CBJ at the World Championships - Day 3!
(I was unable to watch any of the games this morning so I really have no comments on how we played)

Canada - Kent Johnson - 1,0,1 (2,0,2)
3rd line LW with Barzal and Batherson - probably shouldn’t get used to playing with such a high skilled center, it’s unlikely he plays with one in Columbus for a while.

Canada - Cole Sillinger - 0,0,0 (1,0,1)
2nd line LW with Lowry and Anderson - Anderson had one heck of a day with 3 points, but nothing from Sillinger today.

France - Alexander Texier - 1,1,2 (1,1,2)
Top line LW with two nobody’s, France isn’t good but Kazakhstan is just bad, glad to see Texier back on with and back to producing.

USA - Andrew Peeke - 0,0,0 (0,1,1)
2nd pair RD with Schmidt, wasn’t in the scoresheet so idk what else to say but it took overtime to be Austria, omfg you goofs.

USA - Nick Blankenburg - 0,0,0 (0,0,0)
3rd pair RD with Hughes. At least he was paired with the guy who scored overtime game winner! Otherwise I still got nothing.

Switzerland - Dean Kukan - 0,0,0 (0,0,0)
1st pair RD with Siegenthaler. I’m guessing he had a good game keeping Ehlers and Blichfeld off the scoreboard even though he didn’t put up any points.

Switzerland - Calvin Thurkauf - 0,0,0 (2,0,2)
Didn’t sound like he was as noticeable in this game as he was in the last game, but he’s also playing 4th line RW with Kurachev (who did score) and Scherwey.

Sweden - Emil Bemstrom - 1,1,2 (1,1,2)
1st line RW with Wallmark and Nordstrom, both of his points came on the power play but the little I saw he looked more noticeable, if there’s anyone I want to have a good tournament it’s Bemstrom.

Key -
Country - Player - goals, assists, points (tournament totals)

Toronto’s depth:
Engvall- 17 playoff games 0 goals
Mikheyev- 19 playoff games 2 empty net goals
Kerfoot- 21 playoff games 2 goals
Simmonds - 9 playoff games 0 goals
Spezza - 17 playoff games 3 goals
Kase - 7 playoff games 0 goals
Blackwell - 7 playoff games 1 goal

Power play- 4 for 28 (they finished 0 for 18 on the powerplay)

Fix the depth, fix the powerplay that stalls every time the playoffs start. Love Campbell and he is a great person, but need a reliable/proven goalie.

Fukcin stupid Leaf fans, trade Willy.
Nylander, tied for 8th in playoff goals across the last two playoffs. 5 goals 3 assists in 7 games against MTL, 3 goals 4 assists in 7 games against TBL. But yes, let’s trade the one person you can actually count on showing up to score in the playoffs.

FINAL | @joshanderson_77 had a goal and an assist as 🇨🇦 picked up its second win at the #IIHFWorlds in Helsinki, 6-1 over 🇮🇹.📰 https://t.co/qydqeCAr0w📊 https://t.co/no1GpszMvm pic.twitter.com/g9XVfgz9Dd

— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) May 15, 2022

Best player on Team Canada

Yeah, Leafs need to somehow find the cap space to maximize their depth talent. They have the top talent, they just need better depth and maybe better special teams? ( idk, I don't really watch the Leafs ). Imo, if you could a true 2 LW and have some young guys step in, you'd be much better off, get something like ( cap not included, didn't feel like making an ACGM )
Bunting-Matthews-Marner
x( true 2 LW, probably young and cheap)-Tavares-Nylander
Robertson-Kerfoot-Mihkeyev
Engvall-Kampf-Abruzzese
(Clifford, Simmonds, Steeves) ( Kase leaves )
Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Lilly
Sandin-Lyubushkin
(Dahlstrom, Rubins, Niemela?) (Holl gone)
Campbell
x ( cheap backup, Vanecek might be available )
( Woll, Kallgren as 3rd string options ) (Mrazek gone)

Toronto’s depth:
Engvall- 17 playoff games 0 goals
Mikheyev- 19 playoff games 2 empty net goals
Kerfoot- 21 playoff games 2 goals
Simmonds - 9 playoff games 0 goals
Spezza - 17 playoff games 3 goals
Kase - 7 playoff games 0 goals
Blackwell - 7 playoff games 1 goal

Power play- 4 for 28 (they finished 0 for 18 on the powerplay)

Fix the depth, fix the powerplay that stalls every time the playoffs start. Love Campbell and he is a great person, but need a reliable/proven goalie.

