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Where it really struggled under Treliving/Berube was they both wanted different ways to do presumably the same thing. Treliving got players for a Top-9 deployment (all them mushy middle zippy LWs) to spread offense out. But there was no puck movement from the backend in both personnel and...

On the face of it, it’s a lot of money for mostly grinders. But: Committed grinders are far more effective than a committee of players forced to grind. Coaching last season also had an impact in that their premier skill C was deployed to defend heavily with offense-first wingers who...

A bit deeper into their careers but cap has gone up so… fair?

What temperatures are they maintaining the office wing of the Ford Performance Centre? Today was unpleasantly warm and these guys are strolling around in multiple layers (so many quarter zips)

Oh wow reunion

Mmm beef

Heh

12 is a good compromise. He can jump back to 72 when he signs his second contract after Bob retires with another Cup (let me specify that he wins this Cup with the Leafs).

The Leafs could conceivably play two modes in the same game: fun possession E-W skill puck with active D drives and slot funnel attacks, and then flip to dump and chase and low-to-high blast from the point for tips and junk.

Ha so trade in November

A lot of “optionality and flexibility” within each role group. And many of the bottom six don’t have to be everyday players, and can be rotated for matchup options (fast vs heavy). Kind of want to rotate Knies and Cowan into the third line for some interesting looks. I think we have the...

Rielly to Edmonton?

Draft genius, clever group of young and skilled forwards. Commit huge huge money to aircraft carriers on the backend.

Zack McEwen coming too so there will be plenty to kill

This would could actually pop in some scoring, real asshole-style goals too, provided the revamped defense can transition the puck into the OZ for them.

oh boy. Hildeby and Holmberg reunited at least. And now technically, Nick Paul can stop scoring on us