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That was an extremely weak call.

With the cap not going up, I think both would sign a 2 for 2. Neither are going to play much above 3rd line ES, and most teams are pretty top heavy.

Twas an entertaining period. Is it just me, or is the 3rd line the only one that shows up every game?

Komorov!

The term is the killer, I think. I figure they'd have to retain at least a portion, or take a bad salary back.

A lot of people aren't interested in constantly reviewing analytics in order to enjoy the game and have valid opinions; some people obviously believe it enhances their enjoyment to follow them more closely. Either way, I enjoy the observational posts; I've never been much of a baseball guy...

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/ratings.php?db=201415&sit=5v4&type=individual&teamid=28&pos=skaters&minutes=50&disp=1&sort=PCT&sortdir=DESC

And malkin does exactly on Robidas what Clarkson did - no call.

In his defense, I think he realizes he doesn't have one in front of him.

I wasn't aware drawing penalties obligated the coach to playing him on the PP. Especially when he's been terrible on it.

Disagree. His underperformance is not as simple as to be blamed on his linemates in its entirety. There are certainly 2nd line players in the NHL that perform despite a crutch - and many more that do not have the benefit of power play time. I have removed his caricature from Mt. Lushmore, as...

I think you could say any player would be better surrounded by better players. The argument that Sundin rarely had complementary talent has a lot of merit, yet he managed to have a HOF career. If Kadri was paired with Orr and Mclaren, I'd be willing to give more latitude, but 2nd line minutes...

A+ for some of the creative justifications, but at the end of the day, he's a 2nd line center regularly getting PP time, ranked 196th in points. I think everyone expected more.

I see rogers is sticking with the hipster/meathead combination for the intermissions. Sigh. I miss CBC HNIC.

Absolutely they are. And despite all the complaints about "all the muck that's fit to rake" media intrusion, the Leaf players decide that dangling raw meat in front of them would be a smart decision.

I think that a lot of people are confusing the routine gesture, which is meaningless and not a big deal, with the message sent by removing it  - which is absolutely fair to equate with a metaphorical middle finger to the fanbase, 99.9999% of which are not throwing jerseys on the ice and tweeting...

I don't see how veteran players like Robidas and others with half a brain wouldn't have voiced a concern that changing a routine involving a salute to fans after a week of backlash wouldn't be misconstrued. I have no doubt this was in fact a pushback to what the players feel was a lack of...

And to add to the wet blanket scenario, the oft referred to "best game" of the leafs season against Boston = no Chara, and no Krecji.

Agreed. I've always liked his work in the olympics.

I wouldn't put Reilly on the PP until he can prove he can do something other than a soft wrist shot from the point.