nothing like giving your supposed starter the easy game against an inured blue jackets team and putting your backup to face the hawks. only carlyle coaching can do this
- ILoveLamp

Get the win last night against a shorthanded squad - take advantage of the opportunities. Leafs of old would have blown that opportunity. If it is Reimer, he can handle the job or he wouldn't be on the team. Plus Bernier just recorded a 10 save shutout... 10 saves...ha! Buffalo...

who are they playing tonight? i hear carrik got called up. about time this kid plays with heart.
- BoTtLePoLiCe

The Windy Warriors.

Ya haha.

Boll said " you're such a loser. No wonder everyone hates hates you"
- Badge

The perfect response would be "Oh, isn't that adorable? I paid more in tax last year than you have made in your career!"

The perfect response would be "Oh, isn't that adorable? I paid more in tax last year than you have made in your career!"
- lumlums

I like my response the most, gained from the 2 years experience in global Quick Wit and Retort competitions.






"Hey Boll! (frank) off!"

The perfect response would be "Oh, isn't that adorable? I paid more in tax last year than you have made in your career!"
- lumlums

I don't know if Boll would understand that statement.

I don't know if Boll would understand that statement.
- Aaron_85

True story

@HennyTweets: Matt Frattin is getting bag skated this morning...Carrick is not which might indicate that Sam could make his nhl debut tonite.#tmltalk


Needs to be put in a bag.

This makes it all make sense.
That's a lot of thinking for a Saturday morning. Kudos.
- UsernameUnknown

During the morning deuce... Easy to focus

@HennyTweets: Matt Frattin is getting bag skated this morning...Carrick is not which might indicate that Sam could make his nhl debut tonite.#tmltalk


Needs to be put in a bag.
- burn

Good.


Frattin sucks.

It's weird being a Leaf fan. Supposedly Franson is useless. No team want him. Yet the "Advanced Stats"" say he's having a very good season.


Franson's Corsi for/60 minutes is the best on Leafs.

Franson: 71.20
Rielly: 68.48
Phaneuf: 63.84
Gardiner: 58.98
Percy: 50.70
Polak: 44.96
Robidas: 35.95

Franson's Corsi against/60 is second best on Leafs:

Gardiner: 41.08
Franson: 52.94
Rielly: 56.09
Percy: 60.17
Robidas: 60.38
Phaneuf: 60.74
Polak: 70.08

Why are we worried about losing frattin? No big loss if he doesn't clear
- burn

Not, but can't recall a replacement until he clears... Tomorrow. Not much use for tonight's game

@HennyTweets: Matt Frattin is getting bag skated this morning...Carrick is not which might indicate that Sam could make his nhl debut tonite.#tmltalk


Needs to be put in a bag.
- burn

(frank) yes, Carrick is the man, ive saying he needs a shot

It's weird being a Leaf fan. Supposedly Franson is useless. No team want him. Yet the "Advanced Stats"" say he's having a very good season.


Franson's Corsi for/60 minutes is the best on Leafs.

Franson: 71.20
Rielly: 68.48
Phaneuf: 63.84
Gardiner: 58.98
Percy: 50.70
Polak: 44.96
Robidas: 35.95

Franson's Corsi against/60 is second best on Leafs:

Gardiner: 41.08
Franson: 52.94
Rielly: 56.09
Percy: 60.17
Robidas: 60.38
Phaneuf: 60.74
Polak: 70.08
- RogerRoeper

So what? he has the best advanced stats out of a grouping of complete poop defenders...its like finishing 1st in the special olympics

I got the Capitals, Flyers, Rangers, Pens, Carolina (LOL), Avs, Stars, and Isles on my point spread tonight...I'm scared.

So what? he has the best advanced stats out of a grouping of complete poop defenders...its like finishing 1st in the special olympics
- PinkSock

But they're not poop at all. That's a weak way of trying to ignore the stats.

