sbhatt
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Damn...the Leafs improved by acquiring O'Reilly and Acciari. If they can add a solid D-man, they just might make it out of the first round:
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10 hours ago, Sir_Boagalott said:
I'm starting to think that RHP isn't a fluke. I highly disagree with the people that have said that he is similar to Gally. I always complain that the Habs are often way too close to the goal line/crease. However, RHP doesn't do that. i.e. he gets it. He seems to know to be slightly farther away from the crease and in the slot which important for: a) people can actually pass to him; and more importantly b) he can take a decent shot at the net with a good chance it goes in.
Although it's a small sample size up to this point, RHP looks very good. His shooting % isn't sustainable, but he sure looks like he's got more goal scoring ability than Gallagher. Let's hope he keeps it up.
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It's always so half-assed...the NHL never fails to display that it's just barely one of the 'major' sports whenever it puts on an event. Poor production values, D-list celebrities judging, D-list music acts....every single time. They'd be further ahead to streamline the production and stick to the actual skill events, and make them ultra-competitive.
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Between now and the next time we play the Sens, someone needs to sit Xhekaj down and explain to him that it's okay to take an instigator penalty during a tank year. Tkachuk shouldn't be able to get that close and run his mouth, then be saved by the linesmen without eating any punches.
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Sweet Jesus, that lineup is sad.
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8 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Welp. No reason to.watch the rest of the season.
That's where I'm at too. Going to have to start streaming some series I missed out on when they originally aired to fill in the evening TV hours I guess.
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Caufield out for the season news was a real gut-punch....my one reason to watch games in their entirety on the regular in this rocky season is now gone. This is great for the tank I guess, but I'm still pissed. The 'hockey gods' can go F themselves!
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Depleted by injuries yet again...should lose...which means they will probably find a way to win.
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Bad night for the tank, but I'm happy that Caufield scored. I want him to bag 40+ no matter how much the losses pile up.
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1 minute ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
That bottom 6 stinks
It sure does. Will be glad when Monahan is back, and hopefully then Drouin will be back in the press box where he belongs.
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I didn't waste my time watching this game, watched WJC gold game instead. Good result for the tank, unfortunate that Caufield didn't score. Was kind of hoping that Wifi would jump/demolish Kreider...or even Trouba, but no such luck. Sounds like this game had little to no entertainment value.
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19 hours ago, DON said:
Sorry Gally, but no big loss.
He is toast, as far as top six goes.
Just too slow now and can anyone even remember the last time he took a goaltending interference penalty or 'accidently' fell on top of any goalie, as he once did in his youth?
He's toast, period. Injured all the time, ineffective when he is healthy enough to play. If he were a horse, you'd take him out behind the barn and put him down.
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1 hour ago, Neech said:
...Two controversial overturned goals for the States will leave them pissed off to say the least.
I felt like both were cut and dry calls that were made correctly; the first was a player in the crease making contact with the goaltender's head while in the act of shooting, and the second was a player pitchforking the goaltender's pad into the net after he had saved and covered the puck with said pad.
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41 minutes ago, BCHabnut said:
If that exact game is played 10 times, usa wins 9 of them. A bad call by the refs on the first interference and millic was phenomenal. Canada got very lucky tonight.
I'm not buying the notion that it was a bad call. A player should not be able to hit the goalie in the head with his ass while standing in the crease, then sweep the puck in, and have the goal count.
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4 minutes ago, hockeyrealist said:
With his play I don’t see Slaf killing it in AHL. I don’t think he is benefitting from NHL anymore but also don’t see him performing well in minors either.
His hands are blocks, he looks claustrophobic out there and doesn’t have the sense/timing to get open when needed instead of being there a second or two early and ends up being covered.
He should have been left in Europe. Poor kid can’t seem to grasp this opportunity an d looks disengaged on the ice and on the bench, I don’t think he has the mental fortitude to deal with all of this losing and being dominated. Took another decent hit last night b/c he took to long to decide and distribute the puck. AHL will hammer him and don’t think he is safe there.
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A loss where Caufield/Suzuki produce a couple of goals would be a great result for this evening.
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57 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:
Oh no, just like Dach his lil brother just broke his arm. He was screaming in pain going off the ice.
That looked/sounded awful.
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A loss where Caufield scores a pair...perfect result. A lottery pick combined with 40+ for Caufield would make me very happy.
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We have a hell of a tank squad on this team.
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I'm not sure if I want to continue investing the time to watch games until this practice of giving Drouin and Armia significant minutes in the top 6 is going on. Both are hopeless and suck the life out of our top line, cancelling out my prime motivation for watching. Drouin on PP1 is a sad joke too. I may just relegate myself to watching the highlights until the lineup is replenished.
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Stupid penalties are the story of this game.
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Lazy penalty by Drouin leads to a Stars goal. He's such a waste of a roster spot right now it's not even funny.
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1 hour ago, GHT120 said:
$64,000 question is whether JD would go along with that ... sit him out for a few games and maybe he would.
I like this idea...a lot. Sit him down and tell him you have no intentions of actually playing him again, so if he'd like to be spared having to do the practices and workouts and the travel, only to sit in the pressbox every single night until the end of the season, he has to go along with LTIR.
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Drouin does not belong on NHL ice anymore...and I'm sick and tired of this team/coach continuing to pretend that he does.
Trade Deadline 2023 - Friday, March 3rd, 3pm EST
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I think O'Reilly makes the Leafs better because he's a guy known to elevate his game in the playoffs, and is a strong leader who has a cup ring. That was something lacking in that room IMO.