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Bc44

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Sep 18, 2019
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Aug 11, 1988
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Forum: Montreal CanadiensAug 2 at 1:56
Thread: Fire Bergevin WHY MAILLOUX he ruined the image of this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JaredOfLondon</b></div><div>that's because Sweden doesnt have the same law definitions as Canada/USA/other places. if Murder wasnt a crime in another country and you killed a guy for no reason it would still be murder.</div></div>

The legal definition in Canada is also similar to this one in Sweden. The crime i am personally familiar with ( very similar to the situation in alot of ways) happened in Canada and the young man wasnt charged with a sex crime ( if found guilty would be on the sexual offenders list). I am not trying to get into any type of argument as i tend to lean towards the belief it should be a sex crime. I just wanted to make it clear that under the current legal situation that this individual finds himself in it is not classified as a sex crime. Public opinion really doesnt matter at this point the Law matters. Again i saw people on here calling it a sex crime and wanted to clarify that it is in fact their opinion, right or wrong the current law states that it isnt a sex crime. This matters
Forum: Montreal CanadiensAug 1 at 8:56
Thread: Fire Bergevin WHY MAILLOUX he ruined the image of this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>I have my eyes open about athletes. Makes it harder to enjoy sports as an adult.

Never said I was perfect. But I've never taken sexual images of another person without their consent and I've never shared sexual images of another person without their consent. I've also never sexually assaulted anyone.

It's remarkably easy to not do sex crimes.

You seem like a huge part of the problem though if you help keep this stuff under the rug. I feel sorry for the women in your life.</div></div>

The kid wasn't charged with a sex crime, he was charged with invasion of privacy and defliamtion for posting a video without her consent. A serious crime indeed.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23 at 8:23
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23 at 8:20
Thread: Blockbuster with Calgary
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Radu47</b></div><div>?

Cherry picking a few bad nights is disingenuous

Analytically he was very good this season as ever he ends the year with a 3.8% Corsi rel and a xGF rel around 2 in the positive also ~ 50th in D pts/60

From 2018-20 he was also similarly good

What on earth is everyone going on about 🤨</div></div>

https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/travis-yosts-sabre-metrics-the-curious-case-of-rasmus-dahlin/article_4f37c5c2-acd9-11eb-9042-53b7656efe80.html
This is an article by Travis Yost explaining what i mean. His game and numbers were not good last year. Again im not saying this is a major concern , im connecting this concern with the arm chair Gm post of 5 years at 5 mill contract for player that hasnt played at a 5 year 5 mill pace. Next year he might play at a 7 mill 5 year pace
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 24, 2020 at 4:33
Thread: Other Leaf fans really need the proper perspective
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drewjenkins</b></div><div>So you saw someone with a bad take in the comments and decided to make an Armchair GM to respond to the whole fanbase instead or just him?

I personally haven't heard anyone say (or write) that Lehtonen will be a top-4 defensemen this year.

But he definitely looks better then Zaitsev / Ozhiganov did before they came to Toronto.</div></div>

I have seen it several times on social media and in conversations so i wanted to post this take and get peoples opions on it. Im not telling any educated long time leaf fans anything new when i say as fans we have been the kings of putting unreachable expectations on players over the past 15 years. This post was just being fair to a player that hasnt played an NHL game yet. By the responders on this post its nice to see that most agree with me in saying lehtonen is a 6th 7th 8th dman.

U seem upset i went after my own fan base. Im saying that as a longtime fan backed with facts that the fan base fooled by the organization in some cases has historically put unreachable expectations on players.
Jason Blake nik antropov luke shenn dion phaneuf mark bell mike komsarek david clarkson niklas hagman lee stempniak jeff finger kris versteeg colb armstrong tim connolly. I can go on. This was a huge problem in the past with leaf fans overvaluing their players. If u dont agree with this i dont no what team u have been following or ur just not old enough to remember the brutal years when this went on and on and on
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 24, 2020 at 1:54
Thread: Other Leaf fans really need the proper perspective
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drewjenkins</b></div><div><em>"The perspective that Leafs fans need is Igor Ozhiganov is 11th KHL in scoring.
Lehtonen is clearly a better player then Ozhiganov but the KHL top defense list is full of #6 #7#8 NHL experience defenseman"</em>

<strong>Here is some perspective for you: </strong>

<strong>Ozhiganov </strong>had 2 goals and <strong>9</strong> points in <strong>47</strong> KHL games before signing with the Leafs <strong>(0.19 points per game)</strong>
<strong>Lehtonen </strong>had 18 goals and <strong>53</strong> points in <strong>66</strong> KHL games before signing with the Leafs <strong>(0.80 points per game)</strong>

I don't know if a points comparison was the best way to make your case?

