Duffman955
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Umm - that's because "people" aren't NHL coaches and that's not their job...
Reading the majority of posts, you would think otherwise
Umm - that's because "people" aren't NHL coaches and that's not their job...
Leafs were lucky to win this one. Thank you Reimer. They were pretty much dominated all game long. You can see who the much better club is currently. Lucky for the leafs Howard is the worst goaltender in the league in shootouts. Howard gets beaten so badly in the shootout it isn't even funny.
I'm just gonna throw this out there....
14/15 season
Kadri 24yo 28GP 7G 10A 17pts +6 Actual salary $3.1M (cap hit $2.9M)
Sheahan 23yo 29GP 6G 9A 15pts +6 Actual salary $850K (cap hit $950K)
Next season Leafs will be paying Kadri $5M+ and nobody in Toronto seems to have a problem doing so.
Next season Wings will be paying Sheahan $1.05M and will once again probably get similar output from him.
An extra $4M in cap space sure would be nice to have for future considerations, eh?
An extra $4M to resign Franson would be nice, eh?
Its all up and down the lineup too.
Nyquist is in the last year of his contract currently paying him $1M, and he's leading the Wings in goals.
Tatar is signed for the next 3 seasons at $2.75M and he is currently 2nd on the team in goals.
Until the Leafs start developing some homegrown talent, they will continue to be on the outside looking in.
^ this post is so laughably criticizing nothing. Out of all the people to use in your comparison it's Nazem Kadri? One of the only homegrown players that have been developed by the Leafs and made an impact in the NHL?
Kadri's ceiling is not 50pts. Just because one development style works for one team doesn't mean it works for another. Certain plays develop best playing in the NHL. Kadri's current and future contract is pretty much the last thing you should have on your mind. It's really quite baffling where your head is at right now.
And what exactly has Riley Sheahan proven anyways to be favourably compared to Kadri? He was a 0.54PPG (44pt) player over 110 games in the AHL compared to Kadri who has a 0.88PPG (72pt) player over 92 games in the AHL at a younger age to boot.
Maybe Kadri made the jump earlier because he was quite simply more prepared? Sheahan wasn't "over-ripened" by any means, what did he prove at the AHL level that Kadri hadn't shown after his first 40 games in the AHL?
At the NHL level Sheahan has performed at a 0.53PPG (44pt) pace over 73GP with the Detroit Red Wings. Nazem Kadri has performed at a 0.63PPG (52pt) pace over a far larger sample size of 205GP with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Over the span of time with the Leafs, Kadri has worked his way up the lineup from 3rd to 2nd to spot-duty on the 1st line and top PP. 12th in scoring in among centers in 12/13 and 36th in 13/14. Furthermore, his faceoff efficiency and defensive play has improved leaps and bounds over his 200 games with the big club.
The fact is Kadri was a higher draft pick with a far higher pedigree. He made the NHL sooner because he was more developed at an early age. He has performed at a higher level than Sheahan at every level thus far, and has made improvements to his overall game over the same time span to boot.
That is why Kadri deserves to be paid more than Sheahan in the past -- and going towards the future.
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Also I'm not the type to discuss this kind of off-ice stuff but people are always so concerned with Kadri's attitude and coachability?
http://archive.freep.com/usatoday/a...od?odyssey=mod|newswell|featuredtext|Sports|p
"NHL prospect arrested for being 'super drunk' in Teletubby costume"
Blood alcohol level 4 times the legal limit. Wandering around in a teletubby costume. This while he was supposed to be "trying to earn his way on the big club" playing in the AHL.
Could you imagine if someone like Kadri pulled off antics like this in our hockey market? He'd never live it down. Remember when Eakins said he could condition better and they went on for weeks about how Kadri was fat? He'd probably be traded to Arizona by now.
Leafs were down 3-0 in the SCF against detroit, and came back to win the series in 1942
Shots on goal:
Tor: 19
Det: 42
42-19 = 23
Whats so significant about 23?
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1784173
Leafs were down 3-0 in the SCF against detroit, and came back to win the series in 1942
Shots on goal:
Tor: 19
Det: 42
42-19 = 23
Whats so significant about 23?
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1784173
I know that this post was like 3 pages ago, but I'm just reading the thread now, and had to give props. Great post.