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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 6, 2019 at 12:17 p.m.
Thread: If Carlyle is fired
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>Have you not watched the last half dozen games? Nylander is flying out there and the fact he has added a decent cycle game should absolutely blow people away. He was never supposed to be a guy who digs in the corners and get the puck. He was supposed to a guy who flies around and stays away from players creating space. He is a legit top line winger and he's getting better each game. His legs are back, and all he needed was his confidence and that is also returning.</div></div>

This is not a rookie anymore. He is technically in his fourth year as pro. There is no excuse for this and paying a guy 7mill to find himself is ridiculous. If this is what we had to expect we should have signed him for a 1-2 year deal at 5mill. At least that would have been easier to stomach and then we could have got him for what he is worth. Nylander is not work his contract right now. And after signing Mathews at 11.6 and Marner going to come in over 10 now, how can we afford an under preforming winger at 7mill. Hes the JVR of Toronto right now. Yes, the hope is over the next 5 years he will not only earn is contract but exceed it, but we need to hurry with that process. If the Leafs dominate a struggling team with goals, he should have been the one with 4 points, not Johnnson.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 6, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.
Thread: If Carlyle is fired
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>Yeah and he was the Leafs best forward last night and has been looking more and more dominant every game. People just look at his numbers and say he's over payed, that's all just fairweather thinking. He's great.</div></div>

I dont follow stats, I follow games. And if you are being paid Boston's top line money, or being paid like you are a top winger in the league you better perform like it. Hard work is great, but Hyman works hard, Brown works hard, the Goat works hard. They don't put up north of 60 points a year like Nylander is supposed too. Nylander has been sub par in almost every single way. I am done making excuses for a guy almost making 7mill a year. The excuses ended after he played over 10 games. Its starting to get silly now. You are a professional athlete, you are a pro in the best league on the planet. You hold out like a selfish child for a 1/4 of the season and play sub par since coming back. Theres no excuse for that. I'll take Kappi and Johnnson over him any day right now. They have the drive, heart and POINTS.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 5, 2019 at 1:10 p.m.
Thread: If Carlyle is fired
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>That is a tad bit of an over reaction. You are demanding a player score at a point a game while playing on the 3rd line and 2nd PP unit. Nylander is far better than Kapanen. Look at how his line is playing right now, Nylander is making Kadri and Brown look scary and surprisingly is on the cycle where they are doing their best work. Who would have thought Nylander would develop a cycle game.</div></div>

And that is fine, but come on man. Look at some of the better producers in the league, they find a way. Someone with Nylanders skill should be finding a way. He did it last year when he was moved to the fourth line with Martin. He is playing with one of the best 3c in the league, and Brown is no slouch either.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 5, 2019 at 1:09 p.m.
Thread: If Carlyle is fired
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MG1986</b></div><div>It's a shame I was not part of that discussion because I would have liked to add in my 2 cents. I don't think it's really a matter of what he does or does not do this season. The Leafs play in a salary capped league and he's just too expensive for what you are getting out of him. At a point per game for the rest of the season, he is only upping his value, which is good news for the Leafs. However, as hard as he only sometimes tries, he does not hustle as much as he should be, doesn't really play defense either. In Kapanen you will have a far less expensive player, faster than Nylander and plays a far better defensive game.</div></div>

Thats is pretty much the same conversation we had. Kappi was dynamite against Pit, and Nylander, I thought he was scratched, didn't even notice him.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 19, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.
Thread: TDL 18 - One trade solves it all
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>They don't.

They beat us in 7 games several years ago, yes that was an epic let down and a total late game collapse (I blame Carlyle for that, who thinks its a smart idea to play Phaneuf for over half a 3rd period). They lost last year in 7 games to a superior team. Boston was the 4th best team in the NHL last year, TO was 7th. They were the under dogs and there is no shame in losing to Boston last year.

This regular season has been a bit of a let down against Boston.

