Mike Augello: Leafs cut to 23, McElhinney, Carrick and Pickard placed on waivers

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Sparks for Vezina?

Sparks for Vezina?
- Archaic

MacBackup played far better.

I hope Pickard makes it through waivers.

Sparks over Mcbackup was the easy choice at this point

I hope Pickard makes it through waivers.

Sparks over Mcbackup was the easy choice at this point
- senstroll

Agreed, Sparky was totally outplayed.

Wonder if Babcock wanted Marnincin for PK and what not as some size.. or just so he can sit in the press box maybe

MacBackup played far better.
- Ear Hole

I don't know about that, pretty sure they let in the same amount of goals.

Wonder if Babcock wanted Marnincin for PK and what not as some size.. or just so he can sit in the press box maybe
- ClarksonDavid

I think Marincin is still behind Rosen and Borgman on the depth chart. I wouldn't worry about him playing too much..

Freddy the goat made the team... Which I thought was a little surprising

Wonder if Babcock wanted Marnincin for PK and what not as some size.. or just so he can sit in the press box maybe
- ClarksonDavid

This is a Dubas decision, not Babcock. Pretty positive anyways..

Wonder if Babcock wanted Marnincin for PK and what not as some size.. or just so he can sit in the press box maybe
- ClarksonDavid

Gotta be that.

That way they have someone completely useless sitting all season instead of someone they want to get better and play more.

Flyers have 5 goalies for 4 spots...they aren't claiming anyone unless they have a long term injury

Wonder if Babcock wanted Marnincin for PK and what not as some size.. or just so he can sit in the press box maybe

Read something interesting lately where the author proposed that we just roll 3 centres. Still ice two wingers on the 4th line but rotate in the freshest of our big 3. The big 3 all play 18-22 minutes.

Keep Marincin for PK and sheltered usage / rest Hainsey in games with multiple goal leads. Sounds good on paper.

I think Marincin is still behind Rosen and Borgman on the depth chart. I wouldn't worry about him playing too much..

Freddy the goat made the team... Which I thought was a little surprising
- PatC80

Yeah I get the feeling part of it might be just they’d rather have Marincin sitting not playing then Rosen Borgman sitting and not getting any ice time. Goat another Center is probably the only reason he stuck around and Lindholm is pretty unknown at this point

Read something interesting lately where the author proposed that we just roll 3 centres. Still ice two wingers on the 4th line but rotate in the freshest of our big 3. The big 3 all play 18-22 minutes.

Keep Marincin for PK and sheltered usage / rest Hainsey in games with multiple goal leads. Sounds good on paper.
- leafsfann

Why. He is not an NHL defenseman. Why not use an actually NHL defenseman.

Agreed, Sparky was totally outplayed.
- Ear Hole

like..in a couple pre season games?

Read something interesting lately where the author proposed that we just roll 3 centres. Still ice two wingers on the 4th line but rotate in the freshest of our big 3. The big 3 all play 18-22 minutes.

Keep Marincin for PK and sheltered usage / rest Hainsey in games with multiple goal leads. Sounds good on paper.
- leafsfann

Sounds good, except the NHL doesn't have a "mercy" rule.. If we are winning 7-1, we can't just put Marincin on the ice, to give the other team a chance.

Yeah I get the feeling part of it might be just they’d rather have Marincin sitting not playing then Rosen Borgman sitting and not getting any ice time. Goat another Center is probably the only reason he stuck around and Lindholm is pretty unknown at this point
- ClarksonDavid

Plus, once Nylander signs, I have to assume Marincin is the one placed on waivers

Plus, once Nylander signs, I have to assume Marincin is the one placed on waivers
- PatC80

Yeah you’d think so. I’m pretty happy Sparks is sticking around for now, see how he does

like..in a couple pre season games?
- senstroll

In front of a Marlies team who all played horrible. No effort from anyone in any of their games whatsoever.

He would look better with the Leafs lineup in front of him, obviously that's just my opinion.

Read something interesting lately where the author proposed that we just roll 3 centres. Still ice two wingers on the 4th line but rotate in the freshest of our big 3. The big 3 all play 18-22 minutes.

Keep Marincin for PK and sheltered usage / rest Hainsey in games with multiple goal leads. Sounds good on paper.
- leafsfann

McCulloch basically questioned why you need a 4th line center (not all season, just pick your times).

Basically Kapanen and Johnson switch in with Ennis/Leivo and Brown at full strength, pk'ing etc.

Then you have Marincin as a PKer. He argued, it could also save Hainsey a bit.

Interesting idea, but doubt they go that way.

I hope Mcbackup and or Picard gets through waivers.....I am not convinced on Sparks as back up...a few more days and games will tell all

like..in a couple pre season games?
- senstroll

Sparks has bad rebound control and bad decision making. The guy is just never going to be a solid nhl backup.
Can see mcbackup clearing waivers (league knows he wants to stay in toronto) so i can understand that decision to some extent - but definitely a bad decision to keep sparks over pickard.

I think Marincin is still behind Rosen and Borgman on the depth chart. I wouldn't worry about him playing too much..

Freddy the goat made the team... Which I thought was a little surprising
- PatC80

He probably didn't. He'll be waived the second Nylander signs.

Why. He is not an NHL defenseman. Why not use an actually NHL defenseman.
- HealthyScratch6

I agree, at 5 on 5 he is a below average defender.

On the PK, he's probably better than half our top 6 though. Better than Z. Better than playing Hainsey 25 minutes a night until he drops dead. This is probably just because he's tall and plays with a long stick, but we're talking about 7-8 minutes a night of usage.

The argument was in having a PK defender over a 4th line centre when you have 2 guys that are #1 centres and another that would be on a weaker team.