Because St. Louis has limited cap space (currently 2nd least in the NHL) and may choose to keep the younger, cheaper RHD rather than risk losing Pietrangelo for nothing if he walks as a UFA.
- Unholy_Goalie

And we dont have limited cap space? So your brilliant plan is to trade Nylander for Pietroangelo, who could walk for nothing at the end of the year?

Go to sleep.

The irony about YOU telling someone about where a player is from and about them signing with someone. That's rich.

FYI, bozak is from Saskatchewan not Colorado and Tavares did in fact sign with the leafs.
- burn

After the fight he put up about Tavares, he'll never live that one down will he

After the fight he put up about Tavares, he'll never live that one down will he
- LeftCoaster

He's tried on multiple occasions, even last night, to deny.

And we dont have limited cap space? So your brilliant plan is to trade Nylander for Pietroangelo, who could walk for nothing at the end of the year?

Go to sleep.
- systemtool

It will be tough to fit nylander under the cap with 6.5-7 per cap hit. But we should trade for a dman that will cost 2-3 more on the cap.
Ugh.

It will be tough to fit nylander under the cap with 6.5-7 per cap hit. But we should trade for a dman that will cost 2-3 more on the cap.
Ugh.
- Fakepartofme

Right?

An equivalent top pairing D will be 8M+

He actually didn't but as always, he'll believe what he wants, as will you.
- Unholy_Goalie

Walshy said "Not everyone thought Kessel was awesome. Many many did, but not everyone. I'd say an 80-20 split."

I agree with him. Your laughter was an insufficient response. You are wrong and you have issues.

We need shut down guys like Manson more
- PatC80

Yes, and we need a team committed to playing defense even more than that. Everyone on the ice has a roll on defense. Our wingers have been horrendous covering the points. Defensemen are being given literally 15' of ice to work with.

Players are doing fly-bys on their checks, and even a team as poopty as Ottawa had the Leafs running around confused. I am actually starting to wonder about coaching at this point.

Hometown? Pietrangelo is from King City, Ontario bud, not St. Louis.

They might have a problem signing him if he wants 10. They do need to keep Schenn too. And replace Bouwmeester. Not as easy to keep him as you think.
- Unholy_Goalie

You know that "hometown", when used in "hometown discount" does not usually refer to literally the town where someone was born, right?

You have provided many Sparksian moments this past evening.

It will be tough to fit nylander under the cap with 6.5-7 per cap hit. But we should trade for a dman that will cost 2-3 more on the cap.
Ugh.
- Fakepartofme

I tried pointing this out to him.

The logic proved too difficult for him to ingest.

It’ll be nice to be happy about Polak and Caricks mistakes for once tonight

I tried pointing this out to him.

The logic proved too difficult for him to ingest.
- NightTrain_AlMo

He said Babcock was too stubborn for not listening to everyone about Komarov

Yet he does the exact same thing

It’ll be nice to be happy about Polak and Caricks mistakes for once tonight
- Santo_44

Tough game tonight.
Quite like that dallas team.
Heiskanen looked incredible that first game - curious to see how he'll hold up tonight vs matthews / tavares

Tough game tonight.
Quite like that dallas team.
Heiskanen looked incredible that first game - curious to see how he'll hold up tonight vs matthews / tavares
- plantheparade

Another high scoring game coming up.

Andersen should bounce back tonight.

Yes, and we need a team committed to playing defense even more than that. Everyone on the ice has a roll on defense. Our wingers have been horrendous covering the points. Defensemen are being given literally 15' of ice to work with.

Players are doing fly-bys on their checks, and even a team as poopty as Ottawa had the Leafs running around confused. I am actually starting to wonder about coaching at this point.
- NightTrain_AlMo

Read a stat the other night that the Leafs' stretch pass attempts turned into turnovers more than 50% of the time (not surprising), but of the failed ones, ~90% turned into sustained pressure in their own end.

