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Jets @ Leafs - Feb. 21st, 7:30pm - TSN4, Fan 590

CarltonTheBear said:
disco said:
https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/834076163769253888
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This is becoming a recurring theme with Babcock. He always seems irked when his injured players aren't playing.
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You got a problem with that?  If it's good enough for the Flyers, it's good enough for me.
 
Full quote:
Babcock: Day to day, so what does that usually mean? Ten days. That?s why they have these doctors and these trainers because the coach and the player would be playing today. They don?t let us get involved in the equation so we save ourselves from ourselves. He?s now not available today.
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He's just honestly competitive.
 
TimKerr said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I wish I had the time/energy to list all the people who've been whipping boys on this board over the years.  It's almost always 4th liners.
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Really? Kessel. Gardiner. Phaneuf. Reimer. Bozak/Grabbo depending on which side of that debate you were on. I think the only "whipping boys" that we've had in the past little while that would have been considered 4th liners are Orr and McLaren, and I'm not sure you can tell me any of that criticism was unwarranted.
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You forgot McCabe
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Aki Berg, Larry Murphy
 
Hopefully they shut Laine down especially on the PP. Leafs have been horrible at times covering the points so wherever he plays on the PP hopefully they take space away from him. Hopefully Matthews gets the up on him tonight. Jets have been playing well so going to be tough game.
 
Just an aside... I'm looking at Matthews vs. Laine highlights. Let's leave linemates aside for a second... Laine is generally streaking down the wing, half the time not really challenged, great release. Matthews OTOH is constantly draped and covered and is creating things out of nothing. Sorry but it looks like Matthews is far better in more facets.

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They got to stay on Laine. Give him no space at all. Although Zaitsev was relatively in position he should have been right on him. Take his space away. get in his face. The games I've seen this year you can frustrate him pretty easily. Flatten him. Where's McCabe?
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I'm as big a fan of AM as anyone, but that shot was amazing.
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He's got a great shot but Zaitsev could have been playing him tighter and Andersen got a piece of that. When you look at the replay Scheifele had nothing. You know where the puck is going to go so why wouldn't Andersen be cheating a touch? If he was he stops that.You know the pass was coming.
 
azzurri63 said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I'm as big a fan of AM as anyone, but that shot was amazing.
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He's got a great shot but Zaitsev could have been playing him tighter and Andersen got a piece of that. When you look at the replay Scheifele had nothing. You know where the puck is going to go so why wouldn't Andersen be cheating a touch? If he was he stops that.You know the pass was coming.
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I hear you -- you may have missed my previous post, where I said Laine > Andersen there.
 
Nazem quit complaining. Dumb penalty and you pay for it. Pick your spots, play tough and play smart. Times this year he's had some brain farts. Think his temper gets the best of him with some dumb penalties. Love the way he's played this year but you have to play smart and can't afford the stupid penalties.
 
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