thusk
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his last shift before pulled goalie with jt and paciorettyWhen was that?
his last shift before pulled goalie with jt and paciorettyWhen was that?
Thanks to Dubas signing JT as an $11M 2C, his buddy Keefe had nowhere to play him but wing. He's only played a couple of games at centre as an emergency fill-in and a couple in preseason.Nylander was drafted ten years ago. I don't know how many times he's been tried at centre over the years. He's a goal scoring winger who can skate, shoot, carry the puck and make some plays. If he was going to be an effective centre at the NHL level, wouldn't he have become one by now?
Marner is the worst offender of this... its gonna be interesting to see how this plays out. Marner wants to be perimeter cute passer, while Berube wants north south safe hockey.
That Knies goal was a beauty.And yet Marner was the only Leaf consistently creating chances last night.
They should dress him and give him an opportunity at least.
So shortening the bench and stacking late to press for the tying goal.his last shift before pulled goalie with jt and pacioretty
There’s a rule against Toronto being energetic to start a game? Game one of preseason just looks like the extension of bad culture that got the last guy fired but the excuses do flow freely. Berube had a lot of work to do.
Hopefully not much.Wonder how much runway they'll give Domi and Nylander?
Wonder how much runway they'll give Domi and Nylander?
if every Leaf haphazardly threw passes like Marner every game would be a barn burner. There is a reason Marner has the most giveaways that have led to gwg against in playoff games.And yet Marner was the only Leaf consistently creating chances last night.
It's pretty silly no doubt. I imagine he was as surprised by the McCabe turnstile as the rest of us.Those blaming Marner for the OT goal should shake their head. You can only play man-on-man in OT, dude turned McCabe and that was it.
Did you see the winning goal by Ottawa?And yet Marner was the only Leaf consistently creating chances last night.
around here, if you say anything that's not 100% positive your going to take flack, that's just how sensitive the majority of Leaf Nation is..............Yeah exactly what you said.
To be clear, I’m not sitting there being Pat Burns emotional and actually all that upset over an exhibition game but it’s the principle of it and the predictable bad patterns. The games aren’t real yet but the time and money fans invest into this is. So don’t be slobs on Tuesday even if there’s no impact on the standings.
Did you see the winning goal by Ottawa?
Rookie Dman Carter Yakemchuk lights the lamp in OT, as Marner watches with limited effort.
Did you see the winning goal by Ottawa?
Rookie Dman Carter Yakemchuk lights the lamp in OT, as Marner watches with limited effort.
This is why Berube separates working hard and competing hard. Nobody denies Marner works hard, he gets to the right spots but his compete is pathetic. He just chases players but never physically gets involved. Same thing in the playoffs, countless plays where he is just there skating beside the opponent. The goal by Nick Paul in game 7 loss in 2022 was no different. Marner literally skating beside Paul but never bodying him or forcefully slashing at the puck. Then Marner ends up standing in front of the net and then reaching weakly for a poke check. Meanwhile Crosby isn his prime was slashing at the puck with such force that he is severing fingers.Marner needs to do better here, but by godddd this is McCabe's blunder through and through.
Did you see the winning goal by Ottawa?
Rookie Dman Carter Yakemchuk lights the lamp in OT, as Marner watches with limited effort.
I think too many think the complaints are based on the results. We can throw away the results, in a regular season game they would have got 1 point for about 6 minutes of effort.
Effort can/should improve.
Footspeed? Maybe the defense didn't skate over the summer? Too many husband chores taking away their time? I'm not sure that's it, some of them looked slow last year, even when that used to be a strength. And that isn't limited to Ekman-Larsson.
Goaltending, wasn't good either, but it was exacerbated by the poor defenders.
anyone else think that everyone bulking up in the off season will equate to a slower team?I think too many think the complaints are based on the results. We can throw away the results, in a regular season game they would have got 1 point for about 6 minutes of effort.
Effort can/should improve.
Footspeed? Maybe the defense didn't skate over the summer? Too many husband chores taking away their time? I'm not sure that's it, some of them looked slow last year, even when that used to be a strength. And that isn't limited to Ekman-Larsson.
Goaltending, wasn't good either, but it was exacerbated by the poor defenders.