I'm with you there on the Kadri/Brown combo. IMO that has good chemistry.I like those forward lines. Brown always seemed to fit the best next to Kadri, Hyman on his strong side, Nylander at that center with Marleau next to him. Looks good.
Beyond Matthews, scorers continue to struggle for Leafs
The good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs? They are clearly the second-best team in an incredibly weak Atlantic division. The bad news? They aren’t playing particularly well these days and a lot of it has to do with their core players struggling to produce, Travis Yost writes.
Absolutely. We built ourselves a cushion that we can use to right the ship.
In terms of talent we are. In terms of how we are playing Boston is definitely aheadHyperbole. It's not even close to being clear that we're better than Boston.
In terms of talent we are. In terms of how we are playing Boston is definitely ahead
In terms of talent we are. In terms of how we are playing Boston is definitely ahead
Talent wise is a lot closer than you are giving credit for. Plus they're actually playing well (with a terrible goalie).
yeah they're playing much better than we are, which shouldn't be the case since we have better personnel in my opinion.Talent wise is a lot closer than you are giving credit for. Plus they're actually playing well (with a terrible goalie).
Trading Bozak and sticking Matthews between JVR and Marner would make a lot of fans happynow just potentially picture Matthews returning in between Marleay and Nylander, with Hyman replacing Komo on the Kadri line.
While I agree that our play has been a cause for concern, that was not generally the narrative around here for the first 15 games. It was mostly looking at our goals against and where we stacked up against the league, and now its silence on that front now that we've corrected.But after the first 15~ games we had a top-5 ca/60 and were between 15-20 in xga/60. Since then not only have we gotten worse in both stats, but our offensive metrics have also taken a massive hit.
While I agree that our play has been a cause for concern, that was not generally the narrative around here for the first 15 games. It was mostly looking at our goals against and where we stacked up against the league, and now its silence on that front now that we've corrected.
*Freddy Andersen built us a cushionAbsolutely. We built ourselves a cushion that we can use to right the ship.
*Freddy Andersen built us a cushion
I agree it goes both ways!Freddy Andersen was a tire fire for the first month of the season and the skaters won games for him.
Lines at practice today as per Kristen Shilton:
Komarov - Kadri - Brown
Marleau - Nylander - Hyman
JVR - Bozak - Marner
Martin - Moore - Kapanen
Leivo
Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Carrick
Borgman - Polak
Marincin
Trying out Hyman on the right side today for maybe the first time in his career? Decent lineup though, I would switch Kappy and Hyman.
Let's hope my cousin doesn't kill us again.
Our whole fam with be there again
So are you going to totally ignore October then?*Freddy Andersen built us a cushion