Simmonds Tavares Nylander
- mr.sir

Pffft

Mikey Engvall Hyman would steamroll that line.

This team has virtually no weaknesses

Vesey- sub in with Simmonds
Kerfoot- trade bait for cap space or depth

Parade pending....
Get your vaccines boys!
- mr.sir

Not till September or October.

Pffft

Mikey Engvall Hyman would steamroll that line.


- Garnie

At least 2/3 of it

Not till September or October.
- dmnted

So Leafy 😩

Not till September or October.
- dmnted

*high fives from the healthy and young list*

rewatched that hyman/smith "collision"

so dumb, its smiths own players stick that catches him in the side of he head, and Hyman is not going to touch him, but smith reaches out to make contact with his glove, then falls over like he was shot

what a loser
- senstroll

He's a big time diver, but tough as nails when it comes to throwing down which makes it even funnier. Pick a lane, loser are you tough or are you 10 ply?

Totally get it. I disliked it until I found the type of scotch I liked. If it’s not peaty and smokey I’m not super interested.

Side note - if that’s your go to birthday gift we need to be friends. 😁😎
- Cush29

It was his 50th and my best friend

At least 2/3 of it
- mr.sir

Not sure what you mean, but that’s a damn good line...all 3 of them yutes.

When was the last time that was done. Even by 2 teams.
- bixll

A long time I think.

Archaic posted this link after the game last night:


https://twitter.com/Leafs.../1366620005765443585?s=09
- Monkeypunk

For some reason that link didnt work, this one does I think

https://twitter.com/Leafs.../1366620005765443585?s=09

It was his 50th and my best friend
- Aetherial

I can be bought and say I'm 50 if need be. I"m only a couple years away....

Not till September or October.
- dmnted

I so want to get it in time to for fall beer league hockey because, well BEER and hockey dammit!

When was the last time that was done. Even by 2 teams.
- bixll

Discounting his rookie season, it has happened 4 times:

2019-20 October 20 & 22 against Winnipeg & Minnesota
2017-18 March 31 & April 2 against Calgary & Minnesota
2017-18 December 31 & January 2 - Winnipeg & LA
2016-17 October 30 & November 1 against Ottawa & Toronto

It didn't happen at all in the 2018-19 season

For some reason that link didnt work, this one does I think

https://twitter.com/Leafs.../1366620005765443585?s=09
- Archaic

Weird. Thanks.

https://twitter.com/MikeW...tatus/1366591678681866248


- GreatGigInTheSky

Oh that is all kinds of awesome

They are a different team defensively.

This is the best defensive Leafs team I have seen since...ever?

At least since the Burns era.
- Atomic Wedgie

Keefe was really praising Tavares for his defensive work.

I know you always need to take that stuff with a grain of salt, but Tavares could be struggling because he is playing a different role right now?

Keefe was really praising Tavares for his defensive work.

I know you always need to take that stuff with a grain of salt, but Tavares could be struggling because he is playing a different role right now?
- Aetherial

Looks like he is struggling to keep up, to be honest.

He's going to want out eventually. If he doesn't already.
- AdamFrench

I would be very surprised if he didn't want out. I suspect that is part of the problem.

Looks like he is struggling to keep up, to be honest.
- bixll

He hasn't seemed as awful the last couple games. The Ottawa game was probably the low point. The whole team got rattled, including the goalie.

Keefe was really praising Tavares for his defensive work.

I know you always need to take that stuff with a grain of salt, but Tavares could be struggling because he is playing a different role right now?
- Aetherial

It's possible? One thing I noticed was that he seemed to be behind on the play a fair bit, but maybe that's by design as the late forward? The Athletic made a comment that I found rather specific about his game last night, "he had a lot of important touches to move the puck on to the Leafs’ quicker forwards in transition".

If the idea is that the speedier wingers carry the puck in, and Tavares trails back in the play, it could be an adjustment that he's still struggling with in terms of finding his offensive placement?

He still seems to be struggling to corral the puck, or make clean passes or even find a good spot to shoot from - which he has typically always been able to do.

He hasn't seemed as awful the last couple games. The Ottawa game was probably the low point. The whole team got rattled, including the goalie.
- Aetherial

He is far from the biggest issue the Leafs have going forward.

This is all about getting their game set for the playoffs, from here on in.

Every article I read had writers picking the Leafs to win. 🤷🏻‍♂️
- Garnie

Ya most had the leafs winning, not sure wtf hes talking about.
I did expect it would be a tighter race though.
Still could change

Ya most had the leafs winning, not sure wtf hes talking about.
I did expect it would be a tighter race though.
Still could change
- Fakepartofme

I may be right on one Wedgie Thread pick: Leafs clinch first. I think I had Auston with the Rocket but have conveniently forgotten the rest.

(All those games with Jets at end could (frank) up timing of clinching)

Leafs had some chances to extend their goal lead in the 3rd

Rielly was all over the ice last night.
- dmnted

Rielly was the best player last night.

Rielly was the best player last night.
- bobbyisno1

It’s nice that there’s a bunch to choose from