Not gonna lie I saw this picture posted on twitter earlier this morning and I thought "oh that's cute Marleau said hi with one of San Jose's old equipment managers or arena maintenance staff".
That's Owen Nolan.
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Significantly Insignificant said:Zee said:Did Leivo get a hattrick last game? No? Too bad so sad.
Aha, that's the answer. He just played gud, not real gud.
CarltonTheBear said:Another line-up that I think I've posted before that completely blows up the Bozak line (which can really only happen by trading JVR IMO) and best spreads out the defensive talent among the forwards:
Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Komarov-Kadri-Marner
Marleau-Bozak-Brown
Martin-Moore-Leivo
Significantly Insignificant said:So usually the west coast swing is:
- Get beat by the Sharks (Marleau was usually a Leaf killer).
- 50/50 game with the Kings
- 50/50 game with the Ducks.
I hope now that Marleau is on the Leafs they can maybe win a game in San Jose. If they do, then if they can get a win in either L.A. or Anahiem, then that part of the trip could be considered a success.
L K said:Leivo sitting after last game is a joke.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:L K said:Leivo sitting after last game is a joke.
I'd like a media member to quote Babcock's comment back to him and ask why Leivo is out of the lineup after being arguably the Leafs 2nd best forward.
disco said:The lineup b****ing is getting terribly tiresome guys. Every single game it's Leivo this and Martin that...
GO LEAFS GO
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:2 - Babcock "If you play well, you won't get taken out of the lineup."
Fans and media "wow Josh Leivo played great."
Babcock "I thought Leivo was involved in scoring chances and was very good for us and he was competitive. We need more of that from some of the guys that have been playing each night."
Fans and media "He must be excited given Babcock's comments."
Babcock "Take a seat Josh, Matt Martin come on down."
If you have a problem with people pointing out the sheer lunacy of #2 then go look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself if you're really being objective.
We all want the Leafs to win here, calling them on their BS is perfectly acceptable.
Significantly Insignificant said:However, the Leafs did hire Mike Babcock, not P.T. Barnum.
Significantly Insignificant said:I'm frustrated too, but put in to context, they only lost two games in a row.
mr grieves said:Significantly Insignificant said:However, the Leafs did hire Mike Babcock, not P.T. Barnum.
No.
PT Barnum was an artist.
Babcock's a chintzy motivational speaker.
If he wins a Cup with this team, he'll be flogging reverse montages during his retirement.
Significantly Insignificant said:I'm frustrated too, but put in to context, they only lost two games in a row.
No one thinks that they're going to go 82-0. But they're supposed to be a three-line team. And they haven't been this season. Why be complacent until the results align to the performance? I thought the Leafs cast that foolishness out when they dumped Carlyle and Nonis and became a "smart" and "progressive" organization.
herman said:1. JvR and Martin weren't playing below the coach's expectations, so sitting your veterans returning from minor injury in favour of the injury subs is a non-starter. Still, it'd be nice to shuffle some things around to get Leivo some playing time because anything less than 38 games played from here on out means Leivo walks as a UFA (and I doubt he'd stay).
herman said:If Leivo was a centre, he'd already be in over Bozak, who at this point in the season, is probably the player that has underperformed enough to warrant it... It's also hard to fault a management team giving development priority to their own picks/players.