Matthews puts himself ahead of the Leafs. Always has, always will. If he plays in the Four Nations Faceoff and gets injured and is out for the foreseeable future, how will Leaf fans react? If the Leafs knew what was wrong .. he wouldn't be going to Germany to see a specialist.
@scotthowell767613 сағат бұрын
Taking players who might NOT normally get the chance to see the 'big stage' has become the DEI normal in hockey. I saw it in the North as I defended the inclusion of adults in the Arctic Winter Games; we were building a program (Allen Cup Champs 1993) and knew [that] was where our future leadership would come from. In a live CBC T.V. debate, six moms were live in Yellowknife and I was on a studio-stool in Whitehorse. I made the argument about leadership and development and they were dumbfounded...I was not invited back. Our men's program continued without the AWG showcase and 40 years later many of our best former players are still contributing. Players like Dylan Cousins and Gavin McKenna have learned from (former) Whitehorse Senior Hockey League allstars who still preach the same ethic and skills to kids in the Yukon. Today, a similar DEI message is coming from the weak "inclusive" direction in Hockey Canada. This DEI initiative comes straight from the Canadian Minister of Sport. Without a returne to the basics in Canadian Hockey we'll never see a recovery in our game.
@mikekerr5843Күн бұрын
OMG: Wanna be shocked? Watch the J. BUKALA interview, the morning after Team Canada loses the 1/4 Final Game. The team shoulda gone to Gatineau instead of lacing them up.
@blueshirtshockey93Күн бұрын
Happy Healthy New YR Boys. Love u all from Brooklyn NYC Baby. LGR❤️🗽🍎
@teeflightКүн бұрын
sam jitters mckee bringin the high energy twitch this new year
@josephfitzgard627719 сағат бұрын
Was there any team mate issues like on Vancouver? Gary Leeman and Al Iafrate?
@HeyItsCliffyКүн бұрын
Throw Matthews on LTIR, go grab a couple centers..and bring him back when he's ready... My feeling is that he'll be forced to retire. Only because it's the Leafiest thing to happen..
@bellamydrake9343Күн бұрын
Yes teams are lining up to give TO a couple of centers lol
@HeyItsCliffyКүн бұрын
@bellamydrake9343 everyone's got a price... depends how badly Toronto wants to win this year..
@jeffyarlett579113 сағат бұрын
My question what was he thinking getting on the back of that guys scooter in matching turtlnecks
@ketuwonder5118Күн бұрын
1:45 If you are a Left Shot in hockey you will do better as a lefty in golf.
@jamesnewman482 күн бұрын
The look of Matthew’s playing the 4 nations is not going to be good. The problem is he doesn’t look the same.
@ketuwonder5118Күн бұрын
Petey and Miller: TRADE THEM BOTH
@Eagles7scout22 сағат бұрын
What a random UAlbany sweater. Very New York
@lofikenduКүн бұрын
Dewar is lord
@danieldosso2455Күн бұрын
So... Petey is more Bure than Sedin(s)?
@bellamydrake9343Күн бұрын
Bure was great every year when not injured, Petty not so much. If Vancouver wants to win than Petty is the one that has to go this year before the no trade kicks in.
@danieldosso2455Күн бұрын
@@bellamydrake9343 Bure was fantastic, but once he signed for big money, his play got a little more conservative, and that's not what made him great in the first place.
