Around the League - ...in 56 Games

[fahad203]

Chara at 40+ still formidable but much more digestable.

He literally gives Tom Wilson the license to do whatever. For that reason alone, he's worth every penny

 

[kb]

Matt Martin fought Chara tonight. This is the second time Martin fought Chara

I'll take a Martin over Simmonds anyday. A true throwback type of player
He can still skate and actually throws his weight around

He was overpaid but was a very effective player. Him at 1.5 is better than Joe and Simmonds

Matt kept looking for the mat - he was bailing all the way through. He went down twice without even being touched.

Embarrassing for him.....so a no go.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Matt Martin fought Chara tonight. This is the second time Martin fought Chara

I'll take a Martin over Simmonds anyday. A true throwback type of player
He can still skate and actually throws his weight around

He was overpaid but was a very effective player. Him at 1.5 is better than Joe and Simmonds

not many people were willing to drop the gloves with chara while he was a bruin, he has to be near the top of the list of guys that were all stars and legit heavy weight fighters

 

[3blizzard4]

He definitely gives everyone an extra boost.

Tom Wilson has been doing his shtick well before Chara got there.

 

[Mr Hockey]

 

[fahad203]

Matt kept looking for the mat - he was bailing all the way through. He went down twice without even being touched.

Embarrassing for him.....so a no go.

You think if Martin was around Tavares gets run over by Kassian ?

Martin even with broken wrists gone after Kassian or Oilers.

I don't remember Leafs being run over when Martin was around

Simmonds is only good when he's fighting but no one is going to fight him

This team is full of pansies. Kerfoots and Mikaheyevs. Yeah we will win games now but comes playoff time we are gonna get run over again

Simmonds to slow to do anything effective and if he's not dropping gloves he's not doing anything

Martin and Clutterbuck are top 10 in hits. That's the team went pretty deep last year in playoffs

Muzzin is the only leafs in top 50. Jesse Pullarvi has more hits than any current Leafs.

 

[Damisoph]

You think if Martin was around Tavares gets run over by Kassian ?

Martin even with broken wrists gone after Kassian or Oilers.

I don't remember Leafs being run over when Martin was around

Simmonds is only good when he's fighting but no one is going to fight him

This team is full of pansies. Kerfoots and Mikaheyevs. Yeah we will win games now but comes playoff time we are gonna get run over again

Simmonds to slow to do anything effective and if he's not dropping gloves he's not doing anything

Martin and Clutterbuck are top 10 in hits. That's the team went pretty deep last year in playoffs

Muzzin is the only leafs in top 50. Jesse Pullarvi has more hits than any current Leafs.

You realize hits are the go-to stat for guys that never have the puck right?

As for the Kassian hit, as much as it irritated me at the time, not going after him and taking a stupid penalty in the last two minutes of a tie game in the 3rd was probably the smart play.

 

[kb]

You think if Martin was around Tavares gets run over by Kassian ?

Martin even with broken wrists gone after Kassian or Oilers.

I don't remember Leafs being run over when Martin was around

Simmonds is only good when he's fighting but no one is going to fight him

This team is full of pansies. Kerfoots and Mikaheyevs. Yeah we will win games now but comes playoff time we are gonna get run over again

Simmonds to slow to do anything effective and if he's not dropping gloves he's not doing Yes,

Martin and Clutterbuck are top 10 in hits. That's the team went pretty deep last year in playoffs

Muzzin is the only leafs in top 50. Jesse Pullarvi has more hits than any current Leafs.

Yes, Tavares gets run over. Why not? Simmonds is much tougher than Martin. Martin crapped his pants and looked like a fool.

Obviously if Simmonds goes with Kassian with his injury, he's probably out for the year.

This is a mess. Please just skip my posts if incoherent and nonsensical babbling is the best response one can do.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Yes, Tavares gets run over. Why not? Simmonds is much tougher than Martin. Martin crapped his pants and looked like a fool.

Obviously if Simmonds goes with Kassian with his injury, he's probably out for the year.

