Leafs: October game thread discussion

[darth_federer]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Ong_dynasty]

I love early season optimism.

[Batmanz]

best team in the league! I love to look at the standings

[G R E Y]

I love early season optimism.

Beats the early season misery we've suffered through in the last few years, especially with last year's start

[LittleOzzy]

More then 10 posts here tonight? This place is getting swamped!

[Batmanz]

More then 10 posts here tonight? This place is getting swamped!

what are you doing vacationing from the Raps board? After that fiasco of a game, you know teenage blood is boiling

[darth_federer]

[TR50]

This is scary.

[hsb]

Awesome game. A mix of good and bad but thrilling throughout.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd3GE4F_5vM&feature=youtube_gdata[/youtube]

The game winner was Kessel's 100th goal.

[J Dilla]

Bozak and Kessel are working so well together. I was wondering if Ron Wilson would place MacArthur in the first line and drop Versteeg a bit further down.

[whysoserious]

Man, I hate Sean Avery. The guy is the dirtiest player in the game. He's a chicken sh*t. Atleast if you're going to be a pest, stand up when the big boys want to fight. He's always ready to fight against people that don't normally fight.

[now and 4 life]

Can someone explain why Tyler Seguin is better than Phil Kessel?

[ghostinthepost]

^ Seguin is 18 man. Kessel had 29 points his first year.

[darth_federer]

That trade will end up working for both teams. As long as Toronto doesnt give up another top 5 pick, Im ok with the deal. The Bruins might come out slightly ahead because they get another first rounder, but when Kessel puts up 40+ goals ever year, most people will forget.

[darth_federer]

The Leafs are 4-0 and its great to be excited, but its still very early. The Leafs have caught quite a few breaks so far

First game Montreal was missing Cammaleri and Markov
Sens we just dominated
Penguins were missing Orpik and another guy
Rangers didnt have Gaborik and Drury for most of the game

No back to backs this month and its been a very easy schedule so far. 20 games into the season if they re playing like this, I am going to truly believe.

[ghostinthepost]

^ Other guy is Jordan Staal.

I still don't like the trade because I would rather have Seguin Kadri and another high pick this year developing together. Sure Kessel is a proven player but complete centres dont come around as often as scoring wingers, especially in Toronto. Also we still don't have a good centre for Kessel and by the time we do finally get him a decent centre (1-3 years its looking like) would you rather have been developing a young core?

[Chevy Chase]

I love the trade. its not like Kessel is old by any means. And he doesn't play a Gary Roberts style that will wear down his body (unless you have a work out regimen like Gary Roberts).

A bird in the hand is better than two (or five) in the bush.

And Toronto has a poor record of developing prospects into legit all-stars.

[ghostinthepost]

And Toronto has a poor record of developing prospects into legit all-stars.

excellent point

[LLJ]

^ Other guy is Jordan Staal.

I still don't like the trade because I would rather have Seguin Kadri and another high pick this year developing together. Sure Kessel is a proven player but complete centres dont come around as often as scoring wingers, especially in Toronto. Also we still don't have a good centre for Kessel and by the time we do finally get him a decent centre (1-3 years its looking like) would you rather have been developing a young core?

It's in Toronto's best interests to overachieve this year. That way it will be just giving up Seguin and a lower 1st round pick (if I'm not mistaken). You'd hate to compare Kessel to TWO top 5 picks, but if the Leafs can squeak into the playoffs (or overachieve) then it'll be just Kessel and Seguin and hope the lower pick doesn't explode into a stud.

[darth_federer]