Injury Report: Morgan Rielly out 8 weeks with a fractured foot

[Eb]

No worries Leaf fans, we'll just win 9-8. Seriously, with the two best dmen of a tire fire of a D out, I would think hard about starting a reset.

We'll actually probably give up less goals against. But score less on 5v5.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Injuries right now:
- Jake Muzzin (Our best D on the team, amazing shutdown pairing with Holl)
- Morgan Rielly (Our 2nd best D on the team)
- Ilya Mikheyev (Had same amount of points as Nazem Kadri before going down)
- Trevor Moore (Good energy depth guy)

I think Rasmus Sandin is going to surprise a LOT of people. He's going to be used a lot by Keefe IMO, as Keefe has always relied on Sandin a LOT. I'm expecting 14-16 minutes a night, but wouldn't be shocked if it's more like 18-20 minutes.

It has to be 20 minutes. Right now Sandin is the leafs best LD.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Pick-up Alec Martinez for a pick or two. LHD that plays mostly on the right side.

You can reunite the legendary Muzzin-Martinez pairing.

 

[mcleex]

Lol @ people writing the season off. As if Rielly has been any good this year. Our defense has been trash him included. Hopefully next Barrie is out 6-8 weeks. Then we can call up some AHL guys that I trust more than this pile of steaming shit we have for defense. Good job Dubass

 

[Tall Morty]

It has to be 20 minutes. Right now Sandin is the leafs best LD.

He’s better than Dermott now?

 

[ShaneFalco]

Lol @ people writing the season off. As if Rielly has been any good this year. Our defense has been trash him included. Hopefully next Barrie is out 6-8 weeks. Then we can call up some AHL guys that I trust more than this pile of steaming **** we have for defense. Good job Dubass

Yes the whole d core should have been gutted after getting rid of Zaitsevs contract and PM. And a jackass coach who limited many players. All on a year

 

[slozo]

Really sucks for Rielly . . . hope he comes back 100% healthy and ready for the playoffs. Haven't done the math for that, but it sounds right to me for timeline.

Sigh. We can do it, still make it in . . . but it's harder fr sure now.

 

[Goose]

What a weak fool.


#neverbrokeabone

 

[Morlu]

With Muzzin and Rielly on LTIR we should have some cap space too make a move.

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Dermott - Barrie
Sandin - Holl
Harpur - Liljigren

 

[A1LeafNation]

Go with defence pairing as they could be next year...

Marincin/Ceci Barrie 20 min
Dermott Holl 20 min
Sandin Liljegren 20 min

Also, we play our 4th line 3 min, we can dress 11 forwards.

Hyman Matthews Marner 20 min
Kerfoot Tavares Nylander 20 min
Johnsson Engvall Kapanen 15 min
Spezza Gauthier 8 min

 

[93LEAFS]

Go with defence pairing as they could be next year...

Marincin/Ceci Barrie 20 min
Dermott Holl 20 min
Sandin Liljegren 20 min

Also, we play our 4th line 3 min, we can dress 11 forwards.

Hyman Matthews Marner 20 min
Kerfoot Tavares Nylander 20 min
Johnsson Engvall Kapanen 15 min
Spezza Gauthier 8 min

Ceci is terrible enough playing his proper side. I don't even want to think about how bad he'd be on his off-side, and a side he's likely never played due to RHD being rarer than LHD.

 

[Hclass47]

the right side is suddenly the strength of the defence

 

[A1LeafNation]

Ceci is terrible enough playing his proper side. I don't even want to think about how bad he'd be on his off-side, and a side he's likely never played due to RHD being rarer than LHD.

That's why you only play him ~8 min, something like

PK 6 minutes
Marincin Ceci 4min
Dermott Holl 1 min
Sandin Liljegren 1 min

PP 4 minutes
Barrie 2 min other d spot is a fwd
Sandin 2 min other d spot is a fwd

EV 50 min
18 min Dermott Holl
14 min Sandin Liljegren
14 min Marincin Barrie
4 min Ceci Barrie

Roll with 7 dmen and manage the shit of them.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

I am most interested in seeing how the penalty kill goes now. Leafs Pk% with Rielly on the ice has been abysmal. Not sure how it is with Dermott, not that he gets much time on it. I know it is top 5 in the league with a combination of Holl, Ceci, Muzzin, Marincin,

 

[Dayjobdave]

It’s been a tough year for Morgan.

This is obviously a big opportunity for Sandin, but I think it’s a big opportunity for Barrie as well.

 

[93LEAFS]

That's why you only play him ~8 min, something like

PK 6 minutes
Marincin Ceci 4min
Dermott Holl 1 min
Sandin Liljegren 1 min

PP 4 minutes
Barrie 2 min other d spot is a fwd
Sandin 2 min other d spot is a fwd

EV 50 min
18 min Dermott Holl
14 min Sandin Liljegren
14 min Marincin Barrie
4 min Ceci Barrie

Roll with 7 dmen and manage the **** of them.

No, it makes no sense to roll 7 if you think it helps by playing Ceci on his offside while trying to shield Barrie. This seems like insanity to me.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Tbh, Sandin should be the #1 until Muzzin is back. Everyone else has proven beyond reasonable doubt that they can't be a #1 at the NHL level. Might as well find out if we can sink or swim with the kid.

 

[likecheese]

You could probably put giraffe back there and he'd be as good as the bunch in 2 weeks.

 

[Dingle]

So, Montreal is basically out. Ottawa was never in.. The one Canadian team in the East is now down two Dmen... 27 years and counting

 

[supermann_98]

Larsson for kapanen

It makes sense for both teams, especially now

Kappy is too valuable... Johnsson tho is a fair trade

 

[namttebih]

Dermott - Barrie
Marincin - Holl
Sandin - Ceci

lmfao we ****ed

Yikes.

Adversity???

 

[TakeTheBody]

Too all those who ripped on Reilly this year and said the Leafs might be better off without him. You win. The Leafs lose. but you win.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

Tend to agree and not saying to make desperate moves. If our D was bad with RIelly, and we don't plan to play our 4th line much, why not add insurance to our D by carrying a 7th dman and right handed at that?

Forget about carrying a 7th, how about carrying 8.

Hymen-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Johnsson-Engvall-Kapenan
Spezza

Dermott-Barrie 15 minutes
Sandin-Holl 15 minutes
Marincin-Ceci 15 minutes
Kivihalme?-Liljegren 15 minutes

 

[ToneDog]

Forget about carrying a 7th, how about carrying 8.

Hymen-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Johnsson-Engvall-Kapenan
Spezza

Dermott-Barrie 15 minutes
Sandin-Holl 15 minutes
Marincin-Ceci 15 minutes
Kivihalme?-Liljegren 15 minutes

We barely have 6 NHL ready dmen without Muzz and Rielly