The defense is 1 piece away from being set.

[rumman]

Rose colored glasses? FAR from it, I just don't see the point in being critical about games that are completely worthless.

At least save it for October 9th when the games count.

Who’s being critical? Can’t comment on the game? I thought that hockey forums exist for that very reason……..

 

[mydnyte]

You're correct Leafs are lacking a true #1 Dman.

However that solution was to either draft one instead of drafting wingers, and when the Leafs signed Tavares it should have resulted in Marner or Nylander being traded for a #1/top pairing Dman.

Instead of signing Tavares the Leafs should have waited and used that $$ on local Ontario born Alex Pietrangelo a UFA, who has now lead 2 teams STL and Vegas to Stanley Cups since Leafs signed Taveras.

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Alex Pietrangelo on the Cup winning ST. Louis Blues & Vegas Golden Knights​

they could have had both ...and should have signed him.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

For? How much cap we got?



We are 1 mill over cap now.

Just pay the overdraft fee nbd

 

[myleafs]

you must be brand new here. NOBODY was more critical of them than me last season.

But that opinion was not based on the first pre season game of the year.

When It's time to be critical I assure you I'll be leading the charge.

September 23rd 2024 isn't the time.

When I see the same patterns as usual, it definitely triggers something in me, and last nights game was the same. If its another year of the same old same old, my interest will plummet even further so I was really hoping Id see something different. Ill give Berube a chance to put his stamp on the team but its not him Im worried about.

 

[ULF_55]

you must be brand new here. NOBODY was more critical of them than me last season.

But that opinion was not based on the first pre season game of the year.

When It's time to be critical I assure you I'll be leading the charge.

September 23rd 2024 isn't the time.

My concern about last night was on the individual level not structure.

They were slow.
The looked opposite of mobile.
Structure will help cover up this deficiency but they aren't good enough or perhaps I should say talented enough to completely cover that degree of deficiency.

Perhaps the opposition were just superior skaters?

 

[rumman]

When I see the same patterns as usual, it definitely triggers something in me, and last nights game was the same. If its another year of the same old same old, my interest will plummet even further so I was really hoping Id see something different. Ill give Berube a chance to put his stamp on the team but its not him Im worried about.

we’ve all seen this oh so many times, hard not to comment as such……..

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

My concern about last night was on the individual level not structure.

They were slow.
The looked opposite of mobile.
Structure will help cover up this deficiency but they aren't good enough or perhaps I should say talented enough to completely cover that degree of deficiency.

Perhaps the opposition were just superior skaters?

You think a team that was about 85% AHL players were Superior skaters?

Come on let's be serious.

One team was filled with hungry players looking to earn jobs.

The other was filled with mostly established players that all knew their spots were secure with the exception of maybe 3 players who all had 1 goal which was to get out healthy.

They did that as far as I know.

They didn't even try for half the game and STILL took it to OT.

No the AHL team are not superior skaters, if they We're they wouldn't be in the AHL, they'd be in the NHL.

What you saw last night was a team trying to earn jobs VS a team that knows they are on the team, knows the game is worthless because it is and just wanted to get out healthy.