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The Canes are using Bob as a boxing dummy.

Too early to talk ?

Mmm. The first instance of a real kick and NHL-dom would be up in arms, let alone the act of making kicking with knives on one's feet allowable.

"Scoring isn't the issue" he'd say and he wouldn't be wrong. Team cohesion and single-mindedness are. It's difficult to tell what kind of guy Marner is; what effect he'd have on team culture. If Adams knew Marner would be a "glue guy" then you pay him whatever it takes. Glue guy + 100 point guy = back up the Brinks truck.

Not a kick, but definitely a redirect. If this first period is any indicator, the Canes have their hands full.

The Spittin' Chiclets guys had Tkachuk on, and Tkachuk was saying he feels sorry for the Leafs because they live in such a high-pressure fish bowl. Also, I think there's a lot of truth in this: So, the question becomes: if Marner were to go to another team, does he learn from his experience in Toronto and figure out how to compete in the playoffs in another, more chill market? If he can do that, then what's to stop the Sabres from trying to get him?

Okay, this is pretty cool. Always wanted to be a fly on the wall in one of those lines...

Haha! Comedy in 2025 is straight out of a Ray Bradbury book.

Such horrible coverage: Toronto homerism which gets in the way of showing goals in real-time.

That's what it looked like to me.

Marchand. And what a tip.

Yeah, I found the clips on X. Nasty. Hope he's okay.

Did something happen to a ref? I missed the first 30 seconds of the 2nd.

Man, Scheifele. That's the worst possible outcome. I was hopeful they would at least kill the penalty.

I'm sorry, but SS is ready to trade JJ now?

There are some arguments that make sense, such as "Leafs fans are obnoxious". Then there are arguments that are ridiculously ridiculous, such as "hockey players who wear helmets are wusses".

The Leaf's locker room right now:

The Leafs are trying to match the physical game the Panthers bring which is not the kind of game that got the Leafs into the playoffs.

Not this regime. We'll be lucky if we get this guy: