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lamajama said:
Zee said:
Fanatic said:
Who gets sent down?

mirtleJames Mirtle
Consensus seems to be Joe Colborne. I imagine that's what they do, as he doesn't require waivers to go down and could use more ice time.


The question is, does Kadri get the next callup?

ONLY if a winger is required otherwise leave him down.

I thought they moved Kadri back to center since he wasn't adjusting well at the wing.  At least that's what I thought I read Eakins saying.  He's been playing well on the Marlies at his natural center position.
 
Newbury said:
Wow, a pretty healthy lineup. I'm interested in seeing line combos, but I'll take a stab.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Armstrong-Connolly-Crabb
Frattin-Steckel-Dupuis

I would swap Frattin in for Kulemin's spot.
 
Wow! Connolly is a $4.5 million dollar 3rd line center. I bet that isn't what Burke envisioned when he signed him. It's a good thing the Leafs didn't get Richards. They would have a $9 million dollar 3rd line center. :o :o
 
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Newbury said:
Wow, a pretty healthy lineup. I'm interested in seeing line combos, but I'll take a stab.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Armstrong-Connolly-Crabb
Frattin-Steckel-Dupuis

I would swap Frattin in for Kulemin's spot.

Yep, stone hands Kulemin doesn't deserve 2nd line duty at all.
 
caveman said:
Wow! Connolly is a $4.5 million dollar 3rd line center. I bet that isn't what Burke envisioned when he signed him. It's a good thing the Leafs didn't get Richards. They would have a $9 million dollar 3rd line center. :o :o

The fact we have a $1.5 million dollar 1st line center makes up for it though.  ;)
 
Zee said:
caveman said:
Wow! Connolly is a $4.5 million dollar 3rd line center. I bet that isn't what Burke envisioned when he signed him. It's a good thing the Leafs didn't get Richards. They would have a $9 million dollar 3rd line center. :o :o

The fact we have a $1.5 million dollar 1st line center makes up for it though.  ;)

That's just it.  They couldn't assume Bozak would do what he's done in the last month or so.  Connolly is more or less a semi - insurance policy for 2 seasons.... would fill the 1st line role if nobody else does and bides time for Kadri and Colborne to develop.

Who knows how things can change the rest of the way.  If nothing else, Bozak has to show for more than 6 weeks that he's capable of holding his own as the 1st line centre consistently. 
 
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Newbury said:
Wow, a pretty healthy lineup. I'm interested in seeing line combos, but I'll take a stab.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Armstrong-Connolly-Crabb
Frattin-Steckel-Dupuis

I would swap Frattin in for Kulemin's spot.

Crabb to the 4th line LW, Frattin to 3rd line LW and Armstrong to RW where he normally plays.

Mac-Grabbo-Kulemin - is what the line is.  Still perplexed as to why Mac and Kulemin switched wings from last year and they haven't been switched back. 
 
Mikhail Bloodnovsky said:
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Newbury said:
Wow, a pretty healthy lineup. I'm interested in seeing line combos, but I'll take a stab.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Armstrong-Connolly-Crabb
Frattin-Steckel-Dupuis

I would swap Frattin in for Kulemin's spot.

Yep, stone hands Kulemin doesn't deserve 2nd line duty at all.

...and Frattin does?
 
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Newbury said:
Wow, a pretty healthy lineup. I'm interested in seeing line combos, but I'll take a stab.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Armstrong-Connolly-Crabb
Frattin-Steckel-Dupuis

I would swap Frattin in for Kulemin's spot.

I want to see Grabbo, Crabbo, and Frabbo.
 
Zee said:
caveman said:
Wow! Connolly is a $4.5 million dollar 3rd line center. I bet that isn't what Burke envisioned when he signed him. It's a good thing the Leafs didn't get Richards. They would have a $9 million dollar 3rd line center. :o :o

The fact we have a $1.5 million dollar 1st line center makes up for it though.  ;)

At the same time I can't believe nobody is acknowledging his nearly PPG pace right now. He seems to be worth $4.5 right now.
 
Tigger said:
Mikhail Bloodnovsky said:
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Newbury said:
Wow, a pretty healthy lineup. I'm interested in seeing line combos, but I'll take a stab.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Armstrong-Connolly-Crabb
Frattin-Steckel-Dupuis

I would swap Frattin in for Kulemin's spot.

Yep, stone hands Kulemin doesn't deserve 2nd line duty at all.

...and Frattin does?

He is outplaying Kulemin so yes.
 
markhmasters: RT @MapleLeafs: The Leafs have assigned forward Joe Colborne to the @torontomarlies #Leafs #NHL #Marlies
 
I would like to see what was being talked about in presaeason
Lupul-Connolly-Kessel
Kulemin-Grabovski-MacArthur
Frattin-Bozak-Armstrong
Crabb-Steckel-Dupuis
With the pairings on D working out,
Phaneuf-Gunnersson
Gardiner-Scheen
Franson-Liles
this could be our fullest lineup with Reimer starting. This is what iw was supposed to look like, this is finally really exciting.  Near the top and weve been hurt. Go Leafs Go!!


 
I suspect we'll see Connolly and MacArthur together - they've had great chemistry together. Grabovski stays with Kulemin and probably Frattin - though, the Connolly-MacArthur pairing could certainly use a big-body riding shotgun with them.
 
Can they just release Colton Orr? Maybe someone would take a flyer on him? Just seems a waste to make him a helathy scratch game after game. There seems to be no future in TO for him
 
Boston Leaf said:
Can they just release Colton Orr? Maybe someone would take a flyer on him? Just seems a waste to make him a helathy scratch game after game. There seems to be no future in TO for him

Yeah, 4 big games played this year.  I can't ever remember a time when he's not in the lineup and me saying "damn, I wish Colton was playing tonight"
 
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