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It needed to be done 2 weeks ago.CarltonTheBear said:The Johnsson/Marleau swap carries over, nice.
Guilt Trip said:It needed to be done 2 weeks ago.CarltonTheBear said:The Johnsson/Marleau swap carries over, nice.
True enough and you're right. Now it's time to sort out the other lines.CarltonTheBear said:Guilt Trip said:It needed to be done 2 weeks ago.CarltonTheBear said:The Johnsson/Marleau swap carries over, nice.
I mean you could say 2 months ago. But as long as it sticks going forward it doesn't really matter.
CarltonTheBear said:Guilt Trip said:It needed to be done 2 weeks ago.CarltonTheBear said:The Johnsson/Marleau swap carries over, nice.
I mean you could say 2 months ago. But as long as it sticks going forward it doesn't really matter.
CarltonTheBear said:https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1099008543116705795
herman said:https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1098993738402152449
Holl!
Bullfrog said:That seems generally reasonable. The only thing is I don't see Marleau getting bad enough where he wouldn't at least earn a spot on the 4th line. He also strikes me as someone who's ego wouldn't be hurt by sticking around and contributing in a lesser role.
That said, he also seems like a pretty strong family man and might be more amenable to early retirement as you suggest.
Bullfrog said:That seems generally reasonable. The only thing is I don't see Marleau getting bad enough where he wouldn't at least earn a spot on the 4th line. He also strikes me as someone who's ego wouldn't be hurt by sticking around and contributing in a lesser role./quote]
Yeah, I don't think it's a matter of ego. I think a lot of great players have stepped away not because they'd literally gotten so bad they couldn't hang onto the roster but because they could no longer play at the level they expected of themselves.
Nik the Trik said:Bullfrog said:That seems generally reasonable. The only thing is I don't see Marleau getting bad enough where he wouldn't at least earn a spot on the 4th line. He also strikes me as someone who's ego wouldn't be hurt by sticking around and contributing in a lesser role.
Yeah, I don't think it's a matter of ego. I think a lot of great players have stepped away not because they'd literally gotten so bad they couldn't hang onto the roster but because they could no longer play at the level they expected of themselves.
Frank E said:Nik the Trik said:Bullfrog said:That seems generally reasonable. The only thing is I don't see Marleau getting bad enough where he wouldn't at least earn a spot on the 4th line. He also strikes me as someone who's ego wouldn't be hurt by sticking around and contributing in a lesser role.
Yeah, I don't think it's a matter of ego. I think a lot of great players have stepped away not because they'd literally gotten so bad they couldn't hang onto the roster but because they could no longer play at the level they expected of themselves.
The fact that he'd only be playing for a little over $1m over the season would probably contribute as well.
princedpw said:On the other hand, he has an incredible iron man streak going and is moving up on the all time games list. Both might encourage him to keep going.
Evidently, Dubas believes there?s more that can be done. He?s looking, in particular, across the aisle of MLSE to what the Raptors have done.
?You see a lot of their younger players that are not necessarily high draft picks ? and basketball?s a little bit different because you basically have three or four guys that don?t play a minute every night so you can attribute more development time to them in season. I find that that?s a very interesting situation, because we have two or three guys every night that are scratches or injured. So we?ve talked a lot about that,? Dubas said in a 1-on-1 interview with The Athletic just before the start of the season. ?And we?ve done a lot of that with the Marlies, but that?s a development level. So can we do that here with the Leafs and different things like that have been the stuff that I?ve looked at with them.?
Bullfrog said:
And who's worried about our defense?