GDT: Leafs @ Sens - 7pm

[LeafChief]

McMann has raised his stock a ton in this camp. Steeves really put his name on the map last year with his performance with the Marlies but I'm glad everyone is getting to see it here too.

 

[fahad203]

Lots of good call up options Holmberg, Steeves, McMann, Anderson all played well in their roles.

Samsonov played well except for handling the puck and that last goal, but a good tune up. Made some key saves.

Anderson shouldn't be a call up unless he has a great year with the Marlies
He hasn't shown anything. If anything he has literally played himself out of a role with the Leafs

 

[HarrisonFord]

Haven’t spent much time on the main boards huh? Lol

There are a bunch of people who seem to think they are now. No clue what they are thinking.

The sens fan base hive mind on here severely overrates their players/prospects

 

[Teeder Keon]

Robertson was a stud today

 

[LeafChief]

Anderson shouldn't be a call up unless he has a great year with the Marlies
He hasn't shown anything. If anything he has literally played himself out of a role with the Leafs

I agree. While many of these younger players have really come to play (Robertson, Malgin, Steeves, McMann, Mete), a guy like Anderson hasn't showed much of anything at all.

 

[Zonk]

I don't care if it's a charity game with bunch of 50 year olds playing. I'll always relish beating the crap out of Ottawa

Really? I find beating Ottawa is like beating your kid sister. You know the one? The one that is always whining.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Robertson - Tavares - Jarnkrok
Engvall - Kerfoot - Nylander
ZAR - Kampf - NAK
Malgin

Steeves somewhere

 

[fahad203]

Really? I find beating Ottawa is like beating your kid sister. You know the one? The one that is always whining.

If she wore a sens jersey in my house, she's no sister of mine

 

[Captain34]

Mete is a lot better than I thought he would be. For a guy who's 5'9", his mind and quickness allows him to evade hits and his good outlet passes means he can get out of the defensive zone quickly. He reminds me of Sami Vatanen...not bad at all!

 

[stickty111]

Robertson has been great in camp and today was his breakout game in pre season. Like I said, his performance good or bad didn't matter in the rookie tournament. His camp would be his test and he's passed.
Almost all of our bubble guys have impressed. Malgin, Robertson, Holmberg, Steeves have all showed well and could make a case to make the team but obviously won't.
Also Rifai has been very noticable and might get an ELC

 

[Legion34]

Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Robertson - Tavares - Jarnkrok
Engvall - Kerfoot - Nylander
ZAR - Kampf - NAK
Malgin

That’s how I have it steeves first call up

 

[A1LeafNation]

Malgin will make it, Robertson unfortunately will play another year in the A and keep getting better. I think we lose someone on waivers if we keep Robertson up, and we aren't dropping NAK or ZAR (once he's signed to league min)

I think injuries have opened a spot for him...for now.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Mess only comments on games that the Leafs lose?

Yeah, but he reads the thread, so he might comment out of spite.

 

[Burnie97]

I feel like Keefe will still keep Nylander and Tavares together. Malgin or Robertson on that line too.

Engvall Kerfoot Jarnkork 3rd

Having kampf be the 4th line C is great. Team seems to have more depth with the young guys showing up in pre season. Promising.

 

[TheRumble]

Mete is a lot better than I thought he would be. For a guy who's 5'9", his mind and quickness allows him to evade hits and his good outlet passes means he can get out of the defensive zone quickly. He reminds me of Sami Vatanen...not bad at all!

He was a very promising rookie who was rushed up to the league and then abandoned by the Habs - a franchise that has become notorious for being unable to develop young players. I dunno if he'll ever get back on track but I thought he was a worthwhile reclamation project. The things that made him compelling to the Habs to begin with was his passing and mobility. He was Weber's defense partner in his rookie year for that reason.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Robertson has been great in camp and today was his breakout game in pre season. Like I said, his performance good or bad didn't matter in the rookie tournament. His camp would be his test and he's passed.
Almost all of our bubble guys have impressed. Malgin, Robertson, Holmberg, Steeves have all showed well and could make a case to make the team but obviously won't.
Also Rifai has been very noticable and might get an ELC

I'm glad you mentioned Rifai. He's been pretty solid, and I'd be all for giving him a shot

 

[LeafSteel]

I feel Robertson has beaten Malgin out of that 2LW.

Kid absolutely fed Malgin his lunch today and all I see is Malgin riding coattails.

Robertson drove play and created chances. I think he so far has classed himself above Malgin this far.

The kid is a big part of our future. Malgin, not so much.

 

[kb]

 

[PROUD PAPA]

I think villeneuve will be a future nhl dman for us

Im impressed with his first pass out of our zone
Very effective

Very cerebral player. A quality that should serve him well.
A well rounded 4/5 guy perhaps.

 

[stickty111]

I feel Robertson has beaten Malgin out of that 2LW.

Kid absolutely fed Malgin his lunch today and all I see is Malgin riding coattails.

Robertson drove play and created chances. I think he so far has classed himself above Malgin this far.

The kid is a big part of our future. Malgin, not so much.

Don't say that. Both of them have performed really well

I'm glad you mentioned Rifai. He's been pretty solid, and I'd be all for giving him a shot

He's been under the radar good. Him playing over Kokkonen today was a good indication what the team feels about him

 

[Leaf Fans]

I feel Robertson has beaten Malgin out of that 2LW.

Kid absolutely fed Malgin his lunch today and all I see is Malgin riding coattails.

Robertson drove play and created chances. I think he so far has classed himself above Malgin this far.

The kid is a big part of our future. Malgin, not so much.

Robertson was excellent tonight no doubt and he had a better game than Malgin tonight. However, Malgin has established chemistry with Nylander and unfortunately for Robertson, he is waiver exempt which unfortunately counts. I think Robertson has to be to six. Therefore I think Malgin has the edge still, but 3 more games to go before the season starts!

 

[Knies iT]

Robertson has 4pts (3g, 1a) in 3GP. He's mostly played with support players like Kerfoot/Malgin and had his best game against a competitive lineup icing regulars. He's earned his spot.

Don't want to be pessimistic about Malgin because he's earned a spot too, but the way I see it is he lacks a standout skillset for his size, and once teams dress their finalized rosters he's going to fade hard. Every summer there is a buzz around this kind of player who inevitably fizzles out.

I'd rather bet on Robertson than continue to yo-yo him, only to end up waiving Malgin. It's year 2 of Robertson's ELC and he's been through 3+ camps. Time to get value from him.

 

[zeke]

Tyler Boucher is an absolute waste of a top 10 pick. Incredibly bad. Thank you Pierre McGuire.

 

[TheRumble]

The one thing that the Marlies have been able to consistently do since 2014 is develop forwards into solid role players. Outside of Nylander who was a lottery pick, no top end players yet but there always seems to be a few random players that nobody expects that they turn into decent NHLers. Ex-Marlies that are still in the league: Nylander, Hyman, Brown, Kapanen, Moore, Dermott, Grundstrum, Engvall, Andreas Johnsson, Mason Marchement, Carter Verhage.

Look at the roster of the 2018 Calder Cup winning team, it's full of guys who ended up making the NHL full time and only two of them were first round picks (Freddy the GOAT and Liljegren).

 

[TMLeafer]

Nice win! Great to see robbo snipe a few. I noticed before that he took a while to decide to shoot when his game is more just getting open and ripping it.

Also lol @ Ottawa