Gary Nylund
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at least this guy isn't in charge anymore, always a bright side
There's that bright side I've been looking for!
at least this guy isn't in charge anymore, always a bright side
Who were they playing with? As you mentioned ,linemates matter. Maybe more successful if Marners passes to Hyman weren't wasted.This is such bull****. Why so afraid to admit marner wasn’t good enough? I don’t get it. Nylander stink no arguments here, but linemates are a factor that line was essentially built to not be scored on. A way for babs to protect nylander (because he was playing ****) defensively but as a consequence it had nothing offensively. But it was still ****.
How you can harp on that third line when a 94 point winger and a 47 goal centre had 4 points and 2 goals respectively?
I agree but I respect his opinion as an analyst. Many will be echoing the same sentiments today.
fair enough, I don't expect to hear people agreeing that Marleau was good last night though!
But ,the regular season is meaningless,as proven this year.Just get in the playoffs and see what happens...the game changes,the refs call it differently(which is bullshit). Why even try during the regular season?Tough and interesting series from a neutral point of view. I know it must sting, but winning a series, let alone the Cup, is just damn hard. Two tight seven game series seriously a bounce here or there and things could have been different. Toronto has a great core and is looking at a relatively long and open window for competition. Sucks to be out so early, but you look at a team like Washington or even the Bruins, there was a lot of pain before the big prize. It won't always be peachy smooth sailing ala Chicago even if you have a damn good team.
Next year no reason why Leafs arent in top-5 of contenders to win. Enjoy the summer everyone.
Watch this.
This isn’t a guy wok will want a coach who ignores all the stats and analytics.
This isn’t a guy who will want a coach that doesn’t play the stars because that goes against even basic statistics.
Terrible LW depth, terrible RD depth.
None of them fixed by management. No attempt to fix them internally by Babcock.
It's hilarious how Marner and Tavares just get shut down completely and Babcock doesn't even consider giving them a linemate who can actually put the puck in the net. Just thick headed, stubborn nonsense.
Top down, this team has a lot of issues. Management never cared about fixing them, making them an issue as well.
Just watched the Sharks/Knights highlights and all I can say is Logan "f'n" Couture. Thanks JFJ for trading our 1st for Toscola.
well,, this ends another NHL POs, all canadian teams are done and after seeing that 5 minute major travesty call that cost the knights game 7
i see no reason at all to keep following this season.
stay safe and see you all around draft day.
I thought these playoffs were his one more chance myself. I've been one of his biggest supporters over the years but it's pretty hard to have faith in this guy at this point in time. I wouldn't even be surprised if he's the only player in NHL history to be suspended in the 1st round two years in a row.
The only way I'm keeping Kadri is if his trade value is so low that I can't get a decent return for him. But how much value does a player have who you can't count on to even be able to suit up in the playoffs?
I basically assume Dubas didn't trust Babcock to not overuse a depth dman or depth/vet forward acquisition a la Plekanec. Mirtle on Leafs report couple weeks back referenced Moneyball when BB traded Carlos Pena so the manager would have to play Hatteberg. was also really crazy they carried a 7th dman, right handed, all season, who got into 11 games. just really baffling stuff that I think can only be explained by a front office/coaching staff power struggle.
Dubas didn't trade or upgrade Ron Hainsey. That's the issue. I'm not saying he should have acquired more depth defence or forwards. I'm talking about him choosing not to fix flaws on the first line or first pair.
Tell me if you can think of another 'contender' which has a geezer on the top pair and a set of stone hands on the top line.
yeah but again I think the reason you'd have to trade Hainsey and not just upgrade on him is you wouldn't trust Babcock to play whoever you got, Hamilton say, over the sturdy vet. same with Hyman, you'd have to trade him to get him off Babcock's top line.
the Bruins? Chara/Heinan
Dubas didn't trade or upgrade Ron Hainsey. That's the issue. I'm not saying he should have acquired more depth defence or forwards. I'm talking about him choosing not to fix flaws on the first line or first pair.
Tell me if you can think of another 'contender' which has a geezer on the top pair and a set of stone hands on the top line. Big upgrades were needed and no attempts were made.
Also, Holl was given his chances and was just atrocious.
This is just you going out of the way to put all the blame on Babcock. He's not a ******* moron.
Complete nonsense, Hainsey played really well for us in the playoffs.
I thought you were done with this team, why are you still posting?
you think there was nobody else to try with Marner/JT over the course of a whole season? Hyman was the best available option?