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Yikes. The worse part of it is, 4-5-1 is reasonable for how the Leafs have looked in their past 10. I didn't think Bolland would be so valuable when he was signed, but he is easily  their most important Centre where the Leafs are at their weakest.

Oh yeah. I forgot that Quinn came back for one year to coach the Oil to a last place finish. So in the last 4 coaches, they have combined for 4 more years in the NHL. I agree with an above poster that Maurice (who represents 3 of the years) is a smart hockey man, and should get another...

I liked Quinn as well in the 90s and early 2000s...but the game has passed him. Anybody find it curious that 3 of the last 4 coaches to be behind the Leafs bench haven't gotten to that position again? (Wilson, Quinn, and Mike Murphy). Coaches normally move around the league like swingers. I'm...

I like it. The projected lines the bear put out would be decent as well. Regardless, putting mclaren in for his 3 useless min when we have to sit 2 of smithson smith and holland, is truly baffling.

It's a bad time to face Buffalo. The players will want to make a good first impression for their new coach/prez, they have somehow beaten the Kings and Sharks in the past 4 games, and over the past 4-5 years they always seem to rise up and play well against the Leafs. That said, it's important...

The second hit doesn't deserve a suspension - it was borderline 2 min/5 min. The problem is this borderline match-worthy hit was preceeded by a blatant run at Backstrom. He's getting suspended, my guess is 2-3 games but could be as high as 5.

Pretty good record considering he took over a team that was an 18 wheeler going off the cliff...I was very disappointed in the hiring of Carlyle but he seems to generally get the most out of his players. If only he would stop dressing both McLaren and Orr, and play his 4th line more than 5...

I think that he is playing on the edge as much as he can as the only shot he has to make it at the NHL level is to play that physical pesky game...he needs to reel it in and this (I'd say 2 game) suspension will likely help that. He is a real bad fighter. It seems like he is paralyzed and just...

His puck handling ability was noticeably off in Columbus - better against the Pens but nothing spectacular. I expect it to improve but he will never be in the same league as Kessel/Lupul/Kadri/JVr in terms of handling the puck. Regardless, we have the above guys who bring that pure skill...

I'm happy that JML will likely get into the lineup on this back-to-back - he's still an NHL calabre Dman. If he proves to be capable, EDM and CAL are the most likely teams interested in the league, too.

Going from around 15th in the league last year to 29th is quite a drop off. I agree that it's compounding their puck possession problems - tonight whenever they lose a draw to Crosby or Malkin in the defensive zone, don't expect to see the puck back very quickly. I was hoping that Bozak would...

Before Orr joined the Leafs I thought that he was the worst skater in the league (Although Scott and a couple of others have passed him...) With 4 back-to-back games in the next 10, it is crucial that our 4th line plays more than 4-5 min each per night. It's too much for the rest of the guys.

I would hope that he plays like the best d-man on the team...he makes more than Franson, Fraser, Reilly, Gardiner, and Ranger combined. It's an extremely tough decision on Reilly. I won't fault them if he gets sent down, but I think he deserves to stay up and be given further opportunity at...

I really hope clarkson jives with lupul and Kadri. Great mix of skill and edge.

Interesting analysis. What stands out to me is the oddity that Kadri starts so much more in the defensive zone where he is far less effective as it is, while his numbers represent he is decent in the O-zone and is actually very solid on the PP. If Kadri is able to win more or as many draws in...

The Leafs were quite emotionless over the first two periods - they weren't hitting, battling for the puck. Very little fight, and when they match up vs high talent teams like the Pens, Bruins, Wings, Hawks, etc- they need to compensate with tough play and spirit. And for a team with veyr good...

Nonis did great work in the off season. Bernier, Bolland, Raymond, all great pickups. Clarkson is TBD but I believe we will be grateful to have him in the spring.

He's still wearing a protective boot - I don't think that the Leafs have given him a timeline for a while. Report yesterday said he might start skating soon - I don't think we'll see him for another few weeks but that's just a guess.

I would surely have taken 6-4 with the suspension, not to mention the injuries that have occurred since. Leafs are on such a high that it is unreasonable to expect them to maintain it for a long time; As they already have 6 wins however I just hope that they can maintain it enough to get...

If they lose tonite the Leafs could quickly go from a great start (6-1) to a pretty good start with question marks (6-4) as chicago and anaheim will provide two tough tests.