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The Shrike
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto
Joined: 11.17.2007

Feb 6 @ 8:39 AM ET
It’s not run support. Leafs are middle of the road in the North on goals for and doing pretty well on goals against. They must be limiting shots
- Canada Cup


Yes, they are:

Shots against per game - Team

26.8 - Toronto
28.5 - Montreal
28.7 - Calgary
31.0 - Winnipeg
31.5 - Ottawa
32.5 - Edmonton
36.1 - Vancouver

SV% - Goalie

.930 - Allen
.923 - Campbell
.918 - Brossoit
.913 - Hellebuyck
.899 - Price
.897 - Demko
.897 - Koskinen
.896 - Holtby
.888 - Andersen
.868 - Skinner
.866 - Murray
.857 - Rittich
.844 - Hogberg
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Learn hockey, idiot., ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Feb 6 @ 8:57 AM ET
6-0 Leafs, Matthews x3, WIlly, The Snake, Rielly
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Learn hockey, idiot., ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Feb 6 @ 9:01 AM ET
Marner 6 assists
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: “Give me Point, Cirelli and Paul all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Feb 6 @ 9:05 AM ET
Yes, they are:

Shots against per game - Team

26.8 - Toronto
28.5 - Montreal
28.7 - Calgary
31.0 - Winnipeg
31.5 - Ottawa
32.5 - Edmonton
36.1 - Vancouver

SV% - Goalie

.930 - Allen
.923 - Campbell
.918 - Brossoit
.913 - Hellebuyck
.899 - Price
.897 - Demko
.897 - Koskinen
.896 - Holtby
.888 - Andersen
.868 - Skinner
.866 - Murray
.857 - Rittich
.844 - Hogberg

- The Shrike


That’s what I thought. Leafs are playing solid hockey right, even though I keep reading in here about how all the defencemen suck.

So, no starters have really good SV% numbers but Hellebuyck is certainly best. Price, Demko and Andersen about the same.

I’ll repeat that having a better goalie is always good but paying a big price when we don’t have a goals against problem (which is kind of the point) just doesn’t make sense.

But Ek posts a picture of Gibson and everyone wants a new toy so,
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: “Give me Point, Cirelli and Paul all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Feb 6 @ 9:06 AM ET
6-0 Leafs, Matthews x3, WIlly, The Snake, Rielly
- Zezel


It’s amazing what we don’t don’t talk about after a 7-3 win.
mr.sir
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Joined: 01.18.2015

Feb 6 @ 9:15 AM ET
I still think having Marner on PK is a bad idea

Hyman/Mikheyev
Kerfoot/ Vesey
Boyd/ Engvall
Barabanov/ Anderson
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Feb 6 @ 9:56 AM ET
Obviously Spezza moves up to top-6.

Do you demote Tavares or Matthews to 4th line?
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Feb 6 @ 9:59 AM ET
Yes, they are:

Shots against per game - Team

26.8 - Toronto
28.5 - Montreal
28.7 - Calgary
31.0 - Winnipeg
31.5 - Ottawa
32.5 - Edmonton
36.1 - Vancouver

SV% - Goalie

.930 - Allen
.923 - Campbell
.918 - Brossoit
.913 - Hellebuyck
.899 - Price
.897 - Demko
.897 - Koskinen
.896 - Holtby
.888 - Andersen
.868 - Skinner
.866 - Murray
.857 - Rittich
.844 - Hogberg

- The Shrike

First step is getting him above .900, a.k.a. the Goalie Mendoza Line.
rSole
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I usually disagree with Dozzer, ON
Joined: 12.16.2013

Feb 6 @ 10:01 AM ET
I still think having Marner on PK is a bad idea

Hyman/Mikheyev
Kerfoot/ Vesey
Boyd/ Engvall
Barabanov/ Anderson

- mr.sir


Why is it a bad idea? He reads the play very well and creates turnovers that lead to scoring opportunities. The added ice time does not seem to effect the rest of his game. He doesn’t really block shots often so injuries don’t seem to be an issue.

Hyman/Soup are also very good in the pk.
RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.27.2007

Feb 6 @ 10:04 AM ET
https://twitter.com/TheOa...57925297342054405/photo/1

Wow. Sheldon Keefe.

(frank) Babcock.

So I was right about player usage 3 years ago?
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: “Give me Point, Cirelli and Paul all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Feb 6 @ 10:09 AM ET
First step is getting him above .900, a.k.a. the Goalie Mendoza Line.
- Atomic Wedgie


More shots obv
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: “Give me Point, Cirelli and Paul all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Feb 6 @ 10:13 AM ET
Obviously Spezza moves up to top-6.

