Pre-Game Talk: St Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - Tues Jan 16th @ 7pm

[AppsSyl]

Dermott is back on the ice with the leafs but not officially called up yet. Also changed his number to 23 by the sounds of it

I think maybe Leafs management did it to throw us off the OEL trail. Giving someone else his number, we must not be interested.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Man I hope dermott plays. We could really use him

 

[DopeyFish]

I think maybe Leafs management did it to throw us off the OEL trail. Giving someone else his number, we must not be interested.

or just making room for phaneuf's return

oh god i felt so dirty typing that

 

[Leafs1993]

So dermott and gauthier are back in. Guess carrick sits?

 

[BertCorbeau]

So dermott and gauthier are back in. Guess carrick sits?

My guess is Borgman. Fits the rotation.

Borgman sat first, then Carrick, then Dermott.

Of course, against the Blues, I wouldn't mind Dermott in Carrick's spot.

 

[hamzarocks]

Gauthier is pretty irrelevant. A 4th line center who is still learning how to defend at the nhl level and brings no offense. Dermott is someone who can have a big impact if he continues to improve game on and game out. Hopefully polak doesn't play this game.

 

[Cor]

Of course Polak is playing tomorrow

 

[Cor]

Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Johnson

 

[Apotheosis]

Definitely losing this game.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I hope Matthews has a big game

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Definitely losing this game.

We can beat anyone when we're on our game. It's a shame we usually aren't

 

[rent free]

So dermott and gauthier are back in. Guess carrick sits?

whatever shouldn't happen, will happen

 

[rent free]

Definitely losing this game.

second that

 

[Apotheosis]

We can beat anyone when we're on our game. It's a shame we usually aren't

We won't start consistently stringing wins together until they start playing to their strengths. Babcock is going to be stubborn again and try to dump and chase against a team that dumps and chases far better than us.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

We won't start consistently stringing wins together until they start playing to their strengths. Babcock is going to be stubborn again and try to dump and chase against a team that dumps and chases far better than us.

yeah I can already tell how it'll go. We'll dump it in, and the Blues will easily transition it the other way before we get any kind of offense. Then they'll cycle us to death because we play too passively and can't really defend against it. We have to hold on to the puck and really take it to these guys to have a chance.

 

[Critical13]

Definitely losing this game.

Weak sauce.

 

[Critical13]

second that

Also a lousy attitude. You're kicked out of the club.

 

[rent free]

Also a lousy attitude. You're kicked out of the club.

well clearly it isn't the realistic club, its the false optimism club

 

[Critical13]

well clearly it isn't the realistic club, its the false optimism club

Counting us out before the puck drops - our team has moved forward, but some of our fanbase certainly hasn't.

 

[Paradoc]

well clearly it isn't the realistic club, its the false optimism club

Or false pessimistic club. We’ve beaten teams like St.Louis before. There is no reason why we shouldn’t beat them given the talent in front.

 

[IPS]

Can't wait until we try play dump and chase vs St. Louis and get blown out of the rink.

 

[Mr Hockey]

 

[BertCorbeau]

If St Louis does a good job clogging the neutral zone and not allowing the Leafs to skate through it, Toronto will be forced into a dump and chase game. That would likely be St Louis' game plan. The Leafs need to be quick in transition and keep pushing the pace to prevent this.

 

[PromisedLand]

Yeaaaa....... like that will have an impact.

Dumping and chasing is a Babcock given right not a gaining the offensive zone with puck control privilege

 

[Mr Hockey]

Yeaaaa....... like that will have an impact.

Dumping and chasing is a Babcock given you right not a gaining the offensive zone with puck control privilege

if teams are clogging up the blue line, its a wise move to dump it in no?