Tampa’s forecheck is going to be deadly. It’s wave after wave of speed and aggression from every line. Outside of Brodie I don’t think there’s a defenseman on this roster that isn’t going to get blown up along the boards on the forecheck at least once in that series. We saw it last year, you can bet Tampa is gonna bring that same energy this year.
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Tampa’s forecheck is going to be deadly. It’s wave after wave of speed and aggression from every line. Outside of Brodie I don’t think there’s a defenseman on this roster that isn’t going to get blown up along the boards on the forecheck at least once in that series. We saw it last year, you can bet Tampa is gonna bring that same energy this year.
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So apparently Keefe in his post game said that things happened pretty quickly with Murray's playing status and then Samsonov was asked when he knew he was playing and said the coach told him yesterday. Sort of reminding me of the Freddie Andersen's last year, something is up BTS.
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I think you're overstating how much trouble Sandin has with a heavy forecheck. He can think fast and has surprisingly good agility despite not being the quickest. As long as he gets proper support from his partner and forwards, he should be fine in that category.
Signature skill: Rasmus Sandin's puck retrieval abilities
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He definitely does have weaknesses that a good team can exploit, but it's not like you can take him out of another playoff series. He needs to show if he can handle the playoffs or if you have to cut him loose
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Wow if Mathews gets injured n the playoffs lookout! Hope other teams don’t figure it out. If we were confident matchups wouldn’t matter.
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And we saw how Montreal broke him down in the 2021 playoffs. Maybe he has improved from that, but I don't think putting him on a pair with Brodie is a reasonable solution, especially since we will be relying on Brodie to play against 2 of the best playoff players in the NHLI think you're overstating how much trouble Sandin has with a heavy forecheck. He can think fast and has surprisingly good agility despite not being the quickest. As long as he gets proper support from his partner and forwards, he should be fine in that category.
a bit of an old article, but the skills are clearly still in his gameSignature skill: Rasmus Sandin's puck retrieval abilities
Rasmus Sandin is one of my favorite players to watch because of his puck retrieval abilities on pressure breakout situations. His poise under pressure is an art. We'll take a look at the skills needed for a defenseman on breakout retrievals and why Sandin is so good at it.
He definitely does have weaknesses that a good team can exploit, but it's not like you can take him out of another playoff series. He needs to show if he can handle the playoffs or if you have to cut him loose
You give Sandin 3rd pair minutes in the playoffs and see how he plays in them. Provide him offensive zone starts, and utilize his offensive tools as much as possible
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They must confuse Brady for Matthew. Brady must have one of the most punchable faces in NHL.
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That's all the more reason to try and get Sandin more games and experience and have a vet like Brodie to help him out so that come playoff time he's more prepared. If you don't believe he might be up to the task of playoff hockey, then why not try your best to prepare him during the regular season? Same goes for Timmins. Its not like the Leafs are fighting for a playoff spot and can't afford to give their younger less experienced players more icetime and the leeway to make mistakes while hopefully improving at the same time.
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it went well. third date. still no score but she seems cool
lol glad I didn't bail to smoke up and watch this game.
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Oh I'm not against it in the regular season, throw him on the top pair and see how he goes. We have lots of time to experiment and maybe he proves me wrong
Happy to hear it! Definitely sounds better than the atrocity that was this game lolit went well. third date. still no score but she seems cool
lol glad I didn't bail to smoke up and watch this game.
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Good game you Leafers, i'm jealous af of Liljegren. This guy is going to be a great #1 defender for you guys one day and I'd overpay to have him.
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Hope AM34 gets healthy asap
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Was a weird game with the Matthews injury and Murray getting bounced in warm ups so not as bad as the scoreline suggests
Disappointing that we forgot how to play team defense
Holl showing why he is way worse then his advanced stats as well. Giveaways are the most undercounted stat in the league and it's his expertise. If I'm Tampa in a playoff series I repeatedly dump it into his corner
Disappointing that we forgot how to play team defense
Holl showing why he is way worse then his advanced stats as well. Giveaways are the most undercounted stat in the league and it's his expertise. If I'm Tampa in a playoff series I repeatedly dump it into his corner
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Yeah, battling a lack of confidence....
Mentally he's in Turks & Cacos prepping for the Wedding in May...
Leafs at Knight
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