The Hanging Jowl
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yes
for pking and grit
johnsson out
Man, I wouldn't do that. PKing aside, Johnsson is clearly on another level.
yes
for pking and grit
johnsson out
i wouldn't either. Babcock will though, since it's the type of coach he isMan, I wouldn't do that. PKing aside, Johnsson is clearly on another level.
Great game by the Leafs. Let's be honest, the Preds didn't skate or play that well, but we've matched up well against them this year so I wouldn't be that worried if we meet them down the line!
Rielly's quietly having a heck of a season. On pace to top 50 points, and getting among the very toughest minutes in the entire league.
We are a 10x better team without Komarov, and I hope people realize it now.
Komarov was a great solider for us, but what I(and many others here) know is that:
His defensive play is overrated
His penalty killing is overrated
He slows down his line
We've played 3 dominating games in a row without the guy, not all because he was out of the line up, but it's because the players that replace him are much better than him(Leivo and Johnsson), and that helps a lot.
The Norris should just be for "Best Defenseman", with selection based on votes, and a Paul Coffey or Bobby Orr Award should be introduced and given to the highest-scoring Defenseman each year.IMO points production + QoC should be the criterion for Norris. Rielly is going to be short changed because the criterion for Norris is just production - It is friggen stupid
I don't think you're going to find any Leafs fan that would take Laine over Matthews. Ever. Even if Laine ends up being a perennial 60 goal guy. He doesn't help us anywhere near as much as Matthews does. Not to mention Laine needs players to feed him the puck. Matthews scores roughly the same amount of goals most of which are from his own doing.Last night's game is a reminder why Matthews was the right choice over Laine. 200 foot super skilled player who makes players around him better versus a skilled, pure goal scorer.
So we are just one good old fashioned Tonya Harding away from a Cup?We are a 10x better team without Komarov, and I hope people realize it now.
Komarov was a great solider for us, but what I(and many others here) know is that:
His defensive play is overrated
His penalty killing is overrated
He slows down his line
We've played 3 dominating games in a row without the guy, not all because he was out of the line up, but it's because the players that replace him are much better than him(Leivo and Johnsson), and that helps a lot.
I'd actually rather have a Selke-like trophy for d-men. The idea behind adding another trophy is to catch those that go unappreciated by the main one. That's the more defensively inclined ones in this case, not the other way around. We don't need a trophy to make sure Erik Karlsson gets recognition.The Norris should just be for "Best Defenseman", with selection based on votes, and a Paul Coffey or Bobby Orr Award should be introduced and given to the highest-scoring Defenseman each year.
I just figured that having 2 separate awards would help currently underappreciated Defenseman win the Norris, which should still be the more highly-regarded of the 2, as far as I'm concerned. Introducing the 2nd trophy is less about making sure Karlsson gets recognition, and is more about recognizing that Karlsson's possibly only getting the current recognition because there's no other trophy more befitting him.I'd actually rather have a Selke-like trophy for d-men. The idea behind adding another trophy is to catch those that go unappreciated by the main one. That's the more defensively inclined ones in this case, not the other way around. We don't need a trophy to make sure Erik Karlsson gets recognition.
The Leafs still have a 2nd round pick this year they got from San Jose in 2016 when Polak was traded to them. So it's not like they are not without a 2nd round pick in general.I wouldn't mind Komarov at C on the 4th line. Johnsson-Komarov-Kapanen would be fine and let Leo hang further back to avoid having his footspeed exposed.
Only thing is it makes Lou look bad for wasting a 2nd on Plekanec.
The Leafs still have a 2nd round pick this year they got from San Jose in 2016 when Polak was traded to them. So it's not like they are not without a 2nd round pick in general.
I can see that point of view, however I say the trade would look a lot worse if they didn't have that extra 2nd round pick. Although who knows what trades could happen and the Leafs might get more 2nd round picks.Yeah it's just a shame to waste an extra Korshkov/Bracco/Grundstrom tier prospect on a guy who's hurt us more than he's helped so far, especially when we had in-house solutions.
Plus there's the off-chance that pick could have been a Dermott-level guy or a high end goalie prospect.
They might even kiss tooI am not a Leo fan but somebody needs to try to neutralise Marchand if we meet the Bruins in round #1. Every Bruin game I watch Marchand is the straw that stirs the drink. Leo is our best candidate to get Marchand off his game.