All purpose Training Camp thread (II)

[TootooTrain]

K - Dog ?

I don't think so.

 

[Joey Hoser]

I really like the dynamics of a JVR - Kardi - Komorov line. Hopefully that works out.

Makes you wonder who is going to play on the PP though. Kessel, Lupul, JVR, Grabovski and Kadri are all a given for powerplay time, but who is the last guy? And who plays with who? Might have to break up some 5-on-5 lines.

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

I want to know what our powerplay unit and penalty kill units will be like.

 

[Crispy Crust]

I really like the dynamics of a JVR - Kardi - Komorov line. Hopefully that works out.

Makes you wonder who is going to play on the PP though. Might have to break up some 5-on-5 lines.

PP is where we are going to miss Gards for the first few games. Hopefully he is ready to go soon.

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

Do you think Gardiner will be sent down to the Marlies for a couple of games to get back into the groove first?

 

[7even]

Nazem Kadri

@43_Kadri: Montreal bound

Obviously he means he was traded!!1!

Do you think Gardiner will be sent down to the Marlies for a couple of games to get back into the groove first?

On a conditioning stint? Maybe. I know he's participating in full practices, so I guess it's just on him to be in game shape.

 

[TootooTrain]

I want to know what our powerplay unit and penalty kill units will be like.

From practice (if my memory serves me right):

PP1

Lupul - JVR - Kessel (not sure who was taking draws here)
Kostka - Phaneuf

Didn't see a PP2 posted but I can only imagine it involved the Grabo line and Kadri

Mac - Grabo - Kule/Kadri
Liles - Franson/Kadri

As for PK there were a few combinations, and combined with what we saw last year one could assume:

PK1
Steckel Kule
Gunn Phaneuf

PK2
Komarov Brown
Kostka? Komi

Grabovski Bozak and a few others were used on the pk aswell last year. We'll see who RC prefers.

Hope that helps.

 

[Chandrashekhar Limit]

Kostka's getting lots of mins if ^ is true. Hope he makes it count.

 

[Kirkpatrick]

McClement should be getting plenty of PK time, too.

 

[Number13]

Kostka mic'd up, great video. Seems like a character guy, I think he could end up being a Rafalski for us. I'm glad he's getting shot and even more so that he's being put in a position to succeed. Drop the puck already!!

 

[Fenton]

PK1
Steckel Kule
Gunn Phaneuf

PK2
Komarov Brown
Kostka? Komi

Grabovski Bozak and a few others were used on the pk aswell last year. We'll see who RC prefers.

Hope that helps.

No McClemment on PK? I thought he was here for that role?

 

[Rob Brown]

Rafalski? Let's not go overboard.

 

[Number13]

Rafalski? Let's not go overboard.

An undrafted, offensively gifted, undersized defenseman who breaks into the league at around 27, very similar trajectories no?

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

An undrafted, offensively gifted, undersized defenseman who breaks into the league at around 27, very similar trajectories no?

How is Kostka undersized? He's 6'2 and bigger than Liles.

 

[Fenton]

An undrafted, offensively gifted, undersized defenseman who breaks into the league at around 27, very similar trajectories no?

Last I checked, what is written on paper does not impact what happens on the ice.

 

[Rob Brown]

An undrafted, offensively gifted, undersized defenseman who breaks into the league at around 27, very similar trajectories no?

Why don't we wait until he actually plays a season, let alone a game before making a comparison like that.

 

[TootooTrain]

No McClemment on PK? I thought he was here for that role?

I knew I forgot someone. He's definitely in there.

 

[TheBigThree]

2:00 mark, naz gets destroyed

 

[p.l.f.]

whats kostkas size ?

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

whats kostkas size ?

According to Leafs website he's 6'1. According to wikipedia, 6'2. Still the second smallest defence man on the team I guess.

 

[leafsfuture]

Are we going to let the new guys pick their own number? Or are we going to use Burke's old rule and have them stuck with dusty numbers? (Kostka wearing 53 etc.)

Kadri has already said he plans to stay with 43 as long as hes a leaf. People have to remember that he had his 43 number longer than maybe any other. he wore 19 for two years in Kitch, and 91 for the Knights. Hes been no 43 on the Leafs since 2009

 

[Lebanese Leaf]

2:00 mark, naz gets destroyed

Then gets up and assists the PP goal.

 

[Guy Boucher]

I don't think Kostka is quick enough to play in the NHL but I certainly hope I'm wrong.

 

[Number13]

2:00 mark, naz gets destroyed

i know, you can actually hear the thud of him hitting the ice. Musta knocked the wind right out of him.

 

[Number13]

How is Kostka undersized? He's 6'2 and bigger than Liles.

My bad, he's totally not, don't know why I thought that. I still see similarities.