I recall not too long ago Percy was the rage and looked so good in his NHL debut ... and if they own up to it some will likely admit they were in the group that thought he was NHL ready.
Patience Leaf Nation.
That's true, they do play with adrenaline for a little. When they normalize you can tell, but, sometimes you can just tell. I think Dermott is an NHLer. Top what, I have no idea.
Lou calls it "it"I agree. I can't explain it or quantify it but ... I can just tell. And it makes me happy.
right and we are just magically going to get rid of Carrick or Polak so we meet the roster limit right? Sorry it doesn't work like that. As long as we have 24 bodies on our roster the person who can by pass waivers will be going down. What don't people understand about this concept?
The only way Dermott stays up is if Gauthier goes down.
“He certainly has played well over the last two games but we’ve got seven defencemen here right now and we’ve got one of (our) mainstay top-four is injured so we’ll take this a game at a time, see how things transpire,” Lamoriello said. (Second-year D-man Nikita Zaitsev has been on injured reserve since mid-December due to broken foot.) “Our coaching staff will make the decision about who plays, but he’s got a bright future.”
“It’s better a player coming up too late than too soon, and getting him as much positive experience he possibly can whenever he does come up,” Lamoriello said. “And I think that certainly over the last two nights, he’s gotten quality ice time and he’s handled it extremely well.”
Sounds like he will be down when Z is back
It's always fun around these parts!Going to be a fun day around here when that happens
I recall not too long ago Percy was the rage and looked so good in his NHL debut ... and if they own up to it some will likely admit they were in the group that thought he was NHL ready.
Patience Leaf Nation.
I recall not too long ago Percy was the rage and looked so good in his NHL debut ... and if they own up to it some will likely admit they were in the group that thought he was NHL ready.
Patience Leaf Nation.
what are you even arguing? why don't you want dermott to play?
Has anyone talked about his #3? He makes me forget about the last guy who wore #3...
Rielly-Liljegren
Dermott-Zaitsev
Looks like a damn good top-4 going forward.
Lily's got great offensive iq aswell as a nice shot, but isn't a top pairing guy for me.
A #3-4 pp guy like Shattenkirk, Faulk or prime Yandle.
If he proves me wrong then that's great for both my expectations, aswell as the teams success.
what are you even arguing? why don't you want dermott to play?
The Leafs are really stupid for sitting Dermott tonight. I have been very impressed with his play and he himself hasn't cost the Leafs any game. Funny that they say Borgman, Carrick and Dermott will play on a rotating basis. But where is Polak. What exactly do we need Polak's game tonight for?? Ottawa has no size!!!! Babcock is starting to wear thin on me. Dermott and Kapanen should be in this lineup everyday for Martin and Polak.
Reasons Polak plays ...The Leafs are really stupid for sitting Dermott tonight. I have been very impressed with his play and he himself hasn't cost the Leafs any game. Funny that they say Borgman, Carrick and Dermott will play on a rotating basis. But where is Polak. What exactly do we need Polak's game tonight for?? Ottawa has no size!!!! Babcock is starting to wear thin on me. Dermott and Kapanen should be in this lineup everyday for Martin and Polak.
Where is Dermott going next year? No Where, we have this kid under control for the next 4 years. Polak is gone after this season and moves will be made to get him a roster spot. Obviously we all want him to play but we have 8 NHL defenseman right now. He's in a **** position, but that's the NHL. Borgman is pretty good too. Once they can move a dman, Dermott will likely draw in consistently
Oh yes your right my bad....the same way the Leaf dumped players to make spots for Kapanen, Leivo and Soshnikov. Why didn't I think of that, my mistake.
Your right they came through with the forwards which means they will with the D and not waste another year of their maturing experience in the minors even though they are NHL ready.
Kapanen is playing regularly this year on the third line where he belonged last year. Your right we need to be patient.