GDT: Happy Tavares Day! - Sabres @ Leafs - 7:00PM - HNIC - CBC/SN1

[Budsfan]

 

[fahad203]

Nice to see Petan in for his debut.

I thought Holl was better than Marincin and would balance us hand-wise, but whatever

I don't understand why you would take out a player from the 4th line
Ennis along with Hyman were the only player showed any balls

Our 4th line was good I thought. They have been good

Take out Brown for God's sake. What has he done to stay up in the line up
Ennis has more goals than Brown playing less games

 

[SnizzMitch]

WHY BABS WHY?? Brown sucks, while Ennis has been one of our best forwards recently... God I hate him sometimes...

 

[fahad203]

WHY BABS WHY?? Brown sucks, while Ennis has been one of our best forwards recently... God I hate him sometimes...

I remember when Detroit fans were talking about Babs and favs. I can see it now

 

[Budsfan]

 

[KobeBean143]

 

[diceman934]

Class act. I wonder if Cherry speaks about this tonight?

 

[Kamiccolo]

So team plays without much hustle or heart and he scratches one of the few guys hustling and playing with heart?

 

[Carltons Cup]

For all you non-corporate types going to the game tonight, it would be nice if the crowd started a chant "THANK YOU JOHNNY"

 

[DarkKnight]

Good news Kadri.

 

[diceman934]

Petan has a chance to be a home run for us. He has had a rough start with a death in his family along with struggling to get into the Pegs lineup. This is a highly skilled young player who we got for a song.

He was a star against the best of the best in the World Jr championship and played at a point per game in the AHL. He would be a great option at center as well as on his strong side wing.

 

[diceman934]

For all you non-corporate types going to the game tonight, it would be nice if the crowd started a chant "THANK YOU JOHNNY"

I could not agree more. I sure hope the Leafs organization sees to this by a short thank you address on the public address system.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

This is one heck of a story and for anyone having lost a parent at an early age, it may bring a tear to your eye.
It happened last time we played the Habs, at Scotia Bank Arena on Feb 23rd.

Yep - I really feel for that kid. Gut wrenching to lose a parent at that age. Really nice to see him meet Price and share a moment that he'll remember forever. Someone is cutting onions in here

 

[diceman934]

Yep - I really feel for that kid. Gut wrenching to lose a parent at that age. Really nice to see him meet Price and share a moment that he'll remember forever. Someone is cutting onions in here

Same here it has to be onions or something.

 

[SweLeafsFan]

Does anyone here like the Marleau-Nylander-Brown line? Cannot wait for Kadri to get back.

 

[MSZ]

Ennis sits...Really?

He scored against the Sabres last time too. What is Babcock thinking?

 

[Leafidelity]

Marincin over Holl is dumb

Brown over Ennis is sheer stupidity

 

[macisaac6]

Ennis sits against his former team. Would probably be hungry to play them.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I'm not even a big Ennis fan, but he's better than Brown. I feel like Babcock is making a weird decision

 

[taurine330]

Poor Willie.

 

[LeafSteel]

I do not understand scratching Holl and Ennis.

Oz hasn’t shown me he’s better than Holl with much bigger sample size. Holl was competing and one of our more physical d in that atrocious game in New York and Ennis was one of the few forwards giving a crap last game.

Babcock is becoming frustrating with how he is utilizing some of our players.

..... and Josh Leivo says hello.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Ennis has been playing well, but losing his 10 mins a night isn't a huge deal and Petan gets a chance to make an impression.

Brown PK's and plays a different role. Clearly Brown and Marleau are with Nylander to support that line defensively, as Babs likely doesn't entirely trust Nylander defensive as a centre yet. But at least he's got Willy playing down the middle, unlike last year, so that's a start.

Really not worth getting upset about.

Hate seeing Marincin in, he's awful, but the Leafs don't really have another option on the left side at this point. Holl isn't that good.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Scratching Ennis is just stupidity.

Brown should be riding the bench.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Does anyone here like the Marleau-Nylander-Brown line? Cannot wait for Kadri to get back.

I feel like Babs wants to put "responsible" guys with Willy when he's at centre, but I don't think it's giving him much of a chance to create offensively.

Having said that getting Marleau away from Matthews is more important imo, so it could be worse.

 

[SweLeafsFan]

Clearly Brown and Marleau are with Nylander to support that line defensively, as Babs likely doesn't entirely trust Nylander defensive as a centre yet.

Probably yes.

Any idea how many goals against Nylander has been in on since he started playing C?