Do you demote Tavares or Matthews to 4th line?

- Atomic Wedgie


Move Matthews, Marner and Hyman to the 4th line. Put Spezza, Boyd and Petan (or whoever it is tonight) out to start the game. Crowd goes crazy.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Feb 6 @ 10:21 AM ET
Move Matthews, Marner and Hyman to the 4th line. Put Spezza, Boyd and Petan (or whoever it is tonight) out to start the game. Crowd goes crazy.
- Canada Cup

what's a crowd?
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: “Give me Point, Cirelli and Paul all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Feb 6 @ 10:24 AM ET
what's a crowd?
- 21peter


The voices in my head?
Leafs43
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.16.2010

Feb 6 @ 10:26 AM ET
https://twitter.com/TheOakLeafs/status/1357925297342054405/photo/1

Wow. Sheldon Keefe.

(frank) Babcock.

So I was right about player usage 3 years ago?

- RogerRoeper


No one knows what you're talking about.

mjones242
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Pretentious Beer Snob, ON
Joined: 06.22.2015

Feb 6 @ 10:28 AM ET
Leafs with a 3rd period comeback only to lose on a Brock Boeser shootout winner.

VAN 5 (SO)
TOR 4
RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.27.2007

Feb 6 @ 10:28 AM ET
No one knows what you're talking about.
- Leafs43


I long stated Babcock's lack of good usage for guys like Matthews and Marner was the Leafs #1 issue.

2nd best team since his firing with crappy goaltending
mr.sir
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Joined: 01.18.2015

Feb 6 @ 10:32 AM ET
Leafs with a 3rd period comeback only to lose on a Brock Boeser shootout winner.

VAN 5 (SO)
TOR 4

- mjones242


🤔
I see what you’ve done ✅
Fakepartofme
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON
Joined: 09.20.2010

Feb 6 @ 10:33 AM ET
I've had nothing but LG tvs for a decade, priced comparable to Samsung's but all my LG's have outlived the Samsung I had before. Surprised they haven't been brought up.

Impressed enough with the tv I now have LG phones, dishwasher, fridge, washer and dryer. All durable as hell and I can wash my dishes from work 🤷🏻‍♂️

- joel878

I have a 12 year samsung tv and an 8 year old samsung tv, all still working. Had an lg fridge and microwave, both broke down with a couple of years. Depends on the item.

Why would anyone want to wash their dishes from work? Why go through the trouble of loading the dishwasher, putting in the puck and or jet dry, and close the door but be too lazy to touch one button?
Fakepartofme
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON
Joined: 09.20.2010

Feb 6 @ 10:34 AM ET
Obviously Spezza moves up to top-6.

Do you demote Tavares or Matthews to 4th line?

- Atomic Wedgie

Not sure, but hopefully we never have to see Thornton on the top line again.
Leafs43
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.16.2010

Feb 6 @ 10:34 AM ET
I long stated Babcock's lack of good usage for guys like Matthews and Marner was the Leafs #1 issue.

2nd best team since his firing with crappy goaltending

- RogerRoeper


You are honestly less of a hockey blog poster and more of a prophet.

21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Feb 6 @ 10:35 AM ET

Michael Augello @MikeInBuffalo 3m
#Leafs only lineup change is Mikko Lehtonen in for Travis Dermott, who suffered a minor leg injury on Thursday.
mr.sir
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Joined: 01.18.2015

Feb 6 @ 10:37 AM ET
Why is it a bad idea? He reads the play very well and creates turnovers that lead to scoring opportunities. The added ice time does not seem to effect the rest of his game. He doesn’t really block shots often so injuries don’t seem to be an issue.

Hyman/Soup are also very good in the pk.

- rSole

Reezins:

Others are much better
He doesn’t block shots
He is not particularly fast
He puts no pressure on dmen at point
Risk of injury
Don’t want to tire him out
He makes 11m

Hope this helps
Thx for👂
Aetherial
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today?
Joined: 06.30.2006

Feb 6 @ 10:39 AM ET
You are honestly less of a hockey blog poster and more of a prophet.
- Leafs43

praise be
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Feb 6 @ 10:41 AM ET
Jonas Siegel @jonassiegel 7m
Jason Spezza, not surprisingly, on the ice for today's optional morning skate. Why he's become so valuable to the Leafs (ICYMI): https://t.co/fEkqHxgpxp
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