ongoing 2017-2018 season discussion

[AGENT ZERO]

LOL

[AGENT ZERO]

According to Lou Leivo never requested to be traded. What the actual fuck is happening?

[clawfirst]

Lol.


See ,rules don't exist for the most important team in the universe.

[Philthy Thrillz]

He just played 3 games in 3 nights and scored 5 in 5.

[MonkeyWrench]

According to Lou Leivo never requested to be traded. What the actual fuck is happening?

Lou doesn't speak in definitive statements.

"So Lou I heard you car was broken into last night."
"Yeah, an unfortunate event occurred. It's disappointing for me and my family. We're going to move along just fine."

[LeafOfBread]

Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos reported during Hockey Night in Canada's "Headlines" segment on Feb. 3 that Leivo had requested a trade - something Lamoriello denied on Monday.

"Josh has never made a (trade) request to my knowledge," he told Jonas Siegel of The Athletic.

[vf]

Enjoying the PPP idiots complaining about the non move to leave Sosh on IR.

[LeafOfBread]

Enjoying the PPP idiots complaining about the non move to leave Sosh on IR.

Those guys bitch about everything, hell they make AZ and TM look like dalai lama

[Thomas Malthus]

Lou to the NHL right now.

[mooseOAK]

He just played 3 games in 3 nights and scored 5 in 5.

And then lapsed into a coma.

[Curry Rage]

There must be a clause somewhere (or a lack of an explicit one saying the opposite) that says the NHL medical team and the AHL medical team aren't the same thing and the decisions of one don't imply the judgement of the other. AHL docs: "looks fine!" NHL docs, "We'll need a third opinion after I get back from Maui."

[LeafOfBread]

The head of the Leafs medical team must be Dr. Nick Riviera from the Simpsons.

[WTF]

Even better, the Leafs medical team can only perform their assessment if the player is present.

According to Soshnikov's agent, he conveniently took the day off today.

[clawfirst]

There must be a clause somewhere (or a lack of an explicit one saying the opposite) that says the NHL medical team and the AHL medical team aren't the same thing and the decisions of one don't imply the judgement of the other. AHL docs: "looks fine!" NHL docs, "We'll need a third opinion after I get back from Maui."

Pretty sure it works like this...player is not cleared to play and requires conditioning to evaluate health. Player is sent to scrub goon league to get in 'shape'. Then after recall is evaluated.

[Zardoz]

I don't get why so many Leafs fans on twitter are fuming about this. Just idiots. Lou is doing God's work.

I get why other team fans are butthurt though.

[WTF]

The way I see, we didn't hire Loophole Lou so we could play nice. If it's within the CBA as written, then why not take full advantage of it?

[Thomas Malthus]

My guess is that people who were upset about the Corrado situation are upset about Leivo of Sosh for similar reasons and less because of "potential cap manipulation". Then again, we do have some fucking stunned fans.

[Thomas Malthus]

From an Athletic article today about how Marner's addition to Kadri's line has give n the Leafs some of that danger they had last season:

Babcock has recently veered away from hard matching Kadri against top lines and has instead split those duties up between the 27-year-old and Matthews.

“It hasn't been as much as hard matching as it has been six against six,” Babcock explained before the game against the Lightning, a fun back-and-forth tilt that gave the Leafs their eighth win in the last nine games. “We decided, basically, that we felt either group could do it and it gave better flow off our bench.”

[Philthy Thrillz]

Matthews is ready.

[Curry Rage]

Matthews is ready.

Ditto Marner.

[AGENT ZERO]

Matthews is ready.

To be fair to Babs, the Matthews line has been destroyed by Bergeron, Crosby, Toews and MacKinnon in the past couple of months so there is still a time and a place for his line matching.

[mooseOAK]

Those of us who complained about Babcock’s obsessive line matching accept his apology.

[clawfirst]

Lol you know we go right back to december january structure and matching in the playoffs.

