Comedy Platinum out of Toronto - "Canada's Team" quest for the Cup

[BGDave]

My Christmas Wishes:

1. Set the forward lines. Stop juggling them after a period because (fill in the nonsensical blank).
2. Stop the Hyman and Brown with Matthews experiment. A line needs one mucker, not two.
3. If you can get anything for him, trade Uncle Leo. That is all. Don't consider any other trades.
4. Unless you can get a decent D-man. Make that trade.
5. Take the next couple of months to give guys like Leivo and Kapanen a real shot. Not one game out of 10. See what you have here.

That's really it. This is a pretty good team as is. Look at their record "despite" the long list of struggles. Give the kids time to work things out, punishing them by playing them with Martin and Moore isn't productive. They are thinking too much out there, not letting their incredible instincts rule.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

My Christmas Wishes:

1. Set the forward lines. Stop juggling them after a period because (fill in the nonsensical blank).
2. Stop the Hyman and Brown with Matthews experiment. A line needs one mucker, not two.
3. If you can get anything for him, trade Uncle Leo. That is all. Don't consider any other trades.
4. Unless you can get a decent D-man. Make that trade.
5. Take the next couple of months to give guys like Leivo and Kapanen a real shot. Not one game out of 10. See what you have here.

That's really it. This is a pretty good team as is. Look at their record "despite" the long list of struggles. Give the kids time to work things out, punishing them by playing them with Martin and Moore isn't productive. They are thinking too much out there, not letting their incredible instincts rule.

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My theory is they're trying to pump up Brown's numbers because they see him as a valuable trade asset and Kapanen as a nearly-ready replacement. Might not be in-season but I think they figure a Brown who can top last year's numbers may be very valuable to a lot of teams. But it isn't working with Matthews, he needs Willy.

Leo's got next to no trade value and, knowing Babcock and what the Leafs will do for him, his poor numbers mean he'll probably get re-signed for pretty cheap.

The only thing I really want them to do right now is re-sign JVR. A good d-man would be nice but I don't want them overpaying for one. To be honest, if they could find a 2 or 3C that would let them move Bozak for something small I'd actually prefer that to a defensive trade.

 

[BGDave]

The only thing I really want them to do right now is re-sign JVR.

Totally agree. He isnt perfect, but he has so many good qualities that I would hate for him to leave. I never understood the "trade JVR" seemingly because he will be RFA (or UFA?) at the end of the year.

My theory is they're trying to pump up Brown's numbers because they see him as a valuable trade asset and Kapanen as a nearly-ready replacement.

You could be right. I love him, but they have sooo many wingers, something has to give.

 

[esls79]

Totally agree. He isnt perfect, but he has so many good qualities that I would hate for him to leave. I never understood the "trade JVR" seemingly because he will be RFA (or UFA?) at the end of the year.



You could be right. I love him, but they have sooo many wingers, something has to give.

Leafs wingers >> Kip Winger

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Totally agree. He isnt perfect, but he has so many good qualities that I would hate for him to leave. I never understood the "trade JVR" seemingly because he will be RFA (or UFA?) at the end of the year.


You could be right. I love him, but they have sooo many wingers, something has to give.

I understood trading JVR two years ago but given how little he made the Leafs were never going to move him for peanuts and I guess that's what teams were offering. Guy's averaged almost 30 goals a season since.

There's just so little up for grabs on the left that I can't imagine any reason not to try and lock him up.

I like Brownie too but if they're going to hold onto the Big 3, and Kadri's not going anywhere because he might be on the best long-term deal in the league right now, what else is there?

 

[DragonfromTO]

My Christmas Wishes:

1. Set the forward lines. Stop juggling them after a period because (fill in the nonsensical blank).
2. Stop the Hyman and Brown with Matthews experiment. A line needs one mucker, not two.
3. If you can get anything for him, trade Uncle Leo. That is all. Don't consider any other trades.
4. Unless you can get a decent D-man. Make that trade.
5. Take the next couple of months to give guys like Leivo and Kapanen a real shot. Not one game out of 10. See what you have here.

That's really it. This is a pretty good team as is. Look at their record "despite" the long list of struggles. Give the kids time to work things out, punishing them by playing them with Martin and Moore isn't productive. They are thinking too much out there, not letting their incredible instincts rule.

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That line keeps giving me Sundin flashbacks.

 

[dash]

 

[DragonfromTO]

Nylander should be fresh for Edmonton

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Nylander should be fresh for Edmonton

I'm getting annoyed.

/Matthews didn't look good after colliding with Rielly (btw, WTF was Rielly doing on that play? Cost us a goal and took out our star player lol).

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

5-0 without Matthews

I wanna be scared about leading the league in PDO but TB is second and STL is 5th so

 

[BGDave]

Rielly throws one hit all year . . .

 

[puckhead]

5-0 without Matthews

I wanna be scared about leading the league in PDO but TB is second and STL is 5th so

Trade the bum. He's clearly dead weight.
Hello Tanev

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

No Auston again.

If there's something lingering there, something re-activated (and there sure as hell seems to be), just sit him through the holidays. Let him rest, let the staff work on him. There's no point in risking anything right now.

 

[BGDave]

No Auston again.

If there's something lingering there, something re-activated (and there sure as hell seems to be), just sit him through the holidays. Let him rest, let the staff work on him. There's no point in risking anything right now.

And give him a pass to the Mats Sundin hyperbaric chamber.

 

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What's wrong with Matthews? Try Au-PERATION

 

[BGDave]

What's wrong with Matthews? Try Au-PERATION

Honestly, I thought the use of "Au" in Au-PERATION was a reference to Gold. The metal.

Took me a minute to clue in.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Man, to get shut out by a reclamation project backup goalie is just not acceptable.

 

[esls79]

I'd say Jacques Lemaire probably cracked a wry grin watching last nights Leafs Wild game.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Man, to get shut out by a reclamation project backup goalie is just not acceptable.

I know by now how these things go. The only thing that surprised me is that Winnik didn't score.

 

[DragonfromTO]