GDT: Final Pre-season game Detroit @ Toronto - Saturday 7pm

[notbias]

Looking at the roster we only have a few guys under 200lbs, this seems like a heavier team than usual

Yep, they are very slow this year.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Just get through the game healthy and score some goals

All I really care about tbh

 

[PromisedLand]

Expect to see most of the opening night roster tonight and likely Woll starting

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842573076443357350

Interesting looks like Patches has played pretty much every game LOL which is fine including Lorentz as they are on PTOs so you wanna have a look at them a lot

Interesting to see McCabe not in. Did he play last game? I don't recall if he did.

Hoping no injuries for either team and a good game. Lets get this done and over with before the official season begins.

Its gonna be a drag to open the season. Leafs opening Habs and Devils season so it will be freakin' annoying LOL

 

[shaner8989]

I guess Rafai is cut or already made the team

 

[OVO16]

Myers probably has the edge over Rifai because he's RD. Both have been really good in camp. Liljegren defintely isn't making the opening night lineup.

It clear Berube likes big boys back there

Rielly - Tanev
OEL - McCabe
Benoit - Myers

Is my guess

 

[kevsh]

Completely agree.

Like the Rita Mae Brown phrase, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.', Leafs have to have a change in the post-season.

If this was still Sheldon coaching I'd be 100% on this.

Berube may just want to get a first-hand look at what should be a lethal PP in both seasons and see if he can't get more consistency. In any case, whatever he tries - roll it back or split it up - we won't know the answer until April.

 

[PromisedLand]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842319106529226780

 

[Squiffy]

Completely agree.

Like the Rita Mae Brown phrase, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.', Leafs have to have a change in the post-season.

Going to take a minute to appreciate not only that you didn’t incorrectly attribute it to Einstein, but actually got the author. Bravo good sir.

GLG.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

I guess Rafai is cut or already made the team

He's worked hard and improved his game. I'd like to see him rewarded with some opportunity and a couple NHL paydays this season.

 

[Sypher04]

Completely agree.

Like the Rita Mae Brown phrase, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.', Leafs have to have a change in the post-season.

Running the same group of powerplay guys in the post season isn’t doing the same thing if the powerplay coach is a) using them differently b) employing different tactics. We just need to see what it ends up looking like.

 

[notbias]

Completely agree.

Like the Rita Mae Brown phrase, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.', Leafs have to have a change in the post-season.

They had different results from the same group a year before last...

It turns out that saying doesn't work with this.

 

[NMacrules]

Can’t stand the loaded up PP. We have enough talent for two solid PP units. Maybe it will change over the course of the season.

Its not about that. When the PP is over, you have to be able to put a rested line on the ice. If you spread all the names around, someone will be going on their line tired.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Going to take a minute to appreciate not only that you didn’t incorrectly attribute it to Einstein, but actually got the author.

Still used it incorrectly though.

 

[NMacrules]

Myers probably has the edge over Rifai because he's RD. Both have been really good in camp. Liljegren defintely isn't making the opening night lineup.

It clear Berube likes big boys back there

Rielly - Tanev
OEL - McCabe
Benoit - Myers

Is my guess

Agreed and I think Lilly is on the potential trade list.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Can’t stand the loaded up PP. We have enough talent for two solid PP units. Maybe it will change over the course of the season.

I love Rielly. He can do no wrong. I just want to share something that Paul Maurice said about OEL last week in an interview: (paraphrasing)

OEL is "one of the better players in the league at getting pucks though to the net on the power play".

I know it's just one guy's opinion, but he really could make a change on the PP if given a chance.

 

[Suntouchable13]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842573889504997469

Different coach, same shit. How can you do the same thing over and over again?

 

[Roo]

Its not about that. When the PP is over, you have to be able to put a rested line on the ice. If you spread all the names around, someone will be going on their line tired.

No they won't. Your first PP gets a full minute break when PP2 is out there. When you load up your PP, and give almost the full 2 min to those guys, none of them are on the ice after the PP. This is another reason why it is better, and most teams run two units.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Wed can't come soon enough!

I read that as "weed can't come soon enough."

I just hope nobody gets hurt, having just watched 2 regular season games I'm finding it very difficult to care about a pre season game.

Just stay healthy

 

[Mckay]

I guess Rafai is cut or already made the team

I'm guessing you are either correct or incorrect.

 

[ULF_55]

Going to take a minute to appreciate not only that you didn’t incorrectly attribute it to Einstein, but actually got the author. Bravo good sir.

GLG.

Thanks.

If we go back 5 playoffs they are 23rd. out of 27 teams in the playoffs.

O'Reilly helped, but we know 80% of the problem wasn't O'Reilly.

 

[crump]

Different coach, same shit. How can you do the same thing over and over again?

Can’t blame a new coach coming in with that firepower and thinking “my PP guy will make this work” OEL should get a look, maybe Domi or Robertson instead of Tavares but new coaches are going to learn the hard way.

 

[ShanahanMan]

You guys are gonna absolutely smoke us. We can’t even win with our A squad against Marlies, let alone the Griffins against the Leafs.