Leafs Acquire Jake Muzzin

[Coco-puffs]

Now I get to be angry that Babcock is obviously fine playing Rielly on the right side, he just chose not to all this time.

Like I mean even if he wanted to have Hainsey on the top pairing it should have still been Rielly on the right.

Couple of thoughts on this:

1.  There is an imbalance in the league in terms of which wing has stronger players.  The majority of the top wingers in the game are Right Wingers.  Would you rather have them coming down Rielly's side or Hainsey's side?  I'd lean towards Rielly, even though he allows more controlled entries than Hainsey.  Rielly rarely ever gets walked.  I think Hainsey would get walked more often if he played the Left side against top competition.

2.  Jake Muzzin is better at controlling the blueline than either of them.  So I'd rather have him on the left side- facing all these good RWers than Rielly.

3.  Our three best D-men in terms of closing the blueline are Jake, Jake, and Travis.  I'm happy with them playing the Left side, although I doubt the imbalance of RW vs LW is as impactful as you get further down the lineup (ie, it matters less for your 3rd pair)

 

[herman]

I think for handedness, comfort ultimately is more meaningful than theoretical tactical advantage.

 

[ZBBM]

I'm sorry, but whenever I  see this guy's name I think it should be Jake Muezzin.  Which wouldn't make a lick of sense.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Also, when you have your stick one hand, that's almost always going to be your top hand. Having your dominant hand there means you have better control in those situations - like for poke checks or blocking passes, etc.

That doesn't really read to me. It's the easiest thing in the world to slide your hand up and play one handed with your bottom hand.

Surely you jest.

 

[Kin]

Nope. Phenomenal athletes like me can manage to move our hands up and down a hockey stick.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Nope. Phenomenal athletes like me can manage to move our hands up and down a hockey stick.

Yup I can just imagine.  : 

 

[Kin]

Or watch Drew Doughty some night. Either is good.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Or watch Drew Doughty some night. Either is good.

Clearly I'm misunderstanding you. You're saying that Doughty slides his right hand up the stick when he's playing with one hand on his stick and then when he goes to receive a pass he slides this hand back down his stick and places his left on top.

If he does, that's amazing but I don't think that he likely does. Any video i've watched of him playing a 2 on 1 or playing stick on puck, it is clearly his left hand on the top of his stick.

 

[Kin]

Clearly I'm misunderstanding you.

Yeah, I was just saying that if you're right handed and shoot right it's easy enough to occasionally play one handed with with your dominant hand. The reference to Doughty is just about the number of guys who shoot on the side of their dominant hand.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Clearly I'm misunderstanding you.

Yeah, I was just saying that if you're right handed and shoot right it's easy enough to occasionally play one handed with with your dominant hand. The reference to Doughty is just about the number of guys who shoot on the side of their dominant hand.

haha ok! Yes I agree that many people shoot right with their dominant hand on the bottom. With my daughter I gave her a straight stick and let her smack pucks around. she favoured holding the stick with her dominant hand on the top. I do as well. My earlier point wasn't that people can't shoot right with a dominant right hand. It was simply counterpointing those that said it made no sense to shoot left if you were right handed.

In baseball, I also hit left. In golf I also golf left. For some reason I like my dominant hand at the end of the bat/stick/shaft.

 

[herman]

Bottom dominant should be better for backhanders, yeah? See Sundin

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Bottom dominant should be better for backhanders, yeah? See Sundin

Perhaps. Again, it's a push and pull action with your top hand now pushing and your bottom pulling.

 

[caver]

did Marincin clear waivers ?

 

[Zee]

did Marincin clear waivers ?

Yes he cleared

 

[Highlander]

did Marincin clear waivers ?

Yes he cleared

He should really help the Marlies on the playoff push. Also heard Sandin and Lillypad are near return.

 

[Zee]

did Marincin clear waivers ?

Yes he cleared

He should really help the Marlies on the playoff push. Also heard Sandin and Lillypad are near return.

Agreed, Marincin can help down there especially if Leafs eventually call up Rosen for a stint

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/TheFlintor/status/1091856214193917953
Haven't seen this sandpaper in while. Great to see.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

He's actually got a more than decent point shot as well, which is an attribute lacking from the team D.

Maybe even a PP option.

There's a reason the Leafs deliberately don't bother with the point shot.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1092597081691148289

https://twitter.com/i/status/1092600586720010240

 

[herman]

Muzzin is a nice addition and is obviously going to be lauded a hero by Leafs fans nostalgic for that traditional blue collar hockey.

By all means we should definitely credit the Leafs? turnaround to big memorable hits and slapshots instead of forward depth regressing to their mean performance and curtailing an offensive black hole on the backend?s minutes and replacing him with better puck management and controlled exits.

 

[dappleganger]

Muzzin is a nice addition and is obviously going to be lauded a hero by Leafs fans nostalgic for that traditional blue collar hockey.

By all means we should definitely credit the Leafs? turnaround to big memorable hits and slapshots instead of forward depth regressing to their mean performance and curtailing an offensive black hole on the backend?s minutes and replacing him with better puck management and controlled exits.

Is there advanced stats on the results of hitting in the game?