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[123offtheglass]

Wonder what the taxi squad means for Nick Robertson and other North Americans too young for the AHL. Can he be on it?

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Thats pretty big for us. The depth we have signed will come in handy.

We will need more if there is an AHL season though.

Especially up front.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

We can keep Dell on the taxi squad and not risk waivers for him. That's huge.

He is going to need waivers regardless, unless we are keeping him on the main roster (which is not going to happen).

Washington will probably claim him too.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Wonder what the taxi squad means for Nick Robertson and other North Americans too young for the AHL. Can he be on it?

I imagine he will be able to be on it.

 

[TheDoldrums]

He is going to need waivers regardless, unless we are keeping him on the main roster (which is not going to happen).

Washington will probably claim him too.

welp

 

[TheBeastCoast]

If we don't win a playoff series this year just pack her in yeah?

 

[LeafSadist]

Feels good man

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Also wouldn't having the taxi squad having to go through waivers to join the team kind of defeat the purpose if you need them for covid reasons? Have to bring in 5 players in an emergency because of Covid but oops 2 of them got claimed and are heading to Anaheim now.

 

[Buds17]

So 4-6 extras? Goalie is obvious. Just a matter of going with the extra either at forward or on the blueline? (2 and 1, or 3 and 2, depending)

 

[LeafChief]

So they don't need waivers to go to the taxi squad?

 

[Mikeyg]

Boys you know, I have no evidence in support of this claim but I think we’re going to win this year. Dunno? Feels right.

 

[Big Muddy]

Ya, with a Canadian division, winning the Canadian division should be easier than winning the Atlantic (no Boston & TBL). I think its the four top teams from each division that go into the playoffs, so if we can bag lots of points in a softer division, then maybe we take the #1 seed and square against the #8 seed (depends on how they structure it). Can't see the conditions getting any more favourable than they are now.

 

[Kiwi]

https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2020...-21-agreement-toronto-maple-leafs-projection/
Just an example but please no Marincin on the taxi squad.

How dare you say that about one of our longest tenured Leafs greats

 

[jaric1862]

Pretty much can lock in Pierre Engvall on that taxi squad.

 

[Burnie97]

Can't wait... Leafs should have a legitimate chance at getting to the 3rd round this year... and the taxi squad is a huge plus for them.

Go Leafs Go

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Thats pretty big for us. The depth we have signed will come in handy.

What I like about it as well is that there may be a rule that guys on the taxi squads can only go so long without playing. So no wasting development years of guys careers like we did with Corrado/Leivo/Carrick etc..

I doubt Keefe woild do that anyways but its better for the players to know they'll be getting in eventually as well.

 

[81Leafs50]

depends on Trudeau.

its up to the provinces not Trudeau.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Taxi squad is optimal for us. We can load manage several players (Thornton, Spezza, Bogosian, Liljegren, Sanding, Robertson) while keeping them up with the big club.

 

[Leafsfan74]

Boys you know, I have no evidence in support of this claim but I think we’re going to win this year. Dunno? Feels right.

lol, I like your optimism. In Leaf Land those are famous last words though.

I've said it a couple of time pre-cap days, usually after trade deadline day. Felt most confident in 2002 and declared it as you did, with more certainty in fact. Go look at that Carolina series that started with a win and ended with constant OT misery.

It turns out I sat on a throne of lies...

 

[Mickey Marner]

lol, I like your optimism. In Leaf Land those are famous last words though.

I've said it a couple of time pre-cap days, usually after trade deadline day. Felt most confident in 2002 and declared it as you did, with more certainty in fact. Go look at that Carolina series that started with a win and ended with constant OT misery.

It turns out I sat on a throne of lies...

 

[Alamo Leafer]

So glad we may actually see some hockey soon.

For some bizarre reason, this just crossed my mind.
If given a choice:
Leafs game first or Covid vaccine?!
So confused

 

[123offtheglass]

Ya, with a Canadian division, winning the Canadian division should be easier than winning the Atlantic (no Boston & TBL). I think its the four top teams from each division that go into the playoffs, so if we can bag lots of points in a softer division, then maybe we take the #1 seed and square against the #8 seed (depends on how they structure it). Can't see the conditions getting any more favourable than they are now.

Agreed, there's no excuse for this team not to make the Stanley Cup semi-finals. From what I read it's actually a team from each division that makes the Stanley Cup semi-finals, then they reseed based on points.

I do think waivers should not be in effect for the taxi-squad. If a teams AHL team is in another country, they're going to have to be very reliant on their taxi squad for callups, and once guys get picked off their taxi squad will thin out. I also wonder if a team like ours could callup a player from the Marlies before one of the players on the Taxi Squad, since they're luckily both in Toronto?

Say Martin Marincin was on the taxi squad as an emergency backup defender, similar to the case with David Ayres as a Zamboni Driver and emergency backup goalie; but we really want to callup Sandin but still have him get playing time with the Marlies... could we have him leapfrog back and forth from Marlies to Leafs over the taxi squad?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Two questions from someone who hasn't really been paying attention:

- I know about this Canadian division, any ideas on what the others are?
- Are all regular season games going to be divisional?

 

[Anthrax442]

If they really want to make it fun, they should cancel salary cap for this year.

 

[Anthrax442]

Two questions from someone who hasn't really been paying attention:

- I know about this Canadian division, any ideas on what the others are?
- Are all regular season games going to be divisional?

From What I understand, the Canadian division is in negotiation with the local provincial authorities, since they will be in violation of the local lockdown rules