man those sandwiches in Ek comment section is a making me very hungry.

10 minute before lunch break.

He put up 39 points in 81 games in his first season

Very impressive!
- twiztedmike

indeed..but only 3 D had 60 points.. 1 being Burns..who I think plays f also

I actually think him duplicating last season will be impressive..but might not

man those sandwiches in Ek comment section is a making me very hungry.

10 minute before lunch break.
- zazzle

montreal smoked meat on rye with keens hot mustard

Funny, I would have liked Marner. Of course, I was operating under the assumption that there was no way the Canes were getting Hanifin.

Still, if you guys an grab another draft pick or two your odds of finding abig center that can play between Nylander and Marner are very high.

Plus you have Kapanen now too
- BINGO!

Marner is a C tho.. need to find a couple more JVR type wingers.. they are even playing Nylander at C

I wanted hanafin as well....but as long as we got one of the 3
- jimi james

yeah.. no complaints with Marner... a couple more years of junior and he will be nice n ready for the pro game

oh..

Oh well. MORGAN RIELLY WOOH! (Leafs ruined him by rushing him for sure)
- twiztedmike

hell of a player.. but we have yet to see him be part of a successful pro team.. sooo there is that.

montreal smoked meat on rye with keens hot mustard
- jimi james

I like my rye bread toasted and with swiss cheese also.

ok I'm going for lunch now.

All this talk about food.

montreal smoked meat on rye with keens hot mustard
- jimi james

two please, with pickles on the side..

two please, with pickles on the side..
- poohcrumbs

yes sir thats what i'm talkin bout

I like my rye bread toasted and with swiss cheese also.

ok I'm going for lunch now.

All this talk about food.
- zazzle

I had a craving the other day for Tims plain donuts so i bought 3....then I told the girl at the drive thru how i used to live by one of the first tims stores at kennedy/eglinton in 1972....and remembering watching CTV news of Tim Horton's car accident on the QEW

Marner is a C tho.. need to find a couple more JVR type wingers.. they are even playing Nylander at C
- Dozzer

I think we need more Hossa-type wingers

Haven't heard good things about Kapanen in training camp
- twiztedmike

The little I saw of him he seemed to have really quick hands but wasn't really able to use his feet to separate himself from coverage.

quiet day in leafland

I had a craving the other day for Tims plain donuts so i bought 3....then I told the girl at the drive thru how i used to live by one of the first tims stores at kennedy/eglinton in 1972....and remembering watching CTV news of Tim Horton's car accident on the QEW
- jimi james

Did you go to the John Anderson Burgers?

quiet day in leafland
- Dozzer

All the news is in Hawk land

Did you go to the John Anderson Burgers?
- Atomic Wedgie

There was a Big Boy restaurant in the same plaza as the Tims....?

All the news is in Hawk land
- jribout

yeah.. let me know when he actually gets charged.. otherwise its just a soap opera of sorts imo

i am honestly surprised at how many people want the leafs to fast track the prospects.. all in good time.. babcock isnt going anywhere
- Dozzer

What I don't get is that's exactly the mentality everyone had before. It never worked out. I think you made a post how everyone has logic in how "the prospect will regress being left down." I don't believe in that. I think they can work on their individual deficits in a no pressure environment and fine tune their strengths.

Also, it would be great to see everyone moved up as one. Look at St. Louis they brought up a core of young guys together and even though they underperform in the playoffs they still have a strong team going forward.

indeed..but only 3 D had 60 points.. 1 being Burns..who I think plays f also

I actually think him duplicating last season will be impressive..but might not
- senstroll

I hope he has a strong start again so I can trade him!

I got an inherited keeper pool team. He was one of the Dmen and I needed to keep one so I took him. Hopefully he's worth trading away early on. I don't think he'll replicate 60 points unless he plays a lot of RW on the PP.

What I don't get is that's exactly the mentality everyone had before. It never worked out. I think you made a post how everyone has logic in how "the prospect will regress being left down." I don't believe in that. I think they can work on their individual deficits in a no pressure environment and fine tune their strengths.

Also, it would be great to see everyone moved up as one. Look at St. Louis they brought up a core of young guys together and even though they underperform in the playoffs they still have a strong team going forward.
- Aaron_85

exactly

the next couple years should be spent figuring out who Babcock wants to keep and who he doesnt. the rest of the roster can be filled out with cheap 1 and 2 year deals that can be flipped at the deadline for more picks and prospects.

let them grow as a group and become men, not only physically, by mentally and emotionally as well. no need to race them.. i mean.. what would the point be? the NHL is not a league you develop players in, its a league where the players should already know what they need to do.

yeah.. let me know when he actually gets charged.. otherwise its just a soap opera of sorts imo
- Dozzer

I concur. Way easier to wait for the charges.

I concur. Way easier to wait for the charges.
- Aaron_85

its just a soap opera full of speculation until that happens

i'll let the police do their job and refrain from giving a worthless opinion.

exactly

the next couple years should be spent figuring out who Babcock wants to keep and who he doesnt. the rest of the roster can be filled out with cheap 1 and 2 year deals that can be flipped at the deadline for more picks and prospects.

let them grow as a group and become men, not only physically, by mentally and emotionally as well. no need to race them.. i mean.. what would the point be? the NHL is not a league you develop players in, its a league where the players should already know what they need to do.
- Dozzer

Tell that to the people who believe prospect need to be developed in the NHL and then get mad when they aren't top line material or top pairing Dmen by 20 years of age.

I like the idea of them growing together. They'll be friends hopefully and will have far more chemistry as a Leaf.

its just a soap opera full of speculation until that happens

i'll let the police do their job and refrain from giving a worthless opinion.
- Dozzer

I'm tired of every sports journalist all of a sudden becoming pro lawyers. YOU'RE A SPORTS REPORTER! YOU KNOW JACK ALL ABOUT THIS!

I give credit to a select few who simply talk about it because they are told to and seem to keep their opinion out of things until something actually happens in the case.

lol sounds like you have the pages covered all on your own
- Dozzer

fixed