Food for thought: Edler leads the team's D with 17 points, followed by Tanev with 15

The mega deal you proposed yesterday was pretty good
- bezz44

Good as in a joke, or good as in had you thinking?

Good comparable, just solid, steady. Not flashy
- bezz44

Tanev doesn't have to use the body near as much because of his exceptional skating

I still don't understand why it matters how the player stops the other team from scoring, isn't the bottom line all that matters. Willie wasn't even close to a league leader in hits either, hell Sbisa is more physical than Willie. Willie actually relied on positioning and pokechecking quite a bit, like Tanev.

Tanev has simply been rock solid defensively against other top lines almost every night, the numbers don't lie.
- Nucker101

Agreed. Lindstrom made few mistakes defensively. Did u ever see him throw a hit? Smarts and skating are more important

So ek has next yrs cap hell team(the hawks) in on 5.25 for lupul

Tanev for JVR

i dunno...after watching Buffalo dismantle the Nux and spending most of the day hearing about llamas then having to hear about some stupid bullshlt dress i guess i've officially gone insane....

and now Spock is gone...
- c_roy33

Pretty sure that's William Bell. And RIP.

Over the last two seasons, here's how Canuck d-men rank at goals against per 60 minutes played at 5v5(adjusted for zone starts so there's less influence by who gets easier/tough minutes).

1. Tanev - 1.89(given toughest matchups)
2. Stanton - 2.20(6th toughest)
3. Edler - 2.26(3rd toughest)
4. Hamhuis - 2.47(2nd toughest matchups)
5. Weber - 2.61(7th toughest)
6. Bieksa - 2.69(4th toughest)
7. Sbisa - 3.05(5th toughest)

*Difficulty of matchups is determined by average ice time of players they played against most often
*Clendening/Corrado haven't played enough to get a good sample size

- Tanev when paired away from Edler still has a solid 2.10 GAA
- Tanev has a similar effect on Hamhuis, but not as significant
- Edler when not paired with Tanev has his GAA jump to 2.73
- Yannick Weber is not a good defenseman
- Neither is Luca Sbisa
- Bieksa is declining and overpaid

Pretty sure that's William Bell. And RIP.
- CubanBuffet

Fringe.

Tanev for JVR
- Bieksa#3

Leafs need to add IMO

And I'm sending you trade offers again
- Nucker101

I'm still interested in making a few moves.

Leafs need to add IMO
- walshyleafsfan

You need some trolling lessons for Scooby.

I'm still interested in making a few moves.
- PetrolSexual

Mostly looking to trade a forward for a relatively young d-man who can score 35+ points.

Over the last two seasons, here's how Canuck d-men rank at goals against per 60 minutes played at 5v5(adjusted for zone starts so there's less influence by who gets easier/tough minutes).

1. Tanev - 1.89(given toughest matchups)
2. Stanton - 2.20(6th toughest)
3. Edler - 2.26(3rd toughest)
4. Hamhuis - 2.47(2nd toughest matchups)
5. Weber - 2.61(7th toughest)
6. Bieksa - 2.69(4th toughest)
7. Sbisa - 3.05(5th toughest)

*Difficulty of matchups is determined by average ice time of players they played against most often
*Clendening/Corrado haven't played enough to get a good sample size

- Tanev when paired away from Edler still has a solid 2.10 GAA
- Tanev has a similar effect on Hamhuis, but not as significant
- Edler when not paired with Tanev has his GAA jump to 2.73
- Yannick Weber is not a good defenseman
- Neither is Luca Sbisa
- Bieksa is declining and overpaid
- Nucker101

I learned 1 thing from this...we need to trade Bieksa

You need some trolling lessons for Scooby.
- Nucker101

What do you mean? I'm serious. JVR's lazy as (frank). Overrated because he plays in Toronto and he knows Dreger , he's one dimensional and has a massive thing on his face. Leafs need to add.

What do you mean? I'm serious. JVR's lazy as (frank). Overrated because he plays in Toronto and he knows Dreger , he's one dimensional and has a massive thing on his face. Leafs need to add.
- walshyleafsfan

Better

I learned 1 thing from this...we need to trade Bieksa
- c_roy33

Mostly looking to trade a forward for a relatively young d-man who can score 35+ points.
- Nucker101

How high were you when you sent me that offer? I should be offended. He has more points, hits and blocked shots than all 3 you offered.

How high were you when you sent me that offer? I should be offended. He has more points, hits and blocked shots than all 3 you offered.
- thundachunk

I realized I forgot to add a player then thought better of it anyway. My bad.

I realized I forgot to add a player then thought better of it anyway. My bad.
- Nucker101

No worries. I'm getting on a plane so I will touch base in an hour or so.

I learned 1 thing from this...we need to trade Bieksa
- c_roy33

I am all for trading Bieksa, but he was stuck playing with Sbisa a lot too. Was he any better with Hamhuis?

That little stretch of wins against good teams was an eye opener. I don't think we miss Bieksa. I think Biega has played pretty good. I'm still curious about Sanguinetti.

I know the box scores aren't always accurate, but did anybody throw any checks last night besides Biega, Horvat and Stanton?

Looks like another day of throwing up in my mouth.
- Marwood

Tanev for JVR
- Bieksa#3

This I agree with

This I agree with
- The_Kuze

I've reported you. You can't post offensive garbage like this.

You need some trolling lessons for Scooby.
- Nucker101

I picked up Hammond and he gets back to back shutouts. If he keeps this streak up, I'll win the pool.