I like it.

Normally the Maple Leafs franchise will only take one blue-chip defenceman, rush him in to the NHL before he is ready, shatter his confidence, have Leafs Nation boo him mercilessly, ruin his career and then dump him.

Two at a time? Much more efficient.
- Atomic Wedgie

Leafs have really taken their time in developing young talent now.

OMG tradezzzzz.

https://mynhltraderumors....o-maple-leafs/2020/01/14/

Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Ceci

Yikes 🤮

Basically AHL pairings

Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Ceci

Yikes 🤮

Basically AHL pairings
- LeafGuy89

Hopefully Liljegren can throw popcorn on the ice from the press box, slowing down the opposition as they skate unimpeded to our net.

Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Ceci

Yikes 🤮

Basically AHL pairings
- LeafGuy89

Do we laugh or cry over Dermott-Holl being our top pairing?

Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Ceci

Yikes 🤮

Basically AHL pairings
- LeafGuy89

this is winnipeg defence bad.

Do we laugh or cry over Dermott-Holl being our top pairing?
- PatC80

Why not cry laughing?

Do we laugh or cry over Dermott-Holl being our top pairing?
- PatC80

Sandin will be there soon enough.

Dermott will be on the 3rd pairing.

this is winnipeg defence bad.
- Tumbleweed

They called up Liljegren. So, I wonder if he plays tonight.


Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Liljegren

Ceci sits?

Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Ceci

Yikes 🤮

Basically AHL pairings
- LeafGuy89

Let's be fair here:

Dermott: #5, and let's hope he can get better.

Holl: Perhaps a homerish opinion, but he could be fine as a #4 if your #3 is really, really good.

Marincin: can be a #7 on an NHL team. No higher.

Barrie: can be a #3 if he could just get his franking head on right. Right now, his franking head is not on right.

Sandin: needs sheltered, protected, limited minutes. Lord help him tonight.

Ceci: if he was making $1.2 million, he'd be fine as a bottom pairing. But seriously, don't even joke about him on 2nd pairing.

Hopefully Liljegren can throw popcorn on the ice from the press box, slowing down the opposition as they skate unimpeded to our net.
- Atomic Wedgie

I hope he plays tonight.

He’s really turned it on the past few months.

He plateaued for so (frank)ing long then he just came out of no where this year and improved leaps and bounds.

I think Leafs go on a big win streak here. Muzzin will be back after all-star break.
- RogerRoeper

Nice

I hope he plays tonight.

He’s really turned it on the past few months.

He plateaued for so (frank)ing long then he just came out of no where this year and improved leaps and bounds.
- Santo_44

He's had bad luck with injuries, no?

Let's be fair here:

Dermott: #5, and let's hope he can get better.

Holl: Perhaps a homerish opinion, but he could be fine as a #4 if your #3 is really, really good.

Marincin: can be a #7 on an NHL team. No higher.

Barrie: can be a #3 if he could just get his franking head on right. Right now, his franking head is not on right.

Sandin: needs sheltered, protected, limited minutes. Lord help him tonight.

Ceci: if he was making $1.2 million, he'd be fine as a bottom pairing. But seriously, don't even joke about him on 2nd pairing.
- Atomic Wedgie

sandin has ceci to look out for him tonight. what could go wrong?

if dermott keeps up his play from the florida game, he's a solid 2nd pair.

i think holl is bottom pairing.

Babcock needed this team to stick to the plan and grind. Everything would turn out fine.
- RogerRoeper

Babcock simply wore out his welcome. Babcock was the perfect coach for the tank season, and for the introduction of the all rookies and structure in the post tank season.

But Babcock simply "wouldn't adapt" to the changing nature of his team.

If you look at his successful Olympic coaching efforts.. even those stacked teams played somewhat stale, grinding defense. It worked because the best Canadian player is the best grinder the NHL has ever seen.

