[vincesanity82]

Normally, I don't give two shakes of a lamb's tail about what comes out of the orifices of the mainstream mediots in that section of Canada, but TSN.ca's Darren Dreger takes the cake with this nutso conspiracy theory. Put on the tin-foil hates and lock the bomb shelter.

Theory: The Leafs are 'tanking' games to get a better draft position.

I won't call it "tanking," but some have.

A 3-2 loss to the St Louis Blues on home ice doesn't provide evidence of that, but if you scratch beneath the surface of the loss, there's a case to be made.

Jiri Tlusty's promotion to Toronto's top-line seemed a tad peculiar despite injuries to Alexei Ponikarovsky and Alex Steen. With 1 goal, 3 assists and a plus\minus of -9 in his last 27 games, did the 19 year old, who has struggled to earn a regular shift, all of sudden win over his head coach?

The Ice Sheet: Leafs Losing on Purpose? - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[Lefty Noob]

I don't buy it. I think it's more likely they're just switching up lines, trying to find some combination that works.

[blueandwhite]

That's hilarious - no, I think they are Losers!
No, that's me, being upset and frustrated after yes another loss, this time to Carolina 3-2 in OT, Sundin's tying goal means nothing when the rest of the team blows it - like antropov who ends up in the box during OT and then - after Brind'amour's winning goal - throws his stick toward the officials.
automatic three game suspension.
guess he's frustrated too.
yes we have moaned before here in TO that we do so badly but don't finish bad enough to get anything out of it in the draft picks - but they aren't losing on purpose.
They are just bad.

[ThePundit]

That's ridiculous. With a team of 20 guys, it's impossible to have them lose on purpose without it leaking to the public.

[Seahawker 562]

You can accuse any team of that if their doing bad