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

Everyone and their mom wanted more ice time for am and mm.
Jesus.
You honestly just repeated what most were already saying.

Everyone and their mom wanted more ice time for am and mm.
Jesus.
- Fakepartofme

You all should have spoken up then

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
- 21peter

I still say it was classy of other teams not to claim him.

They could have done it just to (frank) the Leafs but didn't.

You all should have spoken up then
- RogerRoeper

Best line of the week

🤔
I see what you’ve done ✅
- mr.sir

Gonna keep this train rolling until it derails.

You all should have spoken up then
- RogerRoeper

You repeated what most were already saying.
Am and mm needed to be on the ice more in specific situations.
But as always, it was only you.
Lol

You repeated what most were already saying.
Am and mm needed to be on the ice more in specific situations.
But as always, it was only you.
Lol
- Fakepartofme

Bullpoop.

I still say it was classy of other teams not to claim him.

They could have done it just to (frank) the Leafs but didn't.
- Leafs43

Didn't hurt that Spezza said he would retire if they did.

My younger self would be aghast by these words: I'm loving Jason Spezza.

Not sure, but hopefully we never have to see Thornton on the top line again.
- Fakepartofme

I doubt Keefe is done with Kerfoot, Mik and Hyman as his third line.

Waiting in parking lot to pick up groceries- fired up Leafs app on my phone.

Spezza is not listed on roster.

Has he been traded?!?!?!?

Bullpoop.
- RogerRoeper

Are you honestly under the impression that other people didn't also believe that the two best players on the team should be given more than 17 minutes a game?

It was all over the news. They compared Matthews ice time to Mcdavid, to Crosby. This "I was the only one" act is completely disconnected from reality.

Waiting in parking lot to pick up groceries- fired up Leafs app on my phone.

Spezza is not listed on roster.

Has he been traded?!?!?!?
- Atomic Wedgie

He doesn’t appear in the stats either.

I doubt Keefe is done with Kerfoot, Mik and Hyman as his third line.
- Canada Cup

He really should be.
Thornton is not a 1st liner anymore and hyman has really let am and mm do their thing.
Theyve really taking off since he was put back on that line

I still say it was classy of other teams not to claim him.

They could have done it just to (frank) the Leafs but didn't.
- Leafs43

When you put it that way, someone (frank)ed up royally

I still say it was classy of other teams not to claim him.

They could have done it just to (frank) the Leafs but didn't.
- Leafs43

Pick him up and get stuck his his cap hit after he retires? How many teams interested in doing that to (frank) thr leafs?

Waiting in parking lot to pick up groceries- fired up Leafs app on my phone.

Spezza is not listed on roster.

Has he been traded?!?!?!?
- Atomic Wedgie

He was sent to taxi squad yesterday, cap saving issue.

Bullpoop.
- RogerRoeper

Yup you totally clocked Matthews minutes on your own and came up with a total of 17 minutes in game 7. Certainly didn't hear it from every sports outlet and newspaper in the country. All hail Roger, the only person on earth to state that Matthews needed more ice time.

He doesn’t appear in the stats either.
- Atomic Wedgie

After last game Spezz transcends insignificant piddly details like rosters and stats!

Pick him up and get stuck his his cap hit after he retires? How many teams interested in doing that to (frank) thr leafs?
- burn

Didn't think Spezza's contract qualified as a 35+ because it is only one year. If it does qualify as a 35+, then yes getting stuck with the cap hit would be a large disincentive.

I'm pretty sure 1 year contracts don't have to abide by the 35+ rules though.

He really should be.
Thornton is not a 1st liner anymore and hyman has really let am and mm do their thing.
Theyve really taking off since he was put back on that line
- Fakepartofme

Agreed.

He really should be.
Thornton is not a 1st liner anymore and hyman has really let am and mm do their thing.
Theyve really taking off since he was put back on that line
- Fakepartofme

I hated Thornton on the first line, but this Matthews Marner run absolutely started the last few games Jumbo was healthy. It started to work, damn well too. I loved that 3rd line with Hyman there every game.

I'd have no issue going back to it. Both lines being good is better than 1 being good and the other being less effective than it could be.

Didn't think Spezza's contract qualified as a 35+ because it is only one year. If it does qualify as a 35+, then yes getting stuck with the cap hit would be a large disincentive.

I'm pretty sure 1 year contracts don't have to abide by the 35+ rules though.
- Leafs43

Oh poop, I didn't even know that, I thought it was any and all 35+ contracts. Just looked it up, it says only contacts that are 2 or more years long count.

I hated Thornton on the first line, but this Matthews Marner run absolutely started the last few games Jumbo was healthy. It started to work, damn well too. I loved that 3rd line with Hyman there every game.

I'd have no issue going back to it. Both lines being good is better than 1 being good and the other being less effective than it could be.
- joel878

Don’t make me agree with you. Even if Joe brings a slight drop to the Matthews, Marner line (and I’m not convinced) the value of that third line is too big. Plus, Hyman can spend time moving up since Thornton won’t play the same number of minutes

Didn't think Spezza's contract qualified as a 35+ because it is only one year. If it does qualify as a 35+, then yes getting stuck with the cap hit would be a large disincentive.

I'm pretty sure 1 year contracts don't have to abide by the 35+ rules though.
- Leafs43

I think there are players that GMs believe you don’t (frank) over if you’re not trying to improve your team, just mess with someone else.

https://twitter.com/TheOakLeafs/status/1357925297342054405/photo/1

Wow. Sheldon Keefe.

(frank) Babcock.

So I was right about player usage 3 years ago?
- RogerRoeper

3 years ago