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GDT: Blues at Leafs - Tuesday 7pm
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Darcy Tucker
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Blues are coming off a 7-2 win over Montreal and are in the thick of the wildcard race out west. Leafs will be without Rielly and that could be huge. Thomas and Kyrou are hot and will be a problem. Need Sammy to have a big game and the core 4 to do their thing. Tough game to call I can see it going either way depending on how the D looks.
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Looking back, I can't believe Hunter took Lily when Thomas from his Knights was there at #17.
Binner's numbers look great.
McCabe - Brodie
Benoit - Liljegren
Lagesson - Timmins
Benoit - Liljegren
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I don’t think this team understands it’s in a fight for the wildcard. Need to do better at finishing and forwards have to drop back for defencemen, there’s no Rielly back there able to stretch it out to the redline
It’s definitely bottom 5, almost every player is playing one pairing too high, Brodie 2 too high
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It’s definitely bottom 5, almost every player is playing one pairing too high, Brodie 2 too high
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Need a huge response game here
Team needs to show they took Riellys action to heart and wont let his sacrifice (5-6 games + his earnings) go to waste.
Use that to spark a run for the rest of the year.
Smart plays, no unforced turnovers, support our goalie and d-man. The stars have to produce the next 5-6 games.
Go leafs go. 5-2 win leafs
Team needs to show they took Riellys action to heart and wont let his sacrifice (5-6 games + his earnings) go to waste.
Use that to spark a run for the rest of the year.
Smart plays, no unforced turnovers, support our goalie and d-man. The stars have to produce the next 5-6 games.
Go leafs go. 5-2 win leafs
I think that is exaggerated. The defensive core as a unit is not that bad... HOWEVER, pair that with what might be the most inept group of defensive forwards, and you do have a significant problem.
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Another loss incoming.
Our Leafs should just forfeit every game that Rielly is suspended. Might as well reduce MLSE revenue stream thus reducing the profit sharing owed to the CORRUPT NHL.
Our Leafs should just forfeit every game that Rielly is suspended. Might as well reduce MLSE revenue stream thus reducing the profit sharing owed to the CORRUPT NHL.
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They were 12-2-1 last year when Rielly was out. Very hard to believe they can repeat with this group of 6.
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They will be fine. They also tend to bounce back after a bad game, and Keefe seems to get them to win any time the whispers start about him being fired.
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In terms of “name brand“ at this point l I’d have sharks, Blackhawks, Montreal, maybe Washington.
So yea without Rielly I think it’s bottom 5 name wise, but in terms of actual play we should be much better.
I definitely agree with the forwards part, whether it’s supporting the defencemen or getting the puck out or stopping the puck in the nz our forwards has been pretty bad at that. Even someone like Matthews will make a pizza up the middle to an opponent once every couple games
The forwards need to support the dman much better, especially with Rielly out there’s no reliable stretch pass, if the players can drop back lower and actually be smarter with the puck in our zone we should be able to survive without Rielly, and hopefully we can keep that up once he returns
Seeing how it’s been 50 games though, my hopes aren’t high
Darcy Tucker
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Honestly Lagesson and Timmins are pretty decent replacements our D shouldn't be too bad without Rielly we just need the goalies to do their jobs.
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That is horrendous
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Woll’s from St. Louis is he not? It would be a great game for him to finally return form injury if he’s ready and healthy to go.
Jones was huge for us when Sammy was in the dumps but he’s quietly become very bad over the last couple of months. The regression looks real and permanent.
Darcy Tucker
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It's too bad Jones had a bad game his last start because with Woll getting healthy and Samsonov improving he might not get a start for a while. Until another injury maybe. Jones has been average after his initial good run in the California trip.
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As far as I can remember, the Blues always come to Toronto fully loaded with Ontario guys. Oates, Stevens, Shanahan, Joseph, Pronger, Gretzky, Corson, Pietrangelo, Binnington, O’Reilly, Thomas, Kyrou whatever. Doesn’t matter the decade they’re all from here and they’ll lay waste to the Leafs.
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I get chills just picturing how inadequate this line looks.…..
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Holy crap McCabe PP1
The puck better not go back to the point ever unless it’s for a slapshot
The puck better not go back to the point ever unless it’s for a slapshot
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