Diatomic
Mitch Matthewlander
Rielly and Gardiner are not similar players.
Really? Mind telling me what exactly is significantly different between Gardiner and Rielly's game?
Rielly and Gardiner are not similar players.
What if the coach changed their style to suit the players he's gotten? Instead of the leafs wasting millions of dollars on buyouts and ridiculous contracts maybe it would have been easier if Carlyle got his head out of his ass and put bozak in a checking role and grabovski in a scoring role.
Unfortunately each player Carlyle has vanished from Toronto is doing wonderfully right now, Grabo and Mac are tearing it up. Gards will get a 50pt season once he's traded for scraps cuz of Carlyle.
couple days before deadline IIRC.. not sure exact date tho
Really? Mind telling me what exactly is significantly different between Gardiner and Rielly's game?
Sure, I am happy to help out. Decision making, hockey IQ.
Yeah Rielly's a genius alright and Gardiner a fast-skating idiot.
Really? Mind telling me what exactly is significantly different between Gardiner and Rielly's game?
Sure, I am happy to help out. Decision making, hockey IQ. It's easy to see that one has more of this than the other.
Also Rielly is 205lbs, Gardiner is 185lbs. Who do you think is harder to knock off the puck?
Oh lord, a 20lb difference! Hey how about... Its a little strange but... What is Gardiner went to the gym?
Guess we don't need Gardiner anymore because Rielly is apparently 20lbs heavier, which obviously means he's much better.
I just don't understand. Gardiner has some egregious giveaways, but he's also tremendous at holding onto the puck and great at o-zone gain and d-zone exits. Which is what good teams have.
Unless Dale Tallon has a stroke in the middle of a talk with Nonis and Tallon's intern who brings him coffee and who is also secretly a Leafs fan manages to get his flailing arms to sign off on a trade of Gardiner for Huberdeau/Barkov, not seeing it.
IF Gardiner goes anywhere it will be to Colorado for O'Reilly or a similar type of young talented centre. IF Gardiner gets traded it will be based on his performance not on his relationship with the coach. IF Gardiner gets traded it will not be anytime in the immediate future both due to the trade constraints of teams that would be worth trading to and to get a proper sample out of where Gardiner is at with his game. You don't trade Gardiner after a couple poor games. These rumours were probably leaked by management in conjunction with Carlyle's messages to Gardiner because they want to force the best out of his game & because there is likely a degree of truth to them since they are throwing the name around to ascertain his value right now. Burke & Nonis shopped Gunnarsson quitely for an off-season and last time I checked he's still here.
Something I noticed is completely lost in this posts.
Nonis and Carlyle want pieces that fit into this team so they can win.
Not whiners that cry about roles, playing time, or accommodating players for their own stats.
We are not interested in building a team for poolies.
Rc and lupul situation in Ana all over again. Getting annoyed with RC's love and hate of certain players. Remember kostka last year?
Exactly.
Carlyle to Nonis:
I dont like Grabovski - Bought out - Cap space, couldn't find a proper fit for him on the team
I dont like Macarthur - UFA - Raymond cost 1/3rd of the price
I like Clarkson - Signed to a ridiculous contract - Yeah
I like Bolland - Traded for assets - Improved the team without giving up a roster player
I like Bozak - Signed long term - Kessel's pal, they have chemistry
Unfortunately, I dont like Gardiner - Traded.
I love Gardiner it'll pain me if he's gone