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DrunkenCanuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Check your PM, AB
Joined: 07.14.2009

Mar 14 @ 9:55 PM ET
Like what?

Keep on keeping on? Do the same thing you already did?

- GreatGigInTheSky


They obviously weren't problems.

Mac will still be backing up when Sparks gets flushed from the show next year. Sure would be nice to have Polak on the third pair atm.
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 9:57 PM ET
They obviously weren't problems.

Mac will still be backing up when Sparks gets flushed from the show next year. Sure would be nice to have Polak on the third pair atm.

- DrunkenCanuck

So that when dermott and Gardiner come back he can be waived? Sounds like they missed out on that deal forsure!
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 9:58 PM ET
Wasn't Marincin the guy they kept up forcing them to waiv Mac?
- aminnes



They waive Mac because they kept sparks.
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 9:59 PM ET
Not keeping Mac and Polak shows Lubeass has a lot to learn.
- DrunkenCanuck



Ummm
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 9:59 PM ET
They obviously weren't problems.

Mac will still be backing up when Sparks gets flushed from the show next year. Sure would be nice to have Polak on the third pair atm.

- DrunkenCanuck

Oh well
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 9:59 PM ET
They waive Mac because they kept sparks.
- burn

It was the right decision at the time, it just didn’t work out the way we all hoped.. oh well
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 10:00 PM ET
They obviously weren't problems.

Mac will still be backing up when Sparks gets flushed from the show next year. Sure would be nice to have Polak on the third pair atm.

- DrunkenCanuck



No and no.

Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 10:01 PM ET
Leaf fans sure do make it hard to be a leaf fan eh?
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 10:01 PM ET
No and no.
- burn

😂
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 10:03 PM ET
It was the right decision at the time, it just didn’t work out the way we all hoped.. oh well
- Puck-us-all



What way did we want it to go? HIs s% is about average, no?
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 10:05 PM ET
(frank)ing Hedman. Cost me another goal against my goalie.
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 10:05 PM ET
😂
- Zezel



Gudbranson. Mcquaid. Polak.


I just can't even
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Mar 14 @ 10:06 PM ET
It was the right decision at the time, it just didn’t work out the way we all hoped.. oh well
- Puck-us-all


Yup. Sparks deserved a shot after his great season in the AHL. Unfortunately he hasn't been impressive this year with the Leafs. I'm honestly pretty surprised he was already given an extension for next year. I guess the Leafs brain trust have more faith in him than we do.

As for Polak, I wouldn't have minded keeping him and he isn't too expensive (1.1m), but he'd probably be a healthy scratch when most of our players are healthy. I really wouldn't have minded them bringing him back though. At least in the playoffs he might've been useful to bring a bit of physicality.

When everyone is healthy, scratch Zaits or Gards when you want more toughness and play the Polak. He's fairly slow, but at least he doesn't forget how to play defense every second shift, so he'd probably defend at least as well as either of those two. Then just let his partner carry out the puck.
Partner him with Dermott and you'd have a decent pairing that can hit, defend, and Dermott is pretty good with the puck.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Mar 14 @ 10:07 PM ET
which means Leafs can continue to suck...
- 21peter


Meh. The ass I'm facing in my fantasy league playoffs has Price. Didn't want him getting a win.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Mar 14 @ 10:07 PM ET
Kucherov with another 4 point game... geez
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Mar 14 @ 10:09 PM ET
Yup. Sparks deserved a shot after his great season in the AHL. Unfortunately he hasn't been impressive this year with the Leafs. I'm honestly pretty surprised he was already given an extension for next year. I guess the Leafs brain trust have more faith in him than we do.

As for Polak, I wouldn't have minded keeping him and he isn't too expensive (1.1m), but he'd probably be a healthy scratch when most of our players are healthy. I really wouldn't have minded them bringing him back though. At least in the playoffs he might've been useful to bring a bit of physicality.

When everyone is healthy, scratch Zaits or Gards when you want more toughness and play the Polak. He's fairly slow, but at least he doesn't forget how to play defense every second shift, so he'd probably defend at least as well as either of those two. Then just let his partner carry out the puck.

- Thecakeisalie


Scratch gards for polak? For real?

Unless jakes is in a pine box there is no way you play polak over him. Ever.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 10:09 PM ET
Gudbranson. Mcquaid. Polak.


I just can't even

- burn


Come on Burn, to be fair people are suggesting a lot of good ideas that maybe Dubas overlooked.





























Lol
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Mar 14 @ 10:10 PM ET
Kucherov with another 4 point game... geez
- 21peter


Someone needs to tell him to cut it out.

He's making our good players look not quite as amazing as they actually are by setting such a high bar.
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Mar 14 @ 10:12 PM ET
Scratch gards for polak? For real?

Unless jakes is in a pine box there is no way you play polak over him. Ever.

- burn


Babs probably wouldn't. But honestly, Gards kinda sucks. We've got other puck carriers that actually don't braincramp every other shift.
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 10:12 PM ET
What way did we want it to go? HIs s% is about average, no?
- burn

I meant Mac has performed better.. I don’t feel confident with him in net, might just be his style
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 10:14 PM ET
Come on Burn, to be fair people are suggesting a lot of good ideas that maybe Dubas overlooked.





























Lol

- Zezel




DrunkenCanuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Check your PM, AB
Joined: 07.14.2009

Mar 14 @ 10:15 PM ET
Oh well
- Zezel



Sounds like Dubas in a candid moment. In way over his head here.
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 10:15 PM ET
Babs probably wouldn't. But honestly, Gards kinda sucks. We've got other puck carriers that actually don't braincramp every other shift.
- Thecakeisalie

I don’t think there’s a coach in the league that would play polak over gards
Puck-us-all
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2018

Mar 14 @ 10:16 PM ET
Sounds like Dubas in a candid moment. In way over his head here.
- DrunkenCanuck

Oh? How’s that
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Mar 14 @ 10:17 PM ET
Sounds like Dubas in a candid moment. In way over his head here.
- DrunkenCanuck

Okay Shanahan
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