GDT: Preseason Mega Thread cuz why not

[zeke]

Max made the perfect pass. But congratulations to Robertson.

 

[thehabhater]

I hope that he scores 30 this year.

Really

 

[zeke]

I hope that he scores 30 this year.

Really

 

[thehabhater]

Good picture of me

 

[Pwner]

A Stolout!

 

[zeke]

this is the year.

 

[thehabhater]

Hard to keep Robertson out of the lineup next week.

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

Hard to keep Robertson out of the lineup next week.

would be the first time he's ever played game 1 of the season.

 

[thehabhater]

I was his worst critic, but I would easily give him a roster spot

I wouldn’t think twice.

 

[zeke]

it would be nice to give him his first actual chance before we ditched him.

 

[MindzEye]

Hard to disagree with this.

The debate in my own head would be replacing Robertson for either 44 or 16. One of the two can be used on the back-end, haven’t liked both there for a while. Not enough respect for either to shoot the puck - they can lean towards Matthews or Nylander without having to worry as much.

For JT, McMann would be interesting to me to put out there. Increase the speed, big body in front of the net, has a shot that can cause problems for goalies.

Disagree, but Tavares probably isn't good enough to be on PP1 anymore.




The idea of replacing either Marner or Rielly is kind of crazy. Moving Auston or Willy to net front and Robbie for Tavares is probably out best PP1. It adds another shooter who is mobile and Tavares was terrible at converting high danger chances last year. Maybe that was fluke, maybe that was skill erosion. If that HD SH% doesn't improve in the first 20 games, we've gotta get him off of that unit.

 

[thehabhater]

The issue was never talent, it was injuries.

I don’t know where you put him, I only know that he needs to be on the roster

 

[zeke]

53.5 xgf%

Robertson 11:30 54.1% --- Kampf 11:24 40.2% --- Pacioretty 11:24 57.4%
Cowan 9:06 52.2% --- Lorentz 9:48 58.0% --- McMann 11:18 56.9%
Steeves 9:48 27.5% --- Quillan 10:48 27.3% --- Nylander 9:30 32.8%
Jarnkrok 9:36 68.0% --- Pare 10:42 89.4% --- Grebenkin 8:48 64.7%

Webber 13:42 61.5% --- Niemela 14:30 70.3%
Kokkonen 13:18 31.7% --- Myers 13:54 39.9%
Rifai 13:00 71.0% --- Liljegren 13:30 55.7%
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[thehabhater]

I don’t know if Cowan is ready. I like him, but he was actually better last year in the preseason

 

[zeke]

Game 2 of the season is against NJ.

 

[thehabhater]

If Robertson is good for 25-30 goals and our goaltending is miles better than last year, what Leaf fan is going to be against that??

 

[Slinger 48]

Robertson is looking real good.

I know I shit on him a bit a while ago but I've always liked him and hoped he would be a good one. I don't see how he can't be in the opener.

I like what I've seen of Stolarz too.

Ahhh......... the dreaded rising hopes of October.

 

[JackBurton]

People are morons. They think every NHL players needs to play with snot. It's stupid. This market is ridiculous.

 

[zeke]

(nicky plays with snot)