stickty111
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Let's hope. The difference in structure, heart and effort from the Marlies to Leafs is staggering.Only a matter of days Keefe is the coach for the Leafs.
Only a matter of days Keefe is the coach for the Leafs.
They saw a lot of time together on the PK today. Korshkov scored short handed today, Engvall had one of the assists on the play.if korshkov and engvall can kill penalties I know where there is an opening.
wouldn't lose sleep losing any of the waiver candidates.
Hate to make a trade with a lame duck coach behind the bench.I think we will see a very average trade instead of a firing
Hate to make a trade with a lame duck coach behind the bench.
I think we will see a very average trade instead of a firing
If a deal gets them a backup that is significant. Fingers are crossed because I sure don't see Kaski & Hutch suiting up for another 10 or 15 starts. If it involves a goalie or Barrie it isn't a meh trade, and if it doesn't, why bother?
Dubas does like his toughness. Too bad Babcock doesn't.Big third period from Michael Hutchinson to win the game for the Marlies.
Pierre Engvall is this years breakout player. He will be on the Leafs next year if this keeps up. Korshkov looks great too. Well rounded players. Seeing their success I'm disappointed that Marchment hasn't suited up yet, I thought he'd take a step this year as well.
Brooks is improving each year.
Big hit in the 2nd period by Lindgren was probably the hit of the game. Harpur also fought Mersch.
They saw a lot of time together on the PK today. Korshkov scored short handed today, Engvall had one of the assists on the play.
Only thing Engvall needs to do better is be more consistent physically. He's got everything else going for him right now.
He was pretty aggressive last year in the playoffs. He was one of the more physical players. Played on a checking line with Timashov and Korshkov and they were very hard to play against physically. Engvall won the fittest Leaf in camp and has shown improvements in his skating and point totals early in the year all at center ice. If he brought that element on a consistent basis he'd put himself more on the radar. Gauthier has played a more physical game than Engvall so far this season in the games I've seen, Engvall hasn't done enough that way for me so far. But, he's really just got to turn on the switch.But does he ever finish checks? The Goat kind of rubs people off the puck sometimes but plays like he is afraid to actually knock someone down. That sets the bar pretty low for physicality and offensively Engvall at 14 games close to where FG is at 56. You can't make sheep into gritty players if it isn't in their nature but is one solid hit a night too much to ask? I would love to see how his foot speed compares to the current bottom 6.
If a Kadri trade ends up in a so so backup, a gritty 4th liner and Kerfoot it's going to be a baaaad trade
Hate to make a trade with a lame duck coach behind the bench.
Yeah i have never bought that Dubas doesn't like toughness. His Marlies teams had a little grit in them. He signed Marchment too.Dubas does like his toughness. Too bad Babcock doesn't.
Sure his Soo teams did as well.Yeah i have never bought that Dubas doesn't like toughness. His Marlies teams had a little grit in them. He signed Marchment too.
But does he ever finish checks? The Goat kind of rubs people off the puck sometimes but plays like he is afraid to actually knock someone down. That sets the bar pretty low for physicality and offensively Engvall at 14 games close to where FG is at 56. You can't make sheep into gritty players if it isn't in their nature but is one solid hit a night too much to ask? I would love to see how his foot speed compares to the current bottom 6.
Sure his Soo teams did as well.
But does he ever finish checks? The Goat kind of rubs people off the puck sometimes but plays like he is afraid to actually knock someone down. That sets the bar pretty low for physicality and offensively Engvall at 14 games close to where FG is at 56. You can't make sheep into gritty players if it isn't in their nature but is one solid hit a night too much to ask? I would love to see how his foot speed compares to the current bottom 6.
Yes, he values speed and skill over toughness, but he doesn't disdain toughness.His Soo teams were speed, skill and IQ. That's what he drafted.
But the players bought in. You want to win, you work. You want to stay in the lineup, you work. You want to get drafted, you work.
Tougher to motivate NHLers I guess, especially rich ones who will always be handed opportunities, but it's an attitude. The guys on the Marlies do it, and you can often see that the hardest, most consistent workers on the Leafs usually started on the Marlies under Keefe. Kapanen, Dermott, Johnsson, Hyman, Moore, Timashov, Gauthier, Holl... I don't think any of them have many problems with consistency or effort.
Prospect of the week
2 players in contention. SDA and Abramov. They both had 4 points in 2 games. Abramov however had 3 ES points and 1 PP point, while SDA had 2 points at ES and 2 on the PP. So based on that, I am giving to Abramov for the 2nd straight week.
Lol, he should have been in contention but the other 2 had more points.Probably would have given it to Kara for 3 goals in 2 KHL games in only 13:16 time on ice combined in the 2 games but I've seen he's a controversial topic around here so maybe I'll step back