GDT: Vegas at YOUR Toronto Maple Leafs, Tuesday, Feb 26th, 7pm

[Fogelhund]

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It's looking like there is no chance he will be able to play, until the first day of the playoffs.

 

[PromisedLand]

1. Hope Lily heals soon, but no point in rushing him. Let it heal completely whatever it is

2. Really liked Benoit-McCabe pairing, wish we can find a way to keep it

3. Good news on Murray, not so much on our cap space; hopefully we can pull a tampa/vgk with Murray available in post season if needed

4. Hope Gio and his family are feeling better after passing of his dad

5. Happy to see Keefe not galaxy braining the forward group

6. More importantly! Today Monday is Feb 26; so the game is tonight or tomorrow Tuesday, Feb 27?

GLG!

 

[HogTown06]

I don't like Keefe any more than the average Leafs fan, but give him credit for demoting Tavares to the third line and creating that "skill/energy/grit" 2nd line. Team looks much better rounded this way.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I don't like Keefe any more than the average Leafs fan, but give him credit for demoting Tavares to the third line and creating that "skill/energy/grit" 2nd line. Team looks much better rounded this way.

Till they lose a game and he goes back to the old lines. Like clockwork.

 

[ToneDog]

I don't like Keefe any more than the average Leafs fan, but give him credit for demoting Tavares to the third line and creating that "skill/energy/grit" 2nd line. Team looks much better rounded this way.

Hard not to agree that he has done a good job overall this season. He just needs to bring it in the playoffs. I can't see him surviving as Leafs coach if we see a repeat of last year or worse.

 

[Notsince67]

I don't like Keefe any more than the average Leafs fan, but give him credit for demoting Tavares to the third line and creating that "skill/energy/grit" 2nd line. Team looks much better rounded this way.

Isn't that just part of the Van Ryn system

 

[Evilhomer]

The Leafs have been very fortunate with their Vegas timing. It's a nice advantage to play them without Eichel or Stone.

 

[Notsince67]

The Leafs have been very fortunate with their Vegas timing. It's a nice advantage to play them without Eichel or Stone.

I like watching those guys play. And regardless of who is playing these days, the leafs are winning games with those cursed retros. Lets hope they just remember this team is not to be trifled with because its their physical play that wins for them

 

[Evilhomer]

I like watching those guys play. And regardless of who is playing these days, the leafs are winning games with those cursed retros. Lets hope they just remember this team is not to be trifled with because its their physical play that wins for them

It will be interesting to see who Vegas acquires with the Stone cap space. If the guy actually has a lacerated spleen, he won't be back until at least the playoffs.

 

[Notsince67]

It will be interesting to see who Vegas acquires with the Stone cap space. If the guy actually has a lacerated spleen, he won't be back until at least the playoffs.

I doubt he is back for the playoffs if it's a spleen. Huge loss

 

[Jojalu]

Any news yet if Eichel is back?

Last I heard he was joining them for this trip

 

[AvroArrow]

The Leafs have been very fortunate with their Vegas timing. It's a nice advantage to play them without Eichel or Stone.

Teams had to play us without Rielly, and also Rielly, Tavares, Marner at the same time. Good teams overcome injuries, bad teams make excuses. Or at least that's what I've been told.

 

[bax]

Hard not to agree that he has done a good job overall this season. He just needs to bring it in the playoffs. I can't see him surviving as Leafs coach if we see a repeat of last year or worse.

I've become convinced at this point that he'll be the Leafs coach until the end of time.

 

[jackflash]

Thought I'd go check out the reigning champ's thread to see what their thoughts were on tonight's game...

Vegas Golden Knights

forums.hfboards.com

The Cup seems to be really driving up their interest in the sport

 

[ACC1224]

Thought I'd go check out the reigning champ's thread to see what their thoughts were on tonight's game...

Vegas Golden Knights

forums.hfboards.com

The Cup seems to be really driving up their interest in the sport

Game is tomorrow.

 

[AvroArrow]

Thought I'd go check out the reigning champ's thread to see what their thoughts were on tonight's game...

Vegas Golden Knights

forums.hfboards.com

The Cup seems to be really driving up their interest in the sport

It's cute when fans try and pretend that circumventing the cap isn't cheating lmao

 

[Raging Bull]

Thought I'd go check out the reigning champ's thread to see what their thoughts were on tonight's game...

Vegas Golden Knights

forums.hfboards.com

The Cup seems to be really driving up their interest in the sport

I clicked on the Toronto thread thinking it was for tomorrows game but it was for last week lol

 

[wingman75]

Game is tomorrow.

Indeed !

@Fogelhund : can you update the thread title?

 

[AcerComputer]

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It's looking like there is no chance he will be able to play, until the first day of the playoffs.

He'll have to do a 1 week conditioning stint with the Marlies still.

 

[Budz]

I would be trying Bertuzzi with the top line again.

While he looked decent with Domi, I have to cover my eyes when they are in the d zone.

 

[nuck]

Hard not to agree that he has done a good job overall this season. He just needs to bring it in the playoffs. I can't see him surviving as Leafs coach if we see a repeat of last year or worse.

I think you can't look at the recent run and say the coach has done much wrong but they are still only tied for 8th overall which salvages the first 50 games but doesn't make them good. The fact that it took 7 wins in a row to drag them into the top 10 is on him too. He is a fine coach lately though and he will be finer if he can beat the Knights tomorrow. They don't play a system that relies on the same few scorers to bail them out every night so they won't roll over as easily this time. Or will they be sacrificed at the feet of the Great Woll?

 

[Niagara Bill]

I don't like Keefe any more than the average Leafs fan, but give him credit for demoting Tavares to the third line and creating that "skill/energy/grit" 2nd line. Team looks much better rounded this way.

Tavaras will play anywhere you ask without changing his effort. He is a pro.
The trouble is Domi is not good enough to be 2nd line center in the long haul. Now, how good would Kadri lòok now..

 

[ToneDog]

I think you can't look at the recent run and say the coach has done much wrong but they are still only tied for 8th overall which salvages the first 50 games but doesn't make them good. The fact that it took 7 wins in a row to drag them into the top 10 is on him too. He is a fine coach lately though and he will be finer if he can beat the Knights tomorrow. They don't play a system that relies on the same few scorers to bail them out every night so they won't roll over as easily this time. Or will they be sacrificed at the feet of the Great Woll?

On one hand the team had the same bad habits since he got here, on the other they were still competing with a defense that looks terrible on paper and Jones in goal. Playoff results should determine his fate going forward.

 

[TMLife17]

Tavaras will play anywhere you ask without changing his effort. He is a pro.
The trouble is Domi is not good enough to be 2nd line center in the long haul. Now, how good would Kadri lòok now..

Good thing we only need Domi to do it for 16 games.

 

[Evilhomer]

I would be trying Bertuzzi with the top line again.

While he looked decent with Domi, I have to cover my eyes when they are in the d zone.

This is my question for the playoffs. I'm not sure you can have a Nylander/Bertuzzi/Domi line getting heavy minutes in close playoff times given their defensive....tendencies. It's why I think they will probably acquire another defensive forward at the deadline.