There is a 0% chance Forbort comes out of the lineup in favour of EP2, and that’s how it should be. Forbort has been absolutely terrific for the last month and gives us a better chance to win hockey games.
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Well, Forbort is going back to playing 10-12 minutes a game once Hughes is back anyway. I also think EP25 and Soucy have been playing really well together.
Maybe they'll have to alternate between the three of them (Soucy, Forbort and EP). Everyone plays two games, sits out the third.
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As well as he's played, I still think Forbort needs someone faster and less volatile to offset his speed disadvantage, personally, even on a third pairing. We won't know until we try it, but I can picture disaster moments from that pairing.
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I think it has a lot to do with icing a competent blueline so you can play a more uptempo style.
Its funny, you’d think with Hughes injured the team would fold and lose every game but the adversity seems to have brought the guys together and forced players like Hronek and Brock to step up big time. Team looks energized after the JT trade - fun to watch again
Gutsy win, always enjoy beating the Leafs. See you guys in 2 weeks!
Gutsy win, always enjoy beating the Leafs. See you guys in 2 weeks!
Yep, was going to edit the post to include this too. It has changed the way we move up the ice.
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Given how well Pettersson-Myers has worked it is just way too easy for Tocchet to put Hughes-Hronek back together and have a true top four running like he wants. I’d be extremely surprised if that’s not how it shakes out.
Everything else sounds way too cute to me.
Everything else sounds way too cute to me.
Coaches turtle too. When you know your D is AHL grade you require them to simplify the game which in turn takes the creativity out of it. Then it feeds on itself. We saw 30 games of it!
Side note, finally Tocchet told the ref to f*** off LOL.
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At the beginning of the year, they were trying to work in more of a transition offense. But it became clear that this was a style that didn't work with our Ents so it was abandoned. It just seems like Tocchet is giving it another try now that the blueline isn't crap anymore.
Leafs are a sloooooooooooow, old team. Hard to imagine them doing much of anything in the playoffs.
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Except Soucy won’t see PK minutes. He already does not, unless one of Myers, M Petterson, Hronek, or Forbort are in the box.
My only concern is how a Forbort-Soucy pairing will fair. Pettersson’s zone exits and offensive zone work are far better than Forbort’s which has allowed Soucy to play to his strengths. I’m a little concerned that their pairing would get cratered.
That said, there’s no way Forbort is scratched. He’s getting top-4 minutes and not looking out of place. I wouldn’t be opposed to a rotation to keep him fresh, however.
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Maybe, but I do have some concerns about Hronek reverting back to playing the way he sometimes does by deferring to Hughes too much.
Don't forget perimeter, add that to slow and it's just going to be more of the same. Watch them f*** it up further and sign their two Local Heroes to the same cap hit I bet
Just continuously rotate them each guy gets two games in a row rotate
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I wouldn't mind letting EP2 marinate as the top call up/ top pairing in the AHL just don't want him sitting/stagnating.
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Pretty important that the team has proven to themselves they are capable of going on a win streak without Hughes.
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This is pretty likely the outcome short of an injury in my opinion.
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It's fine that Tocchet will play Forbort when Hughes gets back, just don't be healthy scratching EP the 2nd. Send him down and let Juulsen ride the pine. EP2 is at a crucial period in his development where he needs to be playing.
Oh, and f*** the Leafs, they can go cry themselves to sleep now.
Oh, and f*** the Leafs, they can go cry themselves to sleep now.
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Don't see the love for Forbort. The guy is slow as a glacier, and opposing forwards easily maneuver past him and make it an easy zone entry. He's also killing multiple plays in the O-zone every game, processing the game slowly and firing muffins into shinpads and surrendering possesion. DPetey is better and can actually transition the puck instead of just going glass and out
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