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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 27, 2019 at 1:13 p.m.
Thread: Leafs at tdl
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>I just posted my last comment, trying to state what you just did, but I think you did it better. Your take is what I was trying to get at.</div></div>

thanks. yours was good to. i think keefe will be trying so many different things that will include 11 forwards and 7 defenseman. in the playoffs I see no need to even run a 4th line (unless its a blowout and you dont want to risk injuries and fatigue). Gauthier isnt a good penalty killer and the defenseman they currently have on the pk isnt the best. mikeyev, hyman, tavares, marner, johnsson, kappy, moore and kerfoot can all kill. dressing the goat or shore for that main reason is a wast of a lineup slot. the only reason they could need shore is for a right handed faceoff specialist but spezza can be a part of the faceoff get off. rielly isnt good on the pk, Dermott, holl and muzzin are good, so is ceci but i think he will be traded. marty is a top 40 penalty killer in the league, keefe used him a ton in the AHL, I see no reason to dress him and only use him in a PK role and the last couple minutes in a game when the other team is pushing to limit the number of shifts rielly and barrie end up getting in the DZ
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 27, 2019 at 12:51 p.m.
Thread: Leafs at tdl
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs_fan13</b></div><div>Tbh you can come at me for saying this but I would want to keep ceci for the bottom pair. The playoff experience is something that I would like.</div></div>

you could go out and get a player with playoff experience for league minimum tho. the leafs will want to run a 23 man roster and get a competent backup and having ceci making 4.5 isnt good. holl is better overall and marincin is a better penalty killer. they could go out tomorrow and sign say jeol ward or brian bickle to 1 year 700k contracts for the playoff experience. its not like his experience will cancel out his bad play. they could trade for hainsey who would be good on the 3rd pair and now babcock wont get to run him out there against top competition for 23 minutes a night
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 27, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 25, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.
Thread: Babcock marner list
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Gordon_Bombay</b></div><div>The thing that would help the Leafs the most would be if the NHL would finally start with common sense by relacing the current salary cap with a "net salary cap". This would finally create a salary cap that is fair to all teams.

If the Cap stay like it is now, I struggle to see a Leafs future including Rielly, Muzzin (leave alone Barry), As well as a future for Andersen (who I think is the best player in blue and white)

The only way I see them keeping those guys together is by trading Johnson, Kerfoot, Kapanen or Souperman away.

I think Sandin and even Liljegren could play in the big league next year.</div></div>

You won’t see that future. But really why keep muzzin and Barrie? One will do.

Rielly-Barrie
Dermott-Holl
Sandin-liljegren

Rielly-Dermott
Muzzin-Holl
Sandin-liljegren
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 24, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.
Thread: Blues Fans what do they want from Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>Gotta think that if Parayko is on the table (and why would he be?) then it has to be one of Toronto's TOP young guns that goes the other way (but why would they do that? And how could the blues make that work with the cap hit discrepancy between players?)

Maybe Petro is in the mix.. but why would the Blues trade their Captain from a cup winning team when theyre right in the mix again?

If there is anything to this at all is it maybe something around Johnson for Bortuzzo? If that's the angle then itd have to mean that there is another trade with Ceci heading out cause Holl is looking good and Barrie is looking like who they want him to be. But Ceci played like 27 mins last night!? So Keefe and Dubas must see something they like in him.

I don't know. The whole thing seems confusing to me. Maybe Armstrong just likes to watch hockey and he visiting a buddy in Colorado, so he took in a game.</div></div>


It's not Petro or Parayko. Honestly, I think either someone has misconstrued something or it's just a bunch of nonsense. Do we even know where this report originated?
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 23, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.
Thread: Is anyone watching the TOR COL game
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>Never again shall we all gather like this to discuss things in a positive way.

That Avs goal just now looked pretty leafy..</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs101</b></div><div>looking alright but 4-1, to 4-2, to 4-3... I feel like I may have seen this before. That being said, its only been two days and they look like the team that they were built to be. as Keefe gets more comfortable and has time at home with the team to really hone in on their systems n stuff, if this is them now, I have lots of optimism for the leafs under Keefe</div></div>

Can't win every game but overall they look like a completely different team. It's good to see them happy and playing for one another which I thought would be the biggest hurdle facing Keefe. I really can't believe how fast they picked up his system. I made a comment in the offseason in an ACGM that was trading Marner and said that it seemed like the twinkle in his eyes and how his face lit up everytime he talked about the leafs or playing for the leafs was gone... I thought he just didn't want to be here anymore but it was most likely Babcock as it showed him smiling on the bench during practice in Arizona. Good times ahead!!!
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 23, 2019 at 9:12 p.m.
Thread: Is anyone watching the TOR COL game
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>It's early on but it's hard not see how different everything looks, including the vibe of the players. It really makes me think that Dubas made alot of his moves with Keefe in mind as the coach. This team makes sense to me again.

And I expect to see some guys really benefit with this change. Namely, Nylander, Barrie, Dermott, Holl, Spezza, and AM. And I betcha we see Marner playing the game with his typical joy. He might benefit the most actually with the team getting the green light to be creative.

It's going to be interesting to see what this team is.</div></div>

Barrie looks miles better than he was looking under Babcock. Btw, I think Engvall might be here to stay based solely on his penalty killing ability.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 23, 2019 at 2:45 p.m.
Thread: Leaf fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>Lol. I thought us Canadians were seen as polite by our southern neighbors? I get your point though - Leaf Nation has quite a different cultural identity than the nation of Canada.

I like the trade for the reasons you spelled out. But I'm kinda thinking that Dubas is pretty happy with this roster now that Keefe is coaching. And now that he is I'm really looking forward to what this team, and some players, look like over the next 20 games. Barrie looked like a completely different player the other night. Holl looked super solid to me, too.

I've been arguing for a while now that a d corps of Reilly, Muzzin, Barie, Dermott, Holl and Ceci isnt inherently bad when compared to other d groups from across the league.

There's no doubt that the leafs d could be improved. But they might not be god awful either - I'm really curious to see if some guys blossom under Keefe. I do think, though, that the d isn't so bad that Dubas would be compelled to part with Nylander. In fact, he's specifically one of the players I fully expect to take things to another level with Keefe as the coach.</div></div>

As usual, I agree with every point you make. Assuming the constructor's (perhaps implied) premise that Dubas feels he <strong>has</strong> to do something, this is a very good idea. And I agree with you completely that with the coaching change, any further move right now is premature. And as to your comment on the comparative strengths of Toronto's defense and other teams', I need only direct observers to the second-place Florida Panthers' goals-against figure.