Unofficial 2012/2013 Armchair GM
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Gardiner's defensive abilities lie in his poise with the puck, his ability to skate it out of danger and make a good first pass to get out of the zone. Man to man without the puck, he's probably average. If he gets into a physical battle he will probably lose, but his skating ability allows him to keep opponents from getting position on him. He's also pretty nifty with the stick. I think he can hold his own, as long as he is kept away from the more physical power forwards in the league.
L K
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RedLeaf said:
I'm going to throw the old competition wrench in your list and counter with:
JVR is going to be a disaster at C because he doesn't play there and doesn't take faceoffs. So I think he ends up back on the wing and we see him either drop all the way to the 3rd line or Kulemin drops to the 3rd.
Big Daddy
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I think its come to the point where Burke changes his stance and goes Top 9 with a fourth line. As of today my top 9 would be
Lupul/Bozak/Kessel
JVR/Grabovski/Kulemin
MacArthur/Connelly/Frattin
Seems I read on here before that Connelly and MacArthur have been friends for a long time so maybe some chemistry. I know that first line showed some and JVR im sure will like playing with the hustling russians.
Who knows?
Lupul/Bozak/Kessel
JVR/Grabovski/Kulemin
MacArthur/Connelly/Frattin
Seems I read on here before that Connelly and MacArthur have been friends for a long time so maybe some chemistry. I know that first line showed some and JVR im sure will like playing with the hustling russians.
Who knows?
Rebel_1812
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L K said:
He took faceoffs and played a C all throught college. When he was taken 2nd overall it was based on his work at center. I think he will do pretty well there. Sure he has room to grow but compare him to our other centers.
Champ Kind
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JVR helps in the size department but nothing has really been done to improve team - and especially Top 6 - toughness.
Britishbulldog
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Big Daddy said:
I also would have expected that to be the top 9 until McClement got signed. Now I am wondering if Carlyle will blow up the lines and do something like this:
JVR/Grabovski/Kessel
MacArthur/Connolly/Lupul
Frattin/McClement/Kulemin
Brown/Steckel/Komarov
(Bozak and Lombardi might be traded in a package for a goalie in Vancouver...)
dappleganger
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Does anyone think Kadri has more to offer than Connolly as one of the top three centers?
BlueWhiteBlood
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dm_for_pm said:
I think Kadri should have an extended look in the NHL. I wasn't fore the two year deal we gave Connolly from the start, but conceded that that was the only way it got done at all last year.
Corn Flake
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caveman said:
*beats caveman over the head with a chair*
Britishbulldog
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BlueWhiteBlood said:
With McClement and Steckel I think Kadri would have to be one of the top 2 centers on the Leafs.
As a winger I don't see Kadri on the top 2 lines either. That's why I see him as trade fodder.
Britishbulldog
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Champ Kind said:
I am concerned about the as well. It is almost as bad as the skill combinations on defense.
BlueWhiteBlood
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Britishbulldog said:
I'm pretty convinced that Kadri won't be a center in the NHL, he'll play the wing. As far as where he should play, it's definitely in a top 6 role, not a checking line role.
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