@josephfitzgard627719 сағат бұрын
Nick, what are you arguing about? You are earning money arguing about the wrong point. If your point is that putting Auston Matthews on LTIR won't necessarily bring a new player who will improve the team towards a Stanley Cup is the wrong argument. That might be what fans feel. That is were you (face of reporting) to point out the correct perspective. The reason to put A.M. on the LTIR is simply to set him on rest long enough for maximum recovery benefits. Bring a or multiple players in his replacement is simply to have a full roaster. Of course I would prefer an affordable star player whose salary allows for an addition player or two for defense. Example, Crosby at 9 million Defense at 3 million (min to max space left) Maybe enough for a third player. I see Auston Matthews showing up for the 4 Nation tournament as the face of the US team. He might try to just play safe, low time on ice. He has to be there to promote the tournament to the American fans. I feel he can play safe enough to play the tournament hut after the tournament I do see Matthews not playing for the Leafs. If not put on the LTIR he will just be in and out. The random decision to play and not play could be worse than just rest. I'm surprised that you guys don't talk about why the hesitation to place Matthews on the LTIR? Is it to make Matthews available for the tournament then after he can be put on the LTIR? Is it bad publicity against the Leafs organization if they place Matthews on the LTIR? Would the Leafs be accused of blocking Matthews from playing the tournament to hinder the US on playing to their maximum potential? It all about perception and not being able to predict the future. What if we do this or that? the consequences of this or that? Etc, etc.
@irishmanwrx77152 күн бұрын
selfish, dirty, I was excited about Cowan not any more
@SchnebsGarage2 күн бұрын
4 Nations is a stop gap until Bettman and his cronies device a more boring All Star competition... here's an idea to make the game interesting winner East vs West gets home ice advantage for Cup Final.
@mikewoods78Күн бұрын
Add your idea to All Star weekend. Also allow NHL players to compete in best-on-best international tournament like Connor McDavid, Brad Marchant, and many other pros have expressed interest in. A World Cup like other sports have, McDavid himself concluded. Who doesn't want to know who the most competitive hockey nation in the world is?
@johnupyours51722 күн бұрын
4 Nations is a joke, it will be like the pro bowl in NFL, complete waste of time. You will all be crying after you watch a bunch of super stars skate around without giving a flying F*&*k!
@abouttime50008 сағат бұрын
Seems every team towers over the Canadian team. WTF ?
@makeguyver8596Күн бұрын
Hockey in canada is overcoached, overmanaged and overthought. Keeping Bedard off was a mistake. We got the result we deserved.
@abouttime50008 сағат бұрын
So all the major junior teams are loading up on European players to teach them N. American hockey and confidence only to have it smack our own players in the face come tournament time and draft selection.
@daviswinkelman7705Күн бұрын
He needs surgery. They're trying to avoid it
@RegDunlop692 күн бұрын
4 nations is a joke.
@TWKozak-hs9boКүн бұрын
The only people who care about hockey tournaments are the media. How are you hockey fans feeling after seeing Canada eliminated in the world juniors? Probably the same way Leaf fans feel every year after losing in the playoffs. Save your money.
@bellamydrake9343Күн бұрын
If it is only Canada and US advancing in international tournaments than I agree, but the better all other hockey countries get the better quality these tournaments are. Our team just did not come together this year and a late bad call killed them.
@RobertJagerskyКүн бұрын
The smart hockey fans are not leaf fans they are habs fans.
@VooDoo-b7hКүн бұрын
The tournament was doomed from the get-go. As per Russia and Czech
@barrycalhoun265814 сағат бұрын
OMG. Sammy. We dont care about what you do in your life. Movies, Concerts, anything.
@belligerent-irony12 сағат бұрын
Canada lost to latvia hahahaha
@rowanc73712 күн бұрын
1st ;p
@kiranpadda27772 күн бұрын
Time trave”?
@rowanc73712 күн бұрын
oh crap someone knows
@danieldosso2455Күн бұрын
MARNER FOR CROSBY
@basedvisaКүн бұрын
YES I AGREE!!! i dont want the 27 yr old with 13 goals, 51 pts, 0 +/- and way faster. I WANT THE 37 year old man with 10 goals, 41 pts, -11 +/- who’s retiring in a few years!!!
@danieldosso2455Күн бұрын
@@basedvisa Mathews is playing injured, and Tavares is a 3rd liner paid like a top 10 Center. Laughs are hurting for a Center. Shitsburg needs to get younger, and the Laughs are more likely to win a cup than Shitsburg