okay.

dubas has done a tremendous job.

malgin will work out great
- Tumbleweed

Yes he has.

Serious question:

What was the last Leaf team that could actually defend well? Early 2000's?

okay.

dubas has done a tremendous job.

malgin will work out great
- Tumbleweed

Malgin will help our 3rd and 4th lines.. Malgin is not expected to be Marner 2.0

Serious question:

What was the last Leaf team that could actually defend well? Early 2000's?
- Hockey_Reverend

Probably not since they had Yushkevich, Markov, Kaberle, Jason Smith, Bryan Berard and Sylvain Cote?

okay.

dubas has done a tremendous job.

malgin will work out great
- Tumbleweed

I never said he would or wouldn’t I said he was an asset.

It’s not my problem you think all 75 contracts Dubas possesses in the organization need to be NHL players.

Malgin will help our 3rd and 4th lines.. Malgin is not expected to be Marner 2.0
- PatC80

not likely.

he's terrible defensively.

I never said he would or wouldn’t I said he was an asset.

It’s not my problem you think all 75 contracts Dubas possesses in the organization need to be All-Star NHL players.
- Santo_44

fixed

Yes he has.
- Steven_Seagull

results speak for themselves

Sounds like malkin is healthy and will play
- bryant

7-3 Pens

not likely.

he's terrible defensively.
- Tumbleweed

what are you basing that off of? Is it based off of Malgin's career 51.2 corsi?

Probably not since they had Yushkevich, Markov, Kaberle, Jason Smith, Bryan Berard and Sylvain Cote?
- PatC80

Ya, that was a good back end. We could use a Yushkevich Markov pairing... Yushkevich was a tank

results speak for themselves
- Tumbleweed

Wish we had Lou/Babcock back, with all of their playoff success they had with the Leafs...

not likely.

he's terrible defensively.
- Tumbleweed

Good pickup for this team. Exactly what we need...

No team has stars they can replace stars with. So like every other team, when a star goes down, we replace them with lesser players. The sky is blue.
- systemtool

and another loss coming tonight with crosby and malkin torching our defense with 4 bottom pairing players.

Ya, that was a good back end. We could use a Yushkevich Markov pairing... Yushkevich was a tank
- Hockey_Reverend

Agreed, Yushkevich and Markov were tough as nails, stay at home D-men that could hurt opposing players

Agreed, Yushkevich and Markov were tough as nails, stay at home D-men that could hurt opposing players
- PatC80

They were a great shut-down pair. Last true shutdown pair we had... that is friggin sad

and another loss coming tonight with crosby and malkin torching our defense with 4 bottom pairing players.
- Tumbleweed

Im gonna go out on a limb here and state playing marincin is far more stupid and much more likely to have a negative outcome than anything dubas has done lately...

and another loss coming tonight with crosby and malkin torching our defense with 4 bottom pairing players.
- Tumbleweed

Wait... Are you saying that if Malkin and Crosby combine for 8 points and "torch" the Leafs, we should blame Denis Malgin?

I'm on board, let's do it.. Malgin sucks.. Couldn't even handle Crosby and Malkin..

They were a great shut-down pair. Last true shutdown pair we had... that is friggin sad
- Hockey_Reverend

It’s all Dubas’ fault. Because glasses and spreadsheets and stuff.

Im gonna go out on a limb here and state playing marincin is far more stupid and much more likely to have a negative outcome than anything dubas has done lately...
- joel878

Shocking and mind blowing statement

what are you basing that off of? Is it based off of Malgin's career 51.2 corsi?
- PatC80

he can have a 80 corsi.

crosby will find the guy he's not covering and he'll be -3 on the ice on 3 shots on net.

but i know. +/- doesn't matter.

Im gonna go out on a limb here and state playing marincin is far more stupid and much more likely to have a negative outcome than anything dubas has done lately...
- joel878

that's fair.




good thing marincin is gone after this year.......

It’s all Dubas’ fault. Because glasses and spreadsheets and stuff.
- Steven_Seagull

I'm not saying its his fault, but he needs to get one or 2 of those types... if he doesn't and we miss the playoffs, or get jettisoned in the first round again, I think you can start to point at Dubas team construction...

IMO Dubas has next season. If its another crappy year, the hammer will fall on him at some point...

that's fair.




good thing marincin is gone after this year.......
- Tumbleweed

Um, didn't we sign him again?

I'm not saying its his fault, but he needs to get one or 2 of those types... if he doesn't and we miss the playoffs, or get jettisoned in the first round again, I think you can start to point at Dubas team construction...

IMO Dubas has next season. If its another crappy year, the hammer will fall on him at some point...
- Hockey_Reverend

4 seasons.

That's what you give a GM before they start to be judged.

Unless they go full Fenton.