[clawfirst]

You dont make your dog tug on a rope for hours without letting him win occasionally and giving him a cookie

[AGENT ZERO]

Lol you know we go right back to december january structure and matching in the playoffs.

They are going to have to if they face off against Boston, you don't want Matthews' line against Bergeron all game long if you can help it.

[Honus Joglund]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/31-thoughts-no-shortage-rick-nash-suitors-ahead-deadline/

2. Max Domi scored his fourth of the year to open Arizona’s stunning 6–1 victory over Chicago on Monday night. It has been a hard year for the talented forward. The Coyotes are prepared to give him a fresh start, pending a fair offer. If it doesn’t come before the deadline, expect it at the draft. I do think Montreal will took a look, but I don’t know if that’s going anywhere.

Another Domi in blue and white.

[AGENT ZERO]

An all London Line?

Domi - Kadri - Marner

[Whit Dickman]

Leivo and Soshnikov for Domi

[MonkeyWrench]

:hillary: Leivo and Soshnikov for Domi

Since we're looking for a depth center not only for this year but for next aswell;

Leivo and Sosh for Dvorak + lou saying gimmie a pick.

I doubt the London pairing gets reunited with the recent success the Kadri line is having, but meh..london knights.

[Thomas Malthus]

Sparks/Pickard + Leivo/Sosh for Fox/Kylington/Rasmussen from Calgary.

Depending on which guy we are targeting we might need to add but as the basis of a deal I can get behind this. Less interested in Kylington because he’s a lefty.

[AGENT ZERO]

Rasmussen please and thank you.

[LeafOfBread]

Apparently LA wants to add a 'mid-level' scoring forward. Wonder if they'd want JVR, though LA doesn't really have anything of interest that they'd be willing to part with. Would be pretty hilarious though if they traded their first, end up missing the playoffs and we won the lottery with it Blake doesn't seem that stupid though.

[mooseOAK]

:hillary: Leivo and Soshnikov for Domi

An extra seat in the press box wil be available.

[AGENT ZERO]

This is a really good read on how Morgan Rielly has evolved into a #1 D this season,

https://mapleleafsnation.com/2018/02/14/morgan-riellys-evolution-into-a-1-defenceman/

[LeafOfBread]

Freddy - 3 goals against, .947 sv %

[Honus Joglund]

Soshnikov to St. Louis for a 4th rounder

[AGENT ZERO]

Nice, hopefully Soshnikov finds some success there.

[Curry Rage]

Let the outrage begin.

[Curry Rage]

Good little player. Not better than any of our other young wing options at the moment, however. That's the thing with amassing lots of assets: they can't all fit on your roster.

[WTF]

Good luck to Sosh. He played the good soldier so Lou found him a good home with no fuss.

[clawfirst]

Yep. Healthy circle of farm.

[LeafOfBread]

Sosh should be a good fit in St.Louis. good luck to him

[MonkeyWrench]

Good player mentality, good tools, still young. I wish him the best.
4th round pick makes sense.

[Whit Dickman]

Good deal for St.louis.

Fine with it from the leafs perspective. The highest offer, presumably.

[Philthy Thrillz]

Love that Barzel is doing really well. Someone for JT to pass the torch too.

[AGENT ZERO]

I feel like Barzal is the only reason JT may resign. Without him the Islanders future looks pretty bleak.

[Philthy Thrillz]

He's not re signing. It's a shit hole, he's put in his time. The stars are aligning for the hometown boy to hoist the cup for his child hood team.

[clawfirst]

If i was a betting man id put more money on the Rags than leafs.

[Philthy Thrillz]

If i was a betting man id put more money on the Rags than leafs.

Well they will try to overpay him, that's guaranteed. So it's highly probable.

[Philthy Thrillz]

It's different now. Those Toronto boys that always dreamed about a cup run and a parade down younge street, will start to look at it as a real possibility.