From markhmasters: Giordano closes in on NHL’s shot block mark. COLUMN:
The Maple Leafs held an optional skate at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.
It's an achievement that may fly under the radar. It's not Auston Matthews chasing 60 goals or Mitch Marner going for the franchise point streak record, but among teammates it's a chance to pay tribute to one of the game's great warriors. The shin pads have held up just fine. It's the higher shots that have caused Giordano issues over the years.
Blocking shots is about courage and toughness, but also smarts. A skater needs to work with a goalie to make sure attempted blocks don't end up being a screen or accidental tip. ContentId: 'Maybe we'll get him a golden shin pad': Giordano closing in on all-time blocked shots record"I mean, that's not up to me," said Rielly."We have a lot of confidence in our group … We like our personnel a lot and we'll continue to push each other to be better."
"Whether it's personnel or just maybe the strength of the team or identity of the team, [it] has probably come together more so than any time I've been here," the centre said."Our identity was really born out of how we played and competed when things were the worst here in terms of injuries and depleted lineups and times when you really have to find your game and we really pulled together," said Sheldon Keefe.
"I think you'll see him in practice tomorrow with us and the expectation is that he'll join us on the road trip coming up," Keefe said. "They're a very hard team to play against," said O'Reilly, who matched wits against the Wild in the Central Division over the past five seasons."They defend very well. They defend well as a unit. They keep you to the outside. At all times they're playing hard and that's the kind of mindset you have to have going into it, expecting a hard game. It's not going to be a track meet. This is going to be one with competing, competing at both nets. It's fun.
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