But his schtick simply aged out. The abject stubbornness obviously wore on the players...

every coach, regardless of stupid physco mind games - has a shelf life.

the same will be true for Keefe, eventually..

and the same will be true for Dubas, if the resources that the team has repeatedly fail to progress.

this situation, with both Rielly and Muzzin out will be Dubas first real crisis where the season could be materially impacted... Dubas seems to have "escaped" too much criticism.. for the back-up goalie thing because Keefe's introduction gave them a chance to revive Hutch... which partly worked.

Obviously, Dubas doesn't want to sacrifice resources if doesn't have to... but he may have no choice by to lose someone to get a d-man... even if it is just an interim solution.

OMG tradezzzzz.

https://mynhltraderumors....o-maple-leafs/2020/01/14/
- PatC80

hey someome stole my trade roomer

sandin has ceci to look out for him tonight. what could go wrong?

if dermott keeps up his play from the florida game, he's a solid 2nd pair.

i think holl is bottom pairing.
- Tumbleweed

poor kid, had such a bright future......will be unfortunate to see it go down in flames.

new blog

They called up Liljegren. So, I wonder if he plays tonight.


Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Barrie
Sandin-Liljegren

Ceci sits?
- PatC80

I would suggest something different. Sit one of the forwards on the 4th line... dress 7 defensemen, including Barrie. Slot Barrie in as need on the 4th line.. he's pretty much a forward already.

That would keep Barrie around as insurance on D... and allow Barrie to run the PP.

just an idea.

Let's be fair here:

Dermott: #5, and let's hope he can get better.

Holl: Perhaps a homerish opinion, but he could be fine as a #4 if your #3 is really, really good.

Marincin: can be a #7 on an NHL team. No higher.

Barrie: can be a #3 if he could just get his franking head on right. Right now, his franking head is not on right.

Sandin: needs sheltered, protected, limited minutes. Lord help him tonight.

Ceci: if he was making $1.2 million, he'd be fine as a bottom pairing. But seriously, don't even joke about him on 2nd pairing.
- Atomic Wedgie

I still have a lot of faith in Dermott. In his last year in Erie, we ended up seeing them play about 5 times because my buddy wanted to see McDavid play. Dermott was always solid - one of the better players on the ice, and always doing something noticeably good with the puck. It's been 4 or 5 years and Dermott is still someone who is doing something good with the puck. it doesn't work out as reliably as it did against lesser competition now that he's moving up into the top 4, but he's adjusting.

I do think he has that 3/4 potential in him - but honestly I'm thinking that they need to stop sheltering him and he'll have to sink or swim. He's . . what 23 now? That's not "realize your full potential age", but it is "show me what you can do" age.

Sandin will be there soon enough.

Dermott will be on the 3rd pairing.
- Santo_44

sandin will get ass(frank)ed and no one will be able to put up for him just like his first time around🤦‍♂️

it’s nothing new 👍 it’s been happening since martin got benched 🤦‍♂️

we need someone who can chuck knuckles, hit and play reasonably well. Preferably on d👍🏿

right now, derbust is our enforcer 🤦‍♂️

bUt teh GuyZ gET pOinTz thO👊🏿

what a (frank)ing joke 🤦‍♂️

Toronto Maple Leafs
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The @MapleLeafs
have recalled defenceman Timothy Liljegren from the @TorontoMarlies
(AHL).

#LeafsForever
- gravyface

Aw sheeit negro

Go Leafs Go

I always assumed it meant you have a 21 cm peter.
- Atomic Wedgie

Hmmm, not too shabby then. That's over 8 inches, in case the USA posters are interested......

new blog everyone

To ANA: Johnsson + Bracco + Ceci + Hutchinson + 2020 6th & 7th

To TOR: Manson + Miller

Or

To NJ: Same as above except maybe w/o Hutchinson (not necessary for NJ)

To TOR: Vatanen (unsigned) + one of Bratt or Coleman + 2020 5th + 2021 3rd
- paulozz

no mon, dat deal wood make me irate! zeen? ras clot.