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Beatle_john
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Corner of Kirk Maclean's Toe and Robert Reichel's face.
Joined: 01.09.2006

Apr 15 @ 6:31 PM ET
Meh, it’s only Gardiner.
- Steven_Seagull



Good Point.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 6:32 PM ET
Bracco
BreathLeafs2015
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 06.26.2015

Apr 15 @ 6:33 PM ET
Leafs with Tavares, and Nylander at C, just for funzies.

Hyman-Matthews-Johnsson
Marleau-Tavares-Marner
Kapanen-Kadri-Brown
Grundstrom-Nylander-Bracco

Maybe shift the RWs around a bit to get a Swedish trio line.

- Feeling Glucky?


Bring it on baby!!!
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Apr 15 @ 6:33 PM ET
Like I said earlier, Bracco is a goal scoring machine.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 6:34 PM ET
Like I said earlier, Bracco is a goal scoring machine.
- GreatGigInTheSky



Not even 3 Sens, a goalie, and a terrible angle can stop him.
bobbyisno1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I'm excited to see that
Joined: 08.28.2010

Apr 15 @ 6:36 PM ET
no

Marner has never played center in the NHL, you do not experiment against that line. no way

- Santo_44

They better experiment with something cause clearly what ever they're doing sucks.
Leafsmart
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Fredericton, N.B.
Joined: 12.18.2013

Apr 15 @ 6:40 PM ET
i think very soon Liljegren will be in that category.
Rest I agree with you - although personally I'd definitely consider giving up Nylander if that means getting a legit young D-man in return (Hanifin, Jones - or can I dream, PK).

Personally I'd add Hyman as well to that list - as strange as that sounds.
for the specific role he's fulfilling, you can't get a better and cheaper option

- MaximusAurelius

Add Brown too. For the money you won't get as good a compete player. Put him with better than Bozie and JVR and the goals will come back as well.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Apr 15 @ 6:41 PM ET
Not even 3 Sens, a goalie, and a terrible angle can stop him.
- Steven_Seagull


Bunch of (frank)ing punks on Belleville.

Their season ended 3 months ago and they're trying to cheep shot us before we go to the playoffs.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Apr 15 @ 6:42 PM ET
54 wins for the Marlies.

And their 3 best players are with the Leafs.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 6:42 PM ET
Bunch of (frank)ing punks on Belleville.

Their season ended 3 months ago and they're trying to cheep shot us before we go to the playoffs.

- GreatGigInTheSky



That entire Sens organization.
DeflatedPucks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: NYC, NY
Joined: 04.29.2016

Apr 15 @ 6:47 PM ET
They better experiment with something cause clearly what ever they're doing sucks.
- bobbyisno1

Garnie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 11.30.2009

Apr 15 @ 6:53 PM ET
This all actually sounds like one of the better plans Babs could go with.

Having Kadri out really limits his options. I think we need to get Matthews away from the Bergeron line if we're going to have any hope in winning.

Giving Pleks a chance to redeem himself as the shutdown guy and then giving him the best wingers to help him accomplish the task seems about as good of an option as any we have available.

- Thecakeisalie



Im faster on the ice with my sneakers on then Pleks.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 15 @ 6:55 PM ET
That entire Sens organization.
- Steven_Seagull

i'm eatin fries in your onor

i will save you some
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 6:58 PM ET
i'm eatin fries in your onor

i will save you some

- cabin



cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 15 @ 7:01 PM ET

- Steven_Seagull

burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Apr 15 @ 7:12 PM ET
I hope one of the changes they make is giving a dam.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 7:17 PM ET
I hope one of the changes they make is giving a dam.
- burn



Nope, the Leafs have gone full Rhett Butler.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 15 @ 7:18 PM ET
I hope one of the changes they make is giving a dam.
- burn

The players will decide .

Don't get your hopes up. Sorry .
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Apr 15 @ 7:19 PM ET
I’d swap Leivo and Marleau. I was thinking that if we don’t get a 3C this offseason, Marleau-Nylander-Marner would be a good line, and Johnsson-Kadri-Kapanen/Brown another.

Kadri is pretty established as a 2-way C, so having two young 2-way wingers would be a good match, and the Nylander line has 3 guys who can all play C, even though Marleau doesn’t want to, and neither Nylander nor Marner have established themselves... it’s a good opportunity for them to grow, while Marleau helps with some of the heavy lifting, if need be.

- Feeling Glucky?


That's true, but it deters from the reason I put Brown with Pleks, to make a shutdown line without Matthews, Kadri or Komarov.

They need to get Matthews away from Bergeron, at least for game 3. So is Nylander going up against Bergeron?

Probably not, so Pleks may be the next best option. He has it in him, he hasn't showed it yet but this would be as good as time as any.
GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Apr 15 @ 7:19 PM ET
Some weak ass penalties being given to the Wild.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 15 @ 7:21 PM ET
Nope, the Leafs have gone full Rhett Butler.
- Steven_Seagull

At leats your team made it to the possible cup round . They will learn what is more needed going forward. Good luck on accomplishing that . Really.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 7:24 PM ET
At leats your team made it to the possible cup round . They will learn what is more needed going forward. Good luck on accomplishing that . Really.
- cabin



Cabin...




Nothing about that reference, though?
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

Apr 15 @ 7:25 PM ET
wow, I see it completely the opposite.

Jones as a dman on a much weaker team outscored Johansen this year. Nashville didn't get Chiarelli'd on the deal, but Jones is one of, if not THE best young Dman in the league.

- Aetherial

What is Jones going to do with Subban and Josi ahead of him in the prime minutes?

Johansen was what they needed.

Nashville has the best top-4 in the game and a top defense prospect in Fabbro coming up. It's why they're such a well oiled machine that can deal multiple top pairing defenders and never miss a beat. Think about it. They've dealt Suter, Weber, Timonen and Jones. They STILL have two number one defensemen and have had one the entire time.

Insanity.
Thecakeisalie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Imagine something funny
Joined: 01.27.2010

Apr 15 @ 7:26 PM ET

- Beatle_john




That is actually pretty funny.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Apr 15 @ 7:27 PM ET
What is Jones going to do with Subban and Josi ahead of him in the prime minutes?

Johansen was what they needed.

Nashville has the best top-4 in the game and a top defense prospect in Fabbro coming up. It's why they're such a well oiled machine that can deal multiple top pairing defenders and never miss a beat. Think about it. They've dealt Suter, Weber, Timonen and Jones. They STILL have two number one defensemen and have had one the entire time.

Insanity.

- AdamFrench



*they didn’t trade Suter*


Maybe the Leafs should hire Poile so he can draft us some top defenders.
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