Nice unbiased take
- ClarksonDavid

Would you like to buy a few sentences? Nice criticism.

new o-jello blog in 5,4,3......
- Symba007

It's been 3 hours.

Gotta commend the awesome restraint he's showing.

Matt Martin barely did anything last year. He fought when he got frustrated and maybe a handful of times he stuck up for rookies.

blech.
- BlowMonkey

Don't say things you can't take back about a future HHOF

-Lucas

wut...

When you put it that way... we still don't care.
- markmark

Markmark you're awesome man.

Martin hits and can fight.
although I feel after his lost fight vs McQuaid he lost a bit of his step last year - always thought he got some kind of concussion there..

it's ridiculous to say that Martin is a waste of a roster spot - there's only a few really good players (Matthews - Marner - Nylander) and then the rest are basically fillers that need to play a specific role.
The role of forechecking, punishing opponents with hits and wearing them done is something Martin (and Komarov) does quite well.
Kapanen will never reach the Marner-Matthews-Nylander category of putting up points; in that perspective Kapanen is more of a waste of roster spot than Martin.

Martin hits and can fight.
although I feel after his lost fight vs McQuaid he lost a bit of his step last year - always thought he got some kind of concussion there..

it's ridiculous to say that Martin is a waste of a roster spot - there's only a few really good players (Matthews - Marner - Nylander) and then the rest are basically fillers that need to play a specific role.
The role of forechecking, punishing opponents with hits and wearing them done is something Martin (and Komarov) does quite well.
Kapanen will never reach the Marner-Matthews-Nylander category of putting up points; in that perspective Kapanen is more of a waste of roster spot than Martin.
- MaximusAurelius

so JVR and Kapanen for a 1st? not a bad trade....2 fillers for a 1st.

[quote=Symba007]Don't say things you can't take back about a future HHOF

Agree with your sarcasm. Martin can't hold a candle to Alfie Turcotte, Rene Borque, Marius Czerkawski, Jason Ward or Marcel Hossa.

so JVR and Kapanen for a 1st? not a bad trade....2 fillers for a 1st.
- Symba007

not really ; since most 1st round picks turn out to be fillers as well

It's been 3 hours.

Gotta commend the awesome restraint he's showing.
- Scabeh

He's busy searching Berger's twitter feed for ideas for a new blog.

Matt Martin barely did anything last year. He fought when he got frustrated and maybe a handful of times he stuck up for rookies.

blech.
- BlowMonkey

That's a start. Martin is a temporary measure. He will be with the Leafs probably for this season and be gone the following year. There are two problems with him being a long term solution. One he is not tough enough, and therefore does not offer enough deterrent for opposing teams to cheapshot our younger stars. Second, he does not have enough talent. Lucic was picked up by the Oilers to make sure that what those two lowlife dirty talentless goons on the Flyers did to McDavid in his rookie campaign does not happen again. He also has significantly more ability and talent than Martin. The Leafs are drafting bigger for a reason on defense. Hopefully one of those d-men will stick and be every bit the animal, I mean deterrent that Lucic is.

Martin hits and can fight.
although I feel after his lost fight vs McQuaid he lost a bit of his step last year - always thought he got some kind of concussion there..

it's ridiculous to say that Martin is a waste of a roster spot - there's only a few really good players (Matthews - Marner - Nylander) and then the rest are basically fillers that need to play a specific role.
The role of forechecking, punishing opponents with hits and wearing them done is something Martin (and Komarov) does quite well.
Kapanen will never reach the Marner-Matthews-Nylander category of putting up points; in that perspective Kapanen is more of a waste of roster spot than Martin.
- MaximusAurelius

You know it's the dog days of summer when there's a full fledged argument over Matt (frank)ing Martin

Martin hits and can fight.
although I feel after his lost fight vs McQuaid he lost a bit of his step last year - always thought he got some kind of concussion there..

it's ridiculous to say that Martin is a waste of a roster spot - there's only a few really good players (Matthews - Marner - Nylander) and then the rest are basically fillers that need to play a specific role.
The role of forechecking, punishing opponents with hits and wearing them done is something Martin (and Komarov) does quite well.
Kapanen will never reach the Marner-Matthews-Nylander category of putting up points; in that perspective Kapanen is more of a waste of roster spot than Martin.
- MaximusAurelius

wut

wut
- BestRapperAlive

secondary scoring is equivalent to no scoring at all

- TheMussel

You know it's the dog days of summer when there's a full fledged argument over Matt (frank)ing Martin
- RickJames77

No Kidding, but were you expecting to discuss the MLB all-star game?

No Kidding, but were you expecting to discuss the MLB all-star game?



- winsix

Lets discuss Roanic.....

No Kidding, but were you expecting to discuss the MLB all-star game?



- winsix

segsy's arm tattoo

oh wait, he was traded for a bag of puck from the Bruins

OH SNAP RICK DADDY!

segsy's arm tattoo

oh wait, he was traded for a bag of puck from the Bruins

OH SNAP RICK DADDY!
- Lucas.Neilson

- winsix

gotta poke the "bear"

gotta poke the "bear"
- Lucas.Neilson

gotta poke the "bear"
- Lucas.Neilson

You'd poke anything with a hole and a heartbeat.

David Alter @dalter·16m

Lamoriello says it Liljegren will either be playing pro in Sweden or with the Marlies next season. One or the other.

David Alter @dalter·16m

Lamoriello says it Liljegren will either be playing pro in Sweden or with the Marlies next season. One or the other.
- Tumbleweed

Suck it Burn!