Early in the season so not a large sample set, but with this group of mobile D (all of which are capable of moving the puck out on their own in the top 4), why are we not making short bump passes to waiting wingers, but instead flying the zone and making high risk stretch pass attempts?

Read a stat the other night that the Leafs' stretch pass attempts turned into turnovers more than 50% of the time (not surprising), but of the failed ones, ~90% turned into sustained pressure in their own end.

Early in the season so not a large sample set, but with this group of mobile D (all of which are capable of moving the puck out on their own in the top 4), why are we not making short bump passes to waiting wingers, but instead flying the zone and making high risk stretch pass attempts?
- gravyface

The team is definitely playing like they read their own press, and expect to score 6 or 7 goals a night, and not worry about defense. They really need to settle down.

The team is definitely playing like they read their own press, and expect to score 6 or 7 goals a night, and not worry about defense. They really need to settle down.
- NightTrain_AlMo

The Good/bad news for the Leafs is that... it's working.

It's good because well... you want to win games in the end.

It's bad because it might make them feel like this is alright and they'll be fine.

Babock doesn't look too happy about it at least.

It will be tough to fit nylander under the cap with 6.5-7 per cap hit. But we should trade for a dman that will cost 2-3 more on the cap.
Ugh.
- Fakepartofme

Can’t fit Nylander at 7m, so trade him for Karlsson and sign him at 11m. Maths.

The Good/bad news for the Leafs is that... it's working.

It's good because well... you want to win games in the end.

It's bad because it might make them feel like this is alright and they'll be fine.

Babock doesn't look too happy about it at least.
- Scabeh

Some of this will work itself out. I’ve seen Matthews turn the puck over repeatedly in his own end. Not sure if that is systems problems or rust. Other, usually reliable players are doing the same. I don’t expect this to continue and I don’t think it is solved by trading Nylander for some magic “shut down” guy.

The Good/bad news for the Leafs is that... it's working.

It's good because well... you want to win games in the end.

It's bad because it might make them feel like this is alright and they'll be fine.

Babock doesn't look too happy about it at least.
- Scabeh

Its early in the season, most teams D are shaky right now, theyll eventually tighten up. The leafs wont score at this pace all season.

Some of this will work itself out. I’ve seen Matthews turn the puck over repeatedly in his own end. Not sure if that is systems problems or rust. Other, usually reliable players are doing the same. I don’t expect this to continue and I don’t think it is solved by trading Nylander for some magic “shut down” guy.
- Canada Cup

Oh I don't think it's not a one player thing, at least from what I could watch of Leafs game. The whole team needs to adapt here.

They need to be more involved in the play, reduce the distance between the forwards and defensemen.... basically go back to playing good, hard and simple hockey.

The goals will still come, they have enough talent for that but it would reduce the turnovers and the amount of goals scored against them dramatically.

Its early in the season, most teams D are shaky right now, theyll eventually tighten up. The leafs wont score at this pace all season.
- Fakepartofme

You're most likely right.

Some of this will work itself out. I’ve seen Matthews turn the puck over repeatedly in his own end. Not sure if that is systems problems or rust. Other, usually reliable players are doing the same. I don’t expect this to continue and I don’t think it is solved by trading Nylander for some magic “shut down” guy.
- Canada Cup

My thoughts exactly.

Wait till the team settles in before we start coming down on the defence. All our defensive forwards haven’t been good, and they’ll turn it around.

Am I the only one not worried? Andersen stinks every October and they played exactly like this to start the season.
Our secondary scoring has not even kicked-in yet.

Some of this will work itself out. I’ve seen Matthews turn the puck over repeatedly in his own end. Not sure if that is systems problems or rust. Other, usually reliable players are doing the same. I don’t expect this to continue and I don’t think it is solved by trading Nylander for some magic “shut down” guy.
- Canada Cup

3x in the 1st 30 seconds against the Hawks...I was a little worried, but then we scored 7.

You're most likely right.
- Scabeh

Right?

Well....what...
(Looks around, knees are weak, palms are sweaty)

What do i do?

Lol