Matthews/Marner vs Toews/Kane
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Nylander floating right under the radar. He's been every bit as effective as the other 2 this year. Being a year older might have a lot to do with that, but he's just as likely to impact this game
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As both Leaf and Hawks fan (Leafs first and foremost) I'm incredibly psyched for this. Hoping the kids can keep this close, Hawks pose all kinds of problems...
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Seriously. Our PK is historically bad this year. That should be the game plan for every NHL team against us.
The opponents of the Hawks should just pull their goalie and go 6 on 5. There's no need to draw penalties.
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Hawks are have been a good team for quite a while now, and given the way the first four games have gone for the Leafs, I wouldn't be surprised if the veteran Hawks come out with the win.
Of course, you need to actually play the game first, so who knows?
Of course, you need to actually play the game first, so who knows?
The Hawks are perfectly capable of beating anyone on even strength. I don't think you realize how bad our PK is. IF the Hawks had even a below average PK unit, they might be undefeated. This isn't some fluke goals they are letting up. The Hawks look silly on the penalty kill.
Should be fun, a lot of parallels between the duo, although I don't think Toews and Thews are that similar.
I wouldn't even predict McDavid to have their level of team success. Can't predict that kinda stuff til it actually happens. But as individual players I could see them being similar. Not gonna say it's impossible for them to be better, too. Matthews a bit better than Toews, Marner a bit worse than Kane.
I wouldn't even predict McDavid to have their level of team success. Can't predict that kinda stuff til it actually happens. But as individual players I could see them being similar. Not gonna say it's impossible for them to be better, too. Matthews a bit better than Toews, Marner a bit worse than Kane.
Toews was better than Kane until last year (bad year for Toews). Now he's playing with a journeyman and rookie this year. Toews MUST produce more tangibly this year ... but don't underestimate his skills. There's far more than meets the eye.
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Yup, and I think he tops off as the best of them too and it isn't an insult on the other two guys. He's real good.
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I agree, Nylander has been better so far than Matthews from what I've seen.
Keato
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I've heard talk of their PK playing poorly, but have yet to catch any of their games so far. It will be interesting to check them out, though I assume they'll get it sorted out in the next dozen games or so.
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Really? When Kane missed the final 20 regular season games? Perhaps (your opinion) ... but in the playoffs, they were pretty much the same. Toews at 21pts. Kane had 23pts. And considering Toews is the better defensive player, I'm going to say Toews had the better playoffs.
There's no doubt Kane was better last year.