Fukcin stupid Leaf fans, trade Willy.
Nylander, tied for 8th in playoff goals across the last two playoffs. 5 goals 3 assists in 7 games against MTL, 3 goals 4 assists in 7 games against TBL. But yes, let’s trade the one person you can actually count on showing up to score in the playoffs.

Toronto’s depth:
Engvall- 17 playoff games 0 goals
Mikheyev- 19 playoff games 2 empty net goals
Kerfoot- 21 playoff games 2 goals
Simmonds - 9 playoff games 0 goals
Spezza - 17 playoff games 3 goals
Kase - 7 playoff games 0 goals
Blackwell - 7 playoff games 1 goal

Power play- 4 for 28 (they finished 0 for 18 on the powerplay)

Fix the depth, fix the powerplay that stalls every time the playoffs start. Love Campbell and he is a great person, but need a reliable/proven goalie.

Fukcin stupid Leaf fans, trade Willy.
Nylander, tied for 8th in playoff goals across the last two playoffs. 5 goals 3 assists in 7 games against MTL, 3 goals 4 assists in 7 games against TBL. But yes, let’s trade the one person you can actually count on showing up to score in the playoffs.

I find it pretty funny that Shane Wright was the consensus #1 pick... until the Habs got the pick.

Jason Spezza’s career ended by the guy he was traded for

— Don (@Don_inFarrhaven) May 15, 2022

Did I miss something? Is there an actual debate about who the Habs are going to pick?

I find it pretty funny that Shane Wright was the consensus #1 pick... until the Habs got the pick.

Did I miss something? Is there an actual debate about who the Habs are going to pick?

A lot of people are debating that Shane Wright shouldn't be the #1 pick but that was amplified when the Habs get the pick because I guess they need something to talk about.

People were saying that earlier this season when Wright wasn't producing like a "normal" #1 pick but his scoring has picked up since them and he's definitely the best prospects in the draft right right now. Not sure what some of those people are trying to accomplish, the Habs are definitely picking Wright. Who do they want instead?

People overreact because he's not a McDavid or a Bedard but it is what it is. People are talking about Cooley or Slafkovsky a lot.

Can we please stop making excuses for the leafs, or trying to make it seem like it’s no big deal that they lost, because it was against Tampa. It is absolutely unacceptable for a team to go 6 straight years of first round losses. At a minimum, Nylander is gone. Hopefully some coaching/management changes as well.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. No more “one more chance”. This was their “one more chance”. Time to shake things up, because it isn’t working how it is.

This seems to be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t care. I just don’t want the leafs to go another year where they don’t go anywhere.

I'm told the Devils are planning to draft Nemec at #2 and trade Hamilton + Zacha for Tavares + Holl on draft day.

I'm told the Devils are planning to draft Nemec at #2 and trade Hamilton + Zacha for Tavares + Holl on draft day.

You had me in the 1st half lol, not the 2nd half though

Can we please stop making excuses for the leafs, or trying to make it seem like it’s no big deal that they lost, because it was against Tampa. It is absolutely unacceptable for a team to go 6 straight years of first round losses. At a minimum, Nylander is gone. Hopefully some coaching/management changes as well.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. No more “one more chance”. This was their “one more chance”. Time to shake things up, because it isn’t working how it is.

This seems to be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t care. I just don’t want the leafs to go another year where they don’t go anywhere.