Player Discussion Tyler Toffoli

[26Mats]

Tatar is the odd man out for the playoffs if you want Cofield in.

Byron is for me.

 

[JianYang]

Byron is for me.

This squad needs Byron's speed more than ever before. You need to have him in the lineup and hope for the best.

That said I don't want Tatar sitting either even though he looks like complete ass since he returned.

 

[tazsub3]

thank you for bringing this article to our attention.
I loved it. You see, you can have a kid from Scarborough be proud and bring pride to the habs. yet the kid from quebec is at home for xyz reasons he cant handle.

I wish politions and media leaves politics out of hockey!

 

[26Mats]

This squad needs Byron's speed more than ever before. You need to have him in the lineup and hope for the best.

That said I don't want Tatar sitting either even though he looks like complete ass since he returned.

Byron brought nothing in the 2nd half of the return to play last year - when we needed him most.

 

[CaptnNemo]

Amazing article! great read!

I Was Meant To Be a Hab | By Tyler Toffoli

 

[JianYang]

Byron brought nothing in the 2nd half of the return to play last year - when we needed him most.

You just gotta hope he does bring his game the way he brought it against pittsburgh in the bubble. The club definitely needs more speed though.

 

[Treb]

Byron brought nothing in the 2nd half of the return to play last year - when we needed him most.

Wut?

Paul Byron
January 8 0-2-2
February 11 1-2-3
March 12 1-3-4
April 13 2-3-5
May 2 1-1-2

He got better as the year progressed and ended up 46 5-11-16 which is pretty decent considering his usage.

 

[Supersonic]

Amazing article! great read!

I Was Meant To Be a Hab | By Tyler Toffoli

excellent article

 

[26Mats]

Wut?

Paul Byron
January 8 0-2-2
February 11 1-2-3
March 12 1-3-4
April 13 2-3-5
May 2 1-1-2

He got better as the year progressed and ended up 46 5-11-16 which is pretty decent considering his usage.

I've prefered Lehkonen on the 4th line this year. More grit and tougher to play against. But Toronto may not require that. I'm fine with Byron over Lehkonen or Armia. Perry is debatable. But definitely not Byron over Caufield imo.

 

[Treb]

I've prefered Lehkonen on the 4th line this year. More grit and tougher to play against. But Toronto may not require that. I'm fine with Byron over Lehkonen or Armia. Perry is debatable. But definitely not Byron over Caufield imo.

I was disagreeing with the fact that Byron brought nothing in the 2nd half which was miles better than the 1st half. I would still dress Caufield, Armia, Lehkoen and Perry over him.

 

[Ozmodiar]

"I had been watching a lot of games during my time in the bubble in Edmonton — because there wasn’t a whole to do — and one of the guys who kept catching my eye? Nick Suzuki. I’m serious. I didn’t get to see a whole lot of him while I was playing on the West Coast. But watching him against the Pens … I was just like, Man, I want to play on this guy’s line one day."



....nah, those playins and playoffs were all for NOTHING. Muh' Marco Rossi.

One smart player impressed by another.
Likely more than once thought “I see what you were trying there”, even if the play didn’t work out.

 

[26Mats]

I was disagreeing with the fact that Byron brought nothing in the 2nd half which was miles better than the 1st half. I would still dress Caufield, Armia, Lehkoen and Perry over him.

I was talking about the return to play playoffs last year. He was horrible with KK and Domi or Gallagher. He got quite a few chances and shanked them. He was always getting bumped off of the puck along the wall in the offensive zone for a loss of possession and a quick zone exit by the Flyers.

At any rate although we don't have stars, we have 14 good candidates for the top 12. Two will have to sit. Staal is one for me (sorry I should have said we have 13 good candidates). After that it's between Byron, Lehkonen, Armia and Perry for the last 3 spots. Each has their strengths and weaknesses.

 

[JianYang]

I've prefered Lehkonen on the 4th line this year. More grit and tougher to play against. But Toronto may not require that. I'm fine with Byron over Lehkonen or Armia. Perry is debatable. But definitely not Byron over Caufield imo.

Perry is definitely in, and I'd keep Caufield too.

