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2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

ZBBM said:
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"– Jake McCabe was wearing an A in this game and was very much a leader on the ice. He played nearly 24 minutes, blocked eight shots, and finished at plus-two. His nice read to cut out a play in the neutral zone helped draw the first Toronto power play, and he made several good first passes to start breakouts. He’s now at +21 on the season while playing over 22 minutes a night, largely against top competition, and starting just 27% of his shifts in the offensive zone (his 256 defensive-zone faceoffs are 52 more than the Leafs’ next-highest, OEL). Considering Tavares and Nylander have slowed down quite a bit in this recent segment, Woll has been really good but has missed a lot of time, and Matthews hasn’t taken flight fully, there is good case to be made for McCabe as the team’s MVP through the first half of the season, even if there was a rocky stretch when he was forced over to the right side."

I think this is true. I had no idea his +/- was that good, plus all the other stats quoted.
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McCabe has the highest +/- (+76) for all Leafs dmen since Matthews entered the league
I think he's the best dman the Leafs have had during those years (not because of that stat - he does it all).
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/2006411637650063511

“They’re looking at things going forward here, so I’m not gonna speculate on what they’re gonna exactly do. But he’s gonna be out a while.” Berube

Grade 1 or 2 for groin is 1-2 months. Rest & rehab, etc.
If they're looking at doing something beyond that like surgery, as the above seems to imply is a consideration, it is 3+ months - maybe season ending. Since it is bad enough to ponder what they need to do, 2 months might be a best case. He's 36 years old: a lot of hockey wear.
 
The wild card has 6 teams one point apart and 8 teams only 3 points apart, I don't think I've seen the east this tight before.

Edit: We're tied for 3rd in the Pacific...lol
 
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Carlo had his surgery December 3rd, and was supposed to be out for about a month from that time. He's also been skating for a little over a week now so the timeline for his return seems about right (imagine that!). No McCabe could be brutal if this is even a medium-term thing. Myers back in for Benning is, ugh. With all due respect to Benoit I'd probably rather see the "fourth" pairing playing if that was the option.
 
I really don't understand what Berube sees in Myers. Every single game he plays is the same thing. He takes a bad penalty....his pairing gets filled in.....he goes adventuring away from his defensive coverage.

As much as I'm frustrated with Rielly, stop playing Myers. Literally anyone else is a better option
 
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