Mike Augello: Leafs Better Up Front, But Defense Concerns Remain
- mikeinbuffalo

Sorry, can you explain to me how the Leafs got better up front by overpaying a guy who's never scored more than 46 points in season for the next 7 years, and re-committing to the delusion that Tyler Bozak is a top 6 forward?

Yeah yeah, I know - you took Boston to OT in game 7. So did Montreal in 2011. Ask them how well the next season panned out for them.

We have Gauthier, Finn and Rielly who could make this years team.
- BetterCallSaul

rielly is too young.. he isnt even 20 yet

let him mature properly.. dont rush him

Play liles on the bottom pairing with Fraser or a young guy and give him PP minutes to start the season....

Then trade him and get a solid Defensive defenseman at the trade deadline...

Sorry, can you explain to me how the Leafs got better up front by overpaying a guy who's never scored more than 46 points in season for the next 7 years, and re-committing to the delusion that Tyler Bozak is a top 6 forward?

Yeah yeah, I know - you took Boston to OT in game 7. So did Montreal in 2011. Ask them how well the next season panned out for them.
- oniremosewa

Gotta be a Vancouver fan who's to ball less to post his team.

Sorry, can you explain to me how the Leafs got better up front by overpaying a guy who's never scored more than 46 points in season for the next 7 years, and re-committing to the delusion that Tyler Bozak is a top 6 forward?

Yeah yeah, I know - you took Boston to OT in game 7. So did Montreal in 2011. Ask them how well the next season panned out for them.
- oniremosewa

no point

this is the team moving forward.. no sense crying over it now

You wouldn't do this?
- honesthockey

I'd trade Gardiner if it got us a top 2 shutdown guy, yes. How you insinuate that Gardiner's not a quality NHL defenceman was the entertaining part.

rielly is too young.. he isnt even 20 yet

let him mature properly.. dont rush him
- Dozzer

I meant the U20's.

- Dozzer

I can see him centering Lupol someday.

I can see him centering Lupol someday.
- Tee-Dot

you're killin me

Gotta be a Vancouver fan who's to ball less to post his team.
- honesthockey

Nope. Habs fan. But I admire the intellect of a man who deflects from the question, rather than, you know, actually answering it.

The best part is, it's a legit question based on the blog, and all you lizard brain an process it as is an attack.

I meant the U20's.
- BetterCallSaul

oh! in that case

sorry

I'd trade Gardiner if it got us a top 2 shutdown guy, yes. How you insinuate that Gardiner's not a quality NHL defenceman was the entertaining part.
- BetterCallSaul

He is? He was a late season injury replacement that was sitting in the pressbox as healthy scratch before another playoff injury. Six games is not a career.

Nope. Habs fan. But I admire the intellect of a man who deflects from the question, rather than, you know, actually answering it.
- oniremosewa

ok here you go

point production wasnt the issue for the leafs, it was intangibles

what nonis did was address those weak points

Nope. Habs fan. But I admire the intellect of a man who deflects from the question, rather than, you know, actually answering it.
- oniremosewa

How would a habs fan even begin to understand how it makes the Leafs better?

no point

this is the team moving forward.. no sense crying over it now
- Dozzer

Clarkson is easily similar to MacArthur but scores more goals and brings more qualities than mac will ever have brought us. Clarkson brings the grit.. macarthur was meh...grabos offense will be missed though and depth

How would a habs fan even begin to understand how it makes the Leafs better?
- honesthockey

Right. So more deflections and rhetoric? Atta boy.

I'm a hockey fan, whose favourite team are the Habs. I'm honest enough to acknowledge that the Briere signing is terrible without getting my panties all bunched up about it. Why don't you hike up your skirt and join me?

He is? He was a late season injury replacement that was sitting in the pressbox as healthy scratch before another playoff injury. Six games is not a career.
- honesthockey

6 games is not a career, and neither is the chunk of a season that you're playing post concussion. He exceeded expectations his first year with us, dominated at the AHL level before getting hurt during the lock-out, and returned to form during the play-offs. You have to be willing to give credit where it's due if you continually insist on pointing how the flaws.

you're killin me
- Dozzer

Don't worry... it too, drives me bananas when I see those same errors.

rielly is too young.. he isnt even 20 yet

let him mature properly.. dont rush him
- Dozzer

Age at which they started
Doughty 19
Bagosian 19
Peiterangelo 20
Karlsson 19

If he is ready let him play...... At least keep him for the first few games then send him back if he is not ready.....

How about Nonis signs Jonothan Blum?

6 games is not a career, and neither is the chunk of a season that you're playing post concussion. He exceeded expectations his first year with us, dominated at the AHL level before getting hurt during the lock-out, and returned to form during the play-offs. You have to be willing to give credit where it's due if you continually insist on pointing how the flaws.
- BetterCallSaul

Didn't dominate at the AHL level

How about Nonis signs Jonothan Blum?
- ThePresident

How you feelin today Mr. President?
Better than yesterday?

Didn't dominate at the AHL level
- honesthockey

9 goals and 8 assists in 22 games before the concussion on a defensive oriented team is pretty dominant....

you're killin me
- Dozzer

with his song ?

How you feelin today Mr. President?
Better than yesterday?
- UsernameUnknown

A little better, don't remind me. Out of sight, out of mind for now. Hope it all works out, all I'm going to say