NHL Thread

[Krylian]

Nah, Gardiner is a chokejob.

 

And keeping JVR and trading for Plekanec were big mistakes. Instead of gaining a 1st and 3rd for JVR, a 2nd is lost for useless Plekanec.

 

A choker is someone who performs admirably during the regular season then f***s it all up when it counts. Gardiner's defensive play has always been a nightmare. He just did what he's always done... Just on a grander scale.

[Spanky99]

A choker is someone who performs admirably during the regular season then f***s it all up when it counts. Gardiner's defensive play has always been a nightmare. He just did what he's always done... Just on a grander scale.

 

Gardiner took his man on that goal, look again, it was soft. Freddy's been our MVP, though. Jim's dumn as per usual.

[Spanky99]

A choke job is when 2 adults love each other very much...

 

Tough period for Freddie to become human, fun series though.

 

I think Chara could de-limb someone in Boston and not catch 2 mins.

 

I don't get that for a 41 year old statue?

[Spanky99]

Gardiner and Freddy stood up to the media like Boss' Edited April 27, 2018 by Spanky99

[Jimcanuck]

Gardiner took his man on that goal, look again, it was soft. Freddy's been our MVP, though. Jim's dumn as per usual.

 

Gardiner was on the ice for 5 goals. Giveaway after giveaway. Throwing the puck around without looking. Chasing the puck, not playing the man.

 

Learn hockey, Spank.

[Spanky99]

Gardiner was on the ice for 5 goals. Giveaway after giveaway. Throwing the puck around without looking. Chasing the puck, not playing the man.

 

Learn hockey, Spank.

 

lulz... I forget more than you know, truth.

 

Edit: Same goes for baseball.

[TheHurl]

I see the usual suspects go missing when the leaves win a game.

 

we're here!

[Boxcar]

Did everyone enjoy tonight's leaves game?

 

Get 'em next year, leaves. Maybe next time you'll get to lose in round 2!

[Stoneyen]

Leafs are a couple years away from being a contender, not concerned about losing a first round series when it’s to a team that was 1 point out of the 1 seed.

 

But I will say it was kinda surprising how invisible Matthews was.

[Spanky99]

Get 'em next year, leaves. Maybe next time you'll get to lose in round 2!

 

Raptor Fan?

[Krylian]

Leafs are a couple years away from being a contender, not concerned about losing a first round series when it’s to a team that was 1 point out of the 1 seed.

 

But I will say it was kinda surprising how invisible Matthews was.

 

Matthews was useless. I was not impressed.

 

Marner was fantastic.

[Laika]

Matthews isn't Sidney Crosby. I felt bad for the guy, to see him playing with Brown and Hyman all series.

 

I think he got one shift with Nylander and surprise surprise they both looked great for that shift.

 

Marner looked a bit better but his linemates were just a lot better at hockey.

 

One of the reasons the Bergeron-Marchand-Pastrnak line is so scary is because they are all great.

[Dick_Pole]

 

And keeping JVR and trading for Plekanec were big mistakes. Instead of gaining a 1st and 3rd for JVR, a 2nd is lost for useless Plekanec.

 

Oh f*** off Jim. You poison the main forum with your constant build for the future rhetoric now you're doing it here too. The difference being in the NHL you can just say collect draft picks instead of having to come up with prospect trade scenarios.

 

The Leafs were in year one of a 4-5 year window where they have a realistic shot of winning. Last year was a bit of a fluke and they beat expectations so they obviously wanted to build on that. They were early season favourites to win the Cup but in the end the team finished exactly where I would have expected 18 months ago. It's very reasonable for the team to try to build now. They don't need to hoard draft picks which will contribute three years from now, if that.

 

The team is in desperate need of at least one and preferably two lock-down defensemen to be serious Cup contenders. That needs to be priority number one in the off-season and if they have to gut their draft picks to do it, they should do it.

[Sammy225]

Don't worry lots of room on the Jets Bandwagon....

 

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[Jimcanuck]

Oh f*** off Jim. You poison the main forum with your constant build for the future rhetoric now you're doing it here too. The difference being in the NHL you can just say collect draft picks instead of having to come up with prospect trade scenarios.

 

The Leafs were in year one of a 4-5 year window where they have a realistic shot of winning. Last year was a bit of a fluke and they beat expectations so they obviously wanted to build on that. They were early season favourites to win the Cup but in the end the team finished exactly where I would have expected 18 months ago. It's very reasonable for the team to try to build now. They don't need to hoard draft picks which will contribute three years from now, if that.

 

The team is in desperate need of at least one and preferably two lock-down defensemen to be serious Cup contenders. That needs to be priority number one in the off-season and if they have to gut their draft picks to do it, they should do it.

