The blind hate of Polak

[Minus Mitch]

people want to coach the Leafs so everything Babcock does is the complete right decision. very good argument here

Never said it was but he has backing of a full NHL staff. How about you?

 

[rent free]

elite netfront protection by Polak. Nobody can score from that area if he puts the puck in himself

thats an unlucky break. if polak wasn't there and the ottawa guy scored you would have been like "polak missed his man"

 

[Mr Hockey]

I don't think there's been a coherent argument for his inclusion on the team

If he's awful 5v5 and the PK isn't significantly better with him on it why play him? Besides thinking he's a great guy?



The Bozak line gets butter soft usage no matter what zone there in, those are some of the cushier minutes in the NHL

Bozak plays the most minutes with Gardiner.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

thats an unlucky break. if polak wasn't there and the ottawa guy scored you would have been like "polak missed his man"

yes if Polak left his man wide open in front of the net he would have missed his man. that doesn't mean the solution to defending his man is to kick the puck into his own net

 

[Kiwi]

Except NHL people totally disagree with you. Thankfully.

At least try to come up with a coherent argument in Polaks favour

This is the same argument people use when Komarov starts in OT and Martin plugs up 5 minutes a game

It's hard to defend because it's head scratching to say the least

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Never said it was but he has backing of a full NHL staff. How about you?

do you also agree with him that Kadri and Marner are fantastic players for us?

 

[supermann_98]

The Leafs love this guy because he’s a good teammate and gym monster who’ll be pushing our young weaklings like Marner in the gym.
He’s built like a brick shithouse but on the ice he is exposed whenever the puck is on his stick.
I think even Ric Natress had more puck skills combined with speed than Polak

 

[Kiwi]

Bozak plays the most minutes with Gardiner.

That line struggles defensively, no matter who's playing behind it there getting some soft minutes

That line isn't capable of anything else

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

The Leafs love this guy because he’s a good teammate and gym monster who’ll be pushing our young weaklings like Marner in the gym.
He’s built like a brick ****house but on the ice he is exposed whenever the puck is on his stick.
I think even Ric Natress had more puck skills combined with speed than Polak

can't they just hire him as a personal trainer?

 

[Minus Mitch]

At least try to come up with a coherent argument in Polaks favour

This is the same argument people use when Komarov starts in OT and Martin plugs up 5 minutes a game

It's hard to defend because it's head scratching to say the least

Are you daft? An NHL team employees a player in a certain fashion. How much more of an argument does a person need?

 

[supermann_98]

can't they just hire him as a personal trainer?

They had that at the beginning of the year when he was coming back from injury. His reward was this 1-year contract

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Are you daft? An NHL team employees a player in a certain fashion. How much more of an argument does a person need?

assume you mean employs. you need a real argument, since teams can and do regularly make mistakes with personnel decisions

 

[Kiwi]

Are you daft? An NHL team employees a player in a certain fashion. How much more of an argument does a person need?

He's not capable of doing it effectively

Defensive defenseman that can't defend aren't exactly useful

 

[Tak7]

I can't figure out how you arrived at these numbers. Could you site a reference or explain your calculations PLEASE.

Corsica

NHL.com

Hockey Reference

A Calculator.

 

[Kiwi]

They had that at the beginning of the year when he was coming back from injury. His reward was this 1-year contract

Do they have to play him though?

I'm just waiting for us to get Gudbranson and have two of them playing every night

 

[Mr Hockey]

That line struggles defensively, no matter who's playing behind it there getting some soft minutes

That line isn't capable of anything else

So, you are saying the Bozak line who struggles defensively is bringing down Polak?

 

[Minus Mitch]

assume you mean employs. you need a real argument, since teams can and do regularly make mistakes with personnel decisions

Do they? Says who? You? It’s a real easy fix if they felt it is a mistake to play a player. Obviously they don’t. It’s just armchair GMS that have zero clue that do.

 

[Minus Mitch]

He's not capable of doing it effectively

Defensive defenseman that can't defend aren't exactly useful

Yet real NHL people disagree with you. Except this and move on.

 

[saltming]

He can't even break a 50.00CF% playing with the Bozak line which has the living **** sheltered out of it and he's getting curb stomped everywhere else

If he's doing an ugly job it's not decent, it's ugly



I'd call it unreasonable not to criticize him

So playing with your favs Bozak and JVR is supposed to be helping him?
Kiwi!! Really? They are sheltered for a reason. If anything you've nailed the reason why the puck is in our end so much when he's on the ice.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

So playing with your favs Bozak and JVR is supposed to be helping him?
Kiwi!! Really? They are sheltered for a reason. If anything you've nailed the reason why the puck is in our end so much when he's on the ice.

Marner, Bozak, and JVR all do well in cf% and xgf%, mainly because they are sheltered. so yeah it helps him

 

[saltming]

Marner, Bozak, and JVR all do well in cf% and xgf%, mainly because they are sheltered. so yeah it helps him

When they start in the ozone and win the puck they are great but if they don't have the puck they get kind of scrambly.
Bozak fo% helps though

 

[Minus Mitch]

Marner, Bozak, and JVR all do well in cf% and xgf%, mainly because they are sheltered. so yeah it helps him

Which team is playing sheltered minutes when Bozak, Marner and JVR are on the ice? Another of those spreadsheet stats that make no sense at all.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Marner, Bozak, and JVR all do well in cf% and xgf%, mainly because they are sheltered. so yeah it helps him

Weren't you agreeing with that 93leafs guy that the Bozak line wasn't sheltered, when i said they were? Lol... Dumpster fire

 

[Incetardis]

I don't hate him but he's definitely a marginal NHLer at this point. I think his work effort and intensity is a positive for the young guys. He also was pretty damn good down the stretch last year. He shouldn't be a lock in the lineup night in and night out but he's a nice option to have in the mix

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Weren't you agreeing with that 93leafs guy that the Bozak line wasn't sheltered, when i said they were? Lol... Dumpster fire

what do you mean? Kadri and Matthews draw the tough competition so that Babcock can get Bozak out against easier competition. I've never said otherwise