Liminality
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Didn't say we had a Crosby or Malkin. We have Matthews, Tavares, Marner and Nylander up front. That's the main core the Leafs will build around.The Pens had Crosby and Malkin......
Didn't say we had a Crosby or Malkin. We have Matthews, Tavares, Marner and Nylander up front. That's the main core the Leafs will build around.The Pens had Crosby and Malkin......
Whether an acquired physical D man is on the bottom pairing or top 4, I think he's a necessity.
Of course a bottom pairing guy isn't going to cost the Leafs as much, in terms of money or
what assets they'd have to give up.
But yeah, a good physical, solid bottom 5 or 6 Dman would help a lot.
Leafs D got pushed around way too often in the Bruins series loss. It was all too evident
that the Leafs need an upgrade in defense, if they're ever going to go all the way. The
playoffs are very rough.
Thank God. What a beautiful necklace.This is all true, but it is also 6 more years of Tavares contract hanging around your neck.
Borgman is a left and Polak is a right.Also Borgman easily replaces Polak in terms of physical edge while being better in several other respects. He never should have come out of the lineup imo
Also Zaitsev has an underrated physical game
Rielly, Gardiner, Zaitsev, Dermott, Hainsey, Carrick, Borgman, Rosen, Holl, Ozhiganov, even Marincin for a stint. That's 11 NHL capable defensemen. Some are no more than 5-6s but that's fine, it's still depth.
Thank God. What a beautiful necklace.
Borgman is a left and Polak is a right.
Left side will be: Rielly, Gardiner, Dermott, (??Rosman/Borgman/??Marincin)
Right side is Zaitsev, Hainsey,(???Carrick/???Ozhiganov/...Holl???/…)
I am sure hoping Oz can move the puck and Zaitsev plays well
Yeah....I also have a fridge full of food hanging around mineThis is all true, but it is also 6 more years of Tavares contract hanging around your neck.
Dermott, Hainsey, Borgman, Rosen, Holl and Ozhiganov were not with the Leafs in the Washington series and the right side was weak against the Boston series. Still got to 7 games and the Leafs have improved since then.How did that depth do in the playoffs last year and the year before that?
Giggity giggity?Just a word of warning about pearl necklaces. They are not always what they appear..... Err you know they can be fake or worse.
Now that the top opposing dman pairings will split duties with 2 lines, it might work to pull back Gardiner from a bit of Matthews ice time and move him the tough offensive matchup duties. It could workWell, many players are capable of playing their offside, especially if an NHL job depends on it. That said, I'm intrigued somewhat by the idea still of:
Gardiner - Rielly
Dermott - Hainsey
Borgman - Zaitsev
I never personally felt that Borgman deserved to be taken out of the lineup
Rielly, Gardiner, Zaitsev, Dermott, Hainsey, Carrick, Borgman, Rosen, Holl, Ozhiganov, even Marincin for a stint. That's 11 NHL capable defensemen. Some are no more than 5-6s but that's fine, it's still depth.
I never personally felt that Borgman deserved to be taken out of the lineup
I never personally felt that Borgman deserved to be taken out of the lineup
Sandin, Durzi, Rasanen, Liljegren, Lindgren, Nielsen.....
We will continue to draft, and we will continue to look to Europe, for hidden gems.
We will have guys like Sandin, Liljegren, Dermott as cost controlled assets for years. We will have a pipeline of other cost controlled guys for 5/6.
No elite names, but there are plenty of names there. Often some of the better D men come from later rounds, so we need to continue to draft and develop. We sure could use a Josh Manson, but he was a 6th round pick. Or a durable Tanev, who was undrafted, Brett Pesce was a third round pick.
Development of D is the key here. Some will work out, some won't... the more we have, the better our development system, the more we can plug in to fill holes.
While I'm happy Dermott got in, I feel like Polak was the more obvious one to remove. I understand why he wasn't, but I would have preferred Borgman & Dermott both were in.
Polak is a RHD
Borgman and Dermott are LHD.
Just a word of warning about pearl necklaces. They are not always what they appear..... Err you know they can be fake or worse.