I don't know who he talked to, but we all know where he is talking from.
- Aetherial

Same place Jim Carey talks from.

'deserve' to see their support systems??

you make this sound like they are some prisoners of war, held against their will and douing forced manual labor in bad circumstances for 15 hours a day..
- MaximusAurelius

Cox, is that you?

M. Rielly, D: Forgive me, I'm a Leafs fan. I'm psychologically damaged. So I"m predicting a bit of a drop off from last year, where he was top 10 defencemen in the league. This prediction is based upon nothing but a horrible feeling in my gut, which may be nothing more than me staying up last night and drinking beer while watching football. But there you have it: he'll regress this year a little in both numbers and overall play. Gawd, I hate being a Leafs fan.

Nailed it.
- Atomic Wedgie

Less nailing this and more backing into it really.

Healthy Rielly is still a top D-man.

Pat Maroon got (frank)ed up last night

https://twitter.com/patma.../1310797006600716288?s=12

Pat Maroon got (frank)ed up last night

https://twitter.com/patma.../1310797006600716288?s=12
- Canada Cup

Yeah, wasn't he a st.louis blue last year?

half of the NHL players don't have family/kids, so let's not suppose it was such a difficult time for these guys..

(there are thousands of regular working people that have to be 2+ months working remote locations before being able to see their wives and kids; NHL players were pampered in hotels and were actually able to concentrate on their jobs. For most of them it was (or at least should have been) a walk in the park).
- MaximusAurelius

Those peoples jobs also aren't on public display where everything they do will be scrutinized by millions of people.

Different levels of pressure.

I agree no asterisk, Tampa full value. Conn Smythe could have easily been Point instead of Hedman. I'm glad the Leafs have Snakevares instead of Stamkos.
- winsix

Agreed

For those of you looking to do an assessment of your predictions from the start of the year, here you go:

https://hockeybuzz.com/bo...read.php?thread_id=162083
- Atomic Wedgie

The biggest surprise will be: Mikheyev

I. Mikheyev, RW 8g/23p 17g/47p
- In a 82 games season it would've been 17g/48p


Nevermind the rest...

half of the NHL players don't have family/kids, so let's not suppose it was such a difficult time for these guys..

(there are thousands of regular working people that have to be 2+ months working remote locations before being able to see their wives and kids; NHL players were pampered in hotels and were actually able to concentrate on their jobs. For most of them it was (or at least should have been) a walk in the park).
- MaximusAurelius

All of the NHL players have families.
maybe half dont have kids.

Yes the bubble life was no prison, but still, the final two teams spent a long time away from their life and people they loved....not easy I would think.

So what did we learn from TBay's win?

Minimum off-season shopping list.

1. Partner for Rielly that can eat minutes.
2. One or two depth forwards with experience that can blend some skill with some energy.

Bonus list.

1. Long term goaltending solution.
2. More depth on D.

All of the NHL players have families.
maybe half dont have kids.

Yes the bubble life was no prison, but still, the final two teams spent a long time away from their life and people they loved....not easy I would think.
- Fakepartofme

just wanted to point out that 'easy' is relative.

and my main comment was actually in response to santo saying it was the toughest year to win a SC -- the break before playoffs made it less brutal imo.

Oi, the NFL got covid now. 😬

So what did we learn from TBay's win?

Minimum off-season shopping list.

1. Partner for Rielly that can eat minutes.
2. One or two depth forwards with experience that can blend some skill with some energy.

Bonus list.

1. Long term goaltending solution.
2. More depth on D.
- The Law

+ no floating Willie

Who knows.
I simply never give sh!t about what Cox or simmonds ever say.
- Fakepartofme

Simmonds is the worse of the two I think.

+ no floating Willie
- MaximusAurelius

You'll have to speak to your doctor about fixing that problem.

Oi, the NFL got covid now. 😬
- joel878

Link?

Edit:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/...rs-test-positive-covid-19

Simmonds is the worse of the two I think.
- Aetherial

what did Wayne ever do to you?

what did Wayne ever do to you?
- drexel

Played for Buffalo.

So what did we learn from TBay's win?

Minimum off-season shopping list.

1. Partner for Rielly that can eat minutes.
2. One or two depth forwards with experience that can blend some skill with some energy.

Bonus list.

1. Long term goaltending solution.
2. More depth on D.
- The Law

Agree with these but have to add a few bangers, Maroon is not a great player but he's there to lay hits and smash. Tampa and Dallas both had at least half a dozen players that are hard hitters.

Agree with these but have to add a few bangers, Maroon is not a great player but he's there to lay hits and smash. Tampa and Dallas both had at least half a dozen players that are hard hitters.
- winsix

I think we are 2-3 players away from being on par with dallas. including a good rhd man.

but tb was on another level. they imposed their will on dallas in game 6. just too much depth. no easy shifts/weak match-ups to take advantage of.

Top 50 salaried players in the NHL for 2020 will be losing a total 100 million, just this year, to escrow. And will defer another 50 million. That's if things go well and they can play a full schedule in 20'.

No wonder the Breadman is sour.

mr mcgag would trade Cofield, Domi and 16th for Laine

the Leafs equivalent might be Robertson, Johnsson and 15th pick....'ish
Seem light for Laine

Grant McCagg
@grantmccagg
It would be folly to reject a trade for Laine because you wouldn't want to include Caufield. I trade CC, Domi and the 16th pick for Laine in a heartbeat. Pollock traded a future 50-goal scorer for a big scoring winger who was 33 years old in Mahovlich. Helped them win 2 Cups.

mr mcgag would trade Cofield, Domi and 16th for Laine

the Leafs equivalent might be Robertson, Johnsson and 15th pick....'ish
Seem light for Laine
- senstroll

Post the comparison as a reply to his tweet. See what he thinks of it.

Post the comparison as a reply to his tweet. See what he thinks of it.
- GreatGigInTheSky

he would say each part from Montreal is more valuable

CC > Robertson
Domi > AJ
16th > 15th