GDT: Leafs @ Sens 7pm

[stickty111]

 

[Once]

*Amadio gets GWG*

Second star is Batherson with his 9 hits lol

 

[Legion34]

Chabot on Team Canada is a terrifying proposition

is that a real thing? Kinda scary

 

[Orfieus]

Ottawa just raged quit

 

[as Pure as Evil]

the turning point was wayne neutering batherson

 

[Twine Tickler]

Really solid effort by the boys tonight. That was basically the entire Sens lineup with the exception to Brady.

brooks and ho sang just need to find their ways into this lineup.

 

[Morgs]

*Amadio gets GWG*

Second star is Batherson with his 9 hits lol

Didn't you know that hits win games, especially in the playoffs?

 

[Martin Skoula]

*this* is the team Ottawa fans think can get a playoff spot in the best division in the NHL? Lmao

It'll be closer once they add Tkachuk and we play more than 2 of our top-6ers at a time, you'll see.

 

[Nylander88]

Probably not. But we've seen far too often that skill alone doesn't win you anything. You'd think we'd learn. Personally very excited to have a team with Ritchie, Bunting, Simmonds up front

 

[Guided by Veseys]

is that a real thing? Kinda scary

Yeah I think a CBC sports article today had Chabot as second or third pairing. Yikes.

 

[93gilmour93]

the turning point was wayne neutering batherson

 

[egd27]

He makes contact

Yea?

Not according to nhl.com

hits/60
Mik 3.83
Eng 5.14

Actually, Engvall is 2nd on the team to Simmonds for forwards with more than 30 games last season

 

[ottomaddox]

 

[ULF_55]

Kind of difficult to evaluate against the Senators.

If Leafs had a couple top 6 in the lineup Sandin could have had 3 or 4 PP points.

 

[Havoc]

the turning point was wayne neutering batherson

Batherson already had 8 hits by the time Simmonds did anything. Sorry but that's a straight L for Simmonds. Should have shut that down way before Batherson thought he could hit Biega like that halfway through the 3rd.

 

[93gilmour93]

This will never get old after a Leafs win against Ottawa

 

[as Pure as Evil]

Batherson already had 8 hits by the time Simmonds did anything. Sorry but that's a straight L for Simmonds. Should have shut that down way before Batherson thought he could hit Biega like that halfway through the 3rd.

the hits were ok until the last one, he was completely careless and almost brained biega

 

[Havoc]

the hits were ok until the last one, he was completely careless and almost brained biega

I agree the hits were okay but teams still know whose playing the body out there. For example Batherson rubbed out Ho Sang on the boards in the second. Hit Kerfoot shortly after that. Simmonds could easily give a face wash in the second and put an end to this early.

50 minutes have gone by and he still has the confidence to run Biega so it's hard for me to give a passing grade. I do applaud him for sticking up for the hit on Biega though. I would just prefer if there's more fear to run our guys after more than 80% of the game has been played.

 

[stickty111]

Probably not. But we've seen far too often that skill alone doesn't win you anything. You'd think we'd learn. Personally very excited to have a team with Ritchie, Bunting, Simmonds up front

It's not about skill. It's about ability to play and Simmonds can't do that now.

 

[ULF_55]

I agree the hits were okay but teams still know whose playing the body out there. For example Batherson rubbed out Ho Sang on the boards in the second. Hit Kerfoot shortly after that. Simmonds could easily give a face wash in the second and put an end to this early.

50 minutes have gone by and he still has the confidence to run Biega so it's hard for me to give a passing grade. I do applaud him for sticking up for the hit on Biega though. I would just prefer if there's more fear to run our guys after more than 80% of the game has been played.

Matthews has to get a little Sittler in him. Answer some challenges.
Need more than a part-timer to stand up for mates.

 

[Brobust]

Even if he isn't 100% ready, I think Robertson needs to spend next season glued to Spezza.

 

[1specter]

So do people want to run Engvall out of town still?

 

[Bellefour20]

The two teams agreed to not hold a shootout. If only teams could do this during the regular season.

 

[Knies iT]

Never understood the Engvall hate. 6'5" centre/wing, one of the fastest straight line players on the team, PK's and paces for 10+ goals. Huge part of a shutdown line with Gauthier/Greening that the Marlies won the cup with. He's a late blooming 7th rounder and big guys take a while to grow into their frame.

Mikheyev is the better player today but IMO not by much and after his trade request, i'd move him for futures and open up room for the young bubble guys who have played well enough to earn spots.

I think you need to give Engvall one more year to see if he can take a step. There's a lot of untapped offensive potential if you use him right.

 

[ottomaddox]

Never understood the Engvall hate. 6'5" centre/wing, one of the fastest straight line players on the team, PK's and paces for 10+ goals. Huge part of a shutdown line with Gauthier/Greening that the Marlies won the cup with. He's a late blooming 7th rounder and big guys take a while to grow into their frame.

Mikheyev is the better player today but IMO not by much and after his trade request, i'd move him for futures and open up room for the young bubble guys who have played well enough to earn spots.

I think you need to give Engvall one more year to see if he can take a step. There's a lot of untapped offensive potential if you use him right.

What the heck?

He scores 1 pre-season goal and he's no longer the Engvall we saw in the playoffs (or his career)?