Lehkonen is so clutch. I despise the fact we traded him.
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Mrb1p
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Such a playoff warrior. Blocks a shot one way then scores the other way.
MarkovsKnee
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Oh God, he actually used, "it's a good team over there" excuse. Ha. Ha. Ha.
No frustration? I guess he missed Marner's glove throw downs. What a clown.
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He was a 30 point player here. He’s a perfect fit for the Avs but he was never hitting those numbers in Montreal, we don’t have the same talent level.
Plus look at his games played. He’s getting hurt every season now due to his style of play. It’s not going to get better.
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donghabs98
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Ever since guys like Shawn Thornton, prime Lucic and Ference left, there isn't really any reason for me to hate the Bruins. Marchand is annoying but he's a good player at least. I also give them props for being able to remain competitive for such a long time in the cap era.
The Leafs on the other hand, the huge hype they get from the media gives me plenty of reasons to root against them. When grinders like Reaves are being treated like a key acquisition and a potential impactful player in the playoffs, you know the hype machine has gone too far.
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Lehkonen's 4th goal already. 4g in 4 games.
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and Habs likely finish higher in the standings than they have been and get worse picks.
donghabs98
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I really like Lehky but he wasn't going to be put up the points or show off his playoff abilities if we kept him. It made sense to trade him. Whether the return we got for him pans out is another question.
Happy to see the success that Lehkonen has found in Colorado. I remember how many people on this board criticized him and now are dumbfounded as to why we ultimately got fleeced in a trade.
He would have never found this level of success playing with mediocre players in Montreal. Too bad we wasted money on guys like Alzner, Gallagher, Anderson, Armia and watched Danault, Lehkonen, Markov leave.
He would have never found this level of success playing with mediocre players in Montreal. Too bad we wasted money on guys like Alzner, Gallagher, Anderson, Armia and watched Danault, Lehkonen, Markov leave.
Mrb1p
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A three game sample does not show anything, this is not how statistics should be applied.
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It's clear he doesn't control that room. I remember a few years ago when he had to walk back some "tough comments" he made post game about Matthew's and Marner. It was clear then that there is just no authority or accountability in that locker room. I'm not a big fan of old school coaches but that locker room could use a guy like Torts, they need a kick in the pants.
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The most perplexing thing for me is that the Leafs went into this season knowing the same core and coach hasn't gotten them anywhere and they just made minor tweaks and expected something different to happen. It's the same thing they do every year and despite mounting evidence, they just hold firm.
Bowing out in 5 in embarrassing fashion is what they actually lead long term. There is a new head of MLSE who is probably looking to put his mark on the team, this would give him the window to.
Bowing out in 5 in embarrassing fashion is what they actually lead long term. There is a new head of MLSE who is probably looking to put his mark on the team, this would give him the window to.
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I recall a majority of folks thought it would be bad if Hughes didn't trade him because he didn't fit in our timeline, would be another middle 6 winger that we had a bunch of and we didn't have the cap space he'd probably want due to the likes of Armia and Gallagher on the team. It's easy to say we should have kept him but that ignores the fact he wouldn't have has the same success here. Look at Drouin, no way was he putting up the stats he had this season if he resigned here for another season.
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Mittelstadt was a good pick-up for Colorado. That was a nice backhand dish to Lehkonen. His 5th point in 4 games. It ties him with MacKinnon.
I was going to post a similar thought on Mittelstadt. Nice Acquisition for sure.
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He would have done well with the scoring talents we have now. He was going to be a RFA the summer of the year he was traded but Hughes was in salary shedding mode and unfortunately chose the wrong guy to send out.
He should have waited an extra year. He got schooled by the Avs — live and learn, it was a rookie GM mistake.
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Still mediocre’s bad enough. Regular season will come back and I’ll have to hear how he’s in the same league as McDavid and all that nonsense.
Patches went to good teams with real Cs and still was a pretty poor playoff performer.
Plus that contract is beyond awful. 16 mill and you couldn’t even lock him up long term? I wouldn’t want him.
