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

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Very excite!

 

[DragonfromTO]

I love him as Matthews' winger.

I think he's left a lot to be desired when he's been apart from Matthews.

I think he's dominated and controlled the puck in multiple games while playing centre, even if he not scoring goals. You don't think so?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I think he's dominated and controlled the puck in multiple games while playing centre, even if he not scoring goals. You don't think so?

In a few games. He was brutal against Pittsburgh and TB. He was better against Buffalo and Florida.

Two of those games tell me much more than the other two.

 

[dash]

Go Leafs Go!! That is all.

 

[DragonfromTO]

In a few games. He was brutal against Pittsburgh and TB. He was better against Buffalo and Florida.

Two of those games tell me much more than the other two.

If having trouble with Tampa and Boston in single games is all it takes to write a guy off as a centre there might only be 5 guys in the whole league left playing the position.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Go Leafs Go!! That is all.

Go home dash, you're drunk!!

Oh and after the above post you probably should take about a dozen showers in a row.

 

[dash]

Go home dash, you're drunk!!

Oh and after the above post you probably should take about a dozen showers in a row.

Hey, they are playing Dallas tonight and you know the board credo.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

If having trouble with Tampa and Boston in single games is all it takes to write a guy off as a centre there might only be 5 guys in the whole league left playing the position.

I don’t think leaving a lot to be desired against those teams is the equivalent of writing him off. The only games fresh in my mind where he played C was the last few and those just happened to be the teams he played, along with the two other bad teams.

Just working with what I’ve been given

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Congrats to the Habs. They fucking fleeced us on Plekanec.

 

[BGDave]

Congrats to the Habs. They fucking fleeced us on Plekanec.

I did not see the DAL game. Guessing he did not distinguish himself?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I did not see the DAL game. Guessing he did not distinguish himself?

He makes Dom Moore look like Kadri.

 

[BGDave]

He makes Dom Moore look like Kadri.

So who was the better deadline pickup, Brian "No Goals" Boyle16-17 or Plekanec 17-18?

Or should we just take Lou's phone away from him in February?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

So who was the better deadline pickup, Brian "No Goals" Boyle16-17 or Plekanec 17-18?

Or should we just take Lou's phone away from him in February?

I guess it's divine justice that they gave away two 2nd rounders for Boyle and Plekanec after getting two 2nd rounders from SJ for Roman Polak lol

 

[BGDave]

I guess it's divine justice that they gave away two 2nd rounders for Boyle and Plekanec after getting two 2nd rounders from SJ for Roman Polak lol

"The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away"



/15 years in the Bible belt...

 

[DragonfromTO]

I don’t think leaving a lot to be desired against those teams is the equivalent of writing him off. The only games fresh in my mind where he played C was the last few and those just happened to be the teams he played, along with the two other bad teams.

Just working with what I’ve been given

Right I get that. But I think it's also worth considering that the role he'd theoretically be playing next year (sheltered 3rd line centre) is also not really the role he's been playing in that small sample.

 

[BGDave]

Right I get that. But I think it's also worth considering that the role he'd theoretically be playing next year (sheltered 3rd line centre) is also not really the role he's been playing in that small sample.

What's the going rate for a sheltered 3rd line centre? Kinda concerned from a Cap perspective that his RFA contract might not match up with that role.

 

[sbb122]

Congrats to the Habs. They fucking fleeced us on Plekanec.

Pens fan chiming in to remind everyone that the Leafs fleeced Pittsburgh on Alexei Ponifuckingkarovsky.

/Fleeced is too strong of a word since PGH gave up jackshit to get him, but i always was a fan of his, but my God he was terrible in Pittsburgh.

 

[DragonfromTO]

What's the going rate for a sheltered 3rd line centre? Kinda concerned from a Cap perspective that his RFA contract might not match up with that role.

Sheltered 3rd line centre is not his upside though, it's just a starting point. And that's just describing his usage anyway, not his production.

Who have you got as the 3rd centre next year if not Nylander?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

McBackup has a .931 sv% in 15 games. That's nice to have.

JVR is nice to have, too. Please keep JVR.

 

[BGDave]

Sheltered 3rd line centre is not his upside though, it's just a starting point. And that's just describing his usage anyway, not his production.

Who have you got as the 3rd centre next year if not Nylander?

In my Pollyanna world, it is Kadri because we sign John T

I see your point, but does it make sense to pay Nylander $6-7M if that is his role? Developmental centre? If that was the plan, it would have been better cap management to put him at C for the last two years and develop him at a reasonable cost.

But it does make sense, given the relative depth of the current players in the organization