Mike Augello: Will the Leafs be proactive in upgrading their D?
- mikeinbuffalo

I honestly don't think they need to right now. We have depth, skill/speed, and a bit of grit. What's realistically out there as an upgrade that's not going to cost us a Marner/Nylander/Brown?

He's completely out of control.

#LockupHOHO
- Scabeh

#morelikeHOMO

#amiright

#suckitLums

#shutupMussel

So do Squares, Losanges, Trapezoids, Parallelograms, and whatever other Quadrilaterals i'm forgetting from my early education.
- TheMussel

rhombuses

#morelikeHOMO

#amiright

#suckitLums
- Steven_Seagull

Poor effort

rhombuses
- jimi james

Godamn right, so there's at least like.... 5 or 6 types of quadrilaterals that have more points than the habs.

Troll complete!


*fixes glasses

Poor effort
- TheMussel

Fixed

I understand your optimism.

It's a proven point that winning the octocup = great playoffs success to come.

Just look at the Hab....

Oh...

Oh my...

I'm sorry.


- Scabeh

The last time the leafs were 6-1 to start the season.....they took an 18 wheeler on a scenic tour off a huge cliff later in the season.


But not this year :

We're taking a ride to the promise land.

Maybe

Oh gudbranson

The last time the leafs were 6-1 to start the season.....they took an 18 wheeler on a scenic tour off a huge cliff later in the season.


But not this year :

We're taking a ride to the promise land.

Maybe

- Fakepartofme

Instead of going off the cliff they'll take runaway truck ramp and reset

Oh gudbranson
- Fakepartofme

?

?
- Scabeh

Hit from behind.
Boston scores 3 goals on his penalty.
Jesus Christ scabeh watch a highlight package!

Hit from behind.
Boston scores 3 goals on his penalty.
Jesus Christ scabeh watch a highlight package!
- Fakepartofme

Hey go easy on me.

I had a very troubling night.... I remember going to sleep after downing a few pints at the local brewery.... and then I woke up completely somewhere else in the house with no recollection of getting up during the night.

Oh gudbranson
- Fakepartofme

That was brutal. He had a straight line on the numbers for so long and just crushed him.

That was brutal. He had a straight line on the numbers for so long and just crushed him.
- markmark

I wouldn't put it past him for doing something like that intentionally. He threatened Matt Martin's life.

I wouldn't put it past him for doing something like that intentionally. He threatened Matt Martin's life.
- TheMussel

Just saw the hit.

What a dippoop.

Just saw the hit.

What a dippoop.
- Scabeh

That's a particularly dirty one too.

He's way taller than Vatrano and he still looks like he's leaving the ice a bit or going on his tip-toes when he makes the hit.

I wouldn't put it past him for doing something like that intentionally. He threatened Matt Martin's life.
- TheMussel

HA I forgot about that game.

HA I forgot about that game.
- markmark

I will never forget that game because of the gudbranson bullpoop

Hey go easy on me.

I had a very troubling night.... I remember going to sleep after downing a few pints at the local brewery.... and then I woke up completely somewhere else in the house with no recollection of getting up during the night.
- Scabeh

were you dressed?
did it involve.....raccoons?

I can see why you get banned often. Expert troller. Queen of the Trolls.
- Steven_Seagull

I've read this from a lot here.

Mitch, we're going to teach Tyler and James a lessen by having you play with Dom/Eric and Matt.
- walshyleafsfan

It actually does make a bit of sense. The Bozak-JVR line does need a player who has a bit of grit and determination to which Brown can amply provide.

Having said that, I'd rather see Marner playing alongside Marleau-Kadri then buried on the 4th line. It wouldn't hurt to have a magician like Marner dishing pucks to Patty and Naz.

That would, of course, mean that the 4th line would be hits-overkill with Komagod and Martin cruising the wings. I'm totally down with that.

It actually does make a bit of sense. The Bozak-JVR line does need a player who has a bit of grit and determination to which Brown can amply provide.

Having said that, I'd rather see Marner playing alongside Marleau-Kadri then buried on the 4th line. It wouldn't hurt to have a magician like Marner dishing pucks to Patty and Naz.

That would, of course, mean that the 4th line would be hits-overkill with Komagod and Martin cruising the wings. I'm totally down with that.
- mjones242

Bozak and JVR need Uncle Leo to babysit them...

There is nothing wrong with a kid getting some forth line time to figure out his game.
- Cfser

I agree.

Is he a good player? Yes
Is he going to bounce back? Yes
Has he been playing poopty? Yes

If you had to absolutely trade on of the 3 (which i don't think you do)? Marner

Hey go easy on me.

I had a very troubling night.... I remember going to sleep after downing a few pints at the local brewery.... and then I woke up completely somewhere else in the house with no recollection of getting up during the night.
- Scabeh

It was the sleep that did it.

It actually does make a bit of sense. The Bozak-JVR line does need a player who has a bit of grit and determination to which Brown can amply provide.

Having said that, I'd rather see Marner playing alongside Marleau-Kadri then buried on the 4th line. It wouldn't hurt to have a magician like Marner dishing pucks to Patty and Naz.

That would, of course, mean that the 4th line would be hits-overkill with Komagod and Martin cruising the wings. I'm totally down with that.
- mjones242

I still think swapping JVR and Marleau would be good.

Currently those two lines are (obviously with marner going back to his normal spot)

JVR(skill guy)-Bozak(whatever)-Marner(skill guy with some 300 grit sandpaper)
Marleau(great down low)-Kadri(skill with some 200 grit sandpaper)-Komarov(basically 100% 40 grit sandpaper)

If you swap Jvr and Marleau, you add a skill guy to a line where two guys can already play a bit rougher, and you add a guy who's good down low to a line that has trouble cycling the puck and creates a lot of turnovers.