This team deserves the benefit of the doubt. Their playoff history proves it.
I don't want to over react but when a young d man is excelling in a role, and has improved from the previous year, you don't demote them.
His facial expessions are not promising neither sire. I am a psychologist and a doctor been former so I have insight on human behaviour in a hard way. Matthews, looking at him on the bench and all; doesnt seem like a happy camper sire. The nose should enjoy life more and find more subjects of interest. Picking up garbage for example is fun. You never know what to find. At the leafs offices also. Windows, are open to all.
Of course he does. Anger management like Jack nicholson is a huge problem at some. Imagine being a wife of a person who is always yelling like a british house lord. There's no escape sire. No escape at all.
Not as good as Hyman, but there were similar complaints. My meaning was more along the lines of someone else turning him into what he could have been here.
When Keefe was asked about Rielly, he referenced the Calgary game where he thought he was good and should have had a goal. But the question wasn't referring to that game, it was referring to the Vancouver game, and the 20 f***ing games before the Calgary game. Keefe is losing alot of Leafs Nation. For his sake, and the sake of his job, he better win a round or two or he is going to be skewered.
Nothing wrong with adding depth for the playoffs. What should be happening is a rotation to get the new guys acclimated, not scratching Liljegren outright when everyone else is healthy.
No Liljegren is paired with Rielly for tonight, but Keefe's commentary is a bit concerning as when the playoffs roll around and if the defense is fully healthy I have a strong suspicion he will play Justin Holl or Schenn over Liljegren.
This team is weird, it's hard to know how much impact is from the coach and how much is from players just running the asylum. Babcock was a hardass coach and they seemed to tune him out like 2 years in, Keefe is more of a player's coach but even he can't seem to reign them in fully, though I agree with you on the outcoaching piece - he seems to have trouble adjusting to opposing strategies. At some point though you just gotta wonder if some of these players just don't have it in them to put aside the ego and be fully coachable. Playing in this market doesn't help, when you're basically a pseudo-celebrity and getting handed out money, fame and sponsorships before you've really accomplished anything noteworthy.
Interestingly “Babcock“ is actually trending on Twitter.
Should be able to get himself going,after all he’s a Superstar according to some.
HopefullyThey’re going to resign Holl and Kerfoot aren’t they…..
Not "turns the puck over less" but just at a lower rate. 20% more ice time but only 10% more turnovers.
