GDT: Pens @ Leafs 7pm

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1specter

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Don't know about you guys but I like the new look Leafs under Berube. Has some shit to iron out but it looks way more like winning hockey.
Yup. He's also hammering home that he wants them to drive the net more, so hopefully by the time playoffs roll around they're a well oiled machine that won't be relying on cute East-West plays and can adapt to the lack of space. My fear is that someone like Marner simply won't be able to adapt.
 

Lightsol

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PP was much better with OEL
Marner was really good as well
Reilly is closer to a PP QB style defenseman than a shooter, but the Leafs prefer to use Marner as the PP QB. That's why it's NEVER worked well; Marner and Reilly are redundant. OEL brings an element Reilly doesn't, AND it allows Reilly to QB PP2, where he's likely to do better.
 

WTFMAN99

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Reilly is closer to a PP QB style defenseman than a shooter, but the Leafs prefer to use Marner as the PP QB. That's why it's NEVER worked well; Marner and Reilly are redundant. OEL brings an element Reilly doesn't, AND it allows Reilly to QB PP2, where he's likely to do better.

OEL will create room for Matthews and Nylander to shoot, the point shot is no longer a muffin.

Realistically he could have been fired after blowing that series against Montreal.

Yeah CBJ and then MTL series losses, that's it, we owed him nothing.
 
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