(Looking beyond CBJ) Clifford vs Chara

[ottomaddox]

In a hockey fight.

Chara is pretty tough, but I've seen smaller players take him on.

Clifford is pretty tough, and has a good reputation as a knuckle chucker.

I think Chara has had his way too often vs TOR. Why can't Keefe mix it up a little:

Clifford Matthews Mikhayev

You know that if these two dangle that things might swing in TOR's favour.

Come on Keefe...

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[frog]

In a hockey fight.

Chara is pretty tough, but I've seen smaller players take him on.

Clifford is pretty tough, and has a good reputation as a knuckle chucker.

I think Chara has had his way too often vs TOR. Why can't Keefe mix it up a little:

Clifford Matthews Mikhayev

You know that if these two dangle that things might swing in TOR's favour.

Come on Keefe...

remember when chara was bullying kessel a few years ago in the playoffs so the next 3 games carlyle moved kessel to the other wing and put Colton Orr on the other side lol

 

[IPS]

Handicapping our best player by putting Clifford on his wing, brilliant stuff.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Clifford would lose against Chara if you are going head to head. Just have to be smart to beat him, which really is not that difficult these days, and trying to compete with Chara physically is not smart.

 

[Nineteen67]

Chara is a decoy now.

 

[Nineteen67]

I’d prefer to see Hyman keep pummeling McAvoy and then someone find it in their up guts to pummel Krug. Constantly, every shift

 

[ottomaddox]

Handicapping our best player by putting Clifford on his wing, brilliant stuff.

Expand on this.

If Matthews doesn't find protection on the ice he might end up being handicapped don't you think?

 

[IPS]

Expand on this.

If Matthews doesn't find protection on the ice he might end up being handicapped don't you think?

He managed 5 goals vs Boston last year with sub-par linemates. I think he'll be ok.

I'm more worried about him drawing the Bergeron matchup, that will indeed give him a hard time.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Didn't 5'9 Trevor Moore put Chara on his ass?

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Clifford - Matthews - Marner would be fun

But Honestly, i'd rather just have Hyman finish his checks on Chara in the corners with his speed. If things get nasty, you move Clifford up.

 

[lovemyleafs]

Didn't 5'9 Trevor Moore put Chara on his ass?

I miss that kid. Was high on him

 

[LeafsNation75]

Didn't 5'9 Trevor Moore put Chara on his ass?

That's exactly what happened.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Chara wouldn't fight Clifford.

 

[PromisedLand]

Jinx thread

 

[LeafsNation75]

Chara wouldn't fight Clifford.

This is what Chara is known to do in a playoff series.

 

[LaPlante94]

It's simple. If Chara plays cheap and dirty against our top guys Clifford would just do the same to theirs. I do think Clifford could play on that line but no reason to take Hyman or Mikheyev out of the top 6 when they work so good there. We do have to get through Columbus though and it's not gonna be a walk in the park

 

[Morbo]

sigh....

 

[baton elevated]

Chara wouldn't fight Clifford.

Not because he is afraid of him. Chara would rag doll him all over the ice, let's not kid ourselves. Chara won't fight because the trade off for 5 minutes would favor the Leafs.

 

[LeafsNation75]

It's simple. If Chara plays cheap and dirty against our top guys Clifford would just do the same to theirs. I do think Clifford could play on that line but no reason to take Hyman or Mikheyev out of the top 6 when they work so good there. We do have to get through Columbus though and it's not gonna be a walk in the park

If that happens and let's say Clifford or Hyman decides to retaliate, what are the chances either one ends up with a suspension? We saw last year in Game 2 what the Bruins and more specifically Jake DeBrusk was allowed to get away with and it's what lead Nazem Kadri to do what he did and get suspended for the second year in a row. Let's not forget Hyman has a history with the Department of Player Safety and a 2 game suspension because of this.

 

[BertCorbeau]

OP's been debunked, not much left to discuss here.