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Game 23: Devils @ Leafs - Mar. 4th, 7:00PM - SN, Fan 590

Omallley said:
Kadri's now tied for 13th in league scoring, and tied for 6th among NHL centremen.

(EDIT: and 94th among centres in icetime, FWIW).
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He is a mastering of the faceoff circle away from being the new #1 Center in town...
 
Interesting panel discussion that I haven't really thought about yet this year: what should the Leafs do with Bozak, as a pending UFA? What ballpark do you think he'll command salary wise to re-sign with the Leafs? Can the Leafs afford that price with Grabo making $5.5M?

...or do you look to shop Grabovski at the deadline or in the off-season?
 
Funny, Hockey Center talking about Bozak's value at the trade deadline... because he is a good faceoff man... don't the Leafs need him in the playoffs ?

I know that he will be a FA and may demand 3.5+ per year, but when you're in a playoff spot you don't trade your best faceoff man away at the deadline. Unless is a two dimes for a quarter kind of deal.

And FWIW, I do think that  Bozie signed will be the 1st step toward signing Kessel.
 
That's a play that Kessel just wouldn't do: Kadri dipsy-doodled around the defender; the defender out-positioned him so Kadri knocks him over. Beauty.

Kessel really needs to start shooting lower.
 
What do they have to do to get Kessel scoring at home

He buries one of his two opportunities, as we know he is capable of, and this was a 2-0 game

And he doesn't even try to shoot there, he goes for a hopeless pass...
 
Listening to the stream on NHL Radio and they're saying Tucker will be in tomorrow to comment on this year's Maple Leaf Team.....that should be interesting. :D
 
So I've been thinking that the shot against and save percentage of the Leafs could be due to the Leafs improved defence.  And I was just thinking about that when they got into our zone and put it right on net from the blue line...but then Reimer holds onto it and they score soon after the faceoff. 

Makes me wonder if other teams have been watching tape of the Leafs getting scored on shortly after their defensive zone faceoffs a bunch of times this year...
 
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