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- Oct 17, 2010
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Leivo is in. Wonder why Kapanen was called up..
We are also leaving town soon for a Western road swing. Probably don't want to leave Toronto without 23 man depth. Depending how long we have injuries for.Leivo is in. Wonder why Kapanen was called up..
Sosh has been solid in the AHL but IMO, Kappy has had the better NHL showing (albeit limited) at this point.Soshnikov has been the better Marlie this year. IMO
Johnson has also been quite good.
Kappy has the brightest NHL future but he hasn't been the most deserving of a promotion if there is one, other than last years playoffs earning him the 1st recall opportunity. He is also likely the replacement for JVR down the road.
Sosh has been solid in the AHL but IMO, Kappy has had the better NHL showing (albeit limited) at this point.
It's very possible Martin is injured or at least not 100%, so Kapanen will probably get into a game or two.
Leaving for California trip, you usually bring a lot of insurance. It's retty clear that Fehr lost out on a spot and isn't going to be around much longer. Marlies don't play until next Wednesday, so it's not like Kapanen would miss playing for the Marlies a whole lot.
Playing Kapanen over Martin would be a massive upgrade.
This if ****ing awesome, with Martin out we no longer have a fourth line. Will we see Kapanen-Moore-Leivo? Looks like Marner will move back up the lineup, with Bozak and Marleau I think?
That has to be the best RW in the leagueHyman-Matthews-Nylander
Leivo-Marleau-Marner
Komarov-Kadri-Brown
Martin-Moore-Kapanen
I bet Martin is hurt too.
Leafs will still want his size and toughness in the lineup every night though, and he has played pretty well this year. If we get Kapanen into the lineup full time, it'll be by way of moving out JvR, which in it's own ways would also be a massive upgrade.
Toughness for what exactly? Has Martin done anything to really exhume toughness? Nothing really. 1 fight (I think?) which was hardly a fight and hardly any hits that shook up the other team. To me, he's been the most useless forward by a long mile. Make the 2 miles.