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2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs - General Discussion

Just because early-in-the-season-silly-stats are fun:

The entire Arizona Coyotes roster has 19 points so far this season.
Auston Matthews has 16.

But, before last night, the entire Coyotes roster had a total of 9 points.
The Leafs have 4 players with 10 or more.
 
https://twitter.com/nickdesouza_/status/1054048292743589889

*sobs

Unless...

Gardiner-Rielly
Dermott-Holl
Marincin-Ozhiganov
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/nickdesouza_/status/1054048292743589889

*sobs
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Practice pairings 3 days before a game are pretty much useless. But Dermott wasn't great last night, neither was Oz. Like I said in the GDT, I wouldn't be surprised if both sat a game for Marincin and Holl.
 
bustaheims said:
Just because early-in-the-season-silly-stats are fun:

The entire Arizona Coyotes roster has 19 points so far this season.
Auston Matthews has 16.

But, before last night, the entire Coyotes roster had a total of 9 points.
The Leafs have 4 players with 10 or more.
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So trade Nylander to Arizona?
 
Garret Sparks seems to have taken over Connor Carrick's role of "player who absolutely loves talking to the media". Here's him with Sportsnet's Luke Fox on the new formfitting chest protectors that the league put in this season: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-garret-sparks-calls-better-chest-protectors/
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Garret Sparks seems to have taken over Connor Carrick's role of "player who absolutely loves talking to the media". Here's him with Sportsnet's Luke Fox on the new formfitting chest protectors that the league put in this season: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-garret-sparks-calls-better-chest-protectors/
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Sparks sounds like a crazy person. 
 
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Garret Sparks seems to have taken over Connor Carrick's role of "player who absolutely loves talking to the media". Here's him with Sportsnet's Luke Fox on the new formfitting chest protectors that the league put in this season: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-garret-sparks-calls-better-chest-protectors/
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Sparks sounds like a crazy person. 
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Well he is a goalie.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Garret Sparks seems to have taken over Connor Carrick's role of "player who absolutely loves talking to the media". Here's him with Sportsnet's Luke Fox on the new formfitting chest protectors that the league put in this season: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-garret-sparks-calls-better-chest-protectors/
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Certainly explains the pre-season and first game jitters.
 
herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Garret Sparks seems to have taken over Connor Carrick's role of "player who absolutely loves talking to the media". Here's him with Sportsnet's Luke Fox on the new formfitting chest protectors that the league put in this season: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-garret-sparks-calls-better-chest-protectors/
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Certainly explains the pre-season and first game jitters.
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A multi-billion dollar league is implementing untested changes to safety equipment for the most vulnerable players on the ice.  If Sparks assertions are true, this is bananas.
 
Frank E said:
A multi-billion dollar league is implementing untested changes to safety equipment for the most vulnerable players on the ice.  If Sparks assertions are true, this is bananas.
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Lots of goalies have spoken out about this. The lack of time they gave goalies/equipment manufacturers to adjust to this is nuts.

This is the ESPN article that the Sportsnet one mentioned where other goalies talk about the same issues: http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25025926/goaltenders-say-reduction-size-chest-protectors-leading-more-pain

"I'm getting bruised like crazy on my arms. I think that's the biggest issue, they take away padding in the arms. It seems like every shot that you take that's not clean on your blocker or in your glove, it's leaving a mark," Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Elliott told the Courier Post earlier this season. "They wanted more 'formfitting,' but when you have more formfitting there's no give. There's no air between you and your pads, so the puck is hitting your pad and at the same time it's hitting your bones and your flesh so there's no cushion."

The results have been painful. "I've never had the bruises on my arms [before], but now it feels like every other shot goes there. If it goes there, it's going to be sore," Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky told the Columbus Dispatch. "You start to be afraid of pucks, actually, especially in the practices. You get bruises in [the arms]. It's terrible."
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CarltonTheBear said:
Frank E said:
A multi-billion dollar league is implementing untested changes to safety equipment for the most vulnerable players on the ice.  If Sparks assertions are true, this is bananas.
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Lots of goalies have spoken out about this. The lack of time they gave goalies/equipment manufacturers to adjust to this is nuts.

This is the ESPN article that the Sportsnet one mentioned where other goalies talk about the same issues: http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25025926/goaltenders-say-reduction-size-chest-protectors-leading-more-pain

"I'm getting bruised like crazy on my arms. I think that's the biggest issue, they take away padding in the arms. It seems like every shot that you take that's not clean on your blocker or in your glove, it's leaving a mark," Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Elliott told the Courier Post earlier this season. "They wanted more 'formfitting,' but when you have more formfitting there's no give. There's no air between you and your pads, so the puck is hitting your pad and at the same time it's hitting your bones and your flesh so there's no cushion."

The results have been painful. "I've never had the bruises on my arms [before], but now it feels like every other shot goes there. If it goes there, it's going to be sore," Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky told the Columbus Dispatch. "You start to be afraid of pucks, actually, especially in the practices. You get bruises in [the arms]. It's terrible."
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Unbelievable...could it be just push-back from the "goalie union", because I'm having trouble believing that this is really a thing...I can't believe that if goalies are being bruised/injured, that GM's around the league wouldn't be screaming at the league right now.  You lose you starter to a broken arm/shoulder, and he's done for months!
 
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