• For users coming over from tmlfans.ca your username will remain the same but you will need to use the password reset feature (check your spam folder) on the login page in order to set your password. If you encounter issues, email Rick couchmanrick@gmail.com

Leafs @ Predators - Mar. 19th, 8:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

Nylander is wasted on the 2U, there is nothing there.  Yeah Atomic, maybe put Auston there, or else switch Nylander with Kadri, who's been an anchor all year on the 1U.

In any case, they aren't moving the puck fast enough on either unit once they do get set up.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Nylander is wasted on the 2U, there is nothing there.  Yeah Atomic, maybe put Auston there, or else switch Nylander with Kadri, who's been an anchor all year on the 1U.

In any case, they aren't moving the puck fast enough on either unit once they do get set up.
Click to expand...
I would put Nylander on the 1PP. Kadri does nothing to help it and I'd leave them in for 1:30 every pp.
 
Overall that was an ineffective low energy period.  I don?t know what it will take to get this team pissed off. 
 
Guilt Trip said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Nylander is wasted on the 2U, there is nothing there.  Yeah Atomic, maybe put Auston there, or else switch Nylander with Kadri, who's been an anchor all year on the 1U.

In any case, they aren't moving the puck fast enough on either unit once they do get set up.
Click to expand...
I would put Nylander on the 1PP. Kadri does nothing to help it and I'd leave them in for 1:30 every pp.
Click to expand...

Or at least 1 minute.
 
Muzzin came to us and looked great, now he is a bum, what is going on? Why doesn't our D have any confidence, why don't they slow the game down and take their time, why are they in panic mode all the time?  What are they going to do to Sandin when he arrives?  Not sure our D coach is the right guy. Sorry just saying.
 
lc9 said:
Overall that was an ineffective low energy period.  I don?t know what it will take to get this team pissed off.
Click to expand...

This prompts a question: is playing pissed effective?
 
AtomicMapleLeaf said:
I guess I'm envisioning 91 and 16 on one PP, 34 and 29 on the other PP. Sprinkle in the rest and keep 44 out there for the whole two minutes.
Click to expand...

I wouldn't keep anyone out for all 2 but Muzzin shouldn't be the next guy.  OTOH I don't think they have a choice unless and until Dermott or Gardiner or Rosen are available.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
AtomicMapleLeaf said:
I guess I'm envisioning 91 and 16 on one PP, 34 and 29 on the other PP. Sprinkle in the rest and keep 44 out there for the whole two minutes.
Click to expand...

I wouldn't keep anyone out for all 2 but Muzzin shouldn't be the next guy.  OTOH I don't think they have a choice unless and until Dermott or Gardiner or Rosen are available.
Click to expand...

I mean we need 44 for the rest of the game, but wouldn't at least one goal in this game be justified?
 
Highlander said:
Muzzin came to us and looked great, now he is a bum, what is going on? Why doesn't our D have any confidence, why don't they slow the game down and take their time, why are they in panic mode all the time?  What are they going to do to Sandin when he arrives?  Not sure our D coach is the right guy. Sorry just saying.
Click to expand...
Muzz didn't get bad overnight. The more he got used to the system the more he regressed. The Leafs all do that pass to the middle of the ice all the time. The Leafs D game is bad because they've put a terrible plan in place.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
AtomicMapleLeaf said:
I guess I'm envisioning 91 and 16 on one PP, 34 and 29 on the other PP. Sprinkle in the rest and keep 44 out there for the whole two minutes.
Click to expand...

I wouldn't keep anyone out for all 2 but Muzzin shouldn't be the next guy.  OTOH I don't think they have a choice unless and until Dermott or Gardiner or Rosen are available.
Click to expand...
Muzz was used as a shot from the point guy. Toronto doesn't have a pp that uses it. He's not a playmaker. They need to adjust, he's not Rielly.
 
Guilt Trip said:
Highlander said:
Muzzin came to us and looked great, now he is a bum, what is going on? Why doesn't our D have any confidence, why don't they slow the game down and take their time, why are they in panic mode all the time?  What are they going to do to Sandin when he arrives?  Not sure our D coach is the right guy. Sorry just saying.
Click to expand...
Muzz didn't get bad overnight. The more he got used to the system the more he regressed. The Leafs all do that pass to the middle of the ice all the time. The Leafs D game is bad because they've put a terrible plan in place.
Click to expand...

Boy by contrast watching the Preds D move the puck out of their zone ... it's like a conveyor belt.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Guilt Trip said:
Highlander said:
Muzzin came to us and looked great, now he is a bum, what is going on? Why doesn't our D have any confidence, why don't they slow the game down and take their time, why are they in panic mode all the time?  What are they going to do to Sandin when he arrives?  Not sure our D coach is the right guy. Sorry just saying.
Click to expand...
Muzz didn't get bad overnight. The more he got used to the system the more he regressed. The Leafs all do that pass to the middle of the ice all the time. The Leafs D game is bad because they've put a terrible plan in place.
Click to expand...

Boy by contrast watching the Preds D move the puck out of their zone ... it's like a conveyor belt.
Click to expand...
Leafs cheat big on the breakouts. They need to keep things tighter in the gaps to help exits.
 
Guilt Trip said:
Highlander said:
Muzzin came to us and looked great, now he is a bum, what is going on? Why doesn't our D have any confidence, why don't they slow the game down and take their time, why are they in panic mode all the time?  What are they going to do to Sandin when he arrives?  Not sure our D coach is the right guy. Sorry just saying.
Click to expand...
Muzz didn't get bad overnight. The more he got used to the system the more he regressed. The Leafs all do that pass to the middle of the ice all the time. The Leafs D game is bad because they've put a terrible plan in place.
Click to expand...

Agreed, maybe not now but I think that we need more of a Muzzin/Reilly pairing. But we're not worried about getting into the playoffs, so maybe Babcock switches things up in the playoffs? I'm kind of hoping he's like a 92/93 Cito Gaston. I hated his decisions in late September but he got his boys to play when it counted. I also bought a lottery ticket today.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

About Us

This website is NOT associated with the Toronto Maple Leafs or the NHL.


It is operated by Rick Couchman and Jeff Lewis.
Back
Top