#freejame

Woooooooo McGinn!

Little bit of a cheer for Eichel there

Eichel goal https://streamable.com/8v91

Hit on Nylander for those who haven't seen it https://streamable.com/0rku

DeBrincat might have to donate half of his first contract to Johnny Gaudreau, who had another hat trick tonight, if they both keep up their paces. It's good to see smaller guys succeeding in the NHL, though I don't think many more will be slipping to the fourth round. I might be talking out of my ass, but I can't think of a single of player who has had his draft stock rise so much from a guy who not only doesn't play on his team, but isn't even in the same league.

I had this same thought the other day after someone made a comment (sarcastically) about Seguin having a coach who stifles offensive talent. I don't think if Lindy were coaching we would have gotten Reinhart and Eichel, as I think we would have probably squeaked out a few extra points over the years, but say we did then I would have to agree WildCard. I think that he would have us in a better position after next season than DD though. That's probably do to my own bias rather than anything I've seen.

Out of curiosity, if Moulson is bought out when will his contract come off of the books?

Zack Greinke has said before that it's about who will pay him the most. Different sports/payrolls, but the honesty is refreshing. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/21767425/honest-greinke-who-admits-was-top-consideration-made-texas-offer-before-la-deal

Personally, unless we were getting another robbery of a deal like the Gaustad trade, I would keep McGinn and re-sign him. Obviously it's easier said than done, but I think he's going to be a great support player once the top six fills out. Not only that but he's still relatively young (27) and has some playoff experience.

I'm all for it, especially behind the net. Goalies wouldn't be in any less of a risk if you removed pads in areas not covering body parts. There are plenty of pads that can be shrunk way down without the risk of injury. That's why you aren't hearing safety concerns from the goalies speaking to the media when asked about it. As far as sticks are concerned, it was always my understanding that limiting the curve of the blade was done out of safety concerns as it made shots much less predictable off of the stick.

I'm not sure goalies would be down for the second half of that statement, but I think restricting covering the puck to the crease would have a good impact on scores.

That's absolute insanity.

Unless GMTM has spoken with Samson/ROR and they've agreed to play wing for the foreseeable future, I'm not sure this really works. Joey doesn't see like seem like the type of player who is okay moving to the wing, and his respond (or lack thereof) from playing LW earlier this year backs that up. He also dealt with some heart issues this summer that some speculate could still be affecting his play. With all of that being said, if he can be had cheap then I'm all for it and let the pieces fall into place afterwards.

I usually love afternoon games, as I'm not usually in the area and like catching the games on TV. However, I'm going to this one and really wish it were at night.

I think that's probably because you aren't the fan they need to make changes for. They aren't going to lose your views, so your input matters less, no matter how backwards that is.

Additional props for footing the bill--yes. Losing props for someone footing the bill--no.

Or 2. There's really no reason for his number to be retired at all.

I figured there had to be a sponsor in there somewhere. I agree though, it doesn't diminish it in my eyes.

Not quite knowledgeable enough to do this myself, but this is great stuff!

, that's incredibly impressive.

Those look equally as bad, if not worse. Best jerseys we've had

Yeah, that's more or less what I was trying to illustrate. I think it evens out eventually between good stretches and bad stretches. I was looking through some teams' schedules and they look a whole lot worse than ours.

The Leafs only had two games between the fourth and fifteenth. Not necessarily a holiday break, but a substantial break nonetheless.

Before last game he was on pace for over 50 points, so it's not like he's far off.

I think some people here are underestimating the plight of the leafs fans. He would have grown up seeing all of those Sundin teams flame out in the playoffs and thinking he could be the one to change that. Now he has a real opportunity with Babcock behind the bench and a real solid core/pipeline. Being the guy to get the leafs the cup might be worth a discount to him.