2019-2020 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[ZBBM]

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1179578787996082177
https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1179581913515905025

Your new favourite, everyone.

I wonder if he's Almo's secret son.

 

[disco]

Mik's media scrum will henceforth be known as Talk Soup with Ilya Mikheyev.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1179578787996082177
https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1179581913515905025

Your new favourite, everyone.

That's awesome. Kid has some gumption to go it alone without the translator, I'd be way too scared to attempt that in a language I'm not comfortable with

 

[L K]

I like the lack of leadfooted defensemen in the lineup.  The possibility that if Sandin plays well enough that we could have Ceci/Rielly, Muzzin/Barrie, Dermott/Sandin excites me.

 

[Bender]

I like the lack of leadfooted defensemen in the lineup.  The possibility that if Sandin plays well enough that we could have Ceci/Rielly, Muzzin/Barrie, Dermott/Sandin excites me.

They just really have to be cognizant and not let players in behind them like they did yesterday. Freddy bailed them out a few times.

 

[Zee]

I like the lack of leadfooted defensemen in the lineup.  The possibility that if Sandin plays well enough that we could have Ceci/Rielly, Muzzin/Barrie, Dermott/Sandin excites me.

I know Babcock is trying to ease him into the NHL, but I think Sandin is ready for more than just 9 minutes in a game.  If Marincin can handle almost 14 minutes, Sandin can too.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I know Babcock is trying to ease him into the NHL, but I think Sandin is ready for more than just 9 minutes in a game.  If Marincin can handle almost 14 minutes, Sandin can too.

Well that difference was mostly all PK time, which Marincin actually led the Leafs in.

 

[Zee]

I know Babcock is trying to ease him into the NHL, but I think Sandin is ready for more than just 9 minutes in a game.  If Marincin can handle almost 14 minutes, Sandin can too.

Well that difference was mostly all PK time, which Marincin actually led the Leafs in.

Fair enough, but I'm on the Sandman train, this kid can handle way more and it'll take load off the big boys like Rielly/Barrie/Muzzin

 

[L K]

I know Babcock is trying to ease him into the NHL, but I think Sandin is ready for more than just 9 minutes in a game.  If Marincin can handle almost 14 minutes, Sandin can too.

Well that difference was mostly all PK time, which Marincin actually led the Leafs in.

Fair enough, but I'm on the Sandman train, this kid can handle way more and it'll take load off the big boys like Rielly/Barrie/Muzzin

I was surprised that he didn't play more in the second half of the game especially when the Leafs went up 5-2.  I get the first period was a bit of a mess between the 3 powerplays where the Leafs only use 2 defensemen so that killed 6 minutes of the game where you still had Muzzin and Ceci sitting on the bench too.  But I'm not going to fuss about minutes too much in the first few games of the year.

 

[Zee]

I know Babcock is trying to ease him into the NHL, but I think Sandin is ready for more than just 9 minutes in a game.  If Marincin can handle almost 14 minutes, Sandin can too.

Well that difference was mostly all PK time, which Marincin actually led the Leafs in.

Fair enough, but I'm on the Sandman train, this kid can handle way more and it'll take load off the big boys like Rielly/Barrie/Muzzin

I was surprised that he didn't play more in the second half of the game especially when the Leafs went up 5-2.  I get the first period was a bit of a mess between the 3 powerplays where the Leafs only use 2 defensemen so that killed 6 minutes of the game where you still had Muzzin and Ceci sitting on the bench too.  But I'm not going to fuss about minutes too much in the first few games of the year.

They also have 3 games in 4 nights, so many Babcock actually has an icetime plan to keep all the D fresher.  We'll see how much the Sandman plays Friday/Saturday

 

[herman]

How soon before a certain segment of the fanbase credits the Leafs success on letting Jake Gardiner walk over the summer?

 

[Deebo]

How soon before a certain segment of the fanbase credits the Leafs success on letting Jake Gardiner walk over the summer?

If that happenes, it would be some time after the Leafs actually have success.

 

[Bender]

How soon before a certain segment of the fanbase credits the Leafs success on letting Jake Gardiner walk over the summer?

I still find that whole situation that we let him go a bit depressing. But Barrie already looks like Gardiner++

 

[ZBBM]

How soon before a certain segment of the fanbase credits the Leafs success on letting Jake Gardiner walk over the summer?

Right now.  Look at our record compared to Carolina's.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1179548368395223040

Cap shenanigans. Something to do with his bonuses too.

Petan is up in response.

This opens up $88,333 of relief pool (does not accumulate), but subsequent transactions will have this 'room' involved.

Official now
https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1179773098742226944

 

[Bullfrog]

Just a random question: during the Leafs Blueprint, I noticed all the players getting off of an Air Canada plane. Why wouldn't an organization like MLSE (and the other franchises) have its own plane and pilots?

Edit: I mean for the players; I'm aware there's a corporate jet for MLSE.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Just a random question: during the Leafs Blueprint, I noticed all the players getting off of an Air Canada plane. Why wouldn't an organization like MLSE (and the other franchises) have its own plane and pilots?

Because it's expensive to let a plane sit there doing nothing most of the time.  Plus you have to maintain it, park it somewhere, and the pilots will be on your payroll full time regardless of how often they work.  You have months in the summer where the plane is not in use. 

TLDR; it's more expensive than chartering. 

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Just a random question: during the Leafs Blueprint, I noticed all the players getting off of an Air Canada plane. Why wouldn't an organization like MLSE (and the other franchises) have its own plane and pilots?

Edit: I mean for the players; I'm aware there's a corporate jet for MLSE.

Doesn't really seem worth it to have. The Air Canada planes they use are special ones designed for this kind of usage I believe. It's not like they're flying in those little WestJet ones.

edit: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/charters.html

 

[Kin]

Just a random question: during the Leafs Blueprint, I noticed all the players getting off of an Air Canada plane. Why wouldn't an organization like MLSE (and the other franchises) have its own plane and pilots?

Because it's expensive to let a plane sit there doing nothing most of the time.  Plus you have to maintain it, park it somewhere, and the pilots will be on your payroll full time regardless of how often they work.  You have months in the summer where the plane is not in use. 

TLDR; it's more expensive than chartering.

And I assume you'd have to buy a new one every so often. Probably better to leave the logistics of all that to the experts.

 

[Bullfrog]

ya, makes sense. I work with a few companies that have their own planes, but these are like 9-seaters and the owner usually has his own pilot's license. 

Looks like they usually charter the Air Canada planes.