ToneDog
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Pretty sure Keefer did not blow a gasket because he is happy with the performance of this team 1/4 into the season.
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Gary Nylund
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I would put it this way: This group isn't it. A bunch of good players, but never a team.
Al14
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Yep, a few more weeks of lousy hockey in the fall might just mean there will be NO PLAYOFFS in the spring.
Great call Leafs !!!
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ToneDog
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I don't recall such a display of anger on the bench. I think he sees what many fans sees and realizes this is not a very good team.
As a whole - C-
Standings wise - B
A - Nylander
B - Knies, Woll, Robertson, Lagesson, Reilly, Gregor
C - Matthews, Tavares, Jarnkrok, Gio, Bertuzzi, Domi, Benoit
D - Marner, McCabe, Samsonov, Kampf
Bertuzzi and Domi have been better of late.
Standings wise - B
A - Nylander
B - Knies, Woll, Robertson, Lagesson, Reilly, Gregor
C - Matthews, Tavares, Jarnkrok, Gio, Bertuzzi, Domi, Benoit
D - Marner, McCabe, Samsonov, Kampf
Bertuzzi and Domi have been better of late.
Ianturnedbull
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It seems like yesterday that a certain part of the fan base would grade TOR B+ or higher based on the fact that Dubas was in charge. Has HF toronto fans matured, are they grading Treliving because he's Treliving, or are they grading Dubas an A+ on the PIT board?
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ACC1224
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I guess it depends on what your criteria is.
For me I rank against my expectations, similar to the Team, they are disappointing but still putting up points, so I guess a 'C' , trending towards 'D' if they don't start picking it up.
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I loved seeing that from Keefe.
Would have loved it even more if he got right into Matthews and Marner’s faces. Those two turds need a smack upside their heads.
At least someone on this team showed some emotion and frustration for a change. Usually its just another embarrassing day at the office for these guys.
notDatsyuk
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Fair enough. About what I have, but Mitch a bit lower than Matty.
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Sure, but they can only be as good as their talent and physical ability allows. I don’t expect them to wake up and one day and be different players.
Did you expect more, or less, from them?
I expect them to be playoff failures but not this obvious.We haven't looked so weak in a long time. This team is riddled with flaws they won't be easy to fix.
Very simply, the team issues are as follows:
Coaching/Systems
Player usage (poorly constructed lines- due to lack of identity)
Defencemen - lack of depth
The problem with our top 6 is that our RW’s play the same style and ditto for our LW’s. This muddles both lines identity.
If handedness did not matter - I think this work much better and give each line an identity.
Nylander Matthews Marner
-speed/rush ability/top end talent/puck possession.
Bertuzzi JT Knies
-heavier line, cycling and good from in close
Coaching/Systems
Player usage (poorly constructed lines- due to lack of identity)
Defencemen - lack of depth
The problem with our top 6 is that our RW’s play the same style and ditto for our LW’s. This muddles both lines identity.
If handedness did not matter - I think this work much better and give each line an identity.
Nylander Matthews Marner
-speed/rush ability/top end talent/puck possession.
Bertuzzi JT Knies
-heavier line, cycling and good from in close
Racer88
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It’s great to see Keefe screaming. In the face of one of the secondary players but until until he starts scratching or at least benching players include Matthews and Marner when the need it it’s all political theatre
I would grade Shanny at an F-
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C+
It feels like we've taken a step back. This team never takes command of a lead and shuts the door. We're constantly either playing from behind or with the score tied. Defensive coverage has been spotty, with few exceptions (Rielly and Brodie). Blueline is banged up, but even when healthy, feels like it needs a serious injection of talent. Matthews and Marner have been streaky, Samsonov lost the net even earlier than we anticipated, and the new additions haven't been particularly good, notably Klingberg and Reaves. Domi and Bertuzzi seem to be settling in, but are we any better with those two guys than we were entering the post-season last year with O'Reilly and Bunting?
Seeing their effort against the Panthers this year on a couple of occasions, the team that banged them up and fed them their lunch last year, has been disappointing, even when they win.
Tavares, Nylander, Rielly, and Gregor have all been good. Brodie, Woll, Knies have been fine.
It feels like we're going to need a course correction in the new year, because while we are scooping up some points, they have been on the back of desperate efforts. The Atlantic is still a brutal division.
It feels like we've taken a step back. This team never takes command of a lead and shuts the door. We're constantly either playing from behind or with the score tied. Defensive coverage has been spotty, with few exceptions (Rielly and Brodie). Blueline is banged up, but even when healthy, feels like it needs a serious injection of talent. Matthews and Marner have been streaky, Samsonov lost the net even earlier than we anticipated, and the new additions haven't been particularly good, notably Klingberg and Reaves. Domi and Bertuzzi seem to be settling in, but are we any better with those two guys than we were entering the post-season last year with O'Reilly and Bunting?
Seeing their effort against the Panthers this year on a couple of occasions, the team that banged them up and fed them their lunch last year, has been disappointing, even when they win.
Tavares, Nylander, Rielly, and Gregor have all been good. Brodie, Woll, Knies have been fine.
It feels like we're going to need a course correction in the new year, because while we are scooping up some points, they have been on the back of desperate efforts. The Atlantic is still a brutal division.
The way the Leafs are playing will catch up with them soon.Their record could be worse.
notDatsyuk
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I'm not sure why you think the RW play the same style. Marner is a slower, pass-first winger with a more peripheral style, always looking for Matty. Nylander is much faster, a better shot, and is more willing to go to the net. The biggest similarity is that they are both excellent passers.
None of Matty, Mitch, and Willy are a physical corner-work type of player, and you really need one on a line.
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Nothing has changed since the summer and they’re exactly what I expected. In my opinion they were a B grade team going into the season and they have done anything to change my expectations.
Neither do I but they both demand salaries of players expected to be leaders at the very top of the league. one of them is literally the most expensive player in the league.
I want a lot more than the bullshit they’re giving rn so it would be satisfying to see Keefe lay into them though we both know it will make no meaningful difference. They have it way too easy here
Agree with this for the most part.
I’d drop Bertuzzi down to C, and bump Knies, Gregor, Robertson to B.
