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Jets @ Maple Leafs - Dec. 23rd, 2:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

L K said:
A small piece of me wonders if he's either a big long term surgery thing that takes him out for the whole year....or something that has a 3-ish month recovery time and doing surgery in December doesn't bring him back close enough to the playoffs to benefit from the 13M in cap space that a postseason addition of Mathews would provide.
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Let's go shopping which available pending UFA's to target? Nelson, Vatrano, Provorov, Larsson, Kane, Konecny, Gourde, Granlund, Zucker, Dvorak, Martinez, Tanev.

I am going with Nelson, Vatrano, and Martinez with the Matthews money.

Imagine adding three pieces like that without any meaningful subtractions.
 
L K said:
A small piece of me wonders if he's either a big long term surgery thing that takes him out for the whole year....or something that has a 3-ish month recovery time and doing surgery in December doesn't bring him back close enough to the playoffs to benefit from the 13M in cap space that a postseason addition of Mathews would provide.
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My guess? The trip to Germany in-season was the "tell." They are trying everything to nurse him through the season at whatever less-than-100% he can give them because really treating the problem will require some kind of treatment that will shut him down for the rest of the season including playoffs.

If this is correct, either way their chances of finally going deep are pretty much out the window, even if they can add to the roster. IMHO.
 
"We've got to see whether he responds over the next few days ...." Berube

That is not good. They're in limbo.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1871264834165387740

Like these lines more than the last game. Keeping the 3rd line together isn't worth putting a 4C in the top-6.

The 3rd line is particularly interesting, especially in the event maybe someone like Gourde replaces Kampf at the deadline.
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Assemble the recent, worst line defensively among Leafs forwards
"Robertson-Domi-Nylander"
Lately, the above line would be a strong candidate.
McMann-Tanev pairing would be a good idea with that line.

I probably would have tried this
McMann-Tavares-Marner (I think this has been their best 2 way line)
Knies-Domi-Nylander
Pacioretty-Minten-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Holmberg
 
We are playing a team with a good powerplay...after getting zero penalties in the last game against an Islanders team with dreadful special teams I expect Winnipeg will get 5 powerplays today
 
I feel like the Leafs have used the same Next gen graphics for a few years now with the cartoony figures. Surprised they haven't mixed things up at some point
 
Arn said:
If I bought hockey jerseys I would buy this black Leafs one. It’s a belter.

Also, due to the nice early face off I’m toasting you all with a pint of Guinness and wishing you a happy Christmas while watching
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Guinness is just another local brew for you. ;)
 
ZBBM said:
Guinness is just another local brew for you. ;)
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Slainte!

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