 

Nah I just prefer the dynasty route. Proper asset management a la Sam Pollock moves JVR at the deadline. And gutting draft picks for a d-man in the offseason? You want to go back to the old Leafs approach?

 

By the way, the game has changed, speed wins in today's NHL. Same as in MLB (for other reasons), prospects and picks have increased in value in the NHL.

 

There are excellent d-man prospects on the Marlies. One of them was called up (Dermott) and may be a 1st pairing d-man as soon as next season.

 

Like I said, I prefer the dynasty approach. If you prefer the one-window approach, where picks are gutted for shut down d-men approaching or in their decline years, so be it. We disagree.

[TheHurl]

Leafs are a couple years away from being a contender, not concerned about losing a first round series when it’s to a team that was 1 point out of the 1 seed.

 

But I will say it was kinda surprising how invisible Matthews was.

 

I agree that I'd rather have the Leafs set up than most teams at this point...but hockey has shown time and time again that there is no such thing as a sure thing. If the Leafs totally fell apart next year it wouldn't surprise me any more than them making a run to the finals. Essentially hockey makes zero sense to me.

 

As for Matthews it's about now that I expect the report that he was playing with a broken tibula, fibula, heart and several STI's and the Leaf fans will feel relief.

[Boxcar]

Nah I just prefer the dynasty route. Proper asset management a la Sam Pollock moves JVR at the deadline. And gutting draft picks for a d-man in the offseason? You want to go back to the old Leafs approach?

 

By the way, the game has changed, speed wins in today's NHL. Same as in MLB (for other reasons), prospects and picks have increased in value in the NHL.

 

There are excellent d-man prospects on the Marlies. One of them was called up (Dermott) and may be a 1st pairing d-man as soon as next season.

 

Like I said, I prefer the dynasty approach. If you prefer the one-window approach, where picks are gutted for shut down d-men approaching or in their decline years, so be it. We disagree.

 

If it's a dynasty route, it's a pretty stupid and ineffective dynasty route. None of your suggestions about trading good players for picks or prospects make any sense.

[Jimcanuck]

I agree that I'd rather have the Leafs set up than most teams at this point...but hockey has shown time and time again that there is no such thing as a sure thing. If the Leafs totally fell apart next year it wouldn't surprise me any more than them making a run to the finals. Essentially hockey makes zero sense to me.

 

As for Matthews it's about now that I expect the report that he was playing with a broken tibula, fibula, heart and several STI's and the Leaf fans will feel relief.

 

He likely was playing injured. He also was keyed on by the Bruins and had Chara up his ass almost every shift. And why Marner had a good series, the Bruins did not key on him / let him have space.

 

Another reason why the Leafs signing Tavares (no loss of draft picks required) in the offseason makes sense. Stanley Cup winners tend to have two elite centremen. Hard to defend against both. They have the cap room - no JVR, no Bozie.

[John_Havok]

[BTS]

 

Where can I buy?

[Spanky99]

 

lol... Oilers fan^^^

[John_Havok]

lol... Oilers fan^^^

 

St Louis actually.

[Boxcar]

Where can I buy?

 

If you can make the trip to Oshawa, Spanky should be able to provide you with as much as you want for free.

[Spanky99]

Crosby/Guentzel/Hornquist and Murray... Nuff said!

 

The Knights are tearing the Sharks a new one.

[Boxcar]

Oh, and now is the time of year when obnoxious leaves fans hitch themselves to the bandwagon of any other Canadian team, because that matters for some reason.

[Spanky99]

If you can make the trip to Oshawa, Spanky should be able to provide you with as much as you want for free.

 

Doesn't watch hockey^^^

[Krylian]

Oh, and now is the time of year when obnoxious leaves fans hitch themselves to the bandwagon of any other Canadian team, because that matters for some reason.

 

That's not exclusive to Leafs fans.

 

Personally, I don't want the cup coming back to a Canada unless it's via Toronto.

[Spanky99]

Holy Helleybuck... stole one in Nashville. Jets capitalized on mistakes.

 

Nashville needs the split, or this series could be quick.

[Dick_Pole]

Oh, and now is the time of year when obnoxious leaves fans hitch themselves to the bandwagon of any other Canadian team, because that matters for some reason.

 

It does. Winnipeg's April is like Nashville's December. I'm a hockey elitist and only cities with fans who suffer through cold winters deserve good hockey teams. No matter how freaking lovable that Nashville crowd is. Plus those jerseys are the ugliest f***ing eyesores since 1980's Pirates uniforms. Yellow does not need to be the dominant colour on a sports jersey with the possible exception of the LA Lakers. Go away Nashville.

[Krylian]

 

I call ********. Leafs fans