Morning Mashup: Radio (and TV, and Internet, and Newspaper) Silence

Ain’t that a fact lol

I was listening to the game on radio and the announcers were going crazy . Glad someone posted the high lights

Did you guys see McKinnon ,Druin and Huberdeau last night . God thIs McKinnon is gonna be a hell of a player 

Thats the story…I remember when Gilmour broke in with the Blues…he really got my attention…but over the years he just kept maturing. When the Leafs acquired him, I couldn’t believe it. Burns and Gilmour came on board around the same time and I remember thinking…wow.

McKinnon did look really good. On Huberdeau’s second goal, I am not sure MacKinnon even looked at Huberdeau before making the super quick, absolutely perfect side door pass.

Morning Gents. Glad to see some excitement about hockey on the boards. But please lower your expectations on Rielly. Let’s not do this to ourselves again. There is a reason that I never learned the juniors names when they were hired by the agency. It might make me care and then overlook their failings or take to lenient a stance on their development. 

Let Rielly develop in peace. Don’t get your hopes up until he dazzles in NHL training camp.
Until then. He’s a kid that should be left on his own, no media spotlight. Look how it screwed up Kadri.

Anyways knocking wood for good progress to getting this thing done.

Party pooper

His partner Brown (at least I’m pretty sure he plays with him most) isn’t going anywhere but one of those thug leagues in Quebec.  I can probably skate better than him.  He’s tough and likes to take the body and bang with punches but to me he looked like a horrible skater who’s error prone and runs around a lot.  Stick Rielly with a skilled D-partner and some solid offensive finishers and the sky is the limit.  WJC will give us all a true look at his abilities.

I know. But we’ve been to this dance before. And it starts with the hype. then the comparisons, then come the trade rumours and finally some people on this board are convinced that we must package Rielly up in a deal to get Luongo. Should happen by 3 this aft if things run to form. Calm down people.

If the media screwed Kadri up then he ain’t cut out for the Leafs.  Pro athletes are always spotlighted, not just Kadri and many feed off it or shut it out.  Kadri has incredible skill set but it’s useless if he can’t keep his head screwed on straight.  That’s Naz’s fault not the media’s.  He has to find a way to stay headstrong and deal with the attention.  A skill just as important as toe drags here (or should I say there) in TO.

 Mackinnon would literally turn our franchise around. He is exactly what we need.

I would blow our team up to get that first overall pick.

Going forward with Rielly and Mackinnon is enough for me hahaha.

In all seriousness though, I would contemplate moving Kessel for that pick.

 You gotta draft for upside when your up that high.

 I agree. But at the same time if we came out of this year with a playoff spot I wouldn’t be made. 

Like I said earlier, a strong performance could lead to a signing like Getzlaf, which I think would likely be more beneficial for us.

The next year that attracts a Ryan Callahan or maybe the next year a Marc Staal