♥ Now, I don't know why people are shocked to hear any of this, he's saying it like it is. No BS, just saying that's our only goal for this year. Some years you hear players from all teams saying they hope to make the playoffs and see what happens. I'm happy to hear this. SARAH DAVIS you're the best!

[@GuessingIsEasy]

Someone finally is speaking in Leafs, I would say Eastern Conference finals appearance would be amazing.

[@nicholaswalls6212]

And finally morgan has a actual partner for the next few years

[@GadnukBoW]

The goal of every team every year is cup or bust, even if they were 32nd in the league last year. If you go into a season thinking "we just want to make the playoffs and we're happy" then you're not a competitor and likely not even going to make the playoffs. You can say things like "we're just focused on getting to the playoffs first" and that's fine, but if that's where your goal ends you shouldn't be playing.

[@scottmiller8617]

Really? Do you think in San Jose or Chicago they're thinking cup or bust?

[@GadnukBoW]

@@scottmiller8617 do you think those teams go home in the first round and feel successful?

[@wainber1]

@@scottmiller8617 Winning a Stanley Cup should be the ultimate goal of each NHL team even if it takes multiple seasons to get to that point. The end of each season at the latest is a good time to assess what expectations each team had against what that team actually accomplished. Among Canada's NHL teams last season, the: - Jets, Leafs, Canucks and Oilers, in that order, were eliminated from the postseason, with the: -- last two teams having battled it out in a conference semi-final that had gone seven games and decided, in that final game, by one goal -- Leafs last postseason having gone 3--1 when having allowed under three goals -- Jets last postseason having extended their respective streaks of at least 4 and 5 goals allowed per game to 9 and 5 games - Habs and Flames continued their respective rebuilds although I hadn't seen either team likely to see playoff action - Sens got a season closer to equaling the Oilers' decade-of-darkness, with my having question just what it would take for the Sens to become the last Canadian team to make a post-2017 playoff appearance

[@knganth3m]

Lol, cup or bust? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 hahahahah…. Riely is funny af

[@robb412]

Sarah Davis said "bust", he he he. She got that right!

[@johnhendrickson1806]

Perv

[@Joeblow12349]

I think it’s absolutely imperative that Hayes get a new job

[@jax1580]

Last team to say that didn't fare well...granted better than the Leafs ever have though!

[@robertboston7872]

Realistically they have a better chance next year with more cap room to play with and no longer being handicapped by their cap. Definitely would be more than happy they do it this year but they need to upgrade a little more next year that's the season I'm waiting for not to get to far ahead they will be or should be even better

[@cjmllvv]

Have to get your audio louder

[@DibsEquipped]

Rielly is right.

[@rickpapineau5939]

Bust, it is then...

[@ThomasCook-j8b]

I hope they sign Mitch, and I’m sure they will never when a cup, I GUESS DEFENSE DOESNT MATTER .

[@cskvision]

Win a stanley cup? 🤣 Just get to the 2nd round first. Just win a Game 7.

[@1zumiez8]

Exactly. It’s gotta be baby steps.

[@joannemann6942]

HAYES what makes you think this team is good enough?

[@kenjichu320]

Finally ...

[@markp8277]

Leafs play a decent regular season when it’s free wheeling ,playoffs tighten up and it gets nasty they are not built for that !

[@oilerssixpack2629]

Hayes #67 years

[@Veopoz]

😅 Bust it is

[@jmahizzle]

Marner will get Nylander money and term from the leafs

[@bigsmickledigle5472]

Its cup or bust for the 9th year😂😂 so much delusion

[@jordanlebow7708]

How about getting out of the first round!

[@scottmiller8617]

So a bust then?

[@ariannarogerfera8690]

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[@brianamaral3235]

Ur absolutely NOT good enough!! Brian Hayes!!!!

[@Odysseus38]

Sounds like its gonna be bust this year boys 😂😂😂😂

[@stuffnsuch631]

Reilly is getting old, should trade him while he's worth something before he Tyson barries it...

[@robert8764]

stanley cup? not even going to make playoffs

[@Sam-z1t6p]

Leafs won't win the cup this year they can't win one round how are they going too win the cup

[@duanehenry3762]

Guess it will be bust.

[@gabrielac7102]

Copying the Oilers 😂 they only wish they were us.

[@ThomasBlaney-j1g]

No one wishes they were the oilers, dumpster fire city/organization

[@gabrielac7102]

@@ThomasBlaney-j1g Ok sure, keep telling yourself that.

[@oilerssixpack2629]

Copycat the Oilers what a joke

[@bindardondat5292]

Leaf fans will accept nothing less than 'the Cup'.

[@steph1433]

We've been accepting less for 57 yrs 😢😅

[@jax1580]

Marner to Canucks for Brock Boeser

[@ThomasBlaney-j1g]

Would never take that deal for the canucks marner is a bonafide pussy and boeser proved he can come up big in the playoffs

[@DirtyMoneyHipHop]

"We want Florida"...oh, yeah right

[@ChristianHumeniuk]

LOL okay