GDT: Leafs at Pitts 7:00pm CBC/SNO Sat, Oct 23rd

[Man Bear Pig]

He is soft....

Not at all. Hes not a smart player and hes slow. Pretty hard to throw checks when you cant skate. Hes suited for a cycle game, not with speedy skilled forwards.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

We have a first round pick this season or it's gone?

We got our 1st and 2nd. No 3rd or 4th.

 

[123offtheglass]

Feel bad for Spezza

 

[supermann_98]

It's certainly a bold fashion choice

If his hair wasn't all falling out he'd probably have a top-knot

 

[Burnie97]

Muzzin and Holl can f*** right off... out to lunch

 

[DarkKnight]

A fact? Prove it

Two first round exits lol. Come on.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

Too much money tied up for unproductive players and too many useless plugs as stop gaps filling in the blanks as secondary role players who aren't effective=disaster

 

[Mitch nylander]

Simmonds and Spezza are the only guys playing.

 

[yubbers]

It's becoming more and more evident with each passing game that Babcock wasn't the problem.

I know that alot of you don't want to hear that, but it's a fact.

Many of us knew Dubas was. Shanny abandoned his plan set with purebreds to gamble on a shiny set of keys. Insanity.

 

[HockeyVirus]

This is the year to tank. Trade for more firsts. Let's add 2-3 good prospects to our pool and retool around a younger core.

 

[fahad203]

Ritchie cant skate

MM need a puck retriever like Hyman

try Bunting in that spot

Bunting is not fast enough. He's good front of the net

We'll have to trade for Kapanen again

 

[Cleetus]

Not at all. Hes not a smart player and hes slow. Pretty hard to throw checks when you cant skate. Hes suited for a cycle game, not with speedy skilled forwards.

he went in the corner on the forecheck, and did not even use his body to try to get the puck... soft!

 

[Amadeus]

It's tough to root for these guys man beginning with JT. Just not a fan.

 

[theTTC]

He’s brutal on the forecheck. Zero jam, no heart, he’s just a body in front of the net. Get him off the first line.

What's the problem? Fits in like a glove. In the Dubas mould.

 

[Semantics]

They aren't mentally weak. There's just too much pressure in Toronto, most players would have a hard time mentally in this environment. In order to succeed in Toronto the players have to be underdogs with nothing to lose and a desire to prove themselves - that's kind of what we were when the big 3 were on their ELCs. The fame and scrutiny and pressure that comes with a big contract in Toronto would probably be hard for 99% of players. There aren't many people like Doug Gilmour who can handle that.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I do think Tavares looks good tonight

 

[Macallan18]

We have a game down by two where our goalie let in two weak goals. It’s rattled the team. This team is not getting “blown up”

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

Can’t believe Marner makes 11m, he looks like a replacement level player

 

[fahad203]

Simmonds and Spezza are the only guys playing.

Two of the lowest paid players in this team along with two of the oldest

 

[Azail]

McCann would be a much better look on the Leafs

Would he though? We are somehow making Marner, Matthews and JT look pedestrian on this team. Why would MaCann be any different?

 

[Gallagbi]

We have a game down by two where our goalie let in two weak goals. It’s rattled the team. This team is not getting “blown up”

This team is always rattled when there's pressure on them

 

[Throw More Waffles]

They aren't mentally weak. There's just too much pressure in Toronto, most players would have a hard time mentally in this environment. In order to succeed in Toronto the players have to be underdogs with nothing to lose and a desire to prove themselves - that's kind of what we were when the big 3 were on their ELCs. The fame and scrutiny and pressure that comes with a big contract in Toronto would probably be hard for 99% of players. There aren't many people like Doug Gilmour who can handle that.

Bullshit narrative.

Players want the limelight in other sports... and in other sports the big markets win most of the championships.

It's a 100% bullshit narrative.

 

[Maplebeasts]

They aren't mentally weak. There's just too much pressure in Toronto, most players would have a hard time mentally in this environment. In order to succeed in Toronto the players have to be underdogs with nothing to lose and a desire to prove themselves - that's kind of what we were when the big 3 were on their ELCs. The fame and scrutiny and pressure that comes with a big contract in Toronto would probably be hard for 99% of players. There aren't many people like Doug Gilmour who can handle that.

This doesn't work. Other big market teams in the other sports perform.

 

[fahad203]

I know people here love Kampf but I am not a big fan

He's essentially another Mikaheyev. Except Mikaheyev does generate some chances
Being one dimensional rarely works out in today's NHL. You need to be able to contribute

 

[DarkKnight]

Ritchie literally doesn’t do anything out there. Seriously.