Fellas, I don’t think they’re gonna win this one..

Fellas, I don’t think they’re gonna win this one..
- pete26

no worries, they'll redeem themselves with the shootout.

Has darksyde ruined the career of sammy mumbles?

The experts say yes!
- mr.peanut

I guess Mrazek is done then, since their GAA tonight will be the same, if not better for Monty

I guess Mrazek is done then, since their GAA tonight will be the same, if not better for Monty
- Darksyde

Mixing it up with Sv% ?

Mixing it up with Sv% ?
- mr.peanut

Poehling will explode and score 4 goals before the period ends.

Poehling will explode and score 4 goals before the period ends.
- Pat1993

(frank), I'll settle for 1...

another PP for TOR, jfc

Poehling will explode and score 4 goals before the period ends.
- Pat1993

not with those wingers

and it's too bad Pezetta doesn't have more skill to compliment the grit he brings

not with those wingers
- mr.peanut

lol, I don't get where this comes from though, all I've heard in the media and here is how he wasn't giving enough effort

lol, I don't get where this comes from though, all I've heard in the media and here is how he wasn't giving enough effort
- Pat1993

some posters in here refused to blame poehling for his effort in the preseason. They claimed that he wasn't given good enough wingers to help him show his talents

some posters in here refused to blame poehling for his effort in the preseason. They claimed that he wasn't given good enough wingers to help him show his talents
- mr.peanut

ah, missed those posts I guess, sounds more like the Dvorak conversation when the trade happened

I wouldn't mind a line with Evans-Gallagher-Pezzetta... Could be interesting...

(third line...)

I wouldn't mind a line with Evans-Gallagher-Pezzetta... Could be interesting...
- Darksyde

he's struggling to put points on the board in the AHL, there are too many guys that have more talent than him to have him there. as I was saying though I do wish he had more skill.

I wouldn't mind a line with Evans-Gallagher-Pezzetta... Could be interesting...
- Darksyde

I still think Gallagher needs an offensive player on his left side, like Tatar was. a guy like Toffoli or Hoffman should do. Gally goes to the net to retrieve rebounds, but one has to shoot first.

he's struggling to put points on the board in the AHL, there are too many guys that have more talent than him to have him there. as I was saying though I do wish he had more skill.
- Pat1993

True, but he adds both grit and some potential to that third line. He just needs to remember he's not just there to mix it up. Like Tie Domi, he can be effective when he wants to be...

True, but he adds both grit and some potential to that third line. He just needs to remember he's not just there to mix it up. Like Tie Domi, he can be effective when he wants to be...
- Darksyde

not sold on this "potential" but I get what you're saying.

I still think Gallagher needs an offensive player on his left side, like Tatar was. a guy like Toffoli or Hoffman should do. Gally goes to the net to retrieve rebounds, but one has to shoot first.
- fidopro

agreed.

and btw it's Huffman, according to Ek.

not sold on this "potential" but I get what you're saying.
- Pat1993

The first goal he scored was nice. Anyone who makes it this far at some point had offensive talent. Maybe he's 4th line.... But he's already shown better hands than Lehkonen, and I like Lehkonen...

I just think Pezzetta and Gallagher on the same line would cause a lot of power plays... For us. They would be annoying as hell.

I just think Pezzetta and Gallagher on the same line would cause a lot of power plays... For us. They would be annoying as hell.
- Darksyde

If nothing else, on the PK.

The first goal he scored was nice. Anyone who makes it this far at some point had offensive talent. Maybe he's 4th line.... But he's already shown better hands than Lehkonen, and I like Lehkonen...
- Darksyde

4g and 5a in 52 AHL games tell me there is basically 0 chance he puts up more points than Lehkonen over an 82 game season in the NHL.

4g and 5a in 52 AHL games tell me there is basically 0 chance he puts up more points than Lehkonen over an 82 game season in the NHL.
- Pat1993

In an instagator role, maybe. Not surprised. But worst case, he doesn't score much more, learns from Gallagher, the Heir Apparent to Marchand. There are worse lessons to be learned.

My favorite part of training camp

Flipping out after preseason games