this should explain a bit more about what Carlyle plans to do.

he definitely wants a more grinding team. hard to do that with the softies among the current group

Pony was pretty useful in helping NJ i thought in the playoffs.

Ott, Clowe, and others, they were not even close to being as slow as Antropov.

I think like you said about Nikki though, hockey sense and smarts is important. It can nullify the speed quotient or lack thereof.

As i said too about desire, character and heart. If you want it, you will get there before the even fastest guys and win puck battles because you’re hungrier.

I totally didn’t see that at all from the leafs, especially the last half of the year. It was actually quite pathetic watching them.

You speak of grit and size without speed being a dying breed, how about scoring off the rush. that too is dying. its all about now how bad do you want to be around home plate and banging in some garbage goals.

Toronto needs more guys who are willing to go into the trenches.

I’m not saying have the charlestown chiefs but really, i dont want a team of ned braden’s pirouetting around like a fairy on the ice like the group of leafs from last season.

I think we’ll miss him the most in the fact that he was our best shut down D-man and best shot blocker. He did stick up for the team, but I think it’s a bit exaggerated that no one else did. I mean, Grabo even fought for his teammates (man, I fuc king love that guy). He will be missed but we do have a bit of a glut on D and JVR is a mroe than welcome presence.

Odd to think what he’ll look like in the Blue and White. Also, wasn’t he rumoured to go to TO two years ago for Schenn and a first?

But yeah, Burke seems to only want to get his former players in his current employers jersey. I’m fine with that. Ryan would be sick (first name, I mean).

I usually try to be civil with you, but you are either drunk, have down syndrome, or both. Or maybe you are a great troll, but I suspect the former.