I think our bottom 6 will have the puck a fair amount; I don't think they'll get snowed under at all.

Yeah, on the road they'll face unfavourable matchups, but welcome to the jungle: every team tries to sneak their best lines out against the bottom lines/pairings when they're at home.
- gravyface

Hard to get caught often if you're rolling short shifts, fast changes with three quick skilled lines. Two of those lines with star two-way centers.

For the next few years, the bottom six will all be making minimum wage.
- Atomic Wedgie

Bracco?

I know (frank) all about most of these guys. Thank goodness I can open this thread and find out exactly the way it is from the experts.

I know (frank) all about most of these guys. Thank goodness I can open this thread and find out exactly the way it is from the experts.
- Zezel

All the top posters are here today. What a wealth of hockey knowledge.

Listening to max, jfj and aminnes argue and theyre all wrong.

Listening to max, jfj and aminnes argue and theyre all wrong.
- HealthyScratch6

haha

All the top posters are here today. What a wealth of hockey knowledge.
- HealthyScratch6

Before I used to wonder how things would play out, but then I found this HB crystal ball and now I'm independently wealthy from the proceeds of sports wagering.

Listening to max, jfj and aminnes argue and theyre all wrong.
- HealthyScratch6

strongly disagree.

Matthews
Marner
Tavares
Hyman

is the order of importance of Leafs forwards.
- MaximusAurelius

That's cool. You're allowed to be wrong.

Kerfoot is a defensive stud? Bracco could theoretically play 3RW in the future no issue. There's no rush or reason to give up on a skilled ppg AHL prospect.
- Blazed

He's suppose to be. Those 3rd and 4th lines should just worry about not giving up goals and killing penalties.

Bracco can't play AHL level defense, much less NHL level. He'd get exposed in short order.

I think our bottom 6 will have the puck a fair amount; I don't think they'll get snowed under at all.

Yeah, on the road they'll face unfavourable matchups, but welcome to the jungle: every team tries to sneak their best lines out against the bottom lines/pairings when they're at home.
- gravyface

I doubt it.

You're right, every team tries to play to their strengths and expose the Leafs weaknesses. That's why I'm saying the bottom six shouldn't have one-way offensive players with the hope that they're going to outscore the opposition.

The top-six should score the majority of goals and points. The bottom six should be killing the clock, killing penalties, playing physical, create energy and limiting their mistakes. Bracco doesn't do any of those things.

All the top posters are here today. What a wealth of hockey knowledge.
- HealthyScratch6

Thanks.

Anyone who wants the link for tonight’s game,

beg for it.

Wow. Just wow.

Anyways time to get a look at the group tonight an see. Figure more cuts will come before friday and saturday games here.

For now choppy pond hockey.

I doubt it.

You're right, every team tries to play to their strengths and expose the Leafs weaknesses. That's why I'm saying the bottom six shouldn't have one-way offensive players with the hope that they're going to outscore the opposition.

The top-six should score the majority of goals and points. The bottom six should be killing the clock, killing penalties, playing physical, create energy and limiting their mistakes. Bracco doesn't do any of those things.
- JohnFergusonJr

Oh, this is about Bracco in the bottom 6? I don't see him really as a fit down there, particularly with who's above him in the depth chart (Kapanen).

He could be Ennis 2.0 on the 4th line if we roll out that kind of a look, but I think this year they want to solidify the role players, so I don't really see him as a fit down there.

strongly disagree.

Matthews
Marner
Tavares
Hyman

is the order of importance of Leafs forwards.
- MaximusAurelius

No (frank)ing way is Marner ahead of Tavares, not in 2019-20 at least.

Really want to see Hutch have a good outing here.

Anyone who wants the link for tonight’s game,

beg for it.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Oh, this is about Bracco in the bottom 6? I don't see him really as a fit down there, particularly with who's above him in the depth chart (Kapanen).

He could be Ennis 2.0 on the 4th line if we roll out that kind of a look, but I think this year they want to solidify the role players, so I don't really see him as a fit down there.
- gravyface

I was mostly talking about Bracco, yes.

But in general also, even the Leafs top lines, don't spend a lot of time in the Ozone, cycling the puck. I think the bottom six should be bigger, stronger and harder to play again.

Anyone who wants the link for tonight’s game,

beg for it.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Break me off some

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Nice

link please

I was mostly talking about Bracco, yes.

But in general also, even the Leafs top lines, don't spend a lot of time in the Ozone, cycling the puck. I think the bottom six should be bigger, stronger and harder to play again.
- JohnFergusonJr

Leaf PTSD flash back JFJ?

Lots of Leafs were hard to play again back in the day.

link please
- systemtool

It's missing.

No (frank)ing way is Marner ahead of Tavares, not in 2019-20 at least.
- gravyface

I think you're right but it's close and easily debatable.