Pre-Game Talk: Sabres vs Leafs: Nov 4, 7pm, SN & CBC

[The Hanging Jowl]

If I'm the Sabers coach, my dressing room speech would basically be "Hit these guys every chance you can. They're soft and will slink away with no pushback."

 

[Burnie97]

Man that D is looking rough. Silver lining is maybe one of these young guys get a legit shot and surprise everyone. Leafs need a couple d man to come up and prove it right now.

Knies should be on the top line too.

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[thinkblue]

 

[MoreMogilny]

We are going to get thumped tonight

 

[TMLeafer]

Down a quarter of our backend and have 3 low end Marlies filling in doesn’t bode well. This franchise needs a serious retool on D. It’s so bad.

Do most teams have 3 NHL replacements ready to go in the minors?

 

[Squiffy]

Boy they do not like Benoit it seems, 10th (counting Timmins presumably ahead as well) on depth scale of a D that’s only 6 deep

 

[LeafalCrusader]

They should call up an extra forward instead of 2 d and sit Reaves' ass in the press box.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

If I'm the Sabers coach, my dressing room speech would basically be "Hit these guys every chance you can. They're soft and will slink away with no pushback."

That's been the book on this team for a decade

 

[TheDoldrums]

Woll might bail them out tonight

 

[shaner8989]

Do most teams have 3 NHL replacements ready to go in the minors?

Likely not but would have at least 1-2 nhl ready legitimate prospects. We have none. No Niemela is not nhl ready.

 

[hamzarocks]

Marner needs to wake up now

He has had his 10 game lull.

Time to take over and show why you are a top 5 winger in the league

 

[Squiffy]

Likely not but would have at least 1-2 nhl ready legitimate prospects. We have none. No Niemela is not nhl ready.

Timmins when healthy.

 

[NastyKnies]

jankrok still on 1st line is unacceptable. Keefe needs to go, at least give Domi or Knies a chance.

 

[NastyKnies]

f*** off with Kampf on the third line.

 

[MarMarSab3]

Fire Keefe already

 

[Optimist]

jankrok still on 1st line is unacceptable. Keefe needs to go, at least give Domi or Knies a chance.

Domi should be on the 5th line.

 

[Evilhomer]

Leafs offense and power play should have a field day in this one.

 

[shaner8989]

jankrok still on 1st line is unacceptable. Keefe needs to go, at least give Domi or Knies a chance.

What an absolute f***ing disgrace this idiot is. Organization is a fraud

 

[NastyKnies]

Domi should be on the 5th line.

kind of hard to succeed playing with kampf

 

[bax]

My son and I are going tonight and we're both hoping to see Woll! Great news.

 

[TMLAM34]

Knies - Matthews - Marner
Bertuzzi - Tavares - Nylander


Just try it for a game or two Keefe… Just try it…

 

[notbias]

Likely not but would have at least 1-2 nhl ready legitimate prospects. We have none. No Niemela is not nhl ready.

Rifai could player, Kokkenen may also be able to.

Low-end guys, but they can likely fill in.

Lajoie and Benoit are both only 25, I guess there is some upside.

But we have like 4-5 forwards who are NHL ready or can fill in with injuries. Steeves, Abruzzesse, Robertson, McMann, and Ellis could probably fit in the bottom 6 too.

Top end prospects who are NHL ready are usually in the NHL.

kind of hard to succeed playing with kampf

Would be nice to have Kampf as 4C, but unfortunately, he has to carry around dead weight and he is not good enough to do that.

jankrok still on 1st line is unacceptable. Keefe needs to go, at least give Domi or Knies a chance.

Didn't that line produce the best for us last game?

 

[notbias]

Man that D is looking rough. Silver lining is maybe one of these young guys get a legit shot and surprise everyone. Leafs need a couple d man to come up and prove it right now.

Knies should be on the top line too.

Early on, but Lagesson I think has looked steady so far, I think we can be confident that he can fill in on the bottom pairing if needed.

Would love to see some prospects get a few games, but we have good depth at the bottom end of our D to deal with injuries.

 

[NastyKnies]

Would be nice to have Kampf as 4C, but unfortunately, he has to carry around dead weight and he is not good enough to do that.

Knies and domi are the dead weight.. what?

Didn't that line produce the best for us last game?

Yeah Mitch and Auston.