Bertuzzi leaves Boston because of the likely thought process they will be in decline, and he will play alongside Matthews and Marner, rack up tons of points and then cash in big on his next contract. Klingberg playing the #1 PP with the Core 4 likely thinks he will pile up the points to benefit him personally going forward..
Well not really random guys my friend but good drafting and developing when you can replace the likes of Bergeron and Krejci and suspended McAvoy with Matthew Poitras, Johnny Beecher, and Mason Lohrei and not skip a beat starting 9-0-1 in first 10 games.
Leafs think they hit the bank with #38 Fraser Minten in 2022 of a future bottom 6 checking centre, but Boston drafts Matthew Poitras #54 overall same draft class to replace Bergeron and he has 3-2-5 points in his first 10 games in the NHL. playing top 6 on an undefeated team.
"Play the Kids" is something other organizations are not afraid to do.
lol what? 5 or 6 yrs? You are a much much much more patient person than myself. Im looking over at Calgary and thinking who put this shits how together then Im looking at all the new guys on the leafs and thinking who the hell brought these guys in then Im looking at the coach and thinking who re upped this guy?..........He needs more time but so far.....yikes.
Watching yet another of our guys take serious abuse with zero response has a lot of people uneasy as it is showing us this team has not changed in the slightest even with a guy like Reaves around. Haves and have nots and the haves while talented as f are soft and not built for the playoffs. Our powerhouse forwards couldnt get the job done against a mostly ahl defense. I wouldnt think it would need to be explained as to why people are upset with that game but your welcome.
Fans watch all 82 regular season games of a team that tries only on the rare occasion when they feel like it?
Our core and coach do not have any of that DNA in their system and never have so good luck with that changing, especially right away...lol
Exactly this. We showed once again that we're not a team, we're a bunch of individuals who don't stick up for each other and the guy thinks people care about a shootout. SMH.
And then post about it the next day instead of getting work done to boot.
Old habits are hard to break. I usually miss a game here and there so I'll probably only watch maybe 78 or so.
While Reaves has limited skill he was brought in to be our bouncer and take care of the dirty business and Ive seen enough of him in the past to know thats what he does and is pretty good at. Its becoming very clear that Keefe doesnt like rough and tumble hockey and has told Reaves to stand down. Its not the first time he has done that and Im sure it wont be the last but I wonder what Tre thinks about that. He stated he likes the tough stuff (snot) and he brought in Reaves so Reaves could do his thing only to have his enforcers wings clipped. Doesnt help that pretty much every single player on the leafs has no desire to get involved that way. The bench where Reaves was chirping Marchand after the can opener was telling and has reaffirmed my belief that this team is a collection of individual players and is def not a team. Im craving a team that will go through the wall for each other....this bunch is not it and never will be.
Are you new to Marchand or are you just naive?
Ok lets put it this way....If the roles were reversed how do you think Vegas, Tampa, Boston, react?
Hey, I applaud you all, I'm not trying to talk shit or anything. I admire the dedication to be honest.Old habits are hard to break. I usually miss a game here and there so I'll probably only watch maybe 78 or so.
After last night though, I don't think I'll be watching closely. I'll probably have the game on while I play guitar or do whatever on my computer and turn to the TV when a goal is scored or when our players are laughing after one of their teammates gets hurt by an opposing player.
I was trying to be being facetious on the timeline, a dig at the Dubites. I don’t like what he’s done so far either, but lets be honest he wasn’t given any real time to get the team prepared for this season. I still think part of the reason he was hired is because maybe the board are losing faith in the Shanaplan, I know I have……….
Did you notice the bench when Reaves was having a chat with Marchand after the can opener? Everyone looked like they didn't care. So instead of all of them at the very least giving Marchand an earful they gazed into space. But the most egregious look was on Bertuzzi's face. That half smile while looking anywhere but at Marchand was disgusting and inexcusable. I wanted to jump through my tv screen and smack his ugly face. I hope someone has a screen shot. If you're not going to contribute offensively, or hitting, at least show that you care about your teammate.
