ChristopherReevesLegs

Nothing will stand in our way

Hey Joe, good to see ya. How are the boys over at HF holdin' up? Jimmies still rustled up? I haven't stopped in to check on em this week

You take all the easy ones I on the other hand am committal to getting this pumpernickel

Grapefruitspoons was right again...

Let's compete for this wheat

When's the deadline for Nylander? I read something that Toronto had submitted their final offer to him and he was pondering it with 100 minutes to go. That was about an hour ago. EDIT: Deadline is in 8 minutes

This could be our best draft class since 2002 I'm catching another Griffins game this Wednesday. I'll be sure to turn in my overly critical report. See what @Wheelchairsuperhero means about all this "much improved" business.

Jared McIsaac is now 4th in points among QMJHL Dmen. 20 pts in 19 games. http://theqmjhl.ca/stats/players/190/1/ptspg/defencemen

What a weirdo, I don't think about that everyday or the hotel I'd do it at anymore

That's the dream

Of course there was. Holmgren fired Hextall purely cause he saw the opportunity to relive his old wild tradin' days.

Tom Wilson Receives Match Penalty For INTERFERENCE on Seney He was called for a hit to the head on the play... Almost purely a reputation call by the Refs. This is one of the milder things Tom Wilson has ever done. Hate reputation calls, you gotta go on a case by case basis IMO. Total BS. Anyway, this league continues to turn into a sissy league. When interference is becoming a match penalty there's a problem.

That's nice but it's too soon to be calling him a good pick quite yet, it's only [current date] after all

He definitely works for or knows someone who works for the Leafs. When he dropped the Nylander news people on r/Leafs believed him this go around and twitter started picking it up (unlike the last two times). I figure he either found out he was passing BS and deleted his account out of shame. Or he saw the attention he was getting and deleted his account before anyone could dig thru his history and figure out who he was. Anyway, consider it fake news at this point.

It's not a an official source and I think it might be BS now: grapefruitspoons grapefruitspoons is a user who frequents r/Leafs over at reddit. He reported the Tavares signing before any of the major networks and reported the Ennis signing before anyone else. So he's developed some credibility... but he just deleted his account today after reporting this... so maybe he F'ed up

The prophecy has been foreseen

Inside source is saying Nylander has verbally agreed to a contract with the Leafs. 6 years at 7 mill AAV

Give Tyler the C

I like this. If Holland decides to pull the trigger itll basically be a guaranteed good trade for us. He doesnt feel the pressure to sell just to sell. However, I would like to unload Nyquist if possible unless goose is ready to sign a helluva bargain deal for the Red Wings. Hes good production this year should drive up his trade value nicely. Anyone know what the terms of his NTC are?

Like I said, his specialty is netfront on the PP. Mantha and Ras play that position, not Abby. Zykov is not better than Ras or Mantha. Therefore he'd just be regulated to our 4th line and be just about as useful to us as he was to Carolina. My comments about Draisaitl/McD/Zykov were a HUGE reach. I think Zykov could find sucess in that very specific scenario, but lets be real this kid is no Holmstrom yet. EDIT: and not to be a downer, but I dont believe Larkin or Mantha could accomplish what Dats and Z did with Homer. That unique setup worked because Dats and Z were so overwhelmingly dominant. Neither Larkin or Mantha is at that level yet. The other often overlooked part of the Z/Dats/Homer line was Lidstrom. Lids and Homers chemistry was undeniable and a lot of Homers deflections/goals were coming off #5s shot/feed. Oilers dont have a Lids and we dont either.

What do you mean by scoring right winger? Zykov's bread n butter is his net front presence. He cleans up the front of the net on the PP. That's where the good majority of his goals are scored. His 5 on 5 play is meh. His skating is meh. His work ethic is meh. His shot is meh. Basically he's an extremely 1-dimensional niche player like Frk or Pulkkinen, etc. But to his credit he is an absolute monster in front of the net. Carolina really didn't need a net-front PP man, which basically made him useless to Brind'Amour. I don't think he'd be much use to us either. We already have Ras, Mantha, Abby, and Tuzzi who can fill that role, plus add their other skill sets to the lineup. That all being said, if Hitchcock puts him on a line with McD and Draisiatal, and Zykoz just screens while they run and around do their thing, circa early 2000s Holmstrom/Datsyuk/Zetterberg, then I think he could find some good success in that role.

The Bobfather reporting that Bill Zito, Dave Nonis, and Chuck Fletcher are the candidates for the Flyers GM position. Also that Holmgren has had talks with Dubas about Willy Nylander.

Rutherford gave away MAF for the kid. I expect he'll want to keep him and be patient with him. Howard would just be a band aid.

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Pens Sniffing Around Howard As Well By my count, that's Carolina, Philly, Pitt, STL, and LA all with possible interest in Howie. Anyone I missed?