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The Hockey News:Why Steven Lorentz is coming into Maple Leafs lineup for Calle Jarnkrok Jarnkrok has scored 20% of the Leafs non empty-net goals so far this season

I haven't heard a hint of another family member being the issue. Woll donated $5,000 per win to CAMH in part because he said that he had had mental health issues. If that was the issue now - a flare up, what is the team supposed to say? It is delicate and awkward. The circumstances, what has...

I was a little surprised he got waived. I thought the skaters in front of him were the bigger issue.

I found little fault with Stolarz as well on those goals. I think he's looked pretty darn good all three games. He is not the problem

Berube's criticism of Nylander during preseason was that he doesn't always give you an effort. I think they just have to accept it because after 11 years, what makes anyone think he's going to change? He was like that with the Marlies. At times, he floats. I do not think it is sinister...

Significantly better than his first two games. Very encouraging. There are still some things I'd like to see return to his game.

He saw 6 shifts per period https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/PL020043.HTM 3 in the last 10 mins of the game - similar to the previous 50 mins - about 3 shifts every 10 mins

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Because Primeau had been practicing with the team, there was some conjecture he might start and Stolarz play Nashville tomorrow:

Cowan and Maccelli are too small for that stuff. Jarnkrok played with these guys for a couple of years before Berube. He was around doing rehab - not in the AHL. He's watching the games. He's hearing from the guys all season. He's attending the practices and video sessions long before he is...

They do have the benefit of their starting goalie and top 7 dmen returning. With Rielly looking like he's rebounding and Carlo here for the full season, that is a pretty good foundation. Tanev & McCabe look fine. They're just trying to settle the 3rd pairing among 3 dmen who played here last...

Having noticed and looked at the team speed McMann-Domi-Robertson - are the three fastest forwards Joshua-Roy-Jarnkrok - are the three slowest forwards Maybe that factored into their thinking ... ???

I think that sentence I bolded above is right on. New systems or adjustments make players hesitate or think rather than quick reads and react. So I looked at NHL Edge numbers. Recently, I mentioned an article I'd seen that the team was below average speed last season. Not according to NHL...

It is missing some PP quarterbacking DNA that was around for 9 years, had the team 3rd in the league in PP% and the GM felt was disposable. It is going to take them more than a couple of games to sort it out. There is definitely enough talent there to do better than they did but Rielly-Maccelli...

They were supposedly below average speed last year. Someone did some analysis on that. On paper, they got slower adding the grit DNA. They looked slower in preseason. I'm not the only one to observe that. To me, they looked slower against the Habs. And they looked slower against the Wings as...