2019-2020 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[Highlander]

Tavares flew back to Toronto to attend to a personal matter.

Hope all is well with his newborn..and family.

That's what entered my mind right away. It doesn't appear serious because they said he'll be back tomorrow.

Perhaps had to meet his bankers about the return on his investments.  My son said he may be injured but hopefully not the case with family or injury.  Perhaps its to meet with Keefe and fly with him back to AZ.

 

[Frank E]

I'm not sure where all this "Babcock misuses Barrie" stuff comes from? 

He put Barrie with a good d-man in Muzzin, and played him 21 minutes a game.

If it's just getting more PP time, well then I guess I don't think he's earned it. 

 

[Highlander]

I'm not sure where all this "Babcock misuses Barrie" stuff comes from? 

He put Barrie with a good d-man in Muzzin, and played him 21 minutes a game.

If it's just getting more PP time, well then I guess I don't think he's earned it.

Its Hakstol's system, he wants the D men to stop at the O Blue line and take long shots and not get caught. Rielly and Barrie are puck carrying D men, they need to penetrate the zone get into the circle and make a play or shot from the slot.  Point shots are a waste of time 1% success rate. You need to let these guys play to their strengths.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I'm not sure where all this "Babcock misuses Barrie" stuff comes from? 

He put Barrie with a good d-man in Muzzin, and played him 21 minutes a game.

If it's just getting more PP time, well then I guess I don't think he's earned it.

Its Hakstol's system, he wants the D men to stop at the O Blue line and take long shots and not get caught. Rielly and Barrie are puck carrying D men, they need to penetrate the zone get into the circle and make a play or shot from the slot.  Point shots are a waste of time 1% success rate. You need to let these guys play to their strengths.

That is what it's all about. Using a player strengths so he can have the most success, not hindering them.

 

[hockeyfan1]

I'm not sure where all this "Babcock misuses Barrie" stuff comes from? 

He put Barrie with a good d-man in Muzzin, and played him 21 minutes a game.

If it's just getting more PP time, well then I guess I don't think he's earned it.

Its Hakstol's system, he wants the D men to stop at the O Blue line and take long shots and not get caught. Rielly and Barrie are puck carrying D men, they need to penetrate the zone get into the circle and make a play or shot from the slot.  Point shots are a waste of time 1% success rate. You need to let these guys play to their strengths.

That is what it's all about. Using a player strengths so he can have the most success, not hindering them.

Right on!  I always saw it as the Leafs D -- Barrie & Rielly -- playing 'confused'.  I always believed that everyone should play according to their strengths, something we have yet to see this season by the defensemen at least. 

Hopefully, with Keefe behind the bench, he can override Hakstol's 'convoluted' system and get the team back on track.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Comparing systems:

Last season:

This season (under Hakstol):

[tweet]1196903473826058240[/tweet]

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/NickDeSouza_/status/1197730787736600577

 

[disco]

?'That style that we played tonight, you?ll see a lot more of it. You know what, we?re going to make some mistakes and we?re going to look silly sometimes, but we?re going to be rewarded for it a lot more than I think we won?t be.'

That quote is from Tyson Barrie, and I think if he had said the same thing a week ago, Mike Babcock may have shot him out of a canon into the sun. For everyone else with eyes on this team, those are hopefully new words to live by."
https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1197877401847386113

 

[Highlander]

Just watched the post game with Matthews, man I have never seen him smile like that ever, like a weight is off his shoulders, don't think Bab's and him saw eye to eye.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/HennyTweets/status/1197988800351363073

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

https://twitter.com/HennyTweets/status/1197988800351363073

BURN!

 

[Frank E]

I see the Leafs' PR machine is busy...

 

[Guilt Trip]

I see the Leafs' PR machine is busy...

????

 

[Sunbro]

Video up on Maple Leafs youtube channel, post game locker room energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkgPo88vDaA

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1198018562444734467

The Speech
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1198021339002679301

Here if you?re too lazy to click

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1198018562444734467

The Speech
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1198021339002679301

Here if you?re too lazy to click

That was a nice moment for Keefe, JT always thinking of others.

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/jtbourne/status/1197873955304083457

TSN OverDrive: Ferraro: The Leafs ?just looked different? under Keefe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD5JZJ49pzo

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1198059610898403328

 

[L K]

Kerfoot is getting a hearing for his hit?  I don?t like guys getting hit there but seriously, that is getting a hearing.  We have had 3 or 4 uncalled hits to the head of Matthews and Tavares but this gets a possible suspension?

I?m fine if we start having a strict standard on stuff but it seems like the wheel of random strikes again

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Kerfoot is getting a hearing for his hit?  I don?t like guys getting hit there but seriously, that is getting a hearing.  We have had 3 or 4 uncalled hits to the head of Matthews and Tavares but this gets a possible suspension?

I?m fine if we start having a strict standard on stuff but it seems like the wheel of random strikes again

Engvall got thrown into the boards in a similar fashion and nothing.