Is Rielly on the PK?

if so, get him off

also, the Leafs have been bad D wise since Rielly have been around.
makes you think
- senstroll

Used Rielly and Ceci together on the PK. Idiotic.

We do have some guys that are "gritty" like Muzzin, Kapanen, Hyman, Holl, Mikheyev (to an extent). Gauthier could probably be more physical too.
We need our top players to play with more intensity.. I don't know if that's coaching on motivate them or if the players don't give a poop anymore.
- PatC80

That guy pisses me off.

He started well...looked like he wasn't a complete offensive black hole but now he is back to normal.

Spezza on pace for 45 points over a 82 game season
- Santo_44

45 points for $700k would be playing above his value..

Too bad, he'll be a healthy scratch once Kerfoot is back..

oh... I don't know.... let me think... franchise center, large CAP hit... might make the GM look like an ass... that kind of thing
- BorjeFan4Ever

Hypothetically though - would you move Matthews fin a deal around:

MacKinnon?
Barkov?
Couturier?
Barzal?
Scheifele?
Point?
Pettersson?
Jack Hughes?

45 points for $700k would be playing above his value..

Too bad, he'll be a healthy scratch once Kerfoot is back..
- PatC80

He is good on the PP along the wing.

It is nice having a shot threat along the wall.

Keeps players honest.

Used Rielly and Ceci together on the PK. Idiotic.
- BINGO!

who should babcock play on the PK?
if he puts Marincin on the team just for that, he's criticized as well.

oh... I don't know.... let me think... franchise center, large CAP hit... might make the GM look like an ass... that kind of thing
- BorjeFan4Ever

So the contract and fear of looking like an ass.
If he’s a center I guess Nylander is too.

So the contract and fear of looking like an ass.
If he’s a center I guess Nylander is too.
- daws44

Oh quit it.

Matthews is awesome and has been good this season.

Yeah just get players that work hard. We will be the Leafs of 2015....works hard but gets last place. Awesome.

Also people have recency bias with Kapanen right now.
- Santo_44

so you're saying Nylander and Johnsson don't work hard?

not my fault your wife is a minger.
- MaximusAurelius

Cool, wife comments again.....

Thing is, you'd never have the (frank)ing balls to say that to my face.
Good job keyboard warrior.

so you're saying Nylander and Johnsson don't work hard?
- BorjeFan4Ever

Johnsson works pretty damn hard.

Nylander has his moments but is a really good player.

Hypothetically though - would you move Matthews fin a deal around:

MacKinnon?
Barkov?
Couturier?
Barzal?
Scheifele?
Point?
Pettersson?
Jack Hughes?
- MaximusAurelius

not that it would ever happen... but yes in a deal centered around MacKinnon, Barkov ... the others, no thanks

Spezza on pace for 45 points over a 82 game season
- Santo_44

very small sample size - 4 days ago he was on pace for 30 pts...

he certainly took his medicine this week

Hypothetically though - would you move Matthews fin a deal around:

MacKinnon YES
Barkov? NO
Couturier NO
Barzal NO
Scheifele NO
Point NO
Pettersson NO
Jack Hughes NO
- MaximusAurelius

very small sample size - 4 days ago he was on pace for 30 pts...

he certainly took his medicine this week

- 21peter

I mean every player has 2 point games that jump up their stats.

To this point he has been productive for what he is. He is better than I expected and he deserves to play every game now.

The Goat doesn't.

Yeah just get players that work hard. We will be the Leafs of 2015....works hard but gets last place. Awesome.

Also people have recency bias with Kapanen right now.
- Santo_44

recency bias... does that mean I can or can't refer to Kapanen as a 20 goal scorer?

Johnsson works pretty damn hard.

Nylander has his moments but is a really good player.
- Santo_44

Nylander has a quite a few chances last night.

Johnsson is sometimes all flash and speed but doesn’t accomplish a lot of sometimes.

[quote=PatC80]

ok.
I'd personally take Barkov, McKinnon and Barzal over Matthews.

recency bias... does that mean I can or can't refer to Kapanen as a 20 goal scorer?
- BorjeFan4Ever

It means people were calling for his head for the first 10 games.

Johnsson was horrible his first 20 games last year. Then he was 4th in the entire league in P/60 from January to April.

My point is that Kapenen is playing great right now and he WILL go through stretches where he is bad again. Every player does but he isn;t untouchable because he has been good his past 10 games. That is recency bias.

not that it would ever happen... but yes in a deal centered around MacKinnon, Barkov ... the others, no thanks
- BorjeFan4Ever

LOL never getting MacKinnon ..... Barkov maybe

Nylander has a quite a few chances last night.

Johnsson is sometimes all flash and speed but doesn’t accomplish a lot of sometimes.
- bryant

Johnsson is off right now.

He will get going.

I'd choose Johnsson over Kap if I had the choice...Especially when you consider TOR's LW depth.

That guy pisses me off.

He started well...looked like he wasn't a complete offensive black hole but now he is back to normal.
- Santo_44

didn't he hit the post last night? but I guess since that is not technically a shot on goal (whoever came up with that genius decision should be applauded slowly and loudly) ...

which would I think reasonably be considered a scoring chance...

might have been a better scoring chance than anything Nylander or Matthews had last night..

Johnsson is off right now.

He will get going.

I'd choose Johnsson over Kap if I had the choice...Especially when you consider TOR's LW depth.
- Santo_44

simply put.. you can keep both Kapanen and Johnsson... or Nylander

[quote=MaximusAurelius]

Barzal is older than Matthews and worse than Matthews.

I mean every player has 2 point games that jump up their stats.

To this point he has been productive for what he is. He is better than I expected and he deserves to play every game now.

The Goat doesn't.
- Santo_44

the goat is dogpoop... get rid of this clown and out someone out there that can at least hit / fight and protect the stars