NHL Talk

24 Oct 2021 21:44:07
Leafs need a culture change. Nothing going to change just by making trades. They got to start playing like NYI, Pitt, Bos, Col etc. The way they've been playing the last 3 years ain't sustainable to win SC. As a result, I think Keefe is the right coach for the team but we got to change the culture form speed, skill, offense and no physical contact to in your face, relentless forecheck, aggresive

I do think that it'll be very hard to make a trade involving one of the big 4 rn will be difficult.

However, I do think one player the leafs should trade for soon is
Max Domi

25 Oct 2021 16:30:28
Losing Hyman was a mistake on their part, he’s exactly what they need. They need players like Hyman, Coleman, Tkachuk, Gourde etc. Too soft and too much money tied into 3 players. Marner is still young so Tavares would be my odd man out but I doubt they trade him.

20 Oct 2021 07:56:21
0-4 to start the season,
we supposedly got fire power but there's not much going on. I know it's early but maybe we can switch up the lines a bit. Last years glory is obviously not working.

Toffoli-dvorak-gallager (gritty first liners ( maybe not dvorak but he wins the most faceoffs so far) able to score and shut down first lines

drouin-suzuki-anderson ( make or break line, prove why you belong line)

hoffman-brooks-caufield (let them play with no pressure and bring up a center with dangerous wings for once )

armia-evans-lehkonen ( 4th responsible kill line with upside )

on the defense
it's tricky with not many options

ben chiarot - jeff petry (proven players, may not have chemistry but show the kids how it's done, shut down, play hard and step up)

romanov - savard (play smart, try not to lose your spot)

kulak - wideman (only play more than 10 minutes if were up a few goals)


right now we don't have many options, we have injuries to key player yet will byron, or edmunston really change much?

looking at this team I expected more, atleast on offence, should we fire the coach? are our players not buying in?

let me know what you think?
what changes would you suggest?

20 Oct 2021 13:13:54
Hard to put my finger on it. Maybe leadership is the issue? They’re missing Price and Weber, not to mention Perry and Danault left for free agency. Lost a lot of big voices in the locker room. It’s still early, they can turn it around and have the right players to do so.

20 Oct 2021 14:18:40
Edmunson will really help on D, I beleive he is very underrated. However, he doesn't score.
Last year a lot of guys had career years, and just everything went right. This year absolutely nothing is going right.
As for some of your lines., I guess it wouldn't hurt to mix things up.
They should score more, the problem i see is yes they have talented wingers, just really no stars, eventually hopefully Caufield can become one. Also, once again, at center, other than Suzuki ( eben though he's been crap) maybe Dvorak will be ok, its just a weak center group, no stars.
I think a big shakeup is needed,
Maybe they need to explore the Jack Eichel trade. However, i'm also skeptical on that. Maybe if they continue this way, they will get their star in Shane Wright. . Who knows., only thing I'm certain of is this team will be NOT make the playoffs. Might be early, but other teams are just to strong.

22 Oct 2021 13:01:06
@sosahabs24 may I interest you in Sean Monahan? 😏.

22 Oct 2021 21:46:29
If I was Bergevin I'd say, let's have a conversation.

23 Oct 2021 16:31:27
That lineup actually looks deeper than I thought it was. Just need to add a real game changer. Scariest part is with Suzuki, Caufield and Romonov on the team, the prospect pool is empty no?

23 Oct 2021 23:08:15
Ebs, still some decent prospects, just no one that is a game changer. Guhle looks really good on D, they seem to have a few decent guys on defence.
Up front looks like much of the same for Habs, lots of 3rd to 4th line ( and those are high expectations IMO) . But I can't think of any top 6 potential guys. Maybe Habby could help me on this one.

15 Oct 2021 01:19:41
Obviously its early, but this sure isn't the same Habs team that made the Finals...
Unfortunately I believe for every player moved out, or sidelined ( Weber,Price, Byron) the new guy coming in is a downgrade.


Gallagher on the 3rd line seems wrong to me. Not even sure where Hoffman is going to play?.

Obviously its early, but I'm pretty sure this team has a better chance competing for Shane Wright than Stanley Cup.

15 Oct 2021 14:23:29
Looking at the team, they don't really have any first line players. great depth but no stars up front. Shane Wright would be nice at C though! It will be tough to be worse than some other teams though.

15 Oct 2021 17:36:08
Weber and Price is a huge hit, not just talent wise. They are the backbone of the team, other than maybe Gallagher. I think they’ll be alright.

15 Oct 2021 18:59:15
I think your more optimistic than I am Leafs17, that game last night vs Buffalo was one of the worst games I've seen in years. There was deffenitley a presence missing on that team, I believe it was the leadership of Weber that was the glaring hole I've noticed so far. as well as some upfront grit,

15 Oct 2021 20:04:24
I’ve said it before, Weber is my all time favorite defenseman. He’s slowing down, but his presence is huge. Some other guys need to step up in the leadership role. I can’t believe they didn’t resign Perry. I’m more optimistic about other teams, the leafs have their own problems. I’m working afternoons, 6 days a week. I’ve listened to the leaf games on the radio, but I really haven’t seen anything other than highlights. I caught the last period and OT of the Vancouver/ Edmonton game. If Demko has a year, I think Vancouver will surprise teams. They dropped a lot of dead weight in Ericksson, Boyd, Beagle and Roussel. Garland, Larsson and Dickinson were big upgrades. Even with losing Edler.

16 Oct 2021 01:51:57
Ya, Perry is another presence that's missing. I was very disappointed he was not brought back.
I agree that the Canucks will be a tram to watch for, I really liked what Benning did, I believe the Garland addition was huge.
As for your Leafs, I kinda think they took a step backwards, losing Hyman was huge, i'm not sure that Campbell / Mrazek are an upgrade over Freddie, however Campbell looked really good against Habs other night. For some reason Engvall looked like a top line guy at times.
Obviously without Mathews, it's hard to judge the team.

16 Oct 2021 05:22:16
Losing Hyman hurts for sure. I’m ok with the goalies, if they can stay healthy. Campbell was excellent when Andersson got hurt. The team let him down in the playoffs IMO. From listening to the last 2 games on the radio, I think Bunting is going to be a great addition. He’s not afraid to get to the dirty areas. Kampf is pretty solid defensively. I like having another guy that will fight in Ritchie. I’m expecting the usual with the leafs and hope they surprise me. I can’t wait to actually watch a game, might be a couple more weeks. I took Hoffman in my pool and he’s back soon. I really don’t think any team has to worry after 2 games.

16 Oct 2021 14:54:13
Will take some years before MTL might get back to the playoffs.

16 Oct 2021 18:05:11
I dunno if it will be that long Triplets, but I don't see it happening this year.

07 Oct 2021 11:37:20
Are you kidding? There's no way Ottawa us giving away their franchise player.

15 Oct 2021 22:03:19
Alfredson, Spezza, Chara, Karlson just to name a few so your point is?