All purpose Alex Galchenyuk talk

[sxvnert]

Its criminal to not have Gallys one timer on PP2.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Naw, they will give it to him when they feel that he is ready,,understand,this is not a physical rehab we are doing here,,,it's a head and heart one

he is dominating he is definitely ready, he also had a stint in the ahl...

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I hope he gets a look on the PP soon. It's abysmal right now and Galchenyuk had a lot of success shooting from the right side on the powerplay the year he scored 30 goals. I know it's been years since then but it's not like our powerplay could be any worse.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

I hope he gets a look on the PP soon. It's abysmal right now and Galchenyuk had a lot of success shooting from the right side on the powerplay the year he scored 30 goals. I know it's been years since then but it's not like our powerplay could be any worse.

Could also build his confidence even more. Kinda like Spezza did before the pp slump.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Put him on the PP, take Simmonds off asap.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Yeah, it's kind of ridiculous that he hasn't seen time on the power play yet.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

We need more traffic in front of net and a better point shot ... that will FIX da PP right away ... Mitch and Rielly shoot powder puff shots so everyone knows if you cover Matty PP is done

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Put him on the PP, take Simmonds off asap.

Simmonds is on there to be a net front presence, not shoot. He rarely actually carries the puck on that unit, though when he does it's not pretty. The real issue is that both him and Thornton are on PP1, and that's just poor optimization. You can have one slow old-timer on the powerplay, not two.

Here's what our units could look like if Gachenyuk was moved to PP2:

PP1
Spezza-Simmonds-Matthews
Marner-Rielly

PP2
Tavares-Hyman-Galchenyuk
Nylander-Brodie

Spezza is just a better and more effective player than Thornton, can playmake himself and has a better shot, adding him to PP1 would give the Leafs 2 threats with him and Matthews. PP2 has Galchenyuk planted on the right side for one-timers, Hyman in front with Tavares able to move into the slot if and when he wants, and Nylander has a great shot himself.

Ideally whichever top 6 forward the Leafs trade for will replace one of Spezza or Simmonds (most likely Spezza) on that first unit, and then we can roll from there.

 

[justloveleafs]

Simmonds is on there to be a net front presence, not shoot. He rarely actually carries the puck on that unit, though when he does it's not pretty. The real issue is that both him and Thornton are on PP1, and that's just poor optimization. You can have one slow old-timer on the powerplay, not two.

Here's what our units could look like if Gachenyuk was moved to PP2:

PP1
Spezza-Simmonds-Matthews
Marner-Rielly

PP2
Tavares-Hyman-Galchenyuk
Nylander-Brodie

Spezza is just a better and more effective player than Thornton, can playmake himself and has a better shot, adding him to PP1 would give the Leafs 2 threats with him and Matthews. PP2 has Galchenyuk planted on the right side for one-timers, Hyman in front with Tavares able to move into the slot if and when he wants, and Nylander has a great shot himself.

Ideally whichever to 6 forward the Leafs trade for will replace one of Spezza or Simmonds (most likely Spezza) on that first unit, and then we can roll from there.

Couldn't agree with you more, why aren't guys making millions seeing this?

 

[justloveleafs]

And at the same time, bringing in a a goalie, for a really good, tough, team? Boudreau is a corse, foul man. Forget what he says. We have toughness now We don't have any goaltending to speak of.

Campbell is getting to be an urban legend. When you see him......

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Simmonds is on there to be a net front presence, not shoot. He rarely actually carries the puck on that unit, though when he does it's not pretty. The real issue is that both him and Thornton are on PP1, and that's just poor optimization. You can have one slow old-timer on the powerplay, not two.

Here's what our units could look like if Gachenyuk was moved to PP2:

PP1
Spezza-Simmonds-Matthews
Marner-Rielly

PP2
Tavares-Hyman-Galchenyuk
Nylander-Brodie

Spezza is just a better and more effective player than Thornton, can playmake himself and has a better shot, adding him to PP1 would give the Leafs 2 threats with him and Matthews. PP2 has Galchenyuk planted on the right side for one-timers, Hyman in front with Tavares able to move into the slot if and when he wants, and Nylander has a great shot himself.

Ideally whichever top 6 forward the Leafs trade for will replace one of Spezza or Simmonds (most likely Spezza) on that first unit, and then we can roll from there.

Isn't Thornton on the second unit? Why are we taking Nylander off of the top unit unless the plan is to balance the two units (in which case you should probably put Galchenyuk on the top unit and then have Thornton in the Marner role instead of Spezza on the second unit since Thornton is the better passer).

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Isn't Thornton on the second unit? Why are we taking Nylander off of the top unit unless the plan is to balance the two units (in which case you should probably put Galchenyuk on the top unit and then have Thornton in the Marner role instead of Spezza on the second unit since Thornton is the better passer).

Im pretty positive our current powerplay setup is Matthews and Marner on one unit, and Tavares and Nylander on the other one. The odd time during this stretch Keefe has overloaded the powerplay to include our big four forwards plus Rielly.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Im pretty positive our current powerplay setup is Matthews and Marner on one unit, and Tavares and Nylander on the other one. The odd time during this stretch Keefe has overloaded the powerplay to include our big four forwards plus Rielly.

