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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2020 at 12:13 a.m.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsJan. 15, 2020 at 1:18 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs09</b></div><div>What bothers me on , is everyone on here thinks lets put Sandin and Lily together, that will solve it, and they are going to be great,
There is a reason why Lily has not stepped in. Both are too Small and not developed enough yet to be in that position. I think they will be good, but why rush these kids?
NHL is a pretty big jump in level of play from the AHL.</div></div>

First of all, definitely not "everyone" feels that Sandin and Liljegren should play together, let alone that Liljegren should even be in the lineup. At least call it like it is. My point is you have 2 big-game defenders out. You have Travis Dermott now being relied upon for more and bigger minutes, and although the Leafs won last night, Travis did not have a good game. All season, defensively, Barrie has been a bit of a question mark. Marincin is just pure awful. Holl is hit or miss without Muzzin on his left. And Ceci, unfortunately, is what he is. So, the Leafs are treading water on their back end trying to shore up some holes temporarily. What do you do? Well, Dubas could make a trade, but between the inflexible cap situation the Leafs are in, and Dubas being Dubas, I doubt that happens until after the all-star break. So, the only other alternative is a call up. Who has played well on D for the Marlies? If you've paid attention to the baby Leafs/watched any of their games, you would know that their 2 best defenders were Sandin and Liljegren. So, do you give them a shot as a reward for some great play, or do you keep them down there to further "develop". If you believe in the sport philosophy of rewarding good play, then I don't think the Leafs, or rather, Dubas, have much of a choice. Especially with how he played at the World Juniors, I fully expect 19-year old Sandin to stick with the Leafs for the rest of the season, unless he gives them a reason not to be recalled. If last night's game is any indication, Sandin was probably the Leaf's best defender. At 5'11, he skates incredibly well, smooth, can clearly give you offense and can lay hits as well. Saying they are too small is a complete excuse for rewarding your prospects when the time calls for it. As for Liljegren, he's really stepped up his defensive game since starting in the AHL. I am actually, honestly, unsure why, he hasn't slotted into a game yet ahead of Martin Marincin. I have full confidence that whether they play as a pairing, or are split up but are both in the lineup, they will at least show flashes as to why this team is so high on them. They are young, yes, so expect mistakes, but it's for everyone's benefit to see what the Leafs have to work with because guess what? Next year, I expect both to be full-time Leafers.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 19, 2019 at 10:11 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 18, 2019 at 1:10 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 18, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>I love how the internet takes a piece of information (And in this case the information is, Teams have been asking about Barrie) The rest of this report is that TO hasn't discussed anything yet because obviously they want to give Barrie the time to get comfortable and right himself.

This rumour that you have here is a made up connect two dots that are part of different situations together for your own gain. A backup for a top line defenceman is a terrible sell low idea for TO.</div></div>

One i'm not even a pittsburgh fan. Not even remotely close to be a fan of either team first of all. Second of all I can even show you the article that was written. 3 you aren't in front office so you can't really say they haven't been looking around because you wouldn't know if they have or not. 4 if barrie isn't doing well and he has half a season left mine as well get as much as you can for him before he hits the road.....logical enough isn't it.


<a href="https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/early-rumblings-of-a-potential-trade-between-the-toronto-maple-leafs-pittsburgh-penguins?fbclid=IwAR3TcLZI5jG8vVL8ufu4CFaxEC1Ep4bjJHObYZxVqeuKX2YkHH01pxScXzw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/early-rumblings-of-a-potential-trade-between-the-toronto-maple-leafs-pittsburgh-penguins?fbclid=IwAR3TcLZI5jG8vVL8ufu4CFaxEC1Ep4bjJHObYZxVqeuKX2YkHH01pxScXzw</a>

I was always told assuming makes an ass out of u and me. don't assume I'm just hating on Toronto because I'm not. there is a huge gap between Barrie camp, and Toronto signing a deal. Leads a lot of people to believe he isn't going to sign. Toronto isn't a great fit for him especially when he is more of a PP defenseman than a regular defenseman. Makes his money on the PP and he isn't being used that way. I'd go ahead and say if that is the mentality of Toronto. He is walking out really quick with no value coming back your way.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 14, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.
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