So many Leafs jelly bones around heading into the draft.

I. (frank)ING. LOVE. IT.

99% of them. the other 1% were one timers.
- daeth

I hope they weren't too close to the net.

And how many goals did he score from there?
- burn

Between the guy who scores too many meaningless points in Thursday night games and the guy who scores too much from in close we’re (frank)ed.

The goalie was screened, and not NHL caliber. Matthews got lucky, that's all.
- Steven_Seagull

The goalie was screened, and not NHL caliber. Matthews got lucky, that's all.
- Steven_Seagull

Too close to the net. Bust.

Between the guy who scores too many meaningless points in Thursday night games and the guy who scores too much from in close we’re (frank)ed.
- Tumbleweed

Indeed.

Too close to the net. Bust.
- burn

I love how he pulls the puck in closer to his skates when he shoots....

D men will never have a clue if he plans to shoot or pass

So many Leafs jelly bones around heading into the draft.

I. (frank)ING. LOVE. IT.
- As_I_See_It

X2

I love how he pulls the puck in closer to his skates when he shoots....

D men will never have a clue if he plans to shoot or pass
- Dozzer

Even though that is an nhl move, he won't be able to pull it off in the nhl.

Matthews scores only with wrister and snapshot. Practically never with onetimer or slapshot. Maybe no one even taught him that these kind of shot types exist? He also scores practically all his goals close to the goal. Either a quick wrister there, or he is prowling for rebounds. He doesn't even use his backhand practically ever for scoring. Didn't also see him score almost any breakaway goals by dekeing the goalie. Matthews is in fact going to run into some serious trouble with his goal scoring in the NHL, as his scoring is based completely on getting to the area's where he will now have to battle with much, much stronger, better and also even more agile defencemen. He will not get even half of the chances for scoring goals, as he did in NLA or in USNDP, while playing against just JUNIORS.

Laine on the other hand can score exactly with almost every possible way that you can do in hockey. He sure could get better in front of the goal, but on the other hand it is not so much even needed for him. He is going to be much more dangerous further away from goal. Then if he can play with a hard working garbage goal getter, and one talented playmaker, he will definitely be a much, much more dangerous goal scorer than Matthews. And this will most likely be very well possible for Laine in Winnipeg.

Unless Matthews really learns to shoot with much more variety and not be totally dependant of scoring so close to the goal, he will for sure have huge problems with his goal scoring.

But lets just wait and see...
- daeth

Spatso...that you?

Even though that is an nhl move, he won't be able to pull it off in the nhl.
- burn

I think it was Crawford, who coached him this past season, who said his shooting style reminded him of Sakic.

I'll (frank)ing be happier than a pig in poop if he's even half that

Wait.....

Is daeth being serious?!

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I think it was Crawford, who coached him this past season, who said his shooting style reminded him of Sakic.

I'll (frank)ing be happier than a pig in poop if he's even half that
- Dozzer

Think that's a bit of an over statement by Crawford

Too close to the net. Bust.
- burn

And Laughs fans think he's better than McDavid!

Think that's a bit of an over statement by Crawford
- orienbrady22

"Reminds" is the key word here

And Crawford has now coached them both and while I'm not a huge Crawford fan, the man is a cup winning coach and frankly, does know hockey.

Wait.....

Is daeth being serious?!
- Dozzer

I'm very serious










ly insane

I'm very serious










ly insane
- daeth

LMAO...I jumped the gun daeth. Didn't see the subsequent posts after. I just reply as I go...


Still...funny as hell..

And Laughs fans think he's better than McDavid!
- Steven_Seagull

Once again.... People focus too much on the player and not enough on a potential line.

Take a puck distributor like Marner and pair him with a big bodied C who can skate and goes to the net.... Jesus (frank)ing Christ that combo has the potential to be dominate in a couple years... Especially if the other winger is strong along the boards.

Watch out. That possibility is very real...

I'm very serious










ly insane
- daeth

Potential top two lines?

JVR Kadri Nylander
Komarov Matthews Marner

Thoughts?

Once again.... People focus too much on the player and not enough on a potential line.

Take a puck distributor like Marner and pair him with a big bodied C who can skate and goes to the net.... Jesus (frank)ing Christ that combo has the potential to be dominate in a couple years... Especially if the other winger is strong along the boards.

Watch out. That possibility is very real...
- Dozzer

Yeah, but... [inserts anti-Leafs rhetoric].

Potential top two lines?

JVR Kadri Nylander
Komarov Matthews Marner

Thoughts?
- Dozzer

Next year or you mean long term?

It could be a stretch for next year....

I'm very serious










ly insane
- daeth

When you say break away do you mean this?

game winner