Not many teams in the league have a meaner Dcore than us

[HockeyVirus]

Honestly I can't recall having a defense this strong defensively and straight up gritty and mean in a long time. Our D might not be the best all around Dcore around, but Treliving had a vision and has certainly executed it. Walking through

Rielly - We saw he takes no shit several times in his career. I will always remember him beating the hell out of Tampa players and rocking the dual black eyes. And who can forget Grieg last year?

Tanev - One of the most well known warrior type D in the league

McCabe - Another complete warrior

Benoit - You guys score the goals, I'll bang bodies

Haakanpaa - 6 foot 7 guy who arrives to the rink in a bad mood.

The only guys who are not tough are Liljegren and OEL who likely project as our bottom pair, but both provide vital puck moving ability.

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[Dog]

Honestly I can't recall having a defense this strong defensively and straight up gritty and mean in a long time. Our D might not be the best all around Dcore around, but Treliving had a vision and has certainly executed it. Walking through

Rielly - We saw he takes no shit several times in his career. I will always remember him beating the hell out of Tampa players and rocking the dual black eyes. And who can forget Grieg last year?

Tanev - One of the most well known warrior type D in the league

McCabe - Another complete warrior

Benoit - You guys score the goals, I'll bang bodies

Haakanpaa - 6 foot 7 guy who arrives to the rink in a bad mood.

The only guys who are not tough are Liljegren and OEL who likely project as our bottom pair, but both provide vital puck moving ability.

Exactly, I seen previous Leafs defense over the years where was just not good. Defense not to worried about . The forward group and goalies I have some concerns.

 

[rumman]

Exactly, I seen previous Leafs defense over the years where was just not good. Defense not to worried about . The forward group and goalies I have some concerns.

Agreed, if they can stay healthy…….

Honestly I can't recall having a defense this strong defensively and straight up gritty and mean in a long time. Our D might not be the best all around Dcore around, but Treliving had a vision and has certainly executed it. Walking through

Rielly - We saw he takes no shit several times in his career. I will always remember him beating the hell out of Tampa players and rocking the dual black eyes. And who can forget Grieg last year?

Tanev - One of the most well known warrior type D in the league

McCabe - Another complete warrior

Benoit - You guys score the goals, I'll bang bodies

Haakanpaa - 6 foot 7 guy who arrives to the rink in a bad mood.

The only guys who are not tough are Liljegren and OEL who likely project as our bottom pair, but both provide vital puck moving ability.

Agreed, not sure but I’d guess they might be one of the oldest D in the NHL, hope that doesn’t become a factor…….

 

[Gary Nylund]

Agreed, not sure but I’d guess they might be one of the oldest D in the NHL, hope that doesn’t become a factor…….

It shouldn't be much of a factor. At least not until the playoffs.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Haakanpaa - 6 foot 7 guy who arrives to the rink in a bad mood.

He shouldn't be, considering he was just signed despite having one good knee.

The only guys who are not tough are Liljegren and OEL who likely project as our bottom pair, but both provide vital puck moving ability.

And it's with them where I believe the real improvement with the D will or will not show. People can go on about physicality, but point-point production is where this team needs help.

 

[leafsfan5]

That's great and all, but can they move the puck effectively to our forwards is the primary issue we've had regarding our defense these last few years

Tanev/OEL are both solid puckmovers so I'm hoping we've made progress in this regard.

 

[OVO16]

You're sleeping on OEL's grittyness. Panthers teammates have said he has a nasty side to him

Also had over a 100 hits last year, which is solid for a 2nd pair defenseman

 

[francis246]

Agreed, if they can stay healthy…….


Agreed, not sure but I’d guess they might be one of the oldest D in the NHL, hope that doesn’t become a factor…….

Timmins is 25, Liljegren is 23, Benoit is 25, Rielly is 30, McCabe is 30/31. I don't think they are even close to being one of the oldest lol

 

[OVO16]

McCabe and Benoit are huge pieces for the backend. McCabe especially, he has brought an attitude on the backend we havent had in a long time.

We need to lock him up for a few more years

 

[rumman]

Timmins is 25, Liljegren is 23, Benoit is 25, Rielly is 30, McCabe is 30/31. I don't think they are even close to being one of the oldest lol

Timmins and Lilly really shouldn’t make the team, so there goes your bell curve……

 

[francis246]

Agreed, if they can stay healthy…….


Agreed, not sure but I’d guess they might be one of the oldest D in the NHL, hope that doesn’t become a factor…….

*EDIT I stand corrected I did the math, they could potentially be one of the oldest haha.

 

[Budz]

Best group since the Burns days.

 

[rumman]

Best group since the Burns days.

Potentially the best group since the Burns days…….

 

[Dayjobdave]

I strongly suspect our tendency of getting pushed around and banged off our game by other teams' 4th line is going to be greatly reduced this year.

 

[rumman]

That's great and all, but can they move the puck effectively to our forwards is the primary issue we've had regarding our defense these last few years

Tanev/OEL are both solid puckmovers so I'm hoping we've made progress in this regard.

Maybe Berube’s plan us to make ghe forwards more accountable in the defensive zone?

 

[Commander Clueless]

Toughest guys in the retirement home.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

I want to live in the same world as you guys.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

I don't see all that much mean there. They'll stand their ground physically and throw some hits though, if that's what you meant.

 

[MS]

You're sleeping on OEL's grittyness. Panthers teammates have said he has a nasty side to him

Also had over a 100 hits last year, which is solid for a 2nd pair defenseman

I don't recall a single instance of gritty play in OEL's two years in Vancouver. And he's just soft as hell in coverage generally speaking.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

Those in game 1 mode perpetually are weird.

 

[keonsbitterness]

D corps, not d core. Ten point penalty.

 

[OVO16]

I don't recall a single instance of gritty play in OEL's two years in Vancouver. And he's just soft as hell in coverage generally speaking.

He was pretty nasty in the playoffs for the panthers. Im also literally quoting his teammates. Sam Bennett himself said he has a nasty side

 

[MS]

He was pretty nasty in the playoffs for the panthers. Im also literally quoting his teammates. Sam Bennett himself said he has a nasty side

We never got to see him in a playoff game in Vancouver so maybe he ramps it up a bit then.

In two full regular seasons here, the guy was about as much of a muffin as an NHL D could possibly be.

 

[OVO16]

We never got to see him in a playoff game in Vancouver so maybe he ramps it up a bit then.

In two full regular seasons here, the guy was about as much of a muffin as an NHL D could possibly be.

You're also forgetting he hated playing for the canucks and had zero motivation to do anything

 

[MS]

You're also forgetting he hated playing for the canucks and had zero motivation to do anything

Not good for you guys if he hates playing in a Canadian market, then.

But he was always glowing about Vancouver when he was here.

And he was also a giant useless muffin watching a lot of him in Arizona before we got him.

If you think OEL is going to be a physical presence for you, you are going to be horribly disappointed.