they actually have a +70 goal differential and if you disagree you clearly weren't a statistician growing up
- daeth

I sense I’m missing a good story here

Possibly the dumbest thing I've ever heard. How that is even being brought up in the meeting is a complete joke. Wow lol

Lets reward a team for one of their players doing something against the rules and receiving a suspension. Yup great idea!
- LeafGuy89

Im pretty sure the complaint is that team has to fill that spot which takes up additional capspace. Id think the only potential help they should recieve is a minimum level salaray player adjustment for only during that time. No actual cap relief

Im pretty sure the complaint is that team has to fill that spot which takes up additional capspace. Id think the only potential help they should recieve is a minimum level salaray player adjustment for only during that time. No actual cap relief
- Archaic

I think it's a non-issue: there are not enough suspensions in the league (and for long enough) that it's even worth figuring out the cap implications.

Worse, it'll probably piss off the team that was on the receiving end of the suspension penalty.

I love how Dubas is on top of poop and gets low key good players to fill out the roster and cheap. Ennis for under 700k, and Moore is signed for 2 mooore years at 775k.

Also moving out Par who was a UFA for Petan who is younger and cheaper and and RFA who can fill in next season on the cheap

not signing poopty players like Komarov and Martin for 2.5mil + to give you less value and become cap problems.

I sense I’m missing a good story here
- Feeling Glucky?

Cherry--Skoal was pulling the you-didn't-play-hockey card on everyone that disagreed with him.

Ironically, I didn't play hockey (parents couldn't afford it, but played a ton of road hockey) but I was actually agreeing with him

I love how Dubas is on top of poop and gets low key good players to fill out the roster and cheap. Ennis for under 700k, and Moore is signed for 2 mooore years at 775k.

Also moving out Par who was a UFA for Petan who is younger and cheaper and and RFA who can fill in next season on the cheap

not signing poopty players like Komarov and Martin for 2.5mil + to give you less value and become cap problems.
- senstroll

You have to think that at some point, he's going to exert some pressure (if he hasn't already) to play certain players.

Every GM says that they don't interfere with lineups, and in principle, sure, but if my guys are doing stupid poop I'm not going to sit there and say, "welp, I won't micro-manage so I'll let them (frank) this project up royally!"

Mike Augello: Schedule relatively similar in race for home ice, Leafs vs. Flames
- mikeinbuffalo

Nice win, not sure it was deserved...but we’ll take it!!

You have to think that at some point, he's going to exert some pressure (if he hasn't already) to play certain players.

Every GM says that they don't interfere with lineups, and in principle, sure, but if my guys are doing stupid poop I'm not going to sit there and say, "welp, I won't micro-manage so I'll let them (frank) this project up royally!"
- gravyface

I don't have any disdain for Freddy Gauthier, but I'd really like to see Babcock roll out Ennis, Petan and Moore as a 4th line. Just to see if they can cause a little havoc.

Nice win, not sure it was deserved...but we’ll take it!!
- Garnie

Didn’t see who the 3 stars were, but andersen should’ve been 1st star even though ennis had a hat trick. He played well but some flukey goals for ennis. Andersen made some great saves.

I don't have any disdain for Freddy Gauthier, but I'd really like to see Babcock roll out Ennis, Petan and Moore as a 4th line. Just to see if they can cause a little havoc.
- BetterCallSaul

I have enough disdain for the both of us my friend.

I don't have any disdain for Freddy Gauthier, but I'd really like to see Babcock roll out Ennis, Petan and Moore as a 4th line. Just to see if they can cause a little havoc.
- BetterCallSaul

I think Gauthier runs some pretty good interference on that line, provided he's in on the cycle with them; even standing in front of the net does good things and he can win draws, so not sure how good of a center Petan would be in that sense.

Still, it's worth slotting Ennis and Moore with Nylander until Kadri's back, play Goat with Paddy and Brownie. See how real this production is from Ennis and Moore, playing against tougher matchups.

Also, MGB would be a more than respectable 4th line too.

