So the Caps, Jets, Wild, Sharks and the Jackets are midget teams in comparison?tampa, boston for starters
I agree to disagree. It is my strong opinion that Babcock sat him in the press box far too much! He was not given a a fair stretch of consistent ice time. JMHO.
Leivo could not skate the way the management wants this team to skate. That is allHe seems to be fitting in the top 6 quite nicely on the nucks.
The only reason he "had to go" was because Babcock said as much. There was no consensus around the team or the fans that Leivo had to be traded.
Is this hit similar to Hyman's? Dude should be suspended.
For me the dynamic duo has been Kapanen and Johnsson (who has been much much better lately) They are the ones being moved up and down the lineup to get those lines going. I did like both of them with Tavares, though and would keep it that way for the near future at least.I loooooved the lines when we were working to tie the score. 43+16, 91+24, 34+29.
I hope Babcock keeps them. We looked practically unbeatable after we went down 2-0.
Is this hit similar to Hyman's? Dude should be suspended.
Leivo could not skate the way the management wants this team to skate. That is all
Coaching said he was working his butt off and getting better, but he topped out.Hold up, upper management seemed to have a lot of time for the guy, they did everything they could to hold onto him even when it completely ****** his value
The coaching staff seems to be the group that didn't value him and were willing to let him sit on his ass for years on end, even though anybody with a statistical bent said he should have gotten more opportunity to show us what he was actually capable of
Notice the 4th line without him? Who'd have imagined that a guy that can win and cycle the puck for solid chunks of time could be useful on a defensive/checking line?
Shocking that
tampa, boston for starters
Coaching said he was working his butt off and getting better, but he topped out.
Maybe the 4th line is missing goat?
Don't get me wrong. Leivo is a hockey player. I'm just postulating why I think he got traded. I've always held that opinion. When I see him on the ice his skating didn't fit with the rest of the team.
tampa, boston for starters
MehThe only team missing goat is on the opposition bench.
What about the heavy teams Toronto beat earlier on?
Jets x 2
Washington
Boston (shocking isn't it?)
Pittsburgh (lead the leagues in hits)
San Jose
Las Vegas
Plus, Tampa got outplayed in their game against Toronto. It was all on Vasilevskiy.
And some of these wins came without Matthews and Nylander!
Who are the heavier teams?
Surprised to see that their (2) biggest forwards are 6'1". It will be interesting to see how they do tonight against a heavier Winnipeg Jets team.
Matthews has also been brutal in his own end. He floats and doesn't work when the team is pinned in. He used to be a decent 2-way player with upside but that has drastically changed this year. There was a time when he would back-check like crazy and get the puck back. It's shocking how bad he has been defensively Nobody calls him out for it. Because of past injuries, he's also afraid to get hit. Babcock probably doesn't criticize him because the so-called superstar offensive players are so pampered.
Don't get me wrong Auston is an unbelievable offensive talent but we all bought in that he would be an elite defensive player as well.
What about the teams out west? Aren't those the heavy teams too? How'd we do on that trip?Boston, Detroit, and Florida.
All of them smashed TOR in the nose and TOR buckled.
Those teams have nothing better to do than hit. They not making the playoffs so they gotta sell tickets in other ways.Boston, Detroit, and Florida.
All of them smashed TOR in the nose and TOR buckled.
The Jets, Caps, Sharks, Ducks and Jackets are just as heavy and physical as Boston yet the soft as marshmallow Leafs are somehow 7-1 against those teams combined. The Wild and Vegas could play a heavy game as well similar to Red Wing and Florida and yet the Leafs actually has a pair of wins against the former.Boston, Detroit, and Florida.
All of them smashed TOR in the nose and TOR buckled.
Those teams have nothing better to do than hit. They not making the playoffs so they gotta sell tickets in other ways.
The game is moving towards fast and skilled.