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Kirk was really smashing the ball in Spring Training but man, he looks just atrocious at the plate so far. No walks, no homeruns, and just a litany of runners left on base. It would be nice to see these guys start hitting dingers, because they'd be a pretty dangerous team

So....are you under the assumption that Marchand and Jones are going to be sitting once Tkachuk and Ekblad return? This....makes no sense...

No Bennett, Tkachuk or Ekblad.. So...yea....kind of "shorthanded"..

Oh I'm not bothered, I guess I was just confused, because you were making a couple of blanket statements that weren't really backed up by anything. I'm not in tune with general sentiments as I never listen to talk radio or media "analysis" of any sort anymore, so maybe that is exacerbating my...

So the fans' feelings about Bichette are very disappointing and the team's feelings towards him, based on a guess, are also disappointing? I don't mean to single you out in here but your complaints about this team really seem to be subjective and, frankly, rather haphazardly thrown together...

I dunno, but when you look at the "Core Four" and their 82-game average based on their playoff numbers... man, those regular season numbers take a HUGE nosedive: Marner- 14g 70p per 82 game avg 1216 TOI in 57 games Matthews- 34g 72p per 82 game avg 1155 TOI in 55 games Nylander- 30g...

He's already back? Wow.. So they trade their lifelong Bruin and Captain to a fierce playoff rival so as to ensure a 2nd round pick, that, AT BEST SCENARIO, can turn into a 1st round pick, which would likely be in the 30 overall range. I don't get it either..

So he's Chuck from Better Call Saul??

I think the biggest thing with him is his shape and conditioning, particularly when combined with having to play such a grueling position. He certainly has the hitting ability that, when matched with his defensive acumen, could really result in some position-leading years. The contract has...

Interesting stat, in 2022, when Vladdy got his GG and MVP votes etc etc....he and Kirk both had the exact same 4.0 WAR

All true, and this is a message board with people reacting live to the game they are watching, so you're getting raw, emotional reactions sometimes. Obviously sometimes people take it too far or are way too reactive but sometimes you have to let people vent.

This is the concerning part, and it has been an issue regardless of the caliber of their opponent; with the lead the team's philosophy changes and they stop any semblance of an offence and immediately attempt to protect their lead. I don't know how much of this is the group trying to adjust to...

Yea the bottom 6 is really just a concoction of players that don't fit or accomplish anything. Domi keeps rotating roles, and is so horrible defensively that he needs at least 1 huge defensive anchor on the wing, but the 2 best defensive forwards both play on line 1. Kampf is in no man's...

Man, some great performances today. But have to echo everyone else AM MD And WN as 2nd honourable mention

I think this is the harsh reality when it comes to Toronto. The Bostons, Tampas and, now, Florida's of the NHL have either figured out, or "earned" some kind of officiating latitude when it comes to dirty, aggressive hockey. Any Leaf that plays that way is getting suspended. From Kadri's 2...

To echo others, I think he really would benefit from a long break. With a healthy D and G tandem, the Leafs could probably manage up front without Matthews in the short term, and let him come back "healthy" in the playoffs: McMann Tavares Marner Knies Laughton Nylander Robertson Domi Jankrok...

Roberston out :rolleyes:

A big problem here, though, was that the Leafs spent more than they anticipated re-upping both Matthews and Marner, and then went to Willy with a 5M per year initial offer, which was a joke. You can talk about Pastranak, and, quite frankly, he took less from Boston than he could have squeezed...

He's quoting a post regarding how poor Nylander was, he's not knocking Marner. Anyway I really don't like Nylander with Tavares, they constantly have trouble getting out of their own end. Tavares needs much better support in the defensive zone and Nylander (as well as Domi) is probably the...

1st and Minten for Carlo, at 3.49M for another 2 years beyond this one, again, surprisingly, seems kinda, really good?