Game 1 the Leafs dominated the 1st period and Halak stole the game.
Game 2 the Leafs won handily
Game 3 they totally mailed it in the whole game and lost big.
Game 4 could have gone either way, two very good teams playing great hockey. It was a really good game to watch. A bounce one way or another and the game is a 4-2 win for TO.

So no Boston doesn't own us. Personally, I think they are the perfect opponent for the Leafs in the first round. Get the skeletons out of the closet immediately, and that emotional baggage being expelled could lead to a big run.</div></div>

They own us, because we haven't beat them. Plain and simple.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 18, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.
Thread: TDL 18 - One trade solves it all
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>I completely disagree, Nylander actually looked not too bad in the playoffs last year. He did finish with a goal and 3 assists, he also was much better once he was moved away from Matthews. Him being snake bitten has far more to do with him missing training camp and a third of the season and then trying to keep up to guy sin mid season form. Pesce would play on the top pair with Rielly and he would be a huge upgrade over Hainsey but he's not a saviour and he doesn't win you a cup. He just makes it easier for Rielly to do what he does and you see less "God dammit Hainsey, just retire!" moments.

Ferland is less valuable than Hyman but has better hands. He doesn't win you a cup either. All this is just people buying into old school hockey thinking, media speculation and the mob mentality. Everyone is saying the leafs need tough guys to deal with Boston. That is wrong, they need to rise above the physical play. They have more talent than Boston and they need to be determined enough to take the hit, out skate the next hit and tire out Boston. That is step 1, play a full 60 minutes regularly with 100% effort. Do that and then you'll know exactly how good the team is. Overpaying to fix issues that we don't really know if its a huge problem or not is poor asset management.</div></div>

But if that were all true, than why does Boston own us.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 18, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.
Thread: TDL 18 - One trade solves it all
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>First of all, why? Nylander is a top line player. I know he's had his struggles so far this season but give him time, he's a deadly player. He could very possibly become the best player on Carolina, he was right there with Aho, Marner etc before he held out. Everyone has forgotten that, or they ignore it to justify terrible trades.

Pesce is the most overrated player in the league right now. He's a 20 point defensive defenceman, which is a great thing but its not worth a top line offensive forward. Even if you want to use the arguement that Nylander is 5th or 6th on TO's depth chart, that doesn't lower his value, it just shows how sick the Leafs offensive depth is.

Ferland is a fine player but he's a product of who he plays with, on his own he's a bottom 6 player who is physical and can chip in with some offense from time to time.

I think Ferland would be a good pick up but I wouldn't pay more than a 3rd for him. He's a rental, apparently he wants a Tom Wilson contract. No thanks.</div></div>

The idea of this trade is a playoff push and nothing else. I remember who Nylander is better than most. But no Nylander in the history of his playing has been snake bit this bad. At some point you need to focus on next year and the year after that. Will Nylander help the leafs win a cup? I dont know. I remember him being almost not noticeable the last two series against Boston. What would not go unnoticed would be a shutdown guy to play with Gardiner and a tough guy that can give Toronto space and an edge in a series against Boston. It is also REALLY hard to ignore that Sparks and Hutchinson just arent good enough.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 27, 2018 at 5:39 p.m.
Thread: Vancouver Trade but not Tanev
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RC333</b></div><div>Are you kidding me dude? Marner Tavares and Matthews are all elite don't assume cuz it'll make an ass out of you and not me.

Instead of assuming and playing the poor little victim why don't u get over yourself and understand that not all your players are worth a premium. I know a hell of a lot more hockey than some 10 year old computer warrior so sit back down. The points I made about Tanev are real and if u can't argue against them just don't reply. I don't see the point of making ridiculous claims about your own elite players. Maybe Leafs fans are really dumb haha

Btw learn how to at least spell your players names right</div></div>

Good one man, assuming everyones age, clever. Really shows your age. I am not even going to fall into your trap of showing how wrong you are. You prove every single time I see your comments just how little you really know. You actually are sad, you call me a keyboard warrior, at least I am not a pathetic online bully.

It is almost as sad as it is funny how pathetic you are.