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I’m done with # 47 on our team !!

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LEAFANFORLIFE23 said:
Yeah He's not great but when I think of weak spots, while I do think of him, I think of Vesey, Barabanov WELL before Engvall
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Barabanov is better positionally than Engvall hands down
And I don’t mind engvall, he’s fast and big...long stick...can’t have everything

I take offence to your dislike of Barabanov though, the guys is starting to feel at home he’s been miles better recently
 
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Marshy said:
If the guy is working on his draws (as has been reported) as hard as he works out in the gym - guy might be a late bloomer diamond in the rough.

If only all 7th round picks could evolve into something useful like this.

Sorry Teeds buddy! Had to be said.
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We will see
Like I’ve said , any player is welcomed and adored by me if they produce results consistently and with heart and grapefruits ..,
I wish him the most success in the world if he can help us win the big beautiful silver cup ahhhh
So to you Pierre i toast you . Here’s to you Pierre cheers !
Viva Pierre , mon amie
Go Leafs Go
 
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zeke said:
82gm paces

92-93

Zezel 14gl/41pt/+0
Osborne 13gl/28pt/-8
Berg 10gl/21pt/-2

93/94

Zezel 16gl/32pt/+10
Osborne 10gl/27pt/+2
Berg 8gl/19pt/-3

20-21

Hyman 23gl/51pt/+46
Mikheyev 7gl/21pt/-4
Engvall 6gl/18pt/+0
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I was actually thinking about bill berg when i seen this thread pop up lol
 
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zeke said:
I don't get how people can watch Engvall's feet never stop moving, causing turnovers all over the ice and then quickly wheeling it up into the offensive zone, and say he's not aggressiveor tenacious enough.
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To be fair he does have the tendency to spin off and track the puck once it’s been moved than completing the forecheck with a hit. I think he can be very tenacious but not necessarily aggressive.

I think he’s a somewhat average player overall but has some very unique skills like the ability to rag the puck for long periods of time, aka puck possession, as well as having a good skating stride and excellent reach.

When he’s on the gallop he does seem to be a very noticeable player in a good way. Maybe they’re grooming him for a bigger role?
 
Quick Shifts: Why the Maple Leafs' new ZIP Line is 'a juggernaut' - Sportsnet.ca

The Leafs have long searched for a third line with an identity, one that can gel and provide a supplemental scoring punch on the odd night the $40-million top-six can’t do all the lifting.

Secure Hyman could complement anyone in the top six, Keefe wanted to reach outside the box and see if the pending UFA could drive his own shutdown line. Originally, Alexander Kerfoot was cast to pivot this group, but since Wayne Simmonds went down with a broken wrist, Kerfoot has found a niche on Tavares’s wing. And Engvall, who failed to make the opening-night roster, has responded to some tough love.

“I knew he was going to be an important piece of our team here this season,” Keefe said.

“We've made things harder on him to earn that opportunity, mainly because I just feel like with a player with his skillset, his size, his speed, his physicality, the potential that he has, I don't even know he realizes how good he can be. We didn't want to hand him anything.”

Not only are the six-foot-five Engvall and six-foot-three Mikheyev large bodies. They’re fast as gazelles, with eagle-like wingspans. More than ever, they’re starting to use those gifts for good.

Case in point: Mikheyev out-hustling Connor McDavid on Wednesday in a long sprint.

“You don’t see it often where it’s a strict one-on-one race, hash mark to hash mark,” Hyman said. “His speed was on display there. We know about it internally. He shows it all the time. But to see it against McDavid was obviously cool.”

(These moments resonate. Playing some after-school keepaway on the pond when my 10-year-old Thursday, the kid chirped me: "'C’mon, Dad! Do you have Mikheyev speed or just McDavid speed.’”)

Hyman points to the ZIP Line’s pressure in all zones for their success. Quick breakouts. Immediate trouble on the dump-in. Three hounds, one bone.

“They've been really fun to play with. I feel like we have the puck a lot because we can all skate and we can all move up and down the ice really well,” Hyman said. “We're trying to use their speed as much as possible and put the puck in position for both those guys to skate onto it and, once we're in the zone, just control some O-zone time."

Ever the chemist, Keefe still uses Hyman on Matthews’ wing in critical situations and may throw Kerfoot back to 3C at some point.

But the coach is pleased with the ZIP Line right now — and we can’t remember the last time the Leafs’ third unit was getting rave reviews for a week straight.

“It's a lot of speed. A lot of tenacity on the puck,” Keefe said. “The other lines have to be performing and have to be going well in order for us to maintain it with the injuries that we're working through. But we liked the idea of it, and the small sample it's been together, it's been effective."

“We like it on the road, especially, where matchups are difficult. Just to have a line like that you can feel pretty good about when you put them over the boards.”
 
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Ohhhhh noooooo
I’m back
Well after Pierre’s 2 adequate games ( Hyman and soup did most of the heavy lifting mind you )
What has the grand Pierre done since and before ?


GPGAP+/-
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just saying !
3rd line centre !
 
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