Post-Game Talk: Leafs Blowout Kings 6-2

budzz

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He can't even carry the puck right now, he's losing his hands now, not just his legs.
To be fair he just came off an illness. It's not like he's barely a fourth liner. In the 7th year of a large contract and for the most part his numbers have been solid, and he does have 2 goals already this year. Nobody likes the "11" in his salary but he's a useful player still.
 
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therealkoho

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Jul 10, 2009
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Heavy thunder along the boards at SBA last night with a chance of a blowout.

Some great performances, some solid goaltending, some excellent positional play complete with sharp offence. It's the kind of game that makes you believe.

1st Star Mitch Marner. Uncanny vision, talcum powder soft hands, sees things way before they happen.

2nd Star William Nylander great wheels all night and a maximum effort, his playmaking looks like its fully blossomed, if his faceoffs get better, maybe he is a centre?

3rd Star Oliver Eckman-Larsson we've found our PP QB and he's looked real comfortable with Jake.

Honourable mentions

The 4th line, we actually have a real 4th line that does all that great 4th line stuff
Bobby McRocket(thanks Bonsey)
The D as a whole, not perfect by any means but it was better than what we've been used too, that's for sure!
34 broke the egg, 11 again! another solid game, 91 just missed potting 2, 89 first back a couple of times isn't shy with the physicality

They started well and kept it going until that little let down in the third. On to the next.
 

Dough72

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Domi had the 2nd most even strength assists next to McDavid, lucky for us you put that on the internet for all to see. 😂
weird stats do happen. Domi is a solid player so whatever I'm not trying to bash him. Point is that Nylander hasn't been suffering the past few seasons. And when Tavares gets dropped it will be because of age not chemistry. Tavares has always played the coziest of styles for his linemates including speedy ones like Nylander. As well as his old linemate Matthew Barzal who I would bet money has made similar comments to Nylander.
 

WestCoastLeafs

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How's OEL and his overall game this year? Quick enough to stay on the powerplay?
OEL has looked very good thus far, at both ends of the ice.

He's already taken over point duties on PP1, and is showing good offensive instincts.

Having said that, the Leafs' PP always seems to end up back at the Big Four + Rielly sooner or later, so we still have to see what happens this year.
 

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