SprDaVE
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I did not like that signing from day one... but he did look solid in pre-season. But that obviously hasn't translated at all of course.
Pre-Game Talk: Game #7 Leafs (2-3-1) vs. Canes (4-0-0), 7pm Mon
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I did not like that signing from day one... but he did look solid in pre-season. But that obviously hasn't translated at all of course.
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What are you basing this on?
I'd like to see the lines thrown in a blender as well.
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Bunting with Matthews should do wonders. Someone that can make plays and forecheck, and not just stand around the net and not do anything.
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Willy deserves the promotion.
The rest obviously comes down to chemistry but it's a good change.
I wouldnt call him a failed signing but more mismatched as he couldn't keep up with the pace of those two. So frustrating to watch him kill the play over and over. He'll be far more effective in a 3rd 4th line role and will maybe even put up a good amount of goals as his shot does look good. Just need to give time for all the line shakeups to gel and hopefully no more overreactions around here (who am i kidding lol)
Agreed but that is also concerning. You shouldn't have to have a perfect 3rd linemate on a 23 million dollar line. That line should be able to carry a borderline AHLER. However as we have seen in the past they need a Hyman type player to do the dirty work.
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I actually want to see Freddy burn. I think he contributed to our mediocrity with his laid-back, no intensity attitude. I would be really glad if we light him up.
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Man, I was delighted with the Ritchie signing but he's been pretty much useless.
zeke
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Chin up boys.
One thing we know for sure is that the Leafs won't embarass us again.
Thank christ he's trying some new lines. Keefe is worse than Babcock when it comes to line stubbornness. Never understand why these guys don't want to see as many different combos as possible in the regular season. Especially when they're always forced to try new combos in the playoffs that they've never tried before.
Anyways, here we go...
One thing we know for sure is that the Leafs won't embarass us again.
Thank christ he's trying some new lines. Keefe is worse than Babcock when it comes to line stubbornness. Never understand why these guys don't want to see as many different combos as possible in the regular season. Especially when they're always forced to try new combos in the playoffs that they've never tried before.
Anyways, here we go...
Always find you are an informed and good/logical poster on here. Are you honestly not concerned with what you have seen this season? Obviously it is just a few games but the concerning trend from previous years is very evident once again and I'm worried that the same thing will happen in the playoffs.
When this group faces adversity they don't rise to the occasion, they collapse and use the adversity as an excuse for their poor performances. You can tell from the interviews after the playoffs that they haven't learned anything from that horrible collapse nor the previous year
123offtheglass
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Hallelujah Matthews + Nylander, Tavares + Marner finally...
Pumped to see Bunting - Matthews - Nylander
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How is that game scored added calculated for goalies.... because I see 4.57 GAA and 0.857 sv% Hutchinson far too close to 1.75 GAA and 0.944 sv% Andersen who is 4-0-0. Is it including last years stats or something?
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That 4th line might as well have 3 Jason Allison's there....That is a painfully SLOWWWW line.
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I picked him up in my fantasy league. Disappointed is an understatement thus far lol
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Frederik Andersen is back on his game after a rough season with the Leafs. The Hurricanes pretended it never happened | The Star
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Frederik Andersen had the worst season of his five as a Leaf, with injuries a big factor. He lost his job to Jack Campbell because of them.
“The pandemic was tough on everyone, but I think that that year was extremely difficult for me personally,” said Andersen, who had career worsts in goals-against average (2.96) and save percentage (.895).
His career resumé, however, is impressive: 230 wins vs. 100 losses and 48 loser points, with a 2.64 average and .916 save mark.
“I know it wasn’t a great year for him, but if you look at how he played over the last four or five years you get a lot of good things coming out of that,” said Waddell. “We just felt he was a good fit with our defence, with our team, the way we played.”
And he’s six-foot-four and 238 pounds in a league that increasingly values big goaltenders. Waddell’s Canes lost in the second round of the playoffs last year to Tampa Bay with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, six-foot-three and 225 pounds. Robin Lehner of the Golden Knights and Anthony Stolarz of the Ducks are the only netminders who weigh more than Andersen.
“We love the size,” said Waddell. “We haven’t had big goalies in the past. So we noticed that last year, we played Tampa in the second round, their goalie is a monster. So we made a decision early this summer as a team that we were going to make changes, try to do something different with our goaltending."
“We had a lot of guys on the list — not only free agents, but through trades. But at the end of the day, we felt Freddie was one of our best (options) and that’s why we went that direction.”
The Canes also signed Antti Raanta to back up Andersen. The Leafs would go on to sign Petr Mrázek, who played for Carolina last season, to form a tandem with Campbell. Mrázek is out with a groin injury, but travelling on this trip.
So, Monday’s night’s game could well be billed as a grudge match for Andersen against Campbell and his old team. After all, Andersen seemed to be painted as the villain in the Amazon series “All or Nothing” — the subject of a shouting match between coach Sheldon Keefe and goalie coach Steve Briere, and his health status questioned at one point by assistant coach Paul MacLean.
“I feel like shows like that would tend to play a little bit on the drama and then over-exaggerate that stuff a little bit,” said Andersen. “I don’t think there was any (acrimony) on my end. I was doing what I could to get healthy. It was a frustrating period for me personally, not being able to figure out what was wrong.”
Healthy now and off to a good start in Carolina, he’s too nice a guy to say he’s holding a grudge.
“You play them as hard as you can and hopefully it plays out,” the goalie said. “But I think overall, I enjoyed my time there."
“It’s an amazing city with amazing people. I have a lot of friendships that I made there and that I’m going to cherish for a long time. We had some success, but not obviously the ultimate success.”
Just goes on to show the “the special kinda suck” talent you need in a GM to produce a shit show that has been orchestrated by Dubas
Theres concern yes about the recent lack of finish TBH but I can understand the feeling from the players as they are working hard out there and if you outplay the other team it's hard to take questions on why you performed so poorly. Feels like 1/4 of the goals against this year have gone in off funny bounces and skates while the Leafs have been fighting and scratching for each goal and even after doing a great job getting traffic to the net, they are still getting unlucky hitting bodies or a goalie waves out his hand and it miraculously gets a piece. Top 5 team for scoring goals the last few years and just going through one of those stretches.
If they were getting outplayed I would be all in on the pile-on but they just haven't been. Most of the season they have been out working the other teams and if they keep it up, good things will happen. I cant imagine Matthews will sit on 0 goals very long as he gets into better game shape.
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Tougher schedule? C’mon that’s ridiculous to even broach after 5 games in 13 days. Don’t forget they got spanked by a SJ who played less than 18 hours earlier.
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So if what you are saying is true then $2.5 mil for a 4th liner in today's NHL is an abuse of cap space. They signed him for that money hoping he can play top line when he never has in any stop in the NHL.
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yes its based on multiple years of weighted and regressed stats.
also, these numbers are specific to their projected roles - so the number for a projected starting goalie isn't directly comparable to that of a projected 2nd or 3rd stringer.
imagine crosby completely unable to produce without a hyman/bunting/etc type player.
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wasn't everybody complaining the the leafs don't spend enough money on depth players?
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