How are Nylander and Tavares such big minuses?

[notDatsyuk]

Is it possible JT is also frustrated with 88s lack of compete?? If there is any friction, pretty dumb for Leafs to allow this to go on for this long if flipping 16 and 88 is the solution IMO. Or are we missing something?

Yep - likely goes both ways, but it's hard to tell with JTs lack of emotion.

The friction seems to have been there for a while. I know JT would like to have Marner on his wing (who wouldn't?), but I don't think breaking up Matthews/Marner is a good idea.

 

[Bluelines]

Good discussion on Willie, I like what Kypper said.

 

[Bluelines]

 

[HamiltonNHL]

People forget J.T is coming back from a horrific injury this season, and he's still almost at PPG.

He was not fast and slowing for a long time.

Not related to his injury