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ottomaddox

ottomaddox

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No one is going to say it, but I will:

He's been surprisingly above expectations.

I didn't know what he would bring to Toronto, but he's pretty much been a positive on the ice.

For his reward he's been promoted to the top 6.

Jonas Siegel The Athletic via Twitter:


Wayne Simmonds the latest winger to get a shot with John Tavares and William Nylander.
*Kerfoot not practising.
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Nylander-Tavares-Simmonds
Vesey-*Engvall-Mikheyev
Petan-Boyd-Spezza
Barabanov-Brooks
Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Dermott-Bogosian
Lehtonen-Sandin
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Started off really badly but he's been better last few games. I hope he can keep it up because we need that kind of forward being productive.
 
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Skating a lot better than I expected and than what we saw in the first few games. Enjoying the element he brings to our lineup so far.
 
I love our depth... When. Guys are having a good run, the ability to promote guys here and there while they're hot is great because each add an element that could compliment eachother well with low risk.

If Simmonds slows down, you bump soup. When Thornton comes back you have another guy that can fill that roll, if anyone else is injured . You still have Spezza who's experienced, and Engvall who has something to prove. So far it looks really nice to have this depth to cover players getting cold/injured and promote the ones getting hot.
 
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I didn’t expect him to score any goals in the first 10 games, but other than that he’s been about what I expected. This is a good division for him.
 
ottomaddox said:
No one is going to say it, but I will:

He's been surprisingly above expectations.

I didn't know what he would bring to Toronto, but he's pretty much been a positive on the ice.

For his reward he's been promoted to the top 6.

Jonas Siegel The Athletic via Twitter:


Wayne Simmonds the latest winger to get a shot with John Tavares and William Nylander.
*Kerfoot not practising.
Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Nylander-Tavares-Simmonds
Vesey-*Engvall-Mikheyev
Petan-Boyd-Spezza
Barabanov-Brooks
Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Dermott-Bogosian
Lehtonen-Sandin
Click to expand...

Actually I said it after the first game
Post-Game Talk: - Leafs Win!!! Defeat Habs 5-4 in OT
 
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When I first read the title I thought you meant Steve Simmons and was about to go off lol.

Wayne has been better then expected. I also never bought into the hes soo slow and crap narrative. That was typical HF goalposts moving to make sure there's always a sky falling over the Leafs
 
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He seems to be skating a lot better. was really bad at the beginning, but he hadn't played a game in 10 months.
 
We cannot play him in s bigger role 5 on 5, he can't skate or play D and his puck skills are limited to the front of the net. If he plays up in the lineup that wing will get exploited.
 
He looks okay when he plays with talent, specifically on the PP, but he's a poor skater and defensive player. Unfortunately the same could be said about several other players on our roster.
 
He's pretty much met my expectations this far. You know what you're going to get with Wayne.
 
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