Leafs @ Habs | 7pm | Battle Royal: Lottery Pick vs Carlyle

Auger · 03-03-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Newfie John

Leafs should totally tank.

Nothing teaches a young team how to win like losing. Nail Yakupov will change everything and show them the way.

I honestly believe they already have this mentality. They need help, all of our bad contracts don't expire until the next offseason. An NHL ready pick would help tremendously. **** competing for ninth place next year.

khennig16* · 03-03-2012, 03:25 PM

Hopefully Carlyle realizes how important Gardiner is and doesn't reduce the ice time he was getting. The kid should be getting more ice time than Phaneuf IMO.

khennig16* · 03-03-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Auger

I honestly believe they already have this mentality. They need help, all of our bad contracts don't expire until the next offseason. An NHL ready pick would help tremendously. **** competing for ninth place next year.

Whats up with all these nucks fan thinking they know what the leafs should and shouldn't do?
GTFO

Griffski · 03-03-2012, 03:26 PM

I'm all for tank nation and getting that high end talent.

But an epic surge and playoff birth would be more bad ass.

ACC1224 · 03-03-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PresidentCamacho

Pride is intangible.

An elite player is tangible.

It's clear that not all people are really interested in seeing the team improve long-term, because that might ruin their month of March.

Selfish really.

How can all these people be selfish when their interest has no effect on the outcome?

Drop The Mits · 03-03-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Auger

I honestly believe they already have this mentality. They need help, all of our bad contracts don't expire until the next offseason. An NHL ready pick would help tremendously. **** competing for ninth place next year.

Lmao what? Get out of here bud, go loot some buildings or something

Baba Ganoush · 03-03-2012, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Eamonn

Duno if anyone posted this already.. but here are the lines as per Scotty Mac:

Lupul - Bozak - Kessel
MacArthur - Grabovski - Frattin
Kulemin - Steckel - Connolly
Brown - Lombardi - Crabb

Gunnarsson - Phaneuf
Liles - Komisarek
Gardiner - Schenn

Gustavsson

interesting line combos. not a big fan on paper, but we'll see how it goes.

Erdinger · 03-03-2012, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ACC1224

How can all these people be selfish when their interest has no effect on the outcome?

Then why does Mediocrity Nation care what Tank Nation thinks and vice versa? Either side are just being fans and expressing their preferences as to the way they want the rest of the season to play out. Should they express no interest at all?

Auger · 03-03-2012, 03:33 PM

wow okay Ill leave you high school kids alone

mooseOAK* · 03-03-2012, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Erdinger

Then why does Mediocrity Nation care what Tank Nation thinks and vice versa? Either side are just being fans and expressing their preferences as to the way they want the rest of the season to play out. Should they express no interest at all?

There's the Habs GDT for people who want to cheer for them.

dimi78 · 03-03-2012, 03:34 PM

First change I want to see is Frattin get PP time it just boggles my mind that a player who has a lethal shot just as good and even a better one timer than Kessel not get PP time with a game plan to set him up to get his shot off.

Honestly folks has Frattin been set up at all while with the Leafs to get his shot off in the slot? This kid is a weapon that hasn't been used IMO hopefully the coaching change leads to Frattin being used more to get his shot off.

Drop The Mits · 03-03-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Auger

wow okay Ill leave you high school kids alone

good

Erdinger · 03-03-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mooseOAK

There's the Habs GDT for people who want to cheer for them.

They are mostly cheering for the Leafs over there.

Baba Ganoush · 03-03-2012, 03:37 PM

wait a tick....why no Armstrong?

CoolBlue* · 03-03-2012, 03:38 PM

I'm really looking forward to seeing a Leafs team play tonight that is not coached by Ron Wilson. I hope to see something...anything...that's different out of the team.

PresidentCamacho* · 03-03-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Erdinger

They are mostly cheering for the Leafs over there.

30th place is our Cup.

