IMO, he'll likely play with Kapanen, who is a decent winger.

I think he's gonna have to be traded.. Can't have a 3rd line C, making $4.5M when your top 2 centers are paid $11M+.
Also, IMO, he's struck out.. That was his 3rd suspension (twice by the league, once by the team) in less than 4 years.
- PatC80

I can't argue the suspension angle, because he does no one any good when he's suspended. I also, personally, don't love his game. He falls too easily - whether he has the balance of an 89 year old alcoholic or is sadly trying to draw penalties, I don't know, but he should be working on that every moment of every day.

That being said, the Leafs model was to be strong down the middle. I think that means they want 3 strong centres - like Crosby-Malkin-Staal. Without knowing where it ends up, I think I read that Dubas is trying to get Kadri into anger management as a last ditch effort with him.

Thoughts on the current Guelph team and my Boy Nick Suzuki?
- Scabeh

PP specialist.

PPG specialist.
- AdamFrench

fixed and agreed.

fixed and agreed.
- Scabeh

Got tickets for Game 5.

Got tickets for Game 5.
- AdamFrench

Should be a good one.

the kid's already a bust.

Was considered a "can't miss" prospect up until the trade. Now that he's a Hab, he's a bust.
- PatC80

You can't wash that stink off of a guy.

. . .the Storm have been seriously fortunate. I don't think they get by Saginaw, but then their goalie gets himself suspended for 5 games, and *boom* Guelph gets to beat up on a rookie goalie.

They're doomed against the 67's . . . but Michael DiPietro gets injured.

Not that the backup is exactly a slouch.

But despite that terrible Hab stink, Suzuki is fantastic. In many ways, he's sort of the modern prototypical Hab: small, fast, agile . . . but has good hands, and good offensive instincts.

You can't wash that stink off of a guy.

. . .the Storm have been seriously fortunate. I don't think they get by Saginaw, but then their goalie gets himself suspended for 5 games, and *boom* Guelph gets to beat up on a rookie goalie.

They're doomed against the 67's . . . but Michael DiPietro gets injured.

Not that the backup is exactly a slouch.

But despite that terrible Hab stink, Suzuki is fantastic. In many ways, he's sort of the modern prototypical Hab: small, fast, agile . . . but has good hands, and good offensive instincts.
- Monkeypunk

Gotta say, I thought they were done for trailing 0-3 vs London.

I'm curious what the biggest play "handed" Boston the game? Also a lot of calls against them this year... puck off the netting, lost 3-4 challenges, Goalie Interference vs Toronto. It's easy to cheery pick
- MrBeanTown

1-0 game and McAvoy jumps and hits Anderson in the head. Easy call for 5 minutes (and should have been multiple games suspension). But they inexplicably only give him 2 minutes. Completely changed the game. Never mind that Chara also has free reign to do what ever the (frank) he wants on the ice.

I missed the game with the netting goal so I can't comment on it other than yeah, it shouldn't have counted.

And that was not goalie interference against the Leafs, but I am absolutely shocked the refs actually made the right call and called it a good goal.

Blues in 7
Canes in 7

(frank) the Bruins.
- Scabeh

I'm hoping for it to end in 6. Don't need San Jose getting handed a 3rd consecutive game 7.

I'm hoping for it to end in 6. Don't need San Jose getting handed a 3rd consecutive game 7.
- GreatGigInTheSky

That missed tripping call on Mackinnon.

That missed tripping call on Mackinnon.
- Scabeh

Wait a minute.. From what I saw, he "fell"

Wait a minute.. From what I saw, he "fell"
- PatC80

Definetely tripped

Also:

@PierreVLeBrun
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Landeskog is clearly standing inside the blue-line upon puck entry by MacKinnon but what confuses me is that the Avs captain is no longer part of the five active players on the ice since he's changing?

The disallowed goal is a travesty.

Darren Dreger
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Vigneault says Tavares has an upper body injury and will be re-evaluated. Not sure of his status moving forward.

Darren Dreger
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Vigneault says Tavares has an upper body injury and will be re-evaluated. Not sure of his status moving forward.
- LeafGuy89

Perfect

Definetely tripped

Also:

@PierreVLeBrun
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Landeskog is clearly standing inside the blue-line upon puck entry by MacKinnon but what confuses me is that the Avs captain is no longer part of the five active players on the ice since he's changing?

The disallowed goal is a travesty.
- Scabeh

The league is a joke lol. How they manage to screw up so many calls baffles me.

The league is a joke lol. How they manage to screw up so many calls baffles me.
- LeafGuy89

I can live with a bad call made on the ice... refs are human... it's gonna happen.... frustrating but understandable.

But the disallowed goal was reviewed. People took their time, thought about it and decided a player, who wasn't counted as one of the five guys on the ice by the refs (otherwise it would have been a too many men penalty which is not reviewable) was offside on the play and decide to disallow a goal because of it?

Un (frank)ing real.

Definetely tripped

Also:

@PierreVLeBrun
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Landeskog is clearly standing inside the blue-line upon puck entry by MacKinnon but what confuses me is that the Avs captain is no longer part of the five active players on the ice since he's changing?

The disallowed goal is a travesty.
- Scabeh

That was a bad call, how can he be offside if he was going off the ice?

(frank)in Tavares hurt ffs..

Darren Dreger
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Vigneault says Tavares has an upper body injury and will be re-evaluated. Not sure of his status moving forward.
- LeafGuy89

Oblique

I can live with a bad call made on the ice... refs are human... it's gonna happen.... frustrating but understandable.

But the disallowed goal was reviewed. People took their time, thought about it and decided a player, who wasn't counted as one of the five guys on the ice by the refs (otherwise it would have been a too many men penalty which is not reviewable) was offside on the play and decide to disallow a goal because of it?

Un (frank)ing real.
- Scabeh

I can live with a bad call made on the ice... refs are human... it's gonna happen.... frustrating but understandable.

But the disallowed goal was reviewed. People took their time, thought about it and decided a player, who wasn't counted as one of the five guys on the ice by the refs (otherwise it would have been a too many men penalty which is not reviewable) was offside on the play and decide to disallow a goal because of it?

Un (frank)ing real.
- Scabeh

They explained on the radio that it was actually the rule that the goal not stand. You need to maintain possession and hit the white of the blue line or some poop.

Anytime the league puts in a new rule it's a disaster. They can'react to a GM of 1 team complaining of 1 call which went against them.

They explained on the radio that it was actually the rule that the goal not stand. You need to maintain possession and hit the white of the blue line or some poop.
- AdamFrench

What the hell are you talking about?

Anytime the league puts in a new rule it's a disaster. They can'react to a GM of 1 team complaining of 1 call which went against them.
- RogerRoeper

Yet they have been doing this.

The rumour is that Bettman called both Toronto and Vegas to apologize for bad officiating.

What the hell are you talking about?
- Scabeh

The goal. I can't explain it, but apparently the "rules" could!