jammer2 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Stumbled across the very cool Leafs article by Devin Slewson....never heard of him, but nice writing style and some nice research done by Devin. Very in depth and he explains his thought process quite well....enjoy Leaf fans!! Article posted at hockeywriters.com....which is quickly becoming an awesome source of hockey stories. One of the very best sites out there IMHO.... http://thehockeywriters.com/predicting-the-leafs-lineup-for-2016-17/ How about that second line he predicts....that is the stuff (SHUDDER) that championship teams build around.....3 WICKED cornerstones, should the Matthews thing come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I very much doubt that the Leafs will pick first in the draft - not that they will not finish last, they certainly might, but because the NHL decided this was the year they would DRASTICALLY alter the odds of the bottom teams getting the first pick. The odds are actually that they will not get the first pick (typical Leafs luck). So there goes Matthews, although I'm not sure he will go first anyway. Marner and Nylander are smurf size and I would hope would not play on the same line. I also think Marner will not make the team out of junior. There has to be room somewhere for some grit. I think Freddie Gauthier will be on the team..... I certainly hope we will not have that many ahl'ers in our line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The proposed "D" is scary..... as in scary bad! When you take an already bad group of defencemen (that had Phaneuf and Polak) and you remove the two best guys (Phaneuf and Polak), what you're left with is the NHL's worst 6-man defensive unit. I hope (more than ever now) that the Leafs forget about Matthews and sign a #1 defenceman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 50 minutes ago, WordsOfWisdom said: The proposed "D" is scary..... as in scary bad! When you take an already bad group of defencemen (that had Phaneuf and Polak) and you remove the two best guys (Phaneuf and Polak), what you're left with is the NHL's worst 6-man defensive unit. I hope (more than ever now) that the Leafs forget about Matthews and sign a #1 defenceman. Right on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 My opinion: Goalie; sparks and whoever. Bernier gone like a cool breeze. Defense: Reilly, Gardiner, Carrick, Valiev, loov and a veteran puck mover. Very young and inexperienced, but some talent. Marincin as the seventh guy.T.J. Brennan leads the Marlies in scoring. The Leafs wont notice. Forwards: Center: Kadri, Nylander, Laich and Gauthier. Bozak gone to someone like Calgary. Really not a bad bunch. Wingers: Matthews, Komarov, Parenteau, Soshnikov, Kapanen, Hyman, Holland and pray. Matthews with the number one pick. Of course that is if the ping pong balls don't give it to Edmonton again.......Michalek in there too i guess. Still a few years away but a lot of the kids got used to Babs system this year in the minors and a taste of the NHL and will play regular shifts next year. If they do add Matthews it gives them another nice building block. GONE: Bernier, Bozak, Grabner, Boyes and Corrado. Just off the top of my head, from an old grizzled Wings fan. One thing, Babcock has a long history of preferring vets to kids which held true until the last few years in Detroit when the kids more or less forced their way in the lineup and a mountain of evidence piled up that Cleary, rafalski and Bertuzzi among others simply could not play anymore. Looking at my projected lineup for the Leafs if they get Matthews I see half the team as kids, at least. Wonder how he will deal with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Babcock will have to play whoever Lou and Shanny and the rest provide him with. I think he gets a say, but it is just one voice, no more. Personally, I think the Leafs could be in the play-off picture next season, but that's just me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 So question for my fellow Leaf fans. So if the Leafs land the 1st pick do they select Matthews or trade it to Arizona for OEL and more and then try to steal Stamkos??? Thoughts or opinions welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I don't think Stamkos is in the picture at this point in the rebuild. It's simply too soon. However, trading the 1st overall pick to Zona is definitely a possibilty - whether it's the Leafs or someone else that gets it. Mattews is a great player, but he is not a franchise player. You could likely get a real good, young player out of Zona AND their first rounder.....nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 1 hour ago, BluPuk said: You could likely get a real good, young player out of Zona AND their first rounder.....nice. That is why i was saying OEL to me any trade for the 1st would start with a Dman with his skill set! And Auston is from Arizona too they would be desperate for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 10:43 AM, yave1964 said: Goalie; sparks and whoever. Bernier gone like a cool breeze. Bernier: Gone the day after the season ends. ie: Released. Sparks: Not ready for the NHL. Appears to be in over his head. CONCLUSION: