February Leafs discussion

Traps92 · Post #1 » by **Traps92** » Tue Feb 1, 2011 8:39 pm

- With 14 points out of the playoffs as of Feb 1st, is this team expected to make the play-offs?
- Trade deadline February 28, is Burke going to make moves to increase the chances of this team to make the playoffs
- Will Giguere and Kaberle(not sure) waive their no trade clause as they are expirings and may possibly bring a good player(s) to Toronto?
- Will Leafs give up a top 5 pick once again to Boston?

Lots of speculation this month!

Brew666 · Post #2 » by **Brew666** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 5:37 pm

No playoffs
I see a couple small moves, nothing major
Kabs won't waive anything and maybe JS if the right situation comes along and it won't bring anything back of too much value.
And I was thinkin' they wouldn't give up a top 5, but looking at the standings I'm not sure who they'd leapfrog so ya probably giving the 5th pick but at least it's a weak draft.

As bad as this year has been, it's been better than last year IMO though still very frustrating...I can sympathize w/ Knicks fans after these last few years...

Traps92 · Post #3 » by **Traps92** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:17 am

FINALLY.. Kessel breaks his goal drought slump and not only that he finally scored against Boston! About time!

Post #4 » by **Crowned** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:01 pm

What a beauty of a goal by Grabovski last night.

hsb · Post #5 » by **hsb** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:39 am

Leafs are 6 points away from the 8th spot.

23 games to go. Any thoughts on a playoff push?

Traps92 · Post #6 » by **Traps92** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:52 pm

hsb wrote:Leafs are 6 points away from the 8th spot.

23 games to go. Any thoughts on a playoff push?

IMO, it's still a little bit to early for me because Leafs can be quite inconsistent. No doubt do I want them to be in the playoffs. But when they start winning, they do well for stretches and when they lose, it's also continuous. Also, the playoff race is looking pretty tight for us but I mean hey, you never know..

Kessel is looks like he's got his touch back with 3 goals in two games. I think he can get 30 again and even more if he keeps it up like this!

Post #7 » by **darth_federer** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:52 pm

Dreger said that the Leafs would be buyers at the trade deadline so we dont know.

Post #8 » by **darth_federer** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:57 am

Hagman is on waivers. Any takers?

Post #9 » by **5DOM** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:11 am

First time watching the Leafs this season and they are fun to watch

kaulkhara15 · Post #10 » by **kaulkhara15** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:08 am

8-2-2 in their last 12 I believe. Only 4 pts back from the 8th spot Carolina.

Go Leafs Go!

LLJ · Post #11 » by **LLJ** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:32 pm

Those bottom seeds must have been losing a lot because it's not like the Leafs are super-hot right now, they're just playing quite good. I mean, 3 weeks ago they looked completely out of it. Now they're only 4 points away.

J Dilla · Post #12 » by **J Dilla** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:14 am

4 points away, wow. Didn't know I would see this day. But is this another late season run that will end up in failure?

Lionel Messi · Post #13 » by **Lionel Messi** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:53 am

2-0 lead in the third to a team that we're battling for a play-off spot and we end up losing :nonono:

s e n s i · Post #14 » by **s e n s i** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:31 am

Lionel Messi wrote:2-0 lead in the third to a team that we're battling for a play-off spot and we end up losing

giguere is donzo. how many games has he 'won' for this team since we acquired him...like one maybe.

J-Roc · Post #15 » by **J-Roc** » Wed Mar 2, 2011 2:39 pm

I don't know what the Leafs were expecting when they got a washed up Giggy. I guess Burkie was thinking we'd be a playoff team last year. But at this stage, no one was going to want to trade for him.

Post #16 » by **darth_federer** » Wed Mar 2, 2011 3:20 pm

J-Roc wrote:I don't know what the Leafs were expecting when they got a washed up Giggy. I guess Burkie was thinking we'd be a playoff team last year. But at this stage, no one was going to want to trade for him.

They got rid of Jason Blake's deal for him. In the end it was a win for us.

J-Roc · Post #17 » by **J-Roc** » Thu Mar 3, 2011 3:13 pm

^
Ahh yes, forgot about Blake. brrrrrr

Last night, that rush by Phaneuf in OT was captain like material. Full end to end rush, then he battled through to keep the puck on his stick, and that threw all the Penguins off. Tic tac toe, 2pts. No assist for Phaneuf, but for any fan, it's not about a measly assist. It's about your captain making chit happen.

J-Roc · Post #18 » by **J-Roc** » Fri Mar 4, 2011 2:38 am

Watch out boys. Playoffs here we come!!

Post #19 » by **darth_federer** » Fri Mar 4, 2011 4:18 am

So we have a 10% chance of making the playoffs.

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/East ... Leafs.html

Gotta keep picking up those points. Ultimately though I think they ll fall short.

Relentless88 · Post #20 » by **Relentless88** » Fri Mar 4, 2011 4:23 am

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