Confirmed with Link: Leafs re-claim Griffith (assigned to Marlies)

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Tell us how you really feel Babs.

 

[Barilko14]

Marlies need him. Kapanen is out for awhile and they've struggled a lot. He will give them an AHL superstar, while giving the Leafs depth moving forward.

This pretty well sums it up.

Griffith should help with a few wingers development as well, now Marlies have 2 legit Top 6 (AHL) C's.

Would be nice if Rychel got to play with him.

 

[Azazel]

Tell us how you really feel Babs.

I read that extremely sinster with thunder and an evil laugh at the end.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Did anyone else's score app send you the notification twice? I found that pretty funny and wondered if it was done on purpose.

 

[Christ]

When I saw that he was back on waivers I was going to suggest this...as a joke..

 

[canadon]

Did anyone else's score app send you the notification twice? I found that pretty funny and wondered if it was done on purpose.

Yes, I got it twice as well. Weird.

 

[Goonface2k14]

Daniel Winnik, Roman Polak, Ben Smith and Seth Griffith deserve some kind of special blue and white jacket that represents the Toronto Maple Leafs "re-acquisition club".

It has an embroidered picture of Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour and Curtis Joseph's faces on the back.

 

[1specter]

Daniel Winnik, Roman Polak, Ben Smith and Seth Griffith deserve some kind of special blue and white jacket that represents the Toronto Maple Leafs "re-acquisition club".

It has an embroidered picture of Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour and Curtis Joseph's faces on the back.

I lol'd. Toss Frattin in there too.

 

[Goonface2k14]

I lol'd. Toss Frattin in there too.

Ah I knew I was missing some other recent guy... good one... I'm probably still missing a few others from the past as well.... hmm.... Brad Boyes? Although I don't think he played a game with the big club before getting dealt for Owen Nolan.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Marlies desperately need him to replace Kapanen. No other reason really besides that.

 

[BDizzle*]

Ah I knew I was missing some other recent guy... good one... I'm probably still missing a few others from the past as well.... hmm.... Brad Boyes? Although I don't think he played a game with the big club before getting dealt for Owen Nolan.

You are correct about Brad Boyes, but this is still quite funny. Yannick Perrault played with the leafs a few times, I think Travis Green as well.

 

[ToMaLe]

Anyone hear what is Kapanen's injury or how long he will be out? I was at the game and it was a dirty hit, dove at his lower legs and clipped him....not sure why hits like that dont get suspensions.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Tell us how you really feel Babs.

that totally read as "If he's with the main club, I ain't playing him."

 

[Goonface2k14]

You are correct about Brad Boyes, but this is still quite funny. Yannick Perrault played with the leafs a few times, I think Travis Green as well.

Good finds!

No panic Yannick, yes indeed I remember that. The faceoff specialist.

Totally forgot about Green... just looked him up on hockeydb.com.... reacquired in '06/07... 24 games played... 0 points. Lol.

 

[Battle Lin]

he can really dominate the ahl, building a winning culture with your young prospects in the A is important too

 

[barilko05]

Good finds!

No panic Yannick, yes indeed I remember that. The faceoff specialist.

Totally forgot about Green... just looked him up on hockeydb.com.... reacquired in '06/07... 24 games played... 0 points. Lol.

Most forget that Tie Domi was drafted by Leafs and played 2 games with the big club before being sent to the Rangers for the immortal Greg Johnston. Then returned in 94-95 from the Jets for Mike Eastwood and 3rd (Brad Isbister).

 

[PlietscherDassel]

Did anyone else's score app send you the notification twice? I found that pretty funny and wondered if it was done on purpose.

Yes.

 

[MJ65]

Trade incoming!

Ya right - every single move is trade related

 

[MJ65]

that totally read as "If he's with the main club, I ain't playing him."

Hey Daisy - anything exciting here on Leafs land

I am just enjoying the ride

 

[HOCKEYGOON]

Kap replacement?

 

[Confucius]

If they're going to have him just sit around again this is useles

He can keep Frankie company.

 

[Walshy7]

Kap replacement?

maybe before he was injured but I bet now he is a leipsic replacement who will likely be first forward call up. Unless you meant on the actual marlies then yeah except he plays C when he was with the Providence Bruins so he adds a good C to the marlies now and we may see better scoring out of Johnsson and Timashov for instance as a result

 

[ShaneFalco]

He can keep Frankie company.

And Josh

 

[Goonface2k14]

Most forget that Tie Domi was drafted by Leafs and played 2 games with the big club before being sent to the Rangers for the immortal Greg Johnston. Then returned in 94-95 from the Jets for Mike Eastwood and 3rd (Brad Isbister).

Ah yes that's true about Domi, I do remember that. I vaguely remember an article in the Toronto Sun about him fighting someone in practice before being traded to NYR. I think it was either Leeman or Iafrate.

And here's another one we should've remembered rather easily.... Steve Thomas.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

maybe before he was injured but I bet now he is a leipsic replacement who will likely be first forward call up. Unless you meant on the actual marlies then yeah except he plays C when he was with the Providence Bruins so he adds a good C to the marlies now and we may see better scoring out of Johnsson and Timashov for instance as a result

He'd probably play wing. Froese and Smith aren't bad at center, but there's very little on the RW now that Kapanen is out.

Leipsic-Froese-???
Rychel-Smith-Johnsson (or swap the wings, doesn't matter).

Greening, Cameranesi, Laich, Cliche, Moore and a few good ECHLers among those who can play bottom 6 C.

Lindberg would likely be the RW put into the top 6, and if he's put into the top 6 then Greening is the only bottom 6 forward with more than 7 points. Having Griffith take over the Kapanen spot, leaving Lindberg and Greening in the bottom 6 with a surging Cameranesi and Moore, along with Timashov, the rotational ECHLers and strong vets in Michalek, Laich, Cliche and Clune, should at least help the team hold the fort.

Keys for the Marlies to turn it around:
1) Consistent and better play from Bibeau. He's had some rotten games, and it may be time for Sparks, who has been consistently good when in the net, to get some more of the workload. Bibeau should be at least be able to get a .910 again with this defense, but is instead hovering around a .900.
2) Defense all around needs to improve. Far too many mistakes with turn overs, too many mistakes in their own end and not enough pressure offensively is causing some troubles in the offensive zone.
3) Everyone not named Leipsic, Kapanen and Nielsen needs to step it up more offensively:

-Froese, Smith, Rychel and Johnsson have already started doing that, but Froese should easily be over a PPG with Leipsic and Kapanen, while the others should be closer to a PPG than the 0.5 PPG they are getting right now. This is the best of the bunch too. Greening and Lindberg have done nicely in the bottom 6, especially given their two way play, but even they should be over a 0.5 PPG by now.​

-On defense, Valiev and Holl really need to give the Marlies more offense on the back end. Each should be around a 0.5 PPG by now, but both are closer to the shutdown bottom pairing of Campbell and Loov in production (and they get a lot less offensive time). Campbell and Loov, along with Dermott, can also improve in the points department, but given Dermott's injury and pretty strong defensive play, and that Campbell and Loov are probably the only two Marlies defensemen who play well defensively on a regular basis, they can get a pass.​

-The bottom 6 especially could do more. Timashov and the NHL vets especially.​

4) Finally, Griffith needs to step up and dominate the AHL like Kapanen did. If he can, at least we'd have 3 really good scorers, a few other strong scorers with the potential to do more, and a lot of potential that can hopefully come together enough to make the playoffs and potentially even get somewhere in them.