Pyrophorus
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He was better in 16-17 too. I am not expecting 40 goals again. But I am expecting 30. And he will definitely outscores Kadri again.
He'll have more TOI to do it.
He was better in 16-17 too. I am not expecting 40 goals again. But I am expecting 30. And he will definitely outscores Kadri again.
Both had the same amount of GA last year.
Minny has Gabby too.
He'll have more TOI to do it.
Same GA is not at all the same as same defensive capabilities - ignoring the amount of extra shots is incredibly disingenuous and only reinforces to any observer how biased you are.
Leafs have probably top 3 offense in the league, but for whatever reason even suggesting their D could use some work is some form of blasphemy. Take off the goggles bud and join reality.
Sounds more like your teams fault then. Pair Tavares with Matthews and Nylander, and Kadri with Marleau and Marner. (or you know, mix and match as needed). But of course, doing that "ruins our Stanley Cup winning centre depth".
Nothing. Most leaf fans aren't going around trying to trade willy et al. We will upgrade our d through FAs and drafting. It's like people don't get it. We are FINE with our setup right now. We would ideally like to upgrade the D but not by trading our forward talent. And then other fans come in and say oh well you guys won't go anywhere in the playoffs. Bug off, we are fine with our team.So someone is going to trade you a top 4 defenseman for your crappy defensemen? What are you offering if it isn't forwards?
jeez kadri gets no love around here. look up the goals scored by centers over the last 2 seasons, you might be surprised.
Evidently some people feel TOR defense is inadequate and they think trading from a position of strength to gain a top pairing defenseman is a good idea. Silly.
look, you're obvs among the TOR fans everyone uses as a basis for their general dislike so I know you won't read this the right way, but the question was "why would TOR do this" or something like that and my response was, I believe, the rationale used by the OP for making the proposal. I do not think it's off base as there are on any given day several threads devoted to gaining defensemen through trade made by TOR fans. I did not say i believed it made them better. I'm pretty sure in a different post i said it was unfair to TOR.you seriously think spurgeon in, and kadri and gardiner out make the leafs better? SMH!
What does this have to do with Staal having more icetime to out score Kadri?
Staal scored 38% more points than Kadri last year, while playing 6% more minutes. Aside from Staal's horrendous 2015-16 season, Staal has been better than Kadri every season Kadri has been in the league. And if you want to compare their seasons by age, it looks even worse for Kadri. Kadri basically had one very good season. Unless he gets moved, 61 points is going to be his career high. He probably won't top 50 on the Leafs anytime soon. He isn't on the the same level as Eric Staal.He'll have more TOI to do it.
Toronto was 12th in GAA and we have improved defensively with our additions and subtractions. With the growth of our young players as well and I expect us to be a top 10 defensive team. We don't need to do stupid trades likes this. If Babcock improves our transition game and removes the hail mary breakout passes I expect a huge improvement.
Sure, it's possible; you just have to learn which ones to actually talk with and which ones to dismiss.Impossible to make a deal with Toronto fans. This really isnt that far off in reality. Needs to be a bit more from Minnesota though. People saying they wouldnt do Kadri alone for Spurgeon and JEE just make me scratch my head
Impossible to make a deal with Toronto fans. This really isnt that far off in reality. Needs to be a bit more from Minnesota though. People saying they wouldnt do Kadri alone for Spurgeon and JEE just make me scratch my head
Impossible to make a deal with Toronto fans. This really isnt that far off in reality. Needs to be a bit more from Minnesota though. People saying they wouldnt do Kadri alone for Spurgeon and JEE just make me scratch my head