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Making it “fun to play” means giving them the freedom to do as they wish so long as they play hard under the coach’s system. People who read “irresponsible free-for-all” in “fun to play” are doomsday idiots.
I guess we wait. We don’t know the makeup of this team and won’t until summer’s end. It’s going to look and feel different and that might not be a bad thing. Would I have liked a better GM and Coach…yeah! But this team needed to be reworked long ago. A couple of new UFA defensemen might help and a younger, 2C. Goaltending should be fine, if they get the defensive help they need. Time to start moving out dead-wood. Rielly, Robertson, Maccelli to start. Promote a goaltender from the Marlies and see where it takes you. There really is nothing that the fanbase can do about it. They wanted change, but didn’t get the change the majority wanted. Give it until January and if they’re out of contention, let the rebuild start.
Close tonight for the Marlies, but no puck luck. Nylander had the Championship on his stick but couldn’t finish. It’s weird that the Marlies play better on the road.
Hiller bringing in Dj and who else?
DJ seems like a good assistant coach, not really effective as a head coach in Ottawa although his teams always played with the grit and determination that the Leafs have lacked for years.
Hiller said he intends on making the Leafs “fun to play” which means the players will do whatever the fuck they want, as usual.
And yet, when the moment got too large he shriveled up like your dick the last time you were around a woman, (probably 30 years ago and likely someone related to you).
Also, dunking on two shit teams the first two rounds is not the flex you think it is.
Swept Colorado, kept MacKinnon to 0 goals. Went to the Cup Final. Led the NHL in playoff scoring. All things the Leafs haven’t done since 1967.
But I guess McDavid must suck too for leading the playoffs in scoring and doing nothing in Game 6 or Game 7 vs Florida. It’s also McDavid and Marner’s fault that their goalies couldn’t make a save in the Final. They should both be elite goalies too.
The Leafs going from 1st to last in the division because they lost Marner isn’t the flex you think it is.
talking about a power play, a skilled playmaker can move the needle a lot on a PP. what the F are we even talking about here
Talking about an 18 year old rookie.
The Leafs PP has no point shot and a tendency to always just feed the puck to Matthews, no matter what, no matter how. Will that change? I doubt it. It also depends on how much PP time per game he actually gets. Leafs already give Tavares, Nylander, Matthews and Knies well over 2:40+ min per game. After that, the next highest last year was Maccelli (8 PPP) at 1:44 per game, Cowan (6 PPP) at 1:33 per game and Domi (8 PPP) at 1:22 per game. Maccelli and Domi can be pushed aside but is Cowan going to get benched from the PP? Are they going to run 5 forwards to give whomever they draft maximum PP minutes? I doubt it.
Marner averaged 7+ points per 60 PP minutes at 2:54 PP minutes per game over his entire Toronto career. #1 among all Leafs, higher than Nylander, Matthews and Tavares. Replacing that with an 18 year old rookie is a tall order. Again, non-generational player coming in as an 18 year old rookie. In the last 5 years, only two 18 year old rookie forwards have scored 20+ PP points in a season, Celebrini and Bedard. And both were averaging OVER 3 minutes per game on the PP. Nobody in this draft is likely to be that good or given that much ice time.
Matthews (18) 1st season had 21 PP points and Marner (19) also had 21 PP points. If you’re thinking McKenna walks into the NHL and scores 27-30+ PP points like Marner was scoring at his peak in Toronto, you’re huffing blue and white paint. Odds are much stronger he scores 14-18 PP points and the Leafs still struggle to replace Marner’s offensive production both overall and on the PP which was 24 PP points last year and 33 PP points the year prior with the Leafs.
Oh, right, because he would have been #1 in PP points on the Leafs and was tied for 2nd in the entire playoffs for PP points.
Your brain and reality donāt mix very well.
And yet, when the moment got too large he shriveled up like your dick the last time you were around a woman, (probably 30 years ago and likely someone related to you).
Also, dunking on two shit teams the first two rounds is not the flex you think it is.
Non-generational rookies donāt move the needle that far.
talking about a power play, a skilled playmaker can move the needle a lot on a PP. what the F are we even talking about here
Leafs might be able to get a very skilled playmaking winger somewhere. one might drop into their lap even next Friday
Non-generational rookies don’t move the needle that far.
Oh, right, because Vegasā PP was so fucking hot in the Finals. GTFOH with that bullshit.
Oh, right, because he would have been #1 in PP points on the Leafs and was tied for 2nd in the entire playoffs for PP points.
Your brain and reality don’t mix very well.