You have to think that at some point, he's going to exert some pressure (if he hasn't already) to play certain players.

Every GM says that they don't interfere with lineups, and in principle, sure, but if my guys are doing stupid poop I'm not going to sit there and say, "welp, I won't micro-manage so I'll let them (frank) this project up royally!"
- gravyface

I suspect there is a lot of things Babs does that Dubas is not down with in regards to lineup and matchups and whatnot.

the way this season ends will be interesting, if the Leafs flame out again in the 1st round there will need to be some shake ups.

I also suspect Dubas has some plan for Keefe down the road, he has to have told him something to keep him happy. They seem to have a much better working relationship in terms of what Dubas wants to do and how they want to play

I don't have any disdain for Freddy Gauthier, but I'd really like to see Babcock roll out Ennis, Petan and Moore as a 4th line. Just to see if they can cause a little havoc.
- BetterCallSaul

I want to see
Ennis nylander Moore
Marleau kadri brown

Nylander needs more finish on his line. Brown is useless and marleau doesn’t have much finish either. With kadri on that line they could be a shut down line and maybe bang in a few goals.

I don't have any disdain for Freddy Gauthier, but I'd really like to see Babcock roll out Ennis, Petan and Moore as a 4th line. Just to see if they can cause a little havoc.
- BetterCallSaul

Agreed.
And i do feel the goat has played well lately

Nice win, not sure it was deserved...but we’ll take it!!
- Garnie

I think we played a near perfect road game. Got a bit filled in during the 2nd period and Freddy made some great saves all night, but with our injuries, on the road, against the #2 in the league, can't really ask for much more than that.

I went to bed last night, it was 6-2.
People were happy.

Then what happened?

Cherry--Skoal was pulling the you-didn't-play-hockey card on everyone that disagreed with him.

Ironically, I didn't play hockey (parents couldn't afford it, but played a ton of road hockey) but I was actually agreeing with him

- gravyface

And that's it, right? Being able to play Junior at any kind of level doesn't just require overcoming a talent barrier, it also requires overcoming a financial one. For me personally, even if I did grow up in a place where ice was abundant, and the nearest rink wasn't an hour drive away, there's no way the Lum's could have afforded to enroll me in that.

If hockey was even slightly affordable for many lower income families, there'd be a much higher pool of talent from which to choose...

I went to bed last night, it was 6-2.
People were happy.

Then what happened?
- Fakepartofme

We got Skoal'd

I went to bed last night, it was 6-2.
People were happy.

Then what happened?
- Fakepartofme

Leafsitis

I love how Dubas is on top of poop and gets low key good players to fill out the roster and cheap. Ennis for under 700k, and Moore is signed for 2 mooore years at 775k.

Also moving out Par who was a UFA for Petan who is younger and cheaper and and RFA who can fill in next season on the cheap

not signing poopty players like Komarov and Martin for 2.5mil + to give you less value and become cap problems.
- senstroll

Yep, loving the Ennis signing. God help the team that signs him next year though (hopefully the habs).

And that's it, right? Being able to play Junior at any kind of level doesn't just require overcoming a talent barrier, it also requires overcoming a financial one. For me personally, even if I did grow up in a place where ice was abundant, and the nearest rink wasn't an hour drive away, there's no way the Lum's could have afforded to enroll me in that.

If hockey was even slightly affordable for many lower income families, there'd be a much higher pool of talent from which to choose...
- lumlums

Agreed.
My folks couldn't afford it. So i played ball hockey.
Still love playing it.

Agreed.
My folks couldn't afford it. So i played ball hockey.
Still love playing it.
- Fakepartofme

poop I can't afford to play ice hockey now, so I play ball hockey.

I went to bed last night, it was 6-2.
People were happy.

Then what happened?
- Fakepartofme

Truculence

Yep, loving the Ennis signing. God help the team that signs him next year though (hopefully the habs).
- TheMussel

i am going to assume Ennis signs again for 1 mil or less

We got Skoal'd
- lumlums

Sounds painful