Leafs will sign a veteran goalie this summer. (Not a #1 guy per say, but just someone that won't embarrass themselves in net.) On 24/03/2016 at 10:43 AM, yave1964 said: GONE: Bernier, Bozak, Grabner, Boyes and Corrado. Also gone: Lupul Robidas Parenteau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 On 26/03/2016 at 9:42 AM, OccamsRazor said: So question for my fellow Leaf fans. So if the Leafs land the 1st pick do they select Matthews or trade it to Arizona for OEL and more and then try to steal Stamkos??? Thoughts or opinions welcome. Matthews is a center correct? I could imagine the Leafs selecting him and then trading either him or someone else on the roster for help elsewhere. Example: Sign Matthews and trade Bozak or Kadri. Or perhaps select Matthews and immediately trade him to Arizona for the Coyotes's first round pick + a player off their current roster. Whatever happens, the Leafs want to be drafting #1, that way they have options. This recent foolish winning streak of theirs is killing their future. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 On 26/03/2016 at 10:06 AM, BluPuk said: I don't think Stamkos is in the picture at this point in the rebuild. It's simply too soon. Agreed. The timing is all wrong for a player like Stamkos. The Leafs needed him about five years ago when they should have blown things up, collected draft picks, and drafted him. The opportunity has since been lost. Sadly for the Leafs, they are going to have to do something they've never done before: Make their own Stamkos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Let me be the first to predict Bernier as the starter in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 22 minutes ago, Podein25 said: Let me be the first to predict Bernier as the starter in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 4 hours ago, Podein25 said: Let me be the first to predict Bernier as the starter in October. There's no need to get nasty, Po......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 don't forget the Leafs have Pittsburgh's 1st round pick this year! You always could trade that to the Coyotes! Or give it back to the Pens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Oddly enough, I have already said that we should do exactly that if we get the first pick (doubtful though). I'm sure Zona would dearly love to have Matthews on their team since he is an Arizonian. I can't see the Leafs having any use for him (at this stage) on our side, other than as a possible box-office attraction, which we also don't need. We could trade the #1pick to Zona and get a player as well as their first rounder. Makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Just because it's the most stupid thing ever...... I'm guessing that Edmonton will get the #1 pick again. They will draft Matthews. Bettman will shart in his pants while putting on his best fake smile for SportsNet's cameras. Meanwhile, the Leafs will manage to avoid all the talent and will draft players that never play even one game in the NHL. The Oilers will pay Gretzky $10m per season to coach and will hire Messier as GM. They will of course manage to finish 30th next season as well, just because it's what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 11 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Just because it's the most stupid thing ever...... I'm guessing that Edmonton will get the #1 pick again. They will draft Matthews. Bettman will shart in his pants while putting on his best fake smile for SportsNet's cameras. Meanwhile, the Leafs will manage to avoid all the talent and will draft players that never play even one game in the NHL. The Oilers will pay Gretzky $10m per season to coach and will hire Messier as GM. They will of course manage to finish 30th next season as well, just because it's what they do. Mwahahahahaha. So true, WOW, so true.... On April 2, 2016 at 11:17 AM, notfondajane said: don't forget the Leafs have Pittsburgh's 1st round pick this year! You always could trade that to the Coyotes! Or give it back to the Pens! Why didn't we think of that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 23 hours ago, BluPuk said: Mwahahahahaha. So true, WOW, so true.... Why didn't we think of that!! Not sure why! The Pens would like to have it back! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordVader2 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Stay clear of Steve Mason....yyiiikkkes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 @LordVader2 I approved your post, but only because it was funny as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 35 minutes ago, LordVader2 said: Stay clear of Steve Mason....yyiiikkkes Too funny. I notice that there's also a Leaf's defenceman standing there doing nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Podein25 said: Too funny. I notice that there's also a Leaf's defenceman standing there doing nothing. What do a Leafs fan and a Leafs defenceman have in common? . . . . . . They both get to stand and watch amazingly talented hockey players doing their thing. (buh da chaa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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