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1. The Nylander backhand: Under the radar, the backhand has become a huge part of Nylander?s arsenal.
No one in hockey is using it better at the moment.
A league-leading seven of Nylander?s 21 goals have come ? a la Mats Sundin ? via the backhand.
Nylander has uncommon control and ?pop? on his backhand.
He?s mastered forehand to backhand execution, especially when he slips in behind the defence.
What?s interesting, and speaks to his continued improvement, is that the backhand wasn?t a part of Nylander?s arsenal before this. Nylander attempted only eight backhand shots in 81 games as a rookie. Last season he uncorked just 21 in 81 games.
This season, he?s already fired 20 backhand shots and scored 35 (!) percent of the time.
Frank E said:Today:
Auston Matthews 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Also today:
Zach Hyman 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
He's playing with McDavid..enough said.hobarth said:Frank E said:Today:
Auston Matthews 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Also today:
Zach Hyman 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Wow, what does this mean Matthews is overpaid or Zack under?
We watched Zack getting better year after year with TO and it looks like his growth is continuing, good for him.
Guilt Trip said:He's playing with McDavid..enough said.hobarth said:Frank E said:Today:
Auston Matthews 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Also today:
Zach Hyman 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Wow, what does this mean Matthews is overpaid or Zack under?
We watched Zack getting better year after year with TO and it looks like his growth is continuing, good for him.
But Hyman is not a centre so he wouldn't give Tavares any fight. Hyman's a nice player, hard worker and all that stuff but so is Bunting. Neither guy is getting the points without McD or Matthews. The fact Hyman is doing well with McD is not surprising at all.hobarth said:Guilt Trip said:He's playing with McDavid..enough said.hobarth said:Frank E said:Today:
Auston Matthews 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Also today:
Zach Hyman 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Wow, what does this mean Matthews is overpaid or Zack under?
We watched Zack getting better year after year with TO and it looks like his growth is continuing, good for him.
He was also playing with Willie, Austin and Mitch in TO so he went from a 15 goal scorer with an added 6 empty netters to what he is now, quite a feat.
I didn't see anything of what he is today in his first 2/3 years in TO, his last year here I wanted him to be TO's 3rd line center because he could drive a line because of his progress. He wasn't going to beat out JT and AM now he might give JT a fair fight to center the 2nd line.
Guilt Trip said:But Hyman is not a centre so he wouldn't give Tavares any fight. Hyman's a nice player, hard worker and all that stuff but so is Bunting. Neither guy is getting the points without McD or Matthews. The fact Hyman is doing well with McD is not surprising at all.hobarth said:Guilt Trip said:He's playing with McDavid..enough said.hobarth said:Frank E said:Today:
Auston Matthews 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Also today:
Zach Hyman 36gp - 17g - 23a = 40 points
Wow, what does this mean Matthews is overpaid or Zack under?
We watched Zack getting better year after year with TO and it looks like his growth is continuing, good for him.
He was also playing with Willie, Austin and Mitch in TO so he went from a 15 goal scorer with an added 6 empty netters to what he is now, quite a feat.
I didn't see anything of what he is today in his first 2/3 years in TO, his last year here I wanted him to be TO's 3rd line center because he could drive a line because of his progress. He wasn't going to beat out JT and AM now he might give JT a fair fight to center the 2nd line.
And it's Auston
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/upon-further-review-how-justin-holl-is-contributing-to-maple-leafs-success/ said:Toronto?s fanbase is voluminous, it is passionate, and it is knowledgeable as hell. But you do not get to claim to be the latter if you can?t find some appreciation for what the Leafs steady defender [Holl] has given his team since then, a group whose back-end has missed Jake Muzzin, Morgan Rielly and TJ Brodie for significant swaths of time.
CarltonTheBear said:https://twitter.com/jtbourne/status/1611022580110036992
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/upon-further-review-how-justin-holl-is-contributing-to-maple-leafs-success/ said:Toronto?s fanbase is voluminous, it is passionate, and it is knowledgeable as hell. But you do not get to claim to be the latter if you can?t find some appreciation for what the Leafs steady defender [Holl] has given his team since then, a group whose back-end has missed Jake Muzzin, Morgan Rielly and TJ Brodie for significant swaths of time.
Shots fired.
CarltonTheBear said:The Leafs can only have the best or worst goaltending. This team is truly cursed.
herman said:https://twitter.com/KPapetti/status/1613162362881675266