You honestly think we are making the playoffs? That's a hard sell....
- PhilMcCracken

I honestly think stranger things have happened.
If they are close at the deadline you never know what non playoffs teams want to trade for assets.
Plus last year they were competitive before all the injuries.

You forgot the most obvious option, waivers/Marlies.

You honestly think we are making the playoffs? That's a hard sell....
- PhilMcCracken

I think they're gonna try.. It'll take a miraculous effort from Andersen, and probably injuries to Price, Bergeron, Zetterberg, Barkov...

Yeah it ain't happening.

You forgot the most obvious option, waivers/Marlies.
- Njuice

That's going to be a high salaried Marlies team.

Leafs announce they'll be donating the old banners from ACC rafters to "hometowns that produced the greatest players in franchise history."

Sweet

I sometimes see fans who question certain signings or the addition of certain players who maybe don’t measure up based on some metrics. And I think what they overlook is that it’s not necessarily the superstar on the team that imparts the most knowledge to young players who are developing. There are guys who can make a huge, franchise-changing difference with the leadership they provide off the ice.

For example, people will always ask me, “Who taught you how to shoot? Brett Hull?” And I’ll tell them, “No actually, it was Doug Sulliman.” Doug was a veteran guy when I joined the Devils early in my career. Playingwise he was in and out of the lineup, but he impacted my career because he had the time and the interest to pay it forward to us young guys and help us learn how to be pros. You can learn from superstars by watching them, but those guys have so much pressure on them that they need to put all their focus into doing their job. So it’s hard for them to spend a lot of time dissecting the game of a young player who’s coming up, and explaining to them how to improve. Also, sometimes a guy with that level of talent is just so naturally gifted that they can’t really fully explain it to others.

And that’s why healthy organizations need guys like Doug Sulliman. He transformed the way I shot the puck at a young age and that made me a much better player. And then when I went to St. Louis, I learned from Brett Hull by watching him.

I think people want to assume that you learn everything from NHL All-Stars, but when you look at the Matthews, the Marners and the Nylanders, you don’t really know who’s going to say the right thing at the right moment or provide an example that will put your young players on the right course. So our job sometimes is identifying those veteran players who can impart the right values and tasking them with sharing their wisdom so that our young players can get the most out of their careers.

Shanahan, from:
http://www.theplayerstrib...mailbag-brendan-shanahan/

Think Lupul's one of those guys?

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance

That's going to be a high salaried Marlies team.
- the_eye

That's okay. We have unlimited cash. And for the next two seasons we don't need to spend to the cap. Having a 4.5 mil cap hit for lupul to disappear is no big deal.

I honestly think stranger things have happened.
If they are close at the deadline you never know what non playoffs teams want to trade for assets.
Plus last year they were competitive before all the injuries.
- the_eye

Didn't an injury riddled Ottawa team filled with AHLers make a big run a few years ago?


I don't get why people always just assume we won't make the playoffs. Weird poop happens in sports all the time. Vegas odds they win the Cup next year are 75 to 1 not 75000 to 0.

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance
- Atomic Wedgie

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance
- Atomic Wedgie

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance
- Atomic Wedgie

So Yak cleared waivers? or am I just high
- poohcrumbs

Huh?

Didn't an injury riddled Ottawa team filled with AHLers make a big run a few years ago?


I don't get why people always just assume we won't make the playoffs. Weird poop happens in sports all the time. Vegas odds they win the Cup next year are 75 to 1 not 75000 to 0.
- underhill14

If they stay healthy and Andersen is a good as Reimer was last year they might be close.

Huh?
- burn

He's high...

Huh?
- burn

thought they were sending him overseas. Must of been smoking honey oil that day

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance
- Atomic Wedgie

Didn't an injury riddled Ottawa team filled with AHLers make a big run a few years ago?


I don't get why people always just assume we won't make the playoffs. Weird poop happens in sports all the time. Vegas odds they win the Cup next year are 75 to 1 not 75000 to 0.
- underhill14

Yeah, the year of the Hamburglar. It was annoying living in Ottawa during that run, I'm not gonna lie. But the fans and casual bandwagoners were pumped.

That same season I think Calgary made a run with their youth and went all the way to the 2nd round of playoffs.

Its a long shot to get in for Leafs, but if everything good that could happen actually happens squeaking into 8th is possible.

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance
- Atomic Wedgie

- poohcrumbs

If it wasn't for the facial hair I would believed.

Lupul is a good player when healthy. Kinda hope if he does come back, he comes back in good shape and ready to prove something. Definitely changes the line up:


JVR, Kadri, Marner
Lupul, Bozak, Brown
Komarov, Matthews, Nylander
Martin, Laich, Michalek

Nice combo of rookies and vets.

If Lupul plays well better situation for a trade.
If Lupul gets hurt slide in Leivo, Sosh, Hyman.....
If we get Vesey, there's an issue.

Anyone got a link to Willie Nylander pic of him this summer - with the 100 lbs of new muscle?

Thanks in advance
- Atomic Wedgie

Honestly don't remember seeing a picture of him with Marner.

Lupul is a good player when healthy. Kinda hope if he does come back, he comes back in good shape and ready to prove something. Definitely changes the line up:


JVR, Kadri, Marner
Lupul, Bozak, Brown
Komarov, Matthews, Nylander
Martin, Laich, Michalek

Nice combo of rookies and vets.

If Lupul plays well better situation for a trade.
If Lupul gets hurt slide in Leivo, Sosh, Hyman.....
If we get Vesey, there's an issue.
- underhill14

JVR, Kadri, Marner
Komarov, Bozak,Nylander
Martin, Matthews, Brown
Lupul, Laich, Michalek


Martin isnt coming here to protect Laich and old man Czech. Babs used Lupul down in the lineup last year anyways. This is the line up until Matthews moves up to 2nd line

Amazing optimists regarding number of goals that the Leafs will score.

JVR, Kadri, Marner
Komarov, Bozak,Nylander
Martin, Matthews, Brown
Lupul, Laich, Michalek


Martin isnt coming here to protect Laich and old man Czech. Babs used Lupul down in the lineup last year anyways. This is the line up until Matthews moves up to 2nd line
- poohcrumbs

I love it.. How can you look at that lineup and call it weak??