9th in the conference is last.

zeke · 03-03-2012, 03:41 PM

Line 1

C T.Bozak (25): 55gms, 14gls, 37pts, 78ht, 28bk, 53.0fo%, 18:26 (82gms, 21gls, 55pts, 116ht, 42bk)
C D.Desharnais (25): 65gms, 14gls, 50pts, 30ht, 34bk, 50.2fo%, 18:08 (82gms, 18gls, 63pts, 38ht, 43bk)

W P.Kessel (24): 64gms, 32gls, 68pts, 10ht, 18bk, 19:52 (82gms, 41gls, 87pts, 13ht, 23bk)
W M.Pacioretty (23): 62gms, 26gls, 48pts, 71ht, 26bk, 17:54 (82gms, 34gls, 64pts, 94ht, 34bk)

W J.Lupul (28): 64gms, 25gls, 66pts, 107ht, 23bk, 18:44 (82gms, 32gls, 85pts, 137ht, 30bk)
W E.Cole (33): 65gms, 22gls, 45pts, 161ht, 23bk, 18:07 (82gms, 28gls, 57pts, 203ht, 29bk)

Line 2

C M.Grabovski (27): 58gms, 18gls, 42pts, 35ht, 26bk, 49.7fo%, 17:24 (82gms, 26gls, 59pts, 50ht, 37bk)
C T.Plekanec (29): 64gms, 12gls, 42pts, 58ht, 48bk, 49.8fo%, 20:38 (82gms, 15gls, 54pts, 74ht, 62bk)

W C.MacArthur (26): 57gms, 19gls, 34pts, 45ht, 15bk, 14:57 (82gms, 27gls, 49pts, 65ht, 22bk)
W B.Geoffrion (23): 24gms, 0gls, 3pts, 31ht, 11bk, 10:34 (82gms, 0gls, 10pts, 106ht, 38bk)

W M.Frattin (23): 40gms, 5gls, 10pts, 52ht, 7bk, 12:29 (82gms, 10gls, 21pts, 107ht, 14bk)
W R.White (23): 8gms, 0gls, 1pts, 26ht, 2bk, 12:52 (82gms, 0gls, 10pts, 267ht, 21bk)

Line 3

C D.Steckel (29): 61gms, 7gls, 9pts, 133ht, 53bk, 57.9fo%, 12:11 (82gms, 9gls, 12pts, 179ht, 71bk)
C L.Eller (22): 62gms, 13gls, 23pts, 60ht, 47bk, 45.4fo%, 14:55 (82gms, 17gls, 30pts, 79ht, 62bk)

W T.Connolly (30): 52gms, 10gls, 28pts, 17ht, 59bk, 48.5fo%, 16:46 (82gms, 16gls, 44pts, 27ht, 93bk)
W R.Bourque (30): 59gms, 17gls, 22pts, 68ht, 17bk, 17:37 (82gms, 24gls, 31pts, 95ht, 24bk)

W N.Kulemin (25): 64gms, 7gls, 27pts, 76ht, 40bk, 15:07 (82gms, 9gls, 35pts, 97ht, 51bk)
W L.Leblanc (20): 26gms, 3gls, 7pts, 42ht, 12bk, 10:26 (82gms, 10gls, 22pts, 133ht, 38bk)

Line 4

C M.Lombardi (29): 45gms, 7gls, 14pts, 32ht, 27bk, 48.5fo%, 13:16 (82gms, 13gls, 26pts, 58ht, 49bk)
C P.Nokelainen (25): 44gms, 2gls, 4pts, 39ht, 9bk, 54.5fo%, 9:12 (82gms, 4gls, 8pts, 73ht, 17bk)

W J.Crabb (28): 50gms, 8gls, 18pts, 73ht, 25bk, 12:49 (82gms, 13gls, 30pts, 120ht, 41bk)
W A.Engqvist (24): 10gms, 0gls, 0pts, 8ht, 4bk, 6:35 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, 66ht, 33bk)

W M.Brown (26): 42gms, 2gls, 4pts, 102ht, 17bk, 9:26 (82gms, 4gls, 8pts, 199ht, 33bk)
W B.Staubitz (27): 45gms, 0gls, 0pts, 67ht, 17bk, 6:29 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, 122ht, 31bk)

Pair 1

D D.Phaneuf (26): 64gms, 9gls, 38pts, 153ht, 106bk, 25:21 (82gms, 12gls, 49pts, 196ht, 136bk)
D P.Subban (22): 64gms, 5gls, 26pts, 83ht, 90bk, 23:56 (82gms, 6gls, 33pts, 106ht, 115bk)

D C.Gunnarsson (25): 60gms, 2gls, 16pts, 83ht, 130bk, 22:01 (82gms, 3gls, 22pts, 113ht, 178bk)
D J.Gorges (27): 65gms, 2gls, 12pts, 100ht, 183bk, 22:29 (82gms, 3gls, 15pts, 126ht, 231bk)

Pair 2

D J.Gardiner (21): 57gms, 4gls, 19pts, 36ht, 68bk, 21:25 (82gms, 6gls, 27pts, 52ht, 98bk)
D Y.Weber (23): 50gms, 4gls, 16pts, 42ht, 36bk, 15:25 (82gms, 7gls, 26pts, 69ht, 59bk)

