2020-21 Maple Leafs Thread
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.Great point. That's what I like Willy the most. It's easier to be hard sometimes is even harder for being soft in hockey or basketball or any sports in general. Very special hands! Mighty Ducks movement!
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What's not luck is that I think the Leafs, too often, are making that one extra pass. I think they must have done that 5 or 6 times last night. Someone had a clear shot with someone else in front or moving to the net for a possible rebound but elected to try for the perfect pass through traffic. I know these guys are talented but they are not the '72 Soviets.
SHOOT THE DAMN PUCK.
It was still an entertaining game and it's probably a good thing that they've had to fight hard for the last few wins as opposed to cruising through games like they did during the hot streak.
Galchunyuk vs Vesey.
Small sample size but I don't know why Galchunyuk hasn't been able to stick on any team.
He looks good with Tavares and Nylander. Vesey was an anchor on that line.
Galchunyuk's skating is so much better than Vesey's. More speed, more agility, much better edges.
He's shown that toe's facing left and right edge turn several times now and it's quite effective. He used it to get a shot off and he also used it to get behind the net to retrieve the puck on Nylander's goal. His pass to Tavares for the tying goal shows he can think the game at their level. That was pure artistry 3 on 3 Tavares to Nylander to Galchunyuk to Tavares in the slot with no one covering.
Small sample size but I don't know why Galchunyuk hasn't been able to stick on any team.
He looks good with Tavares and Nylander. Vesey was an anchor on that line.
Galchunyuk's skating is so much better than Vesey's. More speed, more agility, much better edges.
He's shown that toe's facing left and right edge turn several times now and it's quite effective. He used it to get a shot off and he also used it to get behind the net to retrieve the puck on Nylander's goal. His pass to Tavares for the tying goal shows he can think the game at their level. That was pure artistry 3 on 3 Tavares to Nylander to Galchunyuk to Tavares in the slot with no one covering.
Hey William, over the past two seasons, who's scored more goals than: Scheifele, Panarin, Marchand, Ehlers, Eichel, Pettersson, Laine, Rantanen, Barkov, Huberdeau, Svechnikov, Malkin, Boeser, Forsberg, the Tkachuks, Wheeler, Gaudreau, Barzal, Giroux, Couturier, Crosby, Kopitar?
This guy.
This guy.
Hey William, over the past two seasons, who would you pick over these guys going into the playoffs: Scheifele, Panarin, Marchand, Ehlers, Eichel, Pettersson, Laine, Rantanen, Barkov, Huberdeau, Svechnikov, Malkin, Boeser, Forsberg, the Tkachuks, Wheeler, Gaudreau, Barzal, Giroux, Couturier, Crosby, Kopitar?Hey William, over the past two seasons, who's scored more goals than: Scheifele, Panarin, Marchand, Ehlers, Eichel, Pettersson, Laine, Rantanen, Barkov, Huberdeau, Svechnikov, Malkin, Boeser, Forsberg, the Tkachuks, Wheeler, Gaudreau, Barzal, Giroux, Couturier, Crosby, Kopitar?
This guy.
Not this guy.
Willy rules.Hey William, over the past two seasons, who's scored more goals than: Scheifele, Panarin, Marchand, Ehlers, Eichel, Pettersson, Laine, Rantanen, Barkov, Huberdeau, Svechnikov, Malkin, Boeser, Forsberg, the Tkachuks, Wheeler, Gaudreau, Barzal, Giroux, Couturier, Crosby, Kopitar?
This guy.
Galchenyuk has been a journeyman of late, can he stick in Toronto?
The Mighty Sid is killin it in his new gig. I'll never forget SARSstock, Ralph Klein looked like he had a turd in his mouth. Was it Zac Kassian's charging that woke the Leafs up?
The Mighty Sid is killin it in his new gig. I'll never forget SARSstock, Ralph Klein looked like he had a turd in his mouth. Was it Zac Kassian's charging that woke the Leafs up?
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Not Michael Hutchinson's best game of the season, but hung in there.
Toronto picks up a point with the overtime loss.
Toronto picks up a point with the overtime loss.
Their last 11 games the Leafs have only 1 win in regulation time so I wouldn't buy that crap.
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After George made his announcement that Hutch was in net I was referring to that will result in 2 easy pts for Edm and I was right and so would have Glam if he made his patented prediction.
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I’ll take your word for it but I’d probably trade Nylander for any player on that list.Hey William, over the past two seasons, who's scored more goals than: Scheifele, Panarin, Marchand, Ehlers, Eichel, Pettersson, Laine, Rantanen, Barkov, Huberdeau, Svechnikov, Malkin, Boeser, Forsberg, the Tkachuks, Wheeler, Gaudreau, Barzal, Giroux, Couturier, Crosby, Kopitar?
This guy.
I heard that referee Tom Peel got scapegoated. The fact is the quality of officiating in the NHL has declined considerably.
The Oilers were allowed to get away with a number of cheap shots. The head hunt on Jake Muzzin, he avoided it in the nick of time but appeared to tweak his back. Yamamoto cross-checking Marner into the boards - no called. And then the charging on Tavares...oops he didn't leave his feet.
I don't care that Bryan McGratten hasn't played for a number of years, bring him up!
The Oilers were allowed to get away with a number of cheap shots. The head hunt on Jake Muzzin, he avoided it in the nick of time but appeared to tweak his back. Yamamoto cross-checking Marner into the boards - no called. And then the charging on Tavares...oops he didn't leave his feet.
I don't care that Bryan McGratten hasn't played for a number of years, bring him up!
It's so hard to referee...the game is moving so fast and even the small players look big, when you're closer to ice level the game looks so much different than it does on TV.
Also, the players could get an Academy award after they've been hit...they feel a little pressure along the boards and they launch themselves into the boards to draw a penalty...they get hit high and they grab their face...a big hit and they lie there a little longer...goalies always embellish from the slightest bump...big, strong players seem to go down pretty easy at times... there is a lot of diving, faking and acting out there and it's difficult for the referee to be fair when that's going on.
Keep in mind that it really hasn't been that long since they started using 2 refs. So relatively speaking, I don't think that the job is really that much tougher from what it used to be with just 1 ref responsible for the whole ice.
