Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Pacioretty and Lorentz - 1 year deals

[Fogelhund]

Don't worry, when the Leafs are first in the league at the end of October the bandwagon will be at capacity.

Not this year please. Can you predict that they won't make the playoffs or something, so that when you are wrong again this year, the rest of us are happy?

 

[rutz]

Honestly, Matthews is our best PKer.

I'd like to add him to the PK though and roll Matthews/Marner and then Kampf/Jarnkrok and then Dewar/McMann or something.

A lot of people on this board (obviously not you), think we should try to win 10-9 because everything I see is removing anyone good defensively.

I don't care who ends up on the Leafs PP and PK as long as they drastically improve both in the playoffs where they have crapped the bed every playoffs.

 

[rutz]

Not a fan of Patches. I think you need to be younger, faster in the playoffs.

And play big tough playoff hockey like Florida did last year winning the Cup

 

[rutz]

I agree, but on the other hand the potential of him potting goals on the third line is a nice depth option.

Love that Lorentz was signed.

So do I but just curious why Florida let him go being paid so little?

 

[Fogelhund]

Not a fan of Patches. I think you need to be younger, faster in the playoffs.

Younger and faster wasn't ready to start the opening day. Grebenkin, Minten and Cowan need more time to be ready. Maybe later this year one or more will prove ready... until then, we need decent players, and I think Patches will be good value for the money.

So do I but just curious why Florida let him go being paid so little?

It sounds like he didn't enjoy his time there very much. Healthy scratched for two months straight.

Steven Lorentz Heads to Toronto After Winning Cup with the Panthers

One of the final pieces of offseason business when it comes to the Stanley Cup champions is complete after Steven Lorentz has reportedly agreed to join the Toronto Maple Leafs on a professional tryout at training camp. With Lorentz going to Toronto per NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman, and Nick...

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