Especially when Lehtonen currently has 17 points (8 goals) in 17 games (1.00 points per game).
While Ozhiganov is nowhere close with13 points (3 goals) in 22 games (0.59 points per game).

And Ozhiagnov has clearly improved since he played for the Leafs.
Cool story though.</div></div>

U have completely misunderstood my OP. I was manly giving perspective on what other recognized names with NHL experience are the best dman in the KHL. For historical context only, in order to tamper expectations as i see people posting that his KHL pt totals actually have NHL potential. As a leafs fan i hope hes a stud but historically these guys are fringe NHL players. Just for ur own curiosity look up darren dietz KHL dman played with the habs and ask as i do why no nhl team had interest in him but they have interest in lehtonen.
Forum: NHL SigningsNov 1, 2020 at 12:39
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed Michael Hutchinson (2 Years / $725,000 AAV)
This deal is less about the success of the player and more about managing waivers the Seattle expansion draft and the cap moving fwd. Two years ago the Leafs lost two goalies on waivers in a matter of a couple weeks and essentially had to scramble to fill the hole it left, Pickard and macalhaney were the two goalies i believe. Dell isnt waiver excempt so if a team has an injury or any hole at Goaltending he most likely gets claimed. Hutchinson contract also meets exposure criteria for the Seattle draft. It is also a very manageable cap hit that can be moved up and down if need be in paper transactions to meet the daily cap constraints that the Leafs will have to deal with all season. So on the surface this deal makes no sense to the passing uneducated NHL fan but under the surface this is very good managing but the Leafs
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 30, 2020 at 9:54
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 30, 2020 at 9:39
Thread: 2020 Flat Cap Bottom 6 Size Top Pairing D WIP
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>I wouldn't say this is how they do things now but Babs did that I suppose. He did try to make Barrie a defensive defenceman instead of letting him do his thing.</div></div>

Yes you are correct they definitely saw that rushing prospects or asking a 20 goal scorer to score 30 just wasnt working. Drafting and development take time and patients and when the leafs started to get good the team has the luxury of being even more patient. I actually find leaf fans are still wanting to do it. I get it fans want to win now but its very easy to make a mistake in a trade and actually make the team worse instead of better. Alot of trades on here about trying to find a RHD and trade one of kerfoot johnsson or kappanen. But hang on a second these are all 20 goal scorers that add alot to the Leafs lineup. Also just look at last year who was justin Holl? Essentially nothing now all of the sudden he looks like a good nhl player. So what if he takes another step fwd in development what if dermott takes another step in development. Now all of the sudden the solution to the defence problem has come from within the organization and it was right in front of us the whole time. Patients patients patients people seem to think the leafs are in a position of weakness but in fact they are in a postion of strength.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 30, 2020 at 9:17
Thread: 2020 Flat Cap Bottom 6 Size Top Pairing D WIP
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>Who knows what happens next year at training camp, I am not against sending Sandin and Liljegren down but if they force their way into the top 6 awesome. If Dermott is the best option sending one of those guys down for some extra seasoning isn't a bad idea. I sort of hope Liljegren clicks next year and gets the 3RD spot. Maybe you trade Dermott at that point if he's sought after. Otherwise your #7 is really good, which is also pretty awesome.</div></div>

This 100% the right way to do things. Historically the Leafs try to force players into roles with expectations that they just can't meet. Putting a player in the best possible situation to succeed is always the best option. Make the player force you to play him.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 25, 2020 at 8:32
Thread: Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Leafs are much better having Kerfoot and Dermot at a combined 4.9m than Dumba at 6m.</div></div>

Some of us leaf fans love to look at the quick fix trades that never seem to workout. How did the Tyson Barrie trade go? Not absolutely awful but did it really make the Leafs better. I am seeing all these trades involving kerfoot kappanen johnsson and dermott and although i agree these are the most likely trade candidates these trades have a real possibility of making the Leafs worse not better and these fans cant see it. Example is the trade above. Dumba is barrie 2.0 another example of one i saw was Manson for johnsson and Dermott , i mean hell we got Muzzin for a 1st durzi and moore and Manson isnt at muzzins level. Just crazy stuff.