Can the Leafs send Nylander to the minors? Just fuck it. Let him earn his way back.
Let a hungry and very professional Ben Smith get the call to replace him.
Let a hungry and very professional Ben Smith get the call to replace him.
Yeah, let's sign a guy from the German Elite League (Mannheim Eagles), who has 10 goals in 40 games there.Can the Leafs send Nylander to the minors? Just fuck it. Let him earn his way back.
Let a hungry and very professional Ben Smith get the call to replace him.
They scored from centre a lot less than Habs defenceman J.C. Tremblay and his bounce shot.The Leafs need a shooter like HOFer Jacques Lemaire. That guy could score from center ice.
"Lemaire's slapshot from centre ice beat Hawks' netminder Tony Esposito"
https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_pinnaclep198402.shtml
There was also a Russian guy (Balderis?) who fired a rocket from center ice and beat (Dryden?).
Untrue, front loaded contract with the Leafs paying bonuses plus his age and skating are too irresistible to GM’s.Nylander is untradeable now unless the Leafs eat some of his salary.
Unless it is a significant chunk of his salary, the Leafs would get nothing significant in return.
Nylander played pretty well tonight, as a 4th liner. Someone told me he was holding out because he didn't want to sign only to get traded. He has certainly been doing his best to make it hard for the Leafs to trade him.
Whatever line shuffles Babcock is trying doesn't seem to do much. What I'd really like to see is putting a super line of Matthews-Tavares-Marner for at least a few games. For the odd shifts they've played together I thought they created good chances.
Marner has almost been Taraves' winger exclusively, maybe it's another one of Dubas's promises when negotiating. The team is going nowhere until Matthews gets out of this funk and playing with Marner may help him doing just that.
Leafs lines at practice:Hahaha...Babcock changing lines and putting Marner with Matthews? More chance of moving Hainsey down the pairings.
I like the Leafs chances if they cross over into the Metro division (as the 1st wild card) to play either the Pens, Caps, Islanders or Blue Jackets. Forget finishing second in the Atlantic. And forget trying to get home ice advantage, it more like home ice disadvantage, the Leafs are far better on the road. If the Leafs won the cup on the raod, I don't think any Leaf fans would complain.At this point in the season I like the Leafs chances of beating the Lightnings as #1 vs. #8 in the playoff:couch2:
So don't worry,folks. We just need the Leafs go on a long playoff run in the spring. Did Detroit make a playoff at all since Bab left there? Anybody knows? Things will be back to normal after the all-star break. Too many distractions as most players prepare their families for winter vacations.
My prayers have been answered! Let’s see it pass one shift, one period, one game!Leafs lines at practice:
Hyman-Tavares-Kapanen
Marleau-Matthews-Marner
Brown-Kadri-Nylander
Lindholm-Gauthier-Holl (holding for Moore)
Rielly-Hainsey
Dermott-Zaitsev
Marincin-Ozhiganov
Absent:
Gardiner (back spasms)
Johnsson (concussion)
Lines at Maple Leafs practice today
What if Nylander plays in the AHL?What if NYlander played for the NYIslanders?
I am not a coach or pretend to be better than Bab. But, I would rather see Moore with Kadri. Leave Nylander on the 4th line. Kad and Nylon are both struggled like hell for months. Let's give Moore a little longer leash on the 3rd line and see what he can do.Leafs lines at practice:
Hyman-Tavares-Kapanen
Marleau-Matthews-Marner
Brown-Kadri-Nylander
Lindholm-Gauthier-Holl (holding for Moore)
Rielly-Hainsey
Dermott-Zaitsev
Marincin-Ozhiganov
Absent:
Gardiner (back spasms)
Johnsson (concussion)
Lines at Maple Leafs practice today
What if he played in a woman's league? He'd have the best hair of anyone.What if Nylander plays in the AHL?