GDT: Training Camp discussion - Abruzzese on waivers and other cuts

[ULF_55]

Haven't heard much about McMann this pre-season. Wonder why he's being picked on to play with the AHL'ers

He was projected to be a Berube sort of player

He missed end of season and playoffs due to MCL sprain.

 

[Roo]

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[SprDaVE]

Haven't heard much about McMann this pre-season. Wonder why he's being picked on to play with the AHL'ers

He was projected to be a Berube sort of player

He hasn't really stood out in pre-season but he's been paired with a random assortments of top 9 players in pre-season.

 

[Doc300c]

He's had all kinds of chances to win a gig. He got the playoff start too and look awful, it's on him.

Do you decide if a player will be great off of 11 games?

How about when they rip is confidence away from him by showing him they don't trust him - do you think that helps him to play better?

Remeber he's like 23 years old - temper your expectations and remember how much of an idiot you were at 23 - I know I was a disaster at that age. - not trying to offend you.

We expect perfection from growing, developing players. It just doesn't happen every time like 34, 16 and 88 - There will be pain. We have 80+ million dollars to spend - a 3 million dollar player shouldn't be what makes or breaks us.

 

[hamzarocks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841863614430355625

and the yearly "player X (marner/nylander) playing center/defence" one week distraction is over.

I saw Pietr... and thought that was Pietrangelo for a second lol

No idea who this Pietreniro fellow is.

 

[DarkKnight]

Do you decide if a player will be great off of 11 games?

How about when they rip is confidence away from him by showing him they don't trust him - do you think that helps him to play better?

Remeber he's like 23 years old - temper your expectations and remember how much of an idiot you were at 23 - I know I was a disaster at that age. - not trying to offend you.

We expect perfection from growing, developing players. It just doesn't happen every time like

34, 16 and 88 - There will be pain. We have 80+ million dollars to spend - a 3 million dollar player shouldn't be what makes or breaks us.

He's 25 first of all. Second, he looked better two years ago, I haven't seen any development in his game. He was terrifying this playoffs, the lack of composure with the puck was alarming. He's good depth, if he finds another level great, I don't see it.

 

[ULF_55]

He's 25 first of all. Second, he looked better two years ago, I haven't seen any development in his game. He was terrifying this playoffs, the lack of composure with the puck was alarming. He's good depth, if he finds another level great, I don't see it.

And he wasn't 100% healthy, as per Keefe.
But he was still better than Brodie who received 2*3.75 from Chicago. I know it is Chicago, but they could have signed any other number of bottom defenders.

 

[notbias]

Haven't heard much about McMann this pre-season. Wonder why he's being picked on to play with the AHL'ers

He was projected to be a Berube sort of player

He's looked good in the games he's played.

I don't think there is a shot that he isn't on the opening night roster.

 

[conFABulator]

It’s funny that we are debating which teams in the Matthews era have been the best when by the results they have all been crap. First round losses abound. This fact is beyond debate…..it’s real. We can throw all the excuses we want but they have been playoff failures

That's not "crap". It's a disappointment, yes. It is under performing, yes. It's not crap. The Leafs have been one of the five or six best teams in the league the last several years and most of the the 25 or so behind us haven't won a cup either...so unless your definition of crap includes 25 teams then I think your choice of words is inaccurate.

 

[ULF_55]

Any reports from camp today?

 

[Maple Leaf]

Any of these defenseman actually good

 

[13pacheco31]

Any of these defenseman actually good

If you have to ask, the answers probably no