It's hard to say who sits out if byron is in, but out of your list, I'd take Lehkonen out even though that's also not ideal because he brings some similar things to the table as byron.

 

[Treb]

I was talking about the return to play playoffs last year. He was horrible with KK and Domi or Gallagher. He got quite a few chances and shanked them. He was always getting bumped off of the puck along the wall in the offensive zone for a loss of possession and a quick zone exit by the Flyers.

At any rate although we don't have stars, we have 14 good candidates for the top 12. Two will have to sit. Staal is one for me (sorry I should have said we have 13 good candidates). After that it's between Byron, Lehkonen, Armia and Perry for the last 3 spots. Each has their strengths and weaknesses.

Sorry, brain damage.

Yeah he was bad last year and first half of this year. Finally came back to good in the last half of this year.

We do have some depth but no superstar. I would say that Gallagher is a "star", so is Toffoli this year (remains to be seen if it carries). Suzuki and Caufield are star to be and Habs history has shown us how important it can be.

 

[Doc5]

Amazing article! great read!

I Was Meant To Be a Hab | By Tyler Toffoli

I mean, you’ve all seen what Cole Caufield is doing, right?
He’s special, man. For real. He’s got that it factor. I’ve only seen it in a few guys in the league. He’s got it. And he’s also — no lie here — the funniest kid I’ve ever met. He’s always cracking jokes at practice and loves to laugh at himself. He’s just so excited to be in the NHL, you can see it. He still gets all wide-eyed when Carey or Webs talks to him, and I can see him get a little nervous when he’s talking to Corey Perry. I swear he’s going to say, “Yes, sir, Mr. Perry,” one day.

I loled

 

[River Meadow]

Amazing article! great read!

I Was Meant To Be a Hab | By Tyler Toffoli

After reading all that, he absolutely was meant to be a hab.

So glad he's here.

 

[jaffy27]

Byron is for me.

I like Byron’s speed way too much,

I want Tatar out....he’s done nothing.

Tatar goes in if some players are not living up to their potential and we down in the series.

 

[morhilane]

This squad needs Byron's speed more than ever before. You need to have him in the lineup and hope for the best.

That said I don't want Tatar sitting either even though he looks like complete ass since he returned.

Byron is going to have speed for two games, then fall off. He's 32 years old, his legs can't sustain his playstyle for more than a few games without rest. That's why he always look great after coming back from injuries or long break. and the PO schedule against the Leafs start with 3 games in 4 days.

I don't mind him playing in the first game, but by game 3, he's already going to become inefficient on the ice.

 

[CHfan1]

There was only 1 player inside the top 10 in either points scored or goals scored that was not playing for the team that drafted him.

That player was Toffoli who was 7th overall in the goals scored category.

 

[Habs13]

This squad needs Byron's speed more than ever before. You need to have him in the lineup and hope for the best.

That said I don't want Tatar sitting either even though he looks like complete ass since he returned.

Caufield is just as fast, if not faster... and can score on a breakaway. Unlike waiver-wise Byron. How many times was he waived this year without being taken? 4? What does THAT tell you??

 

[JianYang]

Caufield is just as fast, if not faster... and can score on a breakaway. Unlike waiver-wise Byron. How many times was he waived this year without being taken? 4? What does THAT tell you??

We will agree to disagree about the speed part, but it's a moot point because my lineup is not a decision between Caufield and byron. It's decision between byron and Lehkonen.

 

[LeHab]

Need some of that Toffoli magic tonight.

 

[frapp10]

Wonder what we could get for him in a trade after his career season and being locked up at 4.25m.. as crazy as it sounds

 

[angusyoung]

Wonder what we could get for him in a trade after his career season and being locked up at 4.25m.. as crazy as it sounds

Was never sold on him, get someone who can skate for crying out loud! CC can replace what he does,probably better already.CC can skate and handle the puck better and can read the plays. The flow doesn't die with CC, it dies with TT.

 

[canucklover123]

Was never sold on him, get someone who can skate for crying out loud! CC can replace what he does,probably better already.CC can skate and handle the puck better and can read the plays. The flow doesn't die with CC, it dies with TT.

Yaa my guy can’t move. Playoff pace is too much for him