Pre-Game Talk: Canucks@Leafs 7PM CBC Saturday

[Budsfan]

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[PromisedLand]

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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but at the same time I am afraid of him playing with a gong show called leafs' team defense. Who is going to be his partner? Polak? Gards? Carrick? Borg?

 

[Budsfan]

[QUOTE="Budsfan, post: 139833469, member: 42380]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but at the same time I am afraid of him playing with a gong show called leafs' team defense. Who is going to be his partner? Polak? Gards? Carrick? Borg?[/QUOTE]

The Defense should look like...
Rielly/Hainsey
Gardiner/Dermott
Borgman/Carrick

 

[Warden of the North]

I want a monster game from Matthews and Willy. Like a hat trick from one of them

 

[canadon]

I have a feeling the D will look like this:
Rielly/Hainsey
Gardiner/Dermott
Borgman/Polak

 

[Budsfan]

 

[PromisedLand]

Nothing would be sweeter than Leafs absolutely crushing the canucks 8-0 or something sigh both sedins being layed out multiple times and hughson calling the game.

 

[Schenn]

^ I'd like to see Dermott up with Gardiner, and Carrick play with Borgman.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Odd...?

 

[PromisedLand]

Why is Dermott a 7th D? This doesn't make sense; why was he even called up then? let him continue to get mins with the marlies.

Is a trade in works?

 

[Daisy Jane]

I want a monster game from Matthews and Willy. Like a hat trick from one of them

why not both?

 

[MJ65]

We need to win this one and go on some kind of winning streak and hope Dermott is going to play in this one and should be used on 2nd pairing to really utilize his talent especially in the absence of Zaitsev

I would also like them to recall Kapanen and let him play some games here and there, he is not really gaining any experience in the AHL

 

[Budsfan]

 

[Warden of the North]

why not both?

That would be fine too

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Dermott and Gauthier so far are checked off. Now waiting on Kapanen and one of Leivo, Johnsson, or Rychel

 

[PromisedLand]

POLAK!

 

[PromisedLand]

Looks like Marleau avenged his bestie; Naz not on ice

 

[Suntouchable13]

Ideally, Dermott comes in to replace Polak at some point here.

 

[Daisy Jane]

oho so we ARE gonna have a bye week.

 

[MJ65]

POLAK!

These possession numbers at times are pretty deceiving in terms of quality - you might have over 50% of possession and yet you turn over the puck couple of times resulting in goals at crucial time and cost the game for the team

Some times we get stuck on possession numbers but it's all relative depending on competition you are facing and so forth

 

[DarkKnight]

Interestingly convo on Leafs Lunch about Bozak's drastic faceoff win erosion this season. Didn't realize he's fallen that far, was 7th in the league last year, 60ish now, 50/50. More evidence of a diminishing return.

 

[Mugzy97]

Shilton nailed it. Why throw him to the wolves right away? give him a few days to get comfortable.

 

[Mugzy97]

Interestingly convo on Leafs Lunch about Bozak's drastic faceoff win erosion this season. Didn't realize he's fallen that far, was 7th in the league last year, 60ish now, 50/50. More evidence of a diminishing return.

Likely due to the new faceoff rules. He gets kicked out all the time.

 

[DarkKnight]

Likely due to the new faceoff rules. He gets kicked out all the time.

Sure, he hasn't adjusted well. I just mean that was his biggest asset, and if that's gone, less rationale to have him.

 

[PromisedLand]

Sure, he hasn't adjusted well. I just mean that was his biggest asset, and if that's gone, less rationale to have him.

there was an article out that said how Bozak is not a big fan of new face-off rules. Bozak's stock just keeps dropping....

hey at least he scored the on the shootout so that's something I gues......