What's next? Phil Kessel is fat and slow and lack of conditioning is going to hurt his play?

It's weird being a Leaf fan. Supposedly Franson is useless. No team want him. Yet the "Advanced Stats"" say he's having a very good season.


Franson's Corsi for/60 minutes is the best on Leafs.

Franson: 71.20
Rielly: 68.48
Phaneuf: 63.84
Gardiner: 58.98
Percy: 50.70
Polak: 44.96
Robidas: 35.95

Franson's Corsi against/60 is second best on Leafs:

Gardiner: 41.08
Franson: 52.94
Rielly: 56.09
Percy: 60.17
Robidas: 60.38
Phaneuf: 60.74
Polak: 70.08
- RogerRoeper

Franson sucks. Stats aren't everything. They are useful when used to help support what you're watching on the ice.

@HennyTweets: Projected lines tonite:
JVR-Bozak-Clarkson
Winnik-Kadri-Kessel
Komarov-Santorelli-Holland
Panik-Carrick-Ashton
#TMLtalk

I hope they move santo to the wing and put holland in the middle

It's weird being a Leaf fan. Supposedly Franson is useless. No team want him. Yet the "Advanced Stats"" say he's having a very good season.


Franson's Corsi for/60 minutes is the best on Leafs.

Franson: 71.20
Rielly: 68.48
Phaneuf: 63.84
Gardiner: 58.98
Percy: 50.70
Polak: 44.96
Robidas: 35.95

Franson's Corsi against/60 is second best on Leafs:

Gardiner: 41.08
Franson: 52.94
Rielly: 56.09
Percy: 60.17
Robidas: 60.38
Phaneuf: 60.74
Polak: 70.08
- RogerRoeper

Advance stats after 10 games are about as useful as Viagra at a lesbian retreat... And Franson has on,y playd 8... The first 2 gams were lopsided losses, which he didn't play

Advance stats after 10 games are about as useful as Viagra at a lesbian retreat
- Big_Lightnin

Yet I've seen many on here rip Franson after 2 or 3 games. No one protested it as a "Small Sample Size".

Franson sucks. Stats aren't everything. They are useful when used to help support what you're watching on the ice.
- Aaron_85

So advanced stats shouldn't be used on here. Ok.

If guys like Franson and Phaneuf were as useless as most of you claimed, all the stats would back-it-up. They do not.

Yet I've seen many on here rip Franson after 2 or 3 games. No one protested it as a "Small Sample Size".
- RogerRoeper

He's played over 100 games as a leaf. He is not a different player., we know what he is. Pull up his Corsi for and against the last 3 seasons... And make sure to look at quality of competition, as Franson played very sheltered minutes for most of the last 3 seasons.

He's played over 100 games as a leaf. He is not a different player., we know what he is. Pull up his Corsi for and against the last 3 seasons...
- Big_Lightnin

Actually, his corsi was good last season too.

We're talking about the Leafs. Every mistake made is amplified by 100. I still remember how McCabe was the most overpaid, worthless D-Man in the entire NHL while on the Leafs. The criticism goes overboard.

Actually, his corsi was good last season too.
- RogerRoeper

And yet he was -22 or something, no?
You really think he had a good season? But Corsi said so...

@HennyTweets: Projected lines tonite:
JVR-Bozak-Clarkson
Winnik-Kadri-Kessel
Komarov-Santorelli-Holland
Panik-Carrick-Ashton
#TMLtalk

I hope they move santo to the wing and put holland in the middle
- burn

You know who had a decent game last night? …Panik. He was good on the forecheck with Santo Komarov and Winnik. Did some good work on the PK and finished a few of the better body checks on the night. One game ...

But they're not poop at all. That's a weak way of trying to ignore the stats.

What's next? Phil Kessel is fat and slow and lack of conditioning is going to hurt his play?
- RogerRoeper

Ya actually if Phil did (frank)ing work out in the summer he would be better, thats common sense man