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In my future sheltered Cowan-Tavares line, it's a different winger. I think a bigger forechecker style winger makes more sense to complement Cowan's skillset. And if I'm the coach, while I'd want Nylander to forecheck without hesitation, I would prefer that Willy spend more time wheeling and...

PPP 2. Easton Cowan I'm still hyped! Apparently he is still growing. The Leafs front office will be looking for a more mature approach to the game, not strictly 'safe' per se, but structured. As much as he's a similar player template to Domi/Robertson, I think Cowan's floor is higher and I can...

He's essentially a right shooting Domi: fast, bigger but less physical, shoots a bit more/better, can also play centre. The problem is the Leafs already have Domi himself as well as several Domi-lites: Matias Maccelli - passy, better def, very perimeter Nick Robertson - shoots from everywhere...

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Probably not the thread for it, but this pseudoscience stuff (and oftentimes religion) is the weapon that those who seek power use to subjugate the masses for their own gain. We need look no further than to the neighbours south of Canada right now, who have used these very tools to steer...

PPP 3. Matias Maccelli I would've ranked him at Robertson level, maybe give the edge to Maccelli for a) having handled NHL minutes b) being a playmaker vs wicked shooter but almost always from bad ice (i.e. turnovers).

Big heads up play

Don’t really care if a rich person blows money on foofah, but you can bet there are kids getting into hockey who want to emulate their favourite player pushing their parents to get them this amulet for recovery and performance.

Tavares is going to retain the 'A' Not sure if he wants to retain the Amulet

Alex Pharand and Owen Conrad are the UFA invites The KHL/SHL prospects have started their seasons already, so they're not available. William Belle is the 2025 draft pick not included in this tournament for some reason.

Matthew Knies is the Leafs rep at the NHL Media Tour to kick off training camp season There are at most 2 brain cells combined between American Knies and Swedish Nylander, and they both have the Toronto media and fan base eating out of their hands.

The long and short of it is the lineup will be more flexible and balanced; people will get looks on various lines to try to play as a deeper 4-line team. Looking to improve as a team on secondary forecheck to creating longer OZ time and more opportunities. Players on the bubble or cusp of the...

PPP 4. Ben Danford Heyo. He’s the one I would’ve pushed higher than what I guessed the vote would shake out to be.

PPP 5. Nick Robertson I don't make the rules. This was a very enlightening read because of how kooky Robertson's playstyle and subsequent stats are. The main note to add to what I posited above is that while Robertson scores above his xG, it's because he takes so many junk shots that it...

Ball girl down 1B line with the highlight of the night spearing a foul line drive Edit: I think the Yankees might want to sign her to an ATO

Probably nothing