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  • #17304
    PrinceLH
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    Like the Joshua Tree.

    Our left side is massive: just giant hunks of man flesh… McManly, Joshua Tree, Lorentz, Knies.

    Not sold on McMann. I’d like to see them move him, on the back of his 20 goal season.

    #17298
    gravyface
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    Like the Joshua Tree.

    Our left side is massive: just giant hunks of man flesh… McManly, Joshua Tree, Lorentz, Knies.

    #17295
    monkeypunk
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    If he can come in and solidify the 4th line, then, by all means. Size and toughness is required to get through Florida. Some may say, the Leafs are ignoring other Atlantic Division contenders and think it’s foolish. Florida has been to the Finals 3 years in a row and they aren’t slowing down. It’s imperative that the Leafs lock down home ice in the first round. Florida, Tampa, Montreal, and Ottawa are all tough teams to play against. The Leafs could finish first again, with less points and still be a better team than last year.

    its just 3.25 for a 4th liner? if thats what he is

    thats wack

    If he stays as a 4th liner, then he’s overpaid – but he works his way to the 3rd line where he was headed, it’s a decent salary for what he can provide – 15 goals, 250 hits, draws more penalties than he takes and plays in dirty areas. If we get the player he was last year after the surgery then it’s a disaster. I’d take the gamble on the trade.

    #17294
    monkeypunk
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    Joshua to the Leafs
    no idea if thats good

    Don’t think this moves the needle much, wasn’t Laughton shaping up to be our 4C?

    Edit: Actually, this might work out fairly well. If he can return to form from a few years ago, he can provide some depth scoring. Seems to me like the Leafs are moving away from being overly top heavy on the scoring side to spreading things out across four lines. He plays a physical game, no? Big boy for sure.

    Note that Joshua missed all of training camp last year while he was recovering from surgery to remove a tumour. He’s a decent sized guy who likes to play physical and wins battles. This is the type of guy you want in your bottom-6. He’s not really moving the offensive needle much, even if he returns entirely to form – but he’s making the team harder to play against and I like that.

    #17291
    senstrolltwo
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    If he can come in and solidify the 4th line, then, by all means. Size and toughness is required to get through Florida. Some may say, the Leafs are ignoring other Atlantic Division contenders and think it’s foolish. Florida has been to the Finals 3 years in a row and they aren’t slowing down. It’s imperative that the Leafs lock down home ice in the first round. Florida, Tampa, Montreal, and Ottawa are all tough teams to play against. The Leafs could finish first again, with less points and still be a better team than last year.

    its just 3.25 for a 4th liner? if thats what he is

    thats wack

    #17290
    PrinceLH
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    Actually, this might work out fairly well. If he can return to form from a few years ago, he can provide some depth scoring. Seems to me like the Leafs are moving away from being overly top heavy on the scoring side to spreading things out across four lines. He plays a physical game, no? Big boy for sure.

    purely looking at 5v5 stats, he had 1 big outlier season in 2023, big PDO bender and sh%
    the season before and this last one were both…not great

    risky, doesnt give me a lot of hope.

    Agreed. But big body, throws hits. Not bad qualities for the playoffs. If he scores 15 and hits, he’s already better than Robertson.

    If he can come in and solidify the 4th line, then, by all means. Size and toughness is required to get through Florida. Some may say, the Leafs are ignoring other Atlantic Division contenders and think it’s foolish. Florida has been to the Finals 3 years in a row and they aren’t slowing down. It’s imperative that the Leafs lock down home ice in the first round. Florida, Tampa, Montreal, and Ottawa are all tough teams to play against. The Leafs could finish first again, with less points and still be a better team than last year.

    #17287
    Unholy_Goalie
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    Don’t think this moves the needle much, wasn’t Laughton shaping up to be our 4C?

    Edit: Actually, this might work out fairly well. If he can return to form from a few years ago, he can provide some depth scoring. Seems to me like the Leafs are moving away from being overly top heavy on the scoring side to spreading things out across four lines. He plays a physical game, no? Big boy for sure.

    purely looking at 5v5 stats, he had 1 big outlier season in 2023, big PDO bender and sh%
    the season before and this last one were both…not great

    risky, doesnt give me a lot of hope.

    Agreed. But big body, throws hits. Not bad qualities for the playoffs. If he scores 15 and hits, he’s already better than Robertson.

    #17284
    senstrolltwo
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    Don’t think this moves the needle much, wasn’t Laughton shaping up to be our 4C?

    Edit: Actually, this might work out fairly well. If he can return to form from a few years ago, he can provide some depth scoring. Seems to me like the Leafs are moving away from being overly top heavy on the scoring side to spreading things out across four lines. He plays a physical game, no? Big boy for sure.

    purely looking at 5v5 stats, he had 1 big outlier season in 2023, big PDO bender and sh%
    the season before and this last one were both…not great

    risky, doesnt give me a lot of hope.

    #17283
    Unholy_Goalie
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    the Epstein files are just a big Democrat hoax.

    Must be why Obama and Biden were in such a big rush to release them in the 12 years they ran the country.

    Oh, wait…

    #17282
    WHIPPER
    Participant

    At least HB kind of works. This one is just too frustrating

    How hard can it be to create a website where people can post things and discuss hockey?

    HHS: Literally, fucking impossible.

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