This is a mess. Please just skip my posts if incoherent and nonsensical babbling is the best response one can do.

do you mean simmonds is the better fighter, there is not too many people willing to fight with Chara

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Apparently 8 players/staff tested positive in Vancouver. Pretty bad news, hopefully everyone makes a speedy and full recovery

 

[Dekes For Days]

You think if Martin was around Tavares gets run over by Kassian ?

Of course. There's no reason it wouldn't. Tavares got right back up, and taking a penalty there would have been beyond stupid. You're wildly overreacting to a pretty meaningless hit.

I don't remember Leafs being run over when Martin was around

That's called selective memory. It happened all the time. Probably more actually.

Simmonds is only good when he's fighting but no one is going to fight him

Simmonds has literally fought, and he's a better player than Martin.

This team is full of pansies.

No, this team is full of good hockey players, that control the puck and the flow of play, and bring way more than useless hits.

Yeah we will win games now but comes playoff time we are gonna get run over again

We have never lost in the playoffs due to getting "run over".

Simmonds to slow to do anything effective and if he's not dropping gloves he's not doing anything

Sounds like you're describing Martin.

 

[Mr Hockey]

You think if Martin was around Tavares gets run over by Kassian ?

Martin even with broken wrists gone after Kassian or Oilers.

I don't remember Leafs being run over when Martin was around

Simmonds is only good when he's fighting but no one is going to fight him

This team is full of pansies. Kerfoots and Mikaheyevs. Yeah we will win games now but comes playoff time we are gonna get run over again

Simmonds to slow to do anything effective and if he's not dropping gloves he's not doing anything

Martin and Clutterbuck are top 10 in hits. That's the team went pretty deep last year in playoffs

Muzzin is the only leafs in top 50. Jesse Pullarvi has more hits than any current Leafs.

if Martin was on the team, Kassian 100% knows he would be fighting Martin next shift ... I don think Simmonds was signed to be an enforcer though

 

[Gallagbi]

if Martin was on the team, Kassian 100% knows he would be fighting Martin next shift ... I don think Simmonds was signed to be an enforcer though

Matt Martin doesn't scare anyone

 

[Mr Hockey]

Matt Martin doesn't scare anyone

how come?

 

[Gallagbi]

how come?

Because this is the NHL and he isn't late 80s/early 90s Bob Probert?

If a guy like Kassian is deterred from hitting because a good middle weight fighter is on the bench he doesn't have a job in this league.

 

[Fogelhund]

Hopefully they all recover fully.

 

[Gallagbi]

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Hopefully they all recover fully.

How long does it take them out for? 2 weeks?

 

[keonsbitterness]

You think if Martin was around Tavares gets run over by Kassian ?

If Martin was around, he'd be making the league minimum and he'd be playing one or two games a month.

 

[NK94]

This revisionist history with Martin is f***ing bizarre when Mike Babcock of all people had him as a healthy scratch for all but 3 games against Buffalo after January 17th, 2018 because he was absolutely ineffective in his role.

Never mind the fact the ONLY GM to trade for his shitty contract was the guy who signed it originally.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

if Martin was on the team, Kassian 100% knows he would be fighting Martin next shift ... I don think Simmonds was signed to be an enforcer though

Like the time Connor Brown had his head taken off by Rinaldo right in front of Martin and he didn't do anything?

Our guys still got smoked all the time when he was here.

 

[Fogelhund]

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Hopefully they all recover fully.

I think there are a whole lot of "ifs" involved in this one. Are they asymptomatic, how long until they test negative, an so on. Do others now test positive too, how long until enough players are negative, until they let them play.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

These cancelations due to covid will pack the schedule even further for most of the North division. All teams seem to have been affected so far (schedule wise), except Toronto.

 

[Clark4Ever]

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Hopefully they all recover fully.

Yikes.

 

[Clark4Ever]

dp

 

[willmma]

These cancelations due to covid will pack the schedule even further for most of the North division. All teams seem to have been affected so far (schedule wise), except Toronto.

Yup.

But. The last game(s) the Canucks play were against the Jets. And we are playing the Jets now