Leafs @ Canucks - Dec 2, 7:00pm - CBC, Fan 590

[azzurri63]

How do some of you like the non contact hockey?

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

I thought Vancouver sucked?

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Ugh

I might have to watch this one on mute.

 

[Strangelove]

The Leafs are quite literally standing still so far.

 

[AvroArrow]

Typical leaf first... Suck and get behind the 8-ball...

 

[herman]

I like what Green is doing, matching the Twins on Polak.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

The Polak toy has to be taken out of little Mikey's hands by the GM.

Carrick must be livid.

 

[AvroArrow]

I thought Polak was serviceable last year as a bottom pairing guy.  This year? Total crap.

 

[L K]

Roman Polak has played more than a minute more than his partner.  Not only is he slow but he stays on the ice and gets exhausted.

 

[herman]

The Polak toy has to be taken out of little Mikey's hands by the GM.

Carrick must be livid.

Carrick?s a good pro. He is waiting, learning, biding his time.

I am willing to concede a few more points for Babcock to see convincing evidence of Polak?s not goodness. 

 

[herman]

Roman Polak has played more than a minute more than his partner.  Not only is he slow but he stays on the ice and gets exhausted.

In the first and third periods, he is farther from the benches.

 

[L K]

I thought Polak was serviceable last year as a bottom pairing guy.  This year? Total crap.

He was a slow defenseman last year.  He wrecked his leg.  He's immobile now.  That he has played in 9 of the 20 games since he has signed is a joke.

 

[Al14]

Big boop!  2-0 Knuckleheads already.  Incoming blowout.

 

[L K]

Roman Polak has played more than a minute more than his partner.  Not only is he slow but he stays on the ice and gets exhausted.

In the first and third periods, he is farther from the benches.

So what you are saying is that Polak doesn't have the fitness necessary to play on the road?

 

[rdowdall]

Markstrom is Andersen-ing us.

 

[bustaheims]

He was a slow defenseman last year.  He wrecked his leg.  He's immobile now.  That he has played in 9 of the 20 games since he has signed is a joke.

Yeah. It absurd. There's no reason for him to be in the lineup against teams that can actually skate.

Also, not that it means much, but the Leafs are 3-5 with him in the lineup, 14-4-1 without him.

 

[azzurri63]

I thought Polak was serviceable last year as a bottom pairing guy.  This year? Total crap.

He was a slow defenseman last year.  He wrecked his leg.  He's immobile now.  That he has played in 9 of the 20 games since he has signed is a joke.

I have no idea why we resigned him although he's not the only issue on this team. One thing I don't get is you telling me Lamoriello couldn't or can't make a trade to improve the D?

 

[rdowdall]

I thought Polak was serviceable last year as a bottom pairing guy.  This year? Total crap.

He was a slow defenseman last year.  He wrecked his leg.  He's immobile now.  That he has played in 9 of the 20 games since he has signed is a joke.

I have no idea why we resigned him although he's not the only issue on this team. One thing I don't get is you telling me Lamoriello couldn't or can't make a trade to improve the D?

Trading to improve the D while hurting the team elsewhere, easy.

Trading to improve the D while maintaining the current team, hard.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

I'd trade Marner for some D help.  He sucks.

 

[herman]

4th line with a beauty shift. I wish they taught Martin how to backhand though.