GDT: Training Camp discussion - Rifai and Murray on waivers -- Steeves clears

[LeafSteel]

Nvm. Got my answer.

Who knew cranking Bieber wouldn’t unleash the mad dogs of Hell within each player on the ice????

Back in the day, before a wrestling match, football or rugby game I would get pumped up to Judas Priest, Metallica, and AC/DC.

Never thought of cranking Rick Astley….

 

[shaner8989]

Excited to see some hockey. Hopefully the kids make it hard on management to make some tough roster decisions

 

[Nineteen67]

Game 1 tonight begins the journey to determine if there will be a game 95, and will it be at home or away?

 

[TMLAM34]

Hoping to see Grebenkin play tonight. From the few clips I’ve seen so far, he looks like a big strong kid.

 

[Evilhomer]

Team looks deep. Expecting big things from the boys this year. Assess what hole to target at the deadline.

Hot take: All 3 amigos see 100 points this year

Marner will lead the team in points and sign a very large contract. Many on this board will magically fall in love with him again.

 

[ToDavid]

Interesting that former assistant coach for the Marlies and member of the organization was there first hand when Keefe introduced it and didn't like the music idea by Keefe. He thought it was disruptive.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1577704752682766336

Eh, I like Jack Han but those are pretty weak complaints and it feels like someone jumping on the media cycle.

His complaints are that a staff member had to set it up. Which was disruptive to them, not the players. And that not every player liked the same music so would sometimes complain…

If that’s what’s costing the team in the playoffs then literally fire everyone into the sun.

 

[Mitch nylander]

What's the leafs lineup for tonight

 

[genk]

I haven't heard anything about Cowan at training camp. Anything notable?

 

[Edgelord]

What's the leafs lineup for tonight

I'm here looking for the same info

 

[Nineteen67]

Marner will lead the team in points and sign a very large contract. Many on this board will magically fall in love with him again.

Other than being traded or walking there’s nothing he can do to be liked by some Leafs fans.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Marner will lead the team in points and sign a very large contract. Many on this board will magically fall in love with him again.

Why would him signing a big contract make people love him? That’s the issue with Tavares or we’d all love him and it will be the same with Mitch. If he leads us to a cup he can have league max though and I’ll tattoo his name on my forehead.

 

[Evilhomer]

Other than being traded or walking there’s nothing he can do to be liked by some Leafs fans.

No question, but that will end up being a very small proportion of the fan base.

 

[Nineteen67]

No question, but that will end up being a very small proportion of the fan base.

Not as small as you might think.

A lot, maybe most, would like to see him leave rather than re-sign for 8 yrs.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Marner will lead the team in points and sign a very large contract. Many on this board will magically fall in love with him again.

Not if he pulls a disappearing act in the post season again...

 

[Mess]

Veteran Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves believes that new Leafs head coach Craig Berube runs one of the toughest training camps in the National Hockey League.​

I think everyone knew that when the Maple Leafs shifted from Sheldon Keefe to Craig Berube this summer, there were going to be some significant changes in how things were done in Toronto. Fast forward to training camp, and the players are already noticing a huge difference -- Ryan Reaves, in particular.

In his first Leafs training camp, Berube has made some significant changes in how the Leafs will approach their overall game this season. Rather than the drop passes and backpedalling that players became accustomed to under Sheldon Keefe, Berube demands a more straight-line, north/south effort with every player skating hard, finishing their checks and playing smart two-way hockey. Ryan Reaves already notices the difference and has noticed it since day one of camp, which he calls his hardest day of camp in his career.

"I remember last year [was] tough. Today was... in my top two and it probably wasn't two. It was a good day, though. I think it sends a message to the team right away about what our identity is going to be and I think guys enjoyed that battle. We got through it, and move on to day two."

 

[thinkblue]

 

[Mess]

 

[PromisedLand]

I haven't been keeping up with hockey news, folks that have followed scrimmages, etc...

how have the following looked?

Cowan
Patches
OEL
Tanev
Murray

Any progress from...
Knies
McMann
Holmberg

I wanna add Robertson to the group but I digress LOL

I read Knies put on some more mass and Domi was training like a maniac in the summer so less concerns in that department... just wanna know if Knies is looking more like a BEAST like a envision him to be i.e. a FU power forward

and more importantly....

Tavares' skating?

 

[Mess]

The rookie revelation begins today..

"Play the Kids"

 

[Clark4Ever]

I think Berube is going to try to build chemistry in the pre-season with consistent lines and defense pairings, and only make adjustments if something is not working. That will be a refreshing change from Keefe's approach in years past.

 

[notbias]

The rookie revelation begins today..

"Play the Kids"

Thankfully we had Dubas who drafted all these kids.

Lou's drafting history was terrible.

Agreed?

I think Berube is going to try to build chemistry in the pre-season with consistent lines and defense pairings, and only make adjustments if something is not working. That will be a refreshing change from Keefe's approach in years past.

The argument goes back and forth between whether he changed things too much to not enough, there is never a consistent argument here.

 

[Clark4Ever]

The argument goes back and forth between whether he changed things too much to not enough, there is never a consistent argument here.

Not to get off topic, but my main issue with Keefe was that he often tinkered with the lineup even when the team was playing well.

 

[notbias]

I haven't been keeping up with hockey news, folks that have followed scrimmages, etc...

how have the following looked?

Cowan
Patches
OEL
Tanev
Murray

Any progress from...
Knies
McMann
Holmberg

I wanna add Robertson to the group but I digress LOL

I read Knies put on some more mass and Domi was training like a maniac in the summer so less concerns in that department... just wanna know if Knies is looking more like a BEAST like a envision him to be i.e. a FU power forward

and more importantly....

Tavares' skating?

Cowan looked good in the rookie tournament.

Pacioretty looked decently fast in the single clip I saw but his puck skills looked bad.

Tanev looked bad in the single clip I saw.

Tavares looked slimmer to me in an Instagram post and beat Tanev in a 1 on 1 in the single clip I saw.

Murray got a shutout yesterday.

The rest I have no clue.

The only players who I could actually comment on are the players in the rookie camp, everything I saw above is sort of a joke minus the Cowan part.

Standouts for me in the rookie tournament were Cowan, Greb, Niemela, Chadwick, Kressler, Minten, Quillan, and probably some others that I am forgetting.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I haven't been keeping up with hockey news, folks that have followed scrimmages, etc...

how have the following looked?

Cowan
Patches
OEL
Tanev
Murray

Any progress from...
Knies
McMann
Holmberg

I wanna add Robertson to the group but I digress LOL

I read Knies put on some more mass and Domi was training like a maniac in the summer so less concerns in that department... just wanna know if Knies is looking more like a BEAST like a envision him to be i.e. a FU power forward

and more importantly....

Tavares' skating?

There hasn't been a ton of legit info coming out yet....but a lot of players talking about what a monster Knies has been so far lol a lot of positive talk about Tanev from the forwards as well.

 

[Mess]

Thankfully we had Dubas who drafted all these kids.

Lou's drafting history was terrible.

Agreed?.

Lou Lam = #1C and Captain & 70 goal scorer Auston Matthews, #1G Joseph Woll and Timothy Liljegren ..

Every goal Auston scores and every save and win Woll records pads the stats of the Lou Lam years.

Wonder how much impact the Lou Lam years will have on this year's team.

Not Agreed.