Ok so we are tinkering with the net front guys (who are always Simmonds and Hyman; I don't see anyone better to put there and swapping them isn't going to do much to kick start the PP) and the extra forwards which has either been double-shifting Matthews or using Thornton. We could use Galchenyuk or Spezza instead. Thornton has 4 assists in 51 minutes of PP time, which is a little bit worse than Marner's 13 in 108 minutes (although he is feeding Matthews and Thornton is not).

One solution could be opening up more opportunities for Tavares and Nylander. They are pretty dangerous on the PP but I don't often see them getting shots unless it was more of a last resort.

 

[Menzinger]

Korshkov is due a new contract after this season. It's possible that he wants more than the Leafs were willing to pay to come back to North America. No real evidence. Just speculation on my part about why the Leafs were willing to move him.

Eh, the fact that the Leafs never gave him a serious callup beyond a single game is pretty telling when they've been pretty generous with those for other guys. I don't think they viewed him as a legitimate nhler.

 

[Menzinger]

I hope Keefe increases his ice time soon.
5gp 3p, 7 hits, 64% Corsi at even, all in 11:22 a game for the Leafs.

I understand his conditioning may not be all there yet and he still needs to get used to the system.
But he's playing like a top 6 forward with 4th line minutes(albeit with top-line players). Give him 14-17 mins the next 3 games and let the cards fall where they may.

He looks like he's earning that spot on the Nylander/Tavares line. They definitely have chemistry

 

[Randy Randerson]

"very fringy"? common gimme a break here,,,Engvall 24/Mikey 26 are just now getting their feet wet

Korsh is just 24,,,,,6.4 190lb power/finesse forward 25p in his first 54 AHL games and a very respectable 34p in 59g in the KHL,,,,9 in 11 POs,,,,don't let his path to the NHL fool you

The canes got themselves a player,,,he will start next season

That would be the definition of a fringe path to the NHL. The vast majority of players in similar positions to Korshkov don't become NHL regulars.

 

[cannucky]

He looks like he's earning that spot on the Nylander/Tavares line. They definitely have chemistry

It sure looked that way to me too but this morning I look at TSN's player movement page and it says he's been re-assigned to the taxi squad this morning .

 

[zeke]

"very fringy"? common gimme a break here,,,Engvall 24/Mikey 26 are just now getting their feet wet

Korsh is just 24,,,,,6.4 190lb power/finesse forward 25p in his first 54 AHL games and a very respectable 34p in 59g in the KHL,,,,9 in 11 POs,,,,don't let his path to the NHL fool you

The canes got themselves a player,,,he will start next season

Being a 40-odd point pace player in the AHL/KHL at 23/24 doesn't scream NHLer.

 

[Faltorvo]

That would be the definition of a fringe path to the NHL. The vast majority of players in similar positions to Korshkov don't become NHL regulars.

What fringe path? honing your skills at home in the KHL and making money,compared to the AHL?

 

[Randy Randerson]

What fringe path? honing your skills at home in the KHL and making money,compared to the AHL?

~.55ppg in the AHL at 23 as a forward is a group that has had very, very little NHL success. His KHL production is better but not a lot in terms of NHL projectability. I don't hate his skillset, and not saying that he won't be a good NHL'er, I'm saying that he needs to walk a very fringe path to be one.

 

[TopChedder]

It sure looked that way to me too but this morning I look at TSN's player movement page and it says he's been re-assigned to the taxi squad this morning .

Yeah I don't get that move at all. He had looked great on that line, not sure what the problem is.

 

[Faltorvo]

~.55ppg in the AHL at 23 as a forward is a group that has had very, very little NHL success. His KHL production is better but not a lot in terms of NHL projectability. I don't hate his skillset, and not saying that he won't be a good NHL'er, I'm saying that he needs to walk a very fringe path to be one.

oh ya bottom 6 for sure

but like Engval/mikey,,,i would not cry if we added another big body in the bottom 6 that has a touch of skill

 

[Randy Randerson]

oh ya bottom 6 for sure

but like Engval/mikey,,,i would not cry if we added another big body in the bottom 6 that has a touch of skill

I mean his production at lower levels suggests that he has a very low chance of becoming a 200 game NHL player in any capacity.

Engvall is one of those outliers for sure. Mikheyev needs some context, his KHL production wasn't elite but he was also the scoring engine on a bad team, he led his team in scoring where Korshkov has been more of a middle of the pack forward on his teams.

Also keep in mind what Carolina was trading, which is a guy they had already waived, so they wouldn't be expecting much return.

Nothing against Korshkov and not saying that it can't happen, just the odds aren't great, he's the kind of prospect that every organization has 5-10 of

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[JT AM da real deal]

That is a good move much better shot than either Mitch or Rielly let him and Matty be da shooters on either side with Mitch up top QBing PP so he can go either way ... then Simmonds on da screen and rebound ... Willy to circle around picking up loose pucks ... no need for Rielly as I have more faith in Mitch to play D than Rielly