Pre-Game Talk: Toronto VS Edmonton (saturday game)

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We were 0-2 on the road with 11/7. It’s not like it worked or something. Give Gio a night off here and there, that’s load management, not making everyone play with different pairings and cause confusion.

Also he played Marner 26 minutes last game, which is bullshit.
 
Sounds like we're going 11-7 and Simmonds isn't playing after all? Thank god.

11-7 isn't my favourite either, but not sure why everybody is up in arms about it. We have extra NHL defensemen, forward injuries, and Knies not here yet, so this is the time to experiment.
 
We're 9-1-2 against them in the Matthews era, last week was our first loss in regulation... Lets get back to owning these bitches tonight.
 
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Typical dig from center of nowhere lol.
They are positively giddy out there after beating the bruins and whitewashing the leafs .I listen to the Neilson morning show a little (it’s awful parody songs and constant laughing at their own jokes)and those guys are so happy they can barely contain themselves. They’ve pounded on Nurse for two years suddenly Eckholm has turned Darnell into a 9 million dollar beast again. Ceci is even good again!
rishaug is the TSN beat reporter and doesn’t even try to hide his cheerleading constant Toronto and Leaf obsession. they will melt down tonite either way it turns out.
 
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They are positively giddy out there after beating the bruins and whitewashing the leafs .I listen to the Neilson morning show a little (it’s awful parody songs and constant laughing at their own jokes)and those guys are so happy they can barely contain themselves. They’ve pounded on Nurse for two years suddenly Eckholm has turned Darnell into a 9 million dollar beast again. Ceci is even good again!
rishaug is the TSN beat reporter and doesn’t even try to hide his cheerleading constant Toronto and Leaf obsession. they will melt down tonite either way it turns out.
Dumb shit aside, that Ekholm trade was a piece they desperately needed and it has masked a lot of the awful that is Nurse. It will not take much to win the West. I think they can do it with McDavid on fire. I'm also happy for Hyman, so I'm not firing shots back. Good for him. I noted at the time I would have paid the price for him and dropped Rielly when he had higher value. I think more people would agree with me now with the state of LW and Rielly being a bottom pair capable defender.
 
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We were 0-2 on the road with 11/7. It’s not like it worked or something. Give Gio a night off here and there, that’s load management, not making everyone play with different pairings and cause confusion.

Also he played Marner 26 minutes last game, which is bullshit.
I would say this is a game where the boys need a response for the last game they played against the Oilers. While it is important to adjudicate the efforts of all players, I just can't understand what Keefe's priorities are. It is a given that the top dogs are going to be taxed due to the 11/7 lineup. Beyond that, they are putting chains on M&M by putting Kerfoot on that line. If the team loses, he will share the blame with M&M even though they both will have to have an extraordinary effort carrying Willy Mays Hayes on their back. If they win, he will justify his love affair for that plug who forgot that the puck needs to go in the net. This is all about making Kerfoot look good and not helping his team win.
 
The problem with 11/7 is we already lack forward depth and now they're being pushed harder. Marner is playing way too many minutes for a team that is a playoff lock.

The first time they did this Keefe literally said "11/7 isn't ideal" and yet it seems to be a regular thing now.
 
Edmonton beat reporter on 1050 yesterday said the debate isn’t McJesus Matthews anymore, it’s Hyman Matthews. Ouch. I guess have your fun, you live in Edmonton.
Makes sense. Mathews has been the Leafs 3rd or 4th best player this year. If fans can’t tell something is wrong health wise they are out to lunch.
 
Dumb shit aside, that Ekholm trade was a piece they desperately needed and it has masked a lot of the awful that is Nurse. It will not take much to win the West. I think they can do it with McDavid on fire. I'm also happy for Hyman, so I'm not firing shots back. Good for him. I noted at the time I would have paid the price for him and dropped Rielly when he had higher value. I think more people would agree with me now with the state of LW and Rielly being a bottom pair capable defender.
I’ve got no problem with Hyman being celebrated, he’s a great complimentary player to the super talents. I wish they would have found a way to,keep him. Ekholm was a great add for this year, he and nurse will be north of 15 mill for the following 3 years so it’s not without risks.
 
The problem with 11/7 is we already lack forward depth and now they're being pushed harder. Marner is playing way too many minutes for a team that is a playoff lock.

The first time they did this Keefe literally said "11/7 isn't ideal" and yet it seems to be a regular thing now.

Does Marner ever look tired? I keep seeing people complaining about his ice time... I feel like he could play 40 minutes a night and be fine.
 
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We finna out twerk these suckas tonighto :clap:

The oilers finna be like Jerry on that seinfeld episode... ordering the food going echoes: "Just a salad...

Just a salad.... Just a salad...."
 
What is the priority for the leafs right now? Is it winning games or is it figuring out the best combinations of forwards and defensemen. The Leafs clearly want to finish above Tampa Bay for home ice advantage in the playoffs, but right now they have a 5 point lead and until there is a serious threat to them losing that lead, I think the priority is going to be on the combinations. So why not try out unusual combos like Gustafssson and Rielly? Also, with 7D, it’s always possible that they are looking at that combo for situations where they have an o-zone start and need a goal, Otherwise they may both be playing with other partners.
Every time I read one of your posts, I cry. Somebody gets it. Today is not important, it's all about tomorrow. Thank you.
 
We were 0-2 on the road with 11/7. It’s not like it worked or something. Give Gio a night off here and there, that’s load management, not making everyone play with different pairings and cause confusion.

Also he played Marner 26 minutes last game, which is bullshit.
The Leafs used 11-7 against Calgary and Vancouver. They were 1-1 not 2-0.

As for Marner’s ice time. He has played 10 games this year where his TOI is 24 minutes or more including 4 games where his TOI was higher than the NJ game, His highest TOI this year is 28:05. He’s played 25 games with a TOI of 22 minutes or more. I suspect Marner’s ice time is heavily dependent on the number of power plays both for and against the team.
 
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It’s been so long since Toronto has played.
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on a serious note: Leafs play pretty much every other day this upcoming week they are gonna be gassed. And our moron coach is going 11-7; our forwards will be gasping for air by the 3rd/4th game
 
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Edmonton beat reporter on 1050 yesterday said the debate isn’t McJesus Matthews anymore, it’s Hyman Matthews. Ouch. I guess have your fun, you live in Edmonton.

statistically speaking this season the beat reporter aint that far off

Hyman: 65 games 72 points
Matthews: 57 games 62 points

I guess either Oilers know how to use Hyman correctly; or McDavid is just so freakin awesome that he even got Hyman to produce where Matthews/Marner/Nylander couldn't :dunno:
 
Oh i was being sarcastic

f*** 11/7 - are we running 11/7 in the playoffs? If not stop it

galaxy braining and sheldon keefe name a more iconic duo

depth scoring is going to be importnat in the playoffs, the sooner the bottom 6 get figured out and gel the better it will be. Sandin trade was really stupid IMO and keefe going 11-7 it seems to me is to justify that trade. '

heck scratch Gio to give him some rest; or scratch Rielly to really test the theory if team indeed plays better when Rielly is out, test out different pairs... but they gotta go 12F 6D.

last time time they went 11F; ROR got injured and they only had 10F to run; of which Matthews was also out for some time so they were basically running 9F until Matthews came back

this is really stupid by Keefe
 
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