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2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

Significantly Insignificant said:
Bill33 said:
Significantly Insignificant said:
I haven't been able to watch a lot of the games lately.  How has Schenn looked?  Read an article that said he was noticeably bad.  What is the opinion on him here?
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If you like hits, he's great. He's essentially 2023 Polak.
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Hmmm.  I can take that a couple of ways.  It could be that he is playing like Polak did with the Leafs back in the day, or he is playing like how Polak would play in 2023.
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herman said:
Significantly Insignificant said:
Bill33 said:
Significantly Insignificant said:
I haven't been able to watch a lot of the games lately.  How has Schenn looked?  Read an article that said he was noticeably bad.  What is the opinion on him here?
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If you like hits, he's great. He's essentially 2023 Polak.
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Hmmm.  I can take that a couple of ways.  It could be that he is playing like Polak did with the Leafs back in the day, or he is playing like how Polak would play in 2023.
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Polak was boss before The Boss was boss.
 
https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1641116604862722049
Schenn is my emotional support large person. I don't really even need him to play hockey; just hang around for the vibes.
 
It is a weak Top 50 UFA class.

7 Leafs on it:
Michael Bunting
Ryan O?Reilly
Alex Kerfoot
David Kampf
Justin Holl
Luke Schenn
Erik Gustafsson

UFA Leafs not on it:
Acciari
Aston-Reese
Simmonds

UFA Marlies
Benn
Zohorna
Dahlstr?m

4 notable ex-Leafs on it (for information/interest only):
Frederik Andersen
James van Riemsdyk
Pierre Engvall
Nick Foligno

I don't embrace their ranking

The trick will be how do the Leafs replace all the UFAs they lose with a weak UFA class ...
They might have to re-sign a few more than normal.
 
herman said:
I would try to keep Acciari and O?Reilly over Bunting assuming it?s a 4-5M hit for either option
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They have the space to sign Bunting and ROR at 4M each, Acciari for 1.5M, and sign Sammy for 3.5-4M if they so desire with Muzz on LTIR. Leafs have roughly 15.7 M in space with a roster of 15. I think they can get Bunting for 3.5M on a longer deal. No idea what ROR would want or if the Leafs would want him back. Let's hope for a long run.
 
I think they have to keep ROR and Kampf.  Then it's see what Bunting and Kerfoot want.  Acciari should be in the conversation as well.
 
https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1641429314519420930
Who starts in goal for Game 1?
Where does Ryan O'Reilly best fit in the lineup?
Does an 11/7 formation make sense given the roster makeup?
Will the powerplay hold up?
Have the ghosts of playoffs past been extinguished?
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I have some questions too:
What's wrong with my Willy?
Is Nylander just being a good teammate and letting Matthews continue his team goal-leading streak?
Who drives Sandin to practice now?
Does John Tavares need glasses? He can afford laser-eye surgery.
Is Sam Lafferty just a product of Jason Dickinson?
Why does the Lamborghini Urus exist?
 
I get Holmberg's performance dipped after a pretty impressive start but I'm still surprised he's never received another call-up.
 
Zee said:
Doesn't someone have to be injured for him to be called up on emergency?
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louisstamos covered some of the current lineup guys out, but essentially, the Leafs haven't used a standard recall yet and have just been cycling guys up and out as emergency recalls since the deadline (thanks to O'Reilly's injury, among other little ones).
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I get Holmberg's performance dipped after a pretty impressive start but I'm still surprised he's never received another call-up.
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Marlies were hurting up front and the Leafs are pretty full at centre is my best guess. Holmberg is still playing well for the Marlies.
 
Guilt Trip said:
CarltonTheBear said:
I get Holmberg's performance dipped after a pretty impressive start but I'm still surprised he's never received another call-up.
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Marlies were hurting up front and the Leafs are pretty full at centre is my best guess. Holmberg is still playing well for the Marlies.
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I'm sure it doesn't help that when he played on Bunting's line earlier this month against NJD, he (and Steeves) looked super ineffective.

When looking back to his stronger start to the season, Holmberg's best performances came when he played with Engvall (and to a lesser extent, Sandin), so a question could be posed about who was truly propping up whom. Add the fact that he's Swedish and probably also somewhat torn by the friend group being dismantled it could be a while before Holmberg is a value-add callup.

In any case, here's hoping their development goes well in the long run. The prospect pipeline continues to see action; Niemel? + Hildeby join the Marlies this week and Knies (hopefully) signs in a few days. Not to mention Robertson is sure to be back next season, so the dream of a future Verhaeghe-level emergence from a pick outside the 1st round lives on!
 
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