It's honestly mind blowing with the talent we have in 4 or 5 players (maybe even 6 or 7) that management decided to fill the roster out with lesser versions of those players.

If you start with a blank piece of paper with Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander, Rielly and Andersen on it, how can you not put together a team that actually looks solid, can play the physical game with speed and not crumble whem pressurized?
- walshyleafsfan

Are we pickling these female doges?

I think the Leafs look very solid on paper.

It’s up to the players now, Dubas put together a great and soft team.
- Santo_44

He hasn't been that bad. He really hasn't. He needs to be better, but picking him as a scapegoat is just the fun thing to do. He's being hyper-analyzed because they're playing against Point who was a comparable and doing really well tonight.
You guys will get over it by next week.
- UsernameUnknown

Picking him as the scapegoat?

All I’m doing is pointing out he has been crap 5v5 and it’s disappointing given the contract he just signed.

Big contracts often bring big pressure to live up to them.
- Woderwick

MattHughes delivers

Mike Brown in his prime.

I’d like that.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Great wheels, stache and threw bombs for a little guy.

Exactly the kind of guy we need AA.

Ottawa is beating St. Louis 3-1...

3-1!!!

Ottawa is beating St. Louis 3-1...

3-1!!!
- Hockey_Reverend

Blow it up.

Blow it up.
- Santo_44

1967

Lol

Ottawa is beating St. Louis 3-1...

3-1!!!
- Hockey_Reverend

Ron HeinZie 3 goals and a +5

Picking him as the scapegoat?

All I’m doing is pointing out he has been crap 5v5 and it’s disappointing given the contract he just signed.
- Santo_44

He's been meh, I don't disagree. But when people are afraid to call out the Captain for not producing and actually say Marner needs to be sat for games, it's excessive.
There is a lot of under-performing players right now, I just find the load unnecessarily Marner-heavy, that's all.

I think the Leafs look very solid on paper.

It’s up to the players now, Dubas put together a great team.
- Santo_44

That’s a tad rich.

Muzzin is our ONLY physical guy...
- Hockey_Reverend

Its new hockey.
No more physical play.

Until playoffs

Ottawa is beating St. Louis 3-1...

3-1!!!
- Hockey_Reverend

2-2 now.

That's what happens when you're the champs.

It's honestly mind blowing with the talent we have in 4 or 5 players (maybe even 6 or 7) that management decided to fill the roster out with lesser versions of those players.

If you start with a blank piece of paper with Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander, Rielly and Andersen on it, how can you not put together a team that actually looks solid, can play the physical game with speed and not crumble whem pressurized?
- walshyleafsfan

Right?

I’d like to be a fly on wall when Dubas was pitching the Kadri trade to Shanny. I wonder if the topic of physicality came up? “Y’know Kyle, maybe removing the toughest player we have and replacing him with Tyson Barrie isn’t helping us much in areas we lack”

I doubt he said that, Shanny was and probably still is a Prima Donna..

That’s a tad rich.
- DrunkenCanuck

Yeah

The GM should be responsible for a 2-1-1 start.

Through him in jail.

What do fans of physical teams blame losses on?

GuY Boucher

Right?

I’d like to be a fly on wall when Dubas was pitching the Kadri trade to Shanny. I wonder if the topic of physically came up? “Y’know Kyle, maybe removing the toughest player we have and replacing him with Tyson Barrie isn’t helping us much in areas we lack”

I doubt he said that, Shanny was and probably still is a Prima Donna..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I like the Trade... as long as we can resign Barrie to a good deal. However, with Dubas at the helm that is unlikely.

What we need is some beef on this team to balance the skill...

Yeah

The GM should be responsible for a 2-1-1 start.

Through him in jail.
- Santo_44

No he isn’t necessarily responsible for 2-1-1, but he is responsible for the softest Leaf team ever assembled.

What do fans of physical teams blame losses on?
- Santo_44

Its new hockey.
No more physical play.

Until playoffs
- Fakepartofme

Blues & BroonS

What do fans of physical teams blame losses on?
- Santo_44

The refs.

What do fans of physical teams blame losses on?
- Santo_44

They got out-physical'd?

No he isn’t necessarily responsible for 2-1-1, but he is responsible for the softest Leaf team ever assembled.
- DrunkenCanuck

BOOM...

It certainly is the softest I remember (watching since 1987)

What do fans of physical teams blame losses on?
- Santo_44

Lack of top end talent