D L.Schenn (22): 62gms, 2gls, 19pts, 210ht, 92bk, 16:14 (82gms, 3gls, 25pts, 278ht, 122bk)
D A.Emelin (25): 53gms, 2gls, 5pts, 203ht, 74bk, 17:09 (82gms, 3gls, 8pts, 314ht, 115bk

Pair 3

D J.Liles (31): 48gms, 4gls, 22pts, 49ht, 90bk, 21:23 (82gms, 7gls, 38pts, 84ht, 154bk)
D T.Kaberle (33): 65gms, 2gls, 29pts, 20ht, 69bk, 17:41 (82gms, 3gls, 37pts, 25ht, 87bk)

D M.Komisarek (29): 30gms, 1gls, 4pts, 58ht, 55bk, 16:25 (82gms, 3gls, 11pts, 159ht, 150bk)
D C.Campoli (27): 26gms, 2gls, 7pts, 19ht, 30bk, 15:21 (82gms, 6gls, 22pts, 60ht, 95bk

Starting Goalies

G J.Gustavsson (27): 34gms, 16-13-2, 2.92gaa, 3so, .904sv%
G C.Price (24): 56gms, 23-24-9, 2.42gaa, 4so, .914sv%

Backup Goalies

G J.Reimer (23): 28gms, 11-11-4, 3.07gaa, 3so, .899sv%
G P.Budaj (29): 9gms, 2-6-1, 2.87gaa, 0so, .902sv%

Injured / Suspended

NONE

W B.Gionta (33): 31gms, 8gls, 15pts, 35ht, 13bk, 19:26 (82gms, 21gls, 40pts, 93ht, 34bk)
W T.Moen (29): 48gms, 9gls, 16pts, 75ht, 41bk, 15:42 (82gms, 15gls, 27pts, 128ht, 70bk)
W S.Gomez (32): 35gms, 2gls, 10pts, 10ht, 12bk, 13:58 (82gms, 5gls, 23pts, 23ht, 28bk)
W M.Darche (35): 61gms, 5gls, 12pts, 79ht, 45bk, 12:07 (82gms, 7gls, 16pts, 106ht, 61bk)
W A.Palushaj (22): 24gms, 0gls, 1pts, 21ht, 6bk, 7:29 (82gms, 0gls, 3pts, 72ht, 21bk)
D R.Diaz (25): 59gms, 3gls, 16pts, 40ht, 102bk, 18:00 (82gms, 4gls, 22pts, 56ht, 142bk

Erdinger · 03-03-2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PresidentCamacho

30th place is our Cup.

9th in the conference is last.

We are definitely not winning the Cup unless the Jackets are the biggest losers ever.

philer Bozel · 03-03-2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by samwitch

I will not cheer for the Leafs to lose because what's the fun of watching a game when you're hoping for a loss. Just doesn't make sense.

With that being said.. I am not as disappointed with losing knowing that we could pick up a tremendous young player. So either way it doesn't bother me too much!

What? I'm going to have A LOT of fun watching this game. The Chicago game was also one hell of a game for me. Its the expense of knowing that with every loss it gets us closer to drafting a #1 center. we'll be able to keep our assets and fix one o our glaring wholes.

I love the leafs but I hate how mediocre the team has been for the past few years.

ACC1224 · 03-03-2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Erdinger

Then why does Mediocrity Nation care what Tank Nation thinks and vice versa? Either side are just being fans and expressing their preferences as to the way they want the rest of the season to play out. Should they express no interest at all?

I don't know, you'll have to ask them. Doesn't answer my question though.

dimi78 · 03-03-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by PresidentCamacho

30th place is our Cup.

9th in the conference is last.

What's 8th place?

dougieg93 · 03-03-2012, 03:45 PM

Why is Franson a healthy scratch?

Erdinger · 03-03-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ACC1224

I don't know, you'll have to ask them. Doesn't answer my question though.

Okay I understand now. You are the Board Pedant.

PresidentCamacho* · 03-03-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Erdinger

We are definitely not winning the Cup unless the Jackets are the biggest losers ever.

We could get the mighty Prince of Wales Trophy or the esteemed Clarence Campbell Bowl as consolation then!

Then we have a shiny elite prospect that most will annoint the next Gretzky.

Drop The Mits · 03-03-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dimi78

What's 8th place?

Real fans don't want to make the playoffs, you faker