PemIceKing
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I would Love to see Dubas get him back, which I think is doable. Big mistake moving him. Another player Babcock never used. Bizarre.
Confirmed with Link: Leafs have signed W Ilya Mikheyev to a 1 year ELC
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I would Love to see Dubas get him back, which I think is doable. Big mistake moving him. Another player Babcock never used. Bizarre.
CantLoseWithMatthews
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How was it a big mistake to trade a 2.5 million dollar player that Babcock didn't want to use?
PemIceKing
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Did you not think we need a heavy weight player who can skate, hit and pot the odd goal? Nobody is afraid of Toronto. Nobody sticks up for anyone else, other than to yell at them sternly. Did you even watch the Boston series?
good god. are we being serious here? you want Matt "I can't win a fight or play hockey" Martin back?
PemIceKing
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Yep. Watching Ryan Reeves role in Vegas. Martin looks pretty good for 2nd round NYI right now too. Be as condescending as you like but we got owned in Boston. Bruins completely had their way with us. Big problem. I don’t care what you say.
okay dude. they completely had their way with us, but it took 7 games.
Martin doesn't look good and neither do the Isles by the way. they couldn't score in a monkey brothel with a banana stand.
PemIceKing
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Told you I don’t care what you think so stop posting on my reply. Pretty straight forward stuff.
Your feelings are of no concern to me, I'll reply to whatever I wish.
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Sometimes you need a player or two to bruise the other players up to change the momentum if things aren't going our way and we aren't playing to our offensive strengths or our scoring touch diminishes. Martin brought a lot of intangibles to the team and he is still a young dude. So in other words I would take Martin over Moore/Ennis 100% as we already have skilled-speedy players.
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Maybe he did make a decision, but his contract expires tomorrow. He can't sign anywhere until then anyways. I'd expect a decision by tomorrow or Wednesday. After that, then I would question the hold up.
It's the new NHL.
It's all about skill and goal scoring, "grinding out wins" has no place anymore.
Just ask the highly skilled, goal scoring Pens, Bolts, Flames, Leafs, Caps, and Jets.
It's all about skill and goal scoring, "grinding out wins" has no place anymore.
Just ask the highly skilled, goal scoring Pens, Bolts, Flames, Leafs, Caps, and Jets.
ottomaddox
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Lol. Fans are so crazy. They just keep convincing themselves that hockey changes to suit their favourite teams' shortcomings. Ok. We no longer have staged fighting, but fighting and penalties for fighting still remain in the rule books. Also checking!
Yes, those two, along with the super-ultra-skilled Blackhawks, those are the teams that have won like, the last 7 Stanley cups.
It isn't an either/or.
Obviously skill is hugely important, but to completely diminish the role that grit/size /toughness/intimidation play in a team's success is foolhardy IMO.
How long before Mikheyev can choose the team he wants to play for?
Also the leafs didn’t lose because they weren’t tough enough IMHO, I think it was because they couldn’t score enough goals. They went to the dirty areas I feel, lots of slot chances, just no goals. Martin would have made zero difference and realistically the 4th line was really good so he might have made that line less effective because of lack of foot speed.
Also the leafs didn’t lose because they weren’t tough enough IMHO, I think it was because they couldn’t score enough goals. They went to the dirty areas I feel, lots of slot chances, just no goals. Martin would have made zero difference and realistically the 4th line was really good so he might have made that line less effective because of lack of foot speed.
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Lol people are hilarious. The knee jerking is almost like when the doctor taps you above the knee. Instantaneous
The narrative hilariously switched from the caps won because they got tough and gritty to the caps lost because theyre built on scoring. Im sure Colorado blistering speed was so gritty they gritted themselves to victory against Calgary.
Columbus also wasnt this team that grinded to victory. Panarin, Duchene have been lights out, Jones is a beast and Bob the goalie was a wall in round 1 but yes they beat a super skilled unheavy team with their heaviness
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The series was real close. We got outgoalied and out Garded in game 7. Same old story as last year. But we were a little better OA as a team no doubt. But we also got out Babed. The series should never have passed game 6. Too many errors on PK, player ice time and PP which are all coaching errors.
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The initial reports said he'd make his decision this past week-end but I don't see anything about a decision yet.
Or did I miss it?
Or did I miss it?
taurine330
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Probably made a decision but can't announce yet. His contract ends tomorrow. Expect announcement after that.
We struggled to score and losing Ennis and Moore would've made it harder. We out hit them.
I don't understand this post. Sounds like sarcasm, but you listed the last 3 Stanley Cup winners, as if we don't want to be like them...
And what's this got to do with the thread anyway?
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The fact he is good on the PK would make him a more valuable add for the Leafs.
