Manny Malhotra to join Leafs as assistant coach

[herman]

He also never tried Matthews on the PK.

Birthday boy said no, when Babcock asked if he'd like to try.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

They could have, maybe.  But neither Keefe nor Babcock seems to think they should be playing the PK.

Sure and I'm just saying I think they're both wrong about that. No other team in the league doesn't use a centre on their penalty kills. If this was some experiment they wanted to try it's well past the point where the results show it's not really working.

Also I'm not even looking to blame a specific person for this... we've had two head coaches, two assistant/PK coaches, and two GMs who have overseen the Leafs penalty kill do this now.

 

[Guilt Trip]

He also never tried Matthews on the PK.

Birthday boy said no, when Babcock asked if he'd like to try.

I bet he would now. I'd like someone to ask Matthews about this.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

He also never tried Matthews on the PK.

Birthday boy said no, when Babcock asked if he'd like to try.

And noted player coach Mike Babcock just said "ok Auston, whatever you say Auston".

 

[herman]

He also never tried Matthews on the PK.

Birthday boy said no, when Babcock asked if he'd like to try.

And noted player coach Mike Babcock just said "ok Auston, whatever you say Auston".

I see no problem with letting the best 5v5 goal scorer in this new era focus on and prioritize even strength and powerplay minutes. I don't think the other Birthday Boy would impose upon Birthday Boy to play outside of what has made him effective.

TIL: Auston Matthews and Sheldon Keefe share a birthday

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I see no problem with letting the best 5v5 goal scorer in this new era focus on and prioritize even strength and powerplay minutes. I don't think the other Birthday Boy would impose upon Birthday Boy to play outside of what has made him effective.

I could buy that in his 1st or 2nd season but come 3 or 4 I think it would have been nice to see him expand his game a little more.

We did see Matthews step up his defensive game a little this season. We know Tavares can kill penalties. Putting everything that happened in the past aside I just hope at least one of has a role on the PK next season. Kerfoot-Hyman, Matthews/Tavares-Marner, and Engvall-Mikheyev or something like that would nice group of penalty killers.

 

[herman]

I see no problem with letting the best 5v5 goal scorer in this new era focus on and prioritize even strength and powerplay minutes. I don't think the other Birthday Boy would impose upon Birthday Boy to play outside of what has made him effective.

I could buy that in his 1st or 2nd season but come 3 or 4 I think it would have been nice to see him expand his game a little more.

We did see Matthews step up his defensive game a little this season. We know Tavares can kill penalties. Putting everything that happened in the past aside I just hope at least one of has a role on the PK next season. Kerfoot-Hyman, Matthews/Tavares-Marner, and Engvall-Mikheyev or something like that would nice group of penalty killers.

Kerfoot-Hyman, Barabanov-Mikheyev, Engvall-Marner; and then you drop Tavares-Matthews-Nylander on the post-PK shift and have a good time. Matthews and Tavares on the PK is a bit of a waste of their finite TOI on a whole season, especially when it's hemmed in their own zone.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I see no problem with letting the best 5v5 goal scorer in this new era focus on and prioritize even strength and powerplay minutes. I don't think the other Birthday Boy would impose upon Birthday Boy to play outside of what has made him effective.

I could buy that in his 1st or 2nd season but come 3 or 4 I think it would have been nice to see him expand his game a little more.

We did see Matthews step up his defensive game a little this season. We know Tavares can kill penalties. Putting everything that happened in the past aside I just hope at least one of has a role on the PK next season. Kerfoot-Hyman, Matthews/Tavares-Marner, and Engvall-Mikheyev or something like that would nice group of penalty killers.

Kerfoot-Hyman, Barabanov-Mikheyev, Engvall-Marner; and then you drop Tavares-Matthews-Nylander on the post-PK shift and have a good time. Matthews and Tavares on the PK is a bit of a waste of their finite TOI on a whole season, especially when it's hemmed in their own zone.

Bergeron and Marchand kill penalties. I actually don't care if Matthews/JT kill penalties, but I'm tired of watching Hyman lose the draw on the PK and that's where this whole discussion started. MM should help Engvall and Kerfoot in the faceoff circle so that should kick Hyman taking them to the curb.

 

[Highlander]

Excellent article on Manny and some other Dumba tidbits.

https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2020/09/17/toronto-maple-leafs-rumours-andreas-johnsson-alex-pietrangelo/