no

thats my point

if he plays like he did last year in a second pairing role where he has to defend against top opposition forwards then sure

plunked on the 3rd pairing facing 3rd and 4th liners doesnt prove poop to me.
- Dozzer

Dude your standards are ridiculously harsh. You make it seem like only players who produce against top competition are worth anything. Who cares who a player produces against as long as they're producing? Goals are goals.

Gauthier.
- djamon

yup.. haha thats right

perhaps, but he just didn't mesh with Kessel, and we have Kadri as our #2.
18 points in 55 total games with a -20...safe to say he wasn't gonna be our 3rd line center again this year
- GardinerExpress

oh he was terrible in that role

i dont debate that

Dude your standards are ridiculously harsh. You make it seem like only players who produce against top competition are worth anything. Who cares who a player produces against as long as they're producing? Goals are goals.
- scotch_tape

you dont pay out huge sums of money to bottom pairing d-men

period

if he takes on a top 4 role this year and succeeds... then awesome.. pay him.

he's not a forward.. his first job is D

The Leafs are going to be the NHLs youngest team opening night.

I think with Rielly, there is a couple questions, is he going to make our team better, more likely to win games. I don't think so personally, I don't think he beat out any of the 6 guys in front of him for a job, he showed flashes of why he will one day, but he didn't look ready in my opinion. So the second question is, will he benefit from more NHL games? The answer is in my opinion, yes, if he get's enough ice time he will. I just don't think we can give him that ice time without making the team liable. I think he'll be on the second PP, which is fine with me, in that roll he makes the team better. But defensively, he's not ready.

The real problem with Rielly is he can't go to the AHl. going back to junior is almost a wasted year of development.

no.. that might be the problem lol
- Dozzer

I can no longer respect your opinion until the situation is rectified. Now I must go get one of my horrible veg/ fruit drinks

yup.. haha thats right
- Dozzer

Yeah, sorry. Didn't see you edit in time. No pile on intended.

I can no longer respect your opinion until the situation is rectified. Now I must go get one of my horrible veg/ fruit drinks
- Yeti1181

A caeser?

you dont pay out huge sums of money to bottom pairing d-men

period

if he takes on a top 4 role this year and succeeds... then awesome.. pay him.

he's not a forward.. his first job is D
- Dozzer

Saying his first job is D is like saying Colton Orr's first job is to score goals. That's not his strength. His job is to play to his strength which is offence. Erik Karlsson is not a pretty soft in the defensive zone. Does that matter? Tales all kinds to make a team and I don't believe you can pigeon hole players like that.

A caeser?
- Leafland

No I have nutribullet that I make veggie/ fruit daily drinks

so...
now the small market teams can get a suspension shortened because of the fact that nobody has any interest in seeing their preseason games on TV...?!

so...
now the small market teams can get a suspension shortened because of the fact that nobody has any interest in seeing their preseason games on TV...?!
- MaximusAurelius

basically, yes.

This has happened before to the Leafs. When the cameras caught Wilson exchanging money with players they got a huge fine. that's happened with many teams before but they didn't get punished.

I laughed at all the whining that Kessel got some special treatment.

No I have nutribullet that I make veggie/ fruit daily drinks
- Yeti1181

why

No I have nutribullet that I make veggie/ fruit daily drinks
- Yeti1181

You lose a lot of nutrients with that

basically, yes.

This has happened before to the Leafs. When the cameras caught Wilson exchanging money with players they got a huge fine. that's happened with many teams before but they didn't get punished.

I laughed at all the whining that Kessel got some special treatment.
- RogerRoeper

If NHL is depending on TV images to validate any suspensions, would it not be automatically be obliged to ensure themselves that all games have sufficient TV/camera coverage to enforce these rules and possible suspensions..?

Dumb move to demote liles. But franson has been looking good as expected!

Dumb move to demote liles. But franson has been looking good as expected!
- Fakepartofme

why?

You lose a lot of nutrients with that
- Fakepartofme

How so?

How so?
- Yeti1181

It's the rpm at which it chops up the veggies, apparently kills a lot of the nutrients

why?
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I'd rather showcase him in the NHL for a better returning trade.

No I have nutribullet that I make veggie/ fruit daily drinks
- Yeti1181

Suprisingly, Kale goes pretty well into those things.

Having said that, I have myself a "special" coffee on the go right now, so perhaps I'm not the best commentator here....

If NHL is depending on TV images to validate any suspensions, would it not be automatically be obliged to ensure themselves that all games have sufficient TV/camera coverage to enforce these rules and possible suspensions..?
- MaximusAurelius

I find it hypocritical the league still gave him 3 games with no evidence of him leaving the bench, the 3 game suspension was for instigating a fight, yet John Scott wasn't given the same with video evidence.

You lose a lot of nutrients with that
- Fakepartofme

Not if you drink it all....