GDT: LEAFS vs AVALANCHE – DECEMBER 1st, 2021 (7:30pm EST on SPORSNET ONTARIO)

[noo]

Absolutely HATE Colorado.. was so sad when one of my fav Leafs got traded there

Smash these bozos plzzz!!!!

 

[Gary Nylund]

Honestly, win or lose, I'm excited to see McKinnon, Rantanen and Makar. We never get to see these guys.

Agreed! Hoping for a great game tonight, my ideal scenario is that both teams play great, we stay strong in the face of adversity and pull out a come from behind victory!

 

[Brobust]

Avs will be pumped. Mackinnon is back, Kadri is rolling and no doubt wants to prove Leafs wrong for trading him. It’ll be a tough one.

Joey Anderson gets in only to face the likes of Landeskog and Nichushkin down the right side. Good thing he’s tenacious.

All in all should be a fun game to watch. If Campbell keeps doing what he’s been doing, and the top players take the challenge of out-playing the Avs top lines, then we should win.

Outplay, but also the leafs need to treat this game like they treated the Oilers games last season. Just completely suffocate MacKinnon and co.

 

[HogTown06]

Excited for the game tonight, should be a great match between two excellent teams.

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Koolboss]

Our first two lines are way more expensive compare to AV's so we better beat them

 

[supermann_98]

Also, Cake Makar is good in case nobody noticed. 9G in 16GP for a Dman is ridiculously good

 

[Stephen]

'This past week the Maple Leafs went 4-0-0 and outscored their opponents 18-4 while sweeping the always brutal California trip. The big four are all PPG or above and they ran a 23% Power Play and an 80% Penalty Kill, while Jack Campbell shows no signs of slowing down, saving 66 of 69 shots in victories over Los Angeles and Anaheim.

The Leafs rank 7th this week in Power Rankings, passed by the Oilers, who lost to the 22nd ranked Stars and barely got by the 31st ranked Coyotes, because McDavid got 11 points in those games.'

Yeah exactly. The “power rankings” you see on a daily or weekly basis are taking the piss. If the Leafs show up and dominate Colorado their status as legitimate early season contenders wouldn’t be so easily ignored on such a big stage.

 

[zeke]

Our first two lines are way more expensive compare to AV's so we better beat them

Both teams are cap teams.

 

[Stephen]

Also, Cake Makar is good in case nobody noticed. 9G in 16GP for a Dman is ridiculously good

Makar is one of my top 5 favourite players in the league. He’s like a McDavid on defense.

 

[supermann_98]

Makar is one of my top 5 favourite players in the league. He’s like a McDavid on defense.

I wasn't a fan but I always respected his game. Now that I got him in my pool I am a fan

 

[TMLeafer]

Really Nazem? Your own behaviour in the playoffs got you out of here

You really think he's going to sit up there and say that?

 

[stickty111]

You really think he's going to sit up there and say that?

No ofcourse not, but he could have said something generic like "it was time to move on". What he said is basically him blaming Dubas.

 

[Gary Nylund]

No ofcourse not, but he could have said something generic like "it was time to move on". What he said is basically him blaming Dubas.

He didn't decide to move, he was traded. That's a decision made by the GM, not by Kadri so his answer was 100% correct.

What do you expect him to say, yeah I got suspended in the playoffs a couple of times so I kind of saw it coming? Even if he did say it, it would still be nothing more than speculation because like I said, it wasn't his decision to be traded.

Blaming isn't the right word to use here either. GM's make trades all the time, it's their job.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

No he wants Colorados starter

 

[thinkblue]

He didn't decide to move, he was traded. That's a decision made by the GM, not by Kadri so his answer was 100% correct.

What do you expect him to say, yeah I got suspended in the playoffs a couple of times so I kind of saw it coming? Even if he did say it, it would still be nothing more than speculation because like I said, it wasn't his decision to be traded.

Blaming isn't the right word to use here either. GM's make trades all the time, it's their job.

More surprised at the question. 3 years after the fact, didn't he already have to answer these qs the first time he came back.

 

[stickty111]

He didn't decide to move, he was traded. That's a decision made by the GM, not by Kadri so his answer was 100% correct.

What do you expect him to say, yeah I got suspended in the playoffs a couple of times so I kind of saw it coming? Even if he did say it, it would still be nothing more than speculation because like I said, it wasn't his decision to be traded.

A decision that didn't have to be made, but Kadri kind of forced with his suspensions. It's a bad look by Kyle if he brings Kadri back and he does it again for a 3rd time. He did do it again for the Avs so not bringing him back clearly was the right call. Kadri left Dubas no choice but to trade him.

 

[ACC1224]

You really think he's going to sit up there and say that?

Love to know what he really thinks.

 

[MattySnipes]

More surprised at the question. 3 years after the fact, didn't he already have to answer these qs the first time he came back.

Media fishing for a new story or headline. Good on Naz for giving em nothing.

 

[saltming]

That's interesting. If you can provide some more details on this I'd be very interested!



??

What exactly were you curious about?
The graphic was showing the best puck movers from the defensive zone in the league and Dermott made the list. Close to the bottom, but he's not trash as has been posted a bunch of times.
I do believe that's from the althetic but I don't know which author

 

[ACC1224]

What exactly were you curious about?
The graphic was showing the best puck movers from the defensive zone in the league and Dermott made the list. Close to the bottom, but he's not trash as has been posted a bunch of times.
I do believe that's from the althetic but I don't know which author
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What do the percentages mean?

 

[saltming]

What do the percentages mean?

Not 100% certain but I think the first column is the percentage of times he moves the puck from the zone when its there and the second is how successful he is at getting it out either by skating passing or shooting it out.

I don't have the athletic so I'm guessing but what I can see is that he is top 20 in the league at getting the puck out of our end and his name is there with good company

 

[Gary Nylund]

A decision that didn't have to be made, but Kadri kind of forced with his suspensions. It's a bad look by Kyle if he brings Kadri back and he does it again for a 3rd time. He did do it again for the Avs so not bringing him back clearly was the right call. Kadri left Dubas no choice but to trade him.

Yeah pretty much but Kadri is still correct to say that it's not him they should be asking. The GM makes the decisions, end of story.

Media fishing for a new story or headline. Good on Naz for giving em nothing.

Yup. I always liked Kadri, was my favourite player for years, very happy to see him killing it this year. I wouldn't mind seeing him hit the post a couple of times tonight.

What exactly were you curious about?
The graphic was showing the best puck movers from the defensive zone in the league and Dermott made the list. Close to the bottom, but he's not trash as has been posted a bunch of times.
I do believe that's from the althetic but I don't know which author
View attachment 485997

I guess I was just wondering where he was on the list, I didn't see his name in the original post. He's 19th on that list but you say close to the bottom, so what is this list exactly? If it's the top guys in the league then 19th is awesome, even if it's "near the bottom". Unless I'm missing something? I have to say I'm surprised to see him 19th in the NHL if that's what this is, pretty impressive for a guy who people seem to be down on this season.

 

[saltming]

Yeah pretty much but Kadri is still correct to say that it's not him they should be asking. The GM makes the decisions, end of story.



Yup. I always liked Kadri, was my favourite player for years, very happy to see him killing it this year. I wouldn't mind seeing him hit the post a couple of times tonight.



I guess I was just wondering where he was on the list, I didn't see his name in the original post. He's 19th on that list but you say close to the bottom, so what is this list exactly? If it's the top guys in the league then 19th is awesome, even if it's "near the bottom". Unless I'm missing something? I have to say I'm surprised to see him 19th in the NHL if that's what this is, pretty impressive for a guy who people seem to be down on this season.

Me saying by the bottom was more just a pointing out the obvious because 19th in the league is fracking good

 

[Obo]

Yup. I always liked Kadri, was my favourite player for years, very happy to see him killing it this year. I wouldn't mind seeing him hit the post a couple of times tonight.

Yeah, Kadri as a Leaf was King of the High Iron.

 

[Stephen]

You really think he's going to sit up there and say that?

I might expect a self reflective, mature player to take on some of that ownership on mistakes made as a younger player but not our guy Naz. His brand is more like the fine line between cocky and guileless (clueless).