No no don't watch.....let's just look at some new fangled #'s and take them as exact player evaluators.
- Garnie

points are not new stats

95 percent is a little bit generous no?
- ClarksonDavid

Yeah maybe 90 percent, that excludes about 80 players, 95 percent excludes about 40.

points are not new stats
- senstroll

Lindholm better
- senstroll

Maybe, we'll see after this year when Rielly gets to play all the power plays and when he has a decent partner ( zaitsev? )

Yeah maybe 90 percent, that excludes about 80 players, 95 percent excludes about 40.
- the_eye

Still pretty generous I think, maybe the 1st overall in a considered weak draft.. didn't Mackenzie say that Patrick would have went like 4th or 5th this year and will most likely be a 2nd line guy?

points are not new stats
- senstroll

What points are in the defensively better category?
You stated Lindholm was better defensively.

New blog!

happy hump day

Still pretty generous I think, maybe the 1st overall in a considered weak draft.. didn't Mackenzie say that Patrick would have went like 4th or 5th this year and will most likely be a 2nd line guy?
- ClarksonDavid

Yeah and Mathews would have went behind Eichel.

Yeah and Mathews would have went behind Eichel.
- the_eye

Rather have Matthews.

What points are in the defensively better category?
You stated Lindholm was better defensively.
- the_eye

you are mixing up replies to two different people on different things

anyways doesnt matter

Yeah and Mathews would have went behind Eichel.
- the_eye

I don't think that there's anything to support that.

I don't think that there's anything to support that.
- lumlums

C'mon lums, sarcasm..
You're smarter than this....

points are not new stats
- senstroll

Oh

You know who's even better....we should trade for Brayden McNabb.

C'mon lums, sarcasm..
You're smarter than this....
- the_eye

Of course.



Just didn't think that you were smart enough to pull it off...

Of course.



Just didn't think that you were smart enough to pull it off...
- lumlums

Do you have to be intelligent to pull it off.... Garnie may be in trouble then..

Do you have to be intelligent to pull it off.... Garnie may be in trouble then..
- bixll

Anyway, how about we continue this discussion in a different forum...?

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...read.php?thread_id=138253

Do you have to be intelligent to pull it off.... Garnie may be in trouble then..
- bixll

what about watching the games instead of just using stats
- senstroll

Your comment has nothing to do with the post.

Watching the games, he's pretty darn good.

Leafs aren't getting Trouba

Sorry to kill everyone's buzz.


Gonna roll with what we have, and keep on keeping on
- WingmanWillie

No one thinks they are.

But you'll have to upgrade the D soon enough.

Leafs aren't getting Trouba

Sorry to kill everyone's buzz.


Gonna roll with what we have, and keep on keeping on
- WingmanWillie

and Marner will play in the O this year.

and Marner will play in the O this year.
- zazzle

I believe Trouba would be a nice addition to TML. But any of the forward prospects the Leafs have would not be of interest to the Peg, with the plethora of young talent they have up front.

They want a like for like player to Trouba which the Leafs only have Rielly. And I think the WCH just proved that Rielly is ahead of Trouba already in their careers so that would be a non starter for the Leafs. I can't imagine the Leafs trading the guy who lead NA in ice time and played in all situtions for the 7th D on NA. Especially with the great deal he's on. So other than Rielly, who would the Leafs have that would interest Winnipeg?

I heard Bob Mac say they aren't interested in any forwards or players who are unproven. But also have to be in the 22-23 age range who can grow with their young group. Seems like the Leafs aren't a fit.

It is fun when a young promising player demands a trade though, like Drouin it gets people talking.
- Mrbs71

So, as far as we know, Winnipeg are looking to trade away a 22-23 year old defencemen looking for about 7 mil per year, and all they are asking in return is a 22-23 year old defencemen of the same quality as Trouba, looking to make about 4.5-5 mil per year?

(frank), i bet their phone's ringing off the hook.

new blog everyone

The whole premise of the article is based on this pearl of wisdom:

"Toronto doesn’t have a right-hand shooting defender capable of playing top-four minutes in their system. "

Zaitsev seemed to do ok on Russian's National team playing top 2 minutes.
- gravyface

which genius came up with that evaluation....

no need to answer - rhetorical.