Around the League - 2022-23 Season Edition

[1specter]

Kadri hasn't missed a beat. Aging like a fine wine.... Sometimes I wonder if the Leafs held him back a bit turning him into a grinder his last few years when the guy had a boatload of natural skill. It helped him grow as a player, but he really flourished in Colorado as a top option. In particular, it seems like he's found his playmaking abilities again, we saw it in his early Toronto days but it disappeared over time as they emphasized him to shoot and go to the net more.

Truly a shame that it's Leah Hextall making this call lol. Awful

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Man the tenacity the flames have... if the leafs had it'd be not even a concern if we are going to the cup finals. Love everything about the flames.

 

[Gabriel426]

Man the tenacity the flames have... if the leafs had it'd be not even a concern if we are going to the cup finals. Love everything about the flames.

Sutter got them playing that way. They really took a step backwards(missing the playoffs during the COVID season), and then took leaps forward. If Markstorm didnt crap the bed, they could have beaten the Avs last season.

 

[TMLeafer]

Atta boy Naz! Keep em coming.

 

[TMLeafer]

Vancouver "Salute-Gate" incoming?



And.... hmmm....

I always felt "Salute gate" was possibly the biggest bullshit drama our media ever concocted.

 

[Jojalu]

Fla, TB, Buf, all lose to bad teams. Mon too.

Leafs spreading their infectious groove to the rest of the Atlantic

 

[Peasy]

I know it's still early and things can change but low key is Tampa cooked this year? 3 straight years making the cup finals looks like it might be finally taking its toll.

 

[1specter]

Fla, TB, Buf, all lose to bad teams. Mon too.

Leafs spreading their infectious groove to the rest of the Atlantic

Kings are a bad team?

 

[Jojalu]

Kings are a bad team?

Probably not.

Much better than last year. In fact it is pretty tough to measure most teams compared to last year. NHL's plan of parity may have come to fruition.

 

[Nineteen67]

Man the tenacity the flames have... if the leafs had it'd be not even a concern if we are going to the cup finals. Love everything about the flames.

That would take a lot of trades.

 

[ULF_55]

Man the tenacity the flames have... if the leafs had it'd be not even a concern if we are going to the cup finals. Love everything about the flames.

Look behind their bench and ask if their prima donnas are getting a free pass.

 

[stickty111]

Love Phil. Still a favorite of mine. After everything he went through here, it's good he threw the criticism back at everyone his own way

 

[ULF_55]

Love Phil. Still a favorite of mine. After everything he went through here, it's good he threw the criticism back at everyone his own way

Seems like a character guy.
I think he was probably just a mature guy with some class, and I'd guess deprecating humour.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Love what he achieved and what he continues to do. Proved so many people wrong and continues to do so!

 

[Auston 316]

Kadri hasn't missed a beat. Aging like a fine wine.... Sometimes I wonder if the Leafs held him back a bit turning him into a grinder his last few years when the guy had a boatload of natural skill. It helped him grow as a player, but he really flourished in Colorado as a top option. In particular, it seems like he's found his playmaking abilities again, we saw it in his early Toronto days but it disappeared over time as they emphasized him to shoot and go to the net more.


Truly a shame that it's Leah Hextall making this call lol. Awful

Oh God. That’s awful lol

 

[Fogelhund]

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[andora]

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Nicer than calgarys room

 

[Dekes For Days]

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What a (self-inflicted) embarrassment for the league.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Phil Kessel and Nazem Kadri should have retired Leafs.

 

[Fogelhund]

Phil Kessel and Nazem Kadri should have retired Leafs.

Moving them was the correct thing to do at the time.

I mean... neither have retired, so they could theoretically still retire as Leafs.

Had we kept Phil, we likely don't have Matthews. We had to tank to get him, and having built the team from Winger out, wasn't going to work.

Kadri I wish was still with the Leafs, and I wish he had the level of personal maturity that would allow that. He doesn't, and his actions saw him moved... rightfully so.

 

[Amadeus]

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Looks like a polling station.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Looks like a polling station.

 

[Menzinger]

Kessel is peerless

 

[andora]

God the man is becoming a cult hero

Love him

 

[Buds17]

Phil Kessel and Nazem Kadri should have retired Leafs.

The team wouldn't have been able to add the pieces around them and above them (in the lineup) in order for things to work out successfully enough.