2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[CarltonTheBear]

He was signed to an ELC April 2022 and was a 6th rd pick in 2020. It wasn't working out for him with the Marlies, and I imagine the pay is much better back home (unlikely an NHL team will pick him up at this point).

Was probably an iffy decision to give him a NHL deal to begin with. His rights were expiring, but still his track record wasn't anything to get excited about at all.

[herman]

He was signed to an ELC April 2022 and was a 6th rd pick in 2020. It wasn't working out for him with the Marlies, and I imagine the pay is much better back home (unlikely an NHL team will pick him up at this point).

Was probably an iffy decision to give him a NHL deal to begin with. His rights were expiring, but still his track record wasn't anything to get excited about at all.

We're just going to turn around and give this slot to Kalle Loponen instead, basically the same guy with a different name and age.

[bustaheims]

No big loss. Starting to clear out some spots for some deadline prep.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

To coin a phrase, "Don't it always seem to go / You don't know what you've got til it's gone"

Except I still don't know what we had because I never heard of him until this very minute.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Liljegren the latest defenseman down.  Keefe said it's upper-body.

[herman]

https://twitter.com/camcharronyvr/status/1603799640906027009

[herman]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1603803932316385282

[Zee]

Liljegren the latest defenseman down.  Keefe said it's upper-body.

Hollowell recalled on emergency basis. Will the Leafs blueline ever be 100% healthy? The playoffs perhaps?

[Joe]

Liljegren Is playing tonight it seems.

[Zee]

Liljegren Is playing tonight it seems.

Wow did not expect this after the Hollowell call up. Good news. 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1604891661380849665

Literally burst into laughter reading our PP2 line-up. It might actually be better off with 3 defenceman and Lily out there too.

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/markzwol/status/1604893575296487425

Jarnkrok back in tomorrow. He was looking real good in the top-6 before his injury so hopefully he hasn't lost too much of that steam.

[herman]

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1604635121537101824
This is sweet.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1605231555789459459
This is chaos.

[herman]

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1605605840630603785

Hunt seems kinda like a budget ZAR, which would be good if we didn't already have a budget ZAR in Joey Anderson (and also the actual ZAR). Really don't get this one that much.

Holmberg gonna centre both budget-ZARs for the 2:00 pm EST kids game tomorrow. Expect Marner to have an excellent showing as is his wont.


Edit: never mind
https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1605626151107547136

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Brownscombe/MLHS:

8.    It's pretty hard to believe that Auston Matthews is 33 games into his season and only has one multi-goal game. He had six by this time last season. He certainly deserved one tonight (six shots on goal).

Of late, most of it is down to luck. I do wonder if a small fraction of it is mindset as well. Watching him play, I never get the impression that the slower goal-scoring pace — still excellent at 42 goals, but well behind last season's otherworldly pace — is affecting his approach in the slightest. He looks like a player who is taking a lot of pride and joy in playing impeccable 200-foot hockey and piling up wins with his teammates than he is showing any concern about taking advantage of "point night" opportunities for the sake of individual trophies, scoring races, or other personal accolades. There is rarely any sign of him forcing anything or cheating.

He's arguably never looked more committed to tracking back deep into the defensive zone to break up plays and support his defensemen. You can see him highly engaged and motivated by the challenge of smothering other elite players in his matchups. He looks like a player whose sole focus is on winning games and executing the habits that are going to make the difference if and when this team finally breaks through at playoff time. Silly goal totals would obviously be fun — and may well still be in store the rest of the way — but I am getting plenty of enjoyment out of watching the total commitment to detail all over the rink in the vast majority of Matthews' games this season.

Their commentary is usually solid, as this one is.