2021 Training Camp Thread
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Guessing this means guys like Korshkov, Malgin, and SDA are gonna stay in Europe to finish their seasons. Other than that, no real surprises here.
Bender said:
Signed him fairly early in the free agency period.
Guilt Trip
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Nice to see Brazeau here to get some experience.
Some height/weight info for those interested:
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1345801129280606213
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1345802063150800896
Brazeau is huge. Nylander gets up to 200 lbs. Matthews drops down a bit, was always weird seeing him listed at 220+ lbs.
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1345801129280606213
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1345802063150800896
Brazeau is huge. Nylander gets up to 200 lbs. Matthews drops down a bit, was always weird seeing him listed at 220+ lbs.
herman said:
I wonder if not having any pre-season games could help him here. Add in the fact that the team might need him as a PK option and he's probably not as much of a longshot as it sometimes seems. And if he does start to use that combination of size and speed more effectively having him and Simmonds forechecking on the 4th line could be an interesting option.
herman
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CarltonTheBear said:
I suspect Keefe will backpocket him. He's waiver exempt for a bit, costs more than the other options, and is a very known quantity as coach's favourite utility man. Spend a couple of weeks cycling through the taxi squad for the bottom mix, and if all the offensively sexy options poop out, Engvall is in to at least set an acceptable floor.
All I'm asking of him is to be more of a bull in the china shop in mentality. There aren't many players in the league who can catch him and handle him if he is exerting his physique to exercise his skill (similar to Matthews now and Thornton in his heyday).
https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1345835005214416898
Let's go!
Let's go!
Zee said:
It's weird, but I'm all for at least giving it a shot.
Keefe knows he can plug Hyman right back anywhere in the top-6 and he won't miss a beat.
Arn said:
Let's be realistic, Arn.
The season is only 56 games so we're talking more like 70 goals.
Guilt Trip
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Leafs and other teams won't cycle through the taxi squads unless those players are waiver exempt. It's is not like an expanded roster. As it stands right now, with Keefe's lines today, only Barabanov is waiver exempt, so for the Leafs to cycle guys in and out, players will have to go on waivers. Who is going on waivers so you can interchange these players? Maybe Boyd, Vesey if Lehtonen, Barabanov, Robertson blow the doors off? It won't be any of the 6 non waiver exempt D men.herman said:
I have a feeling the Leafs may keep 3 goalies to start the year because they may be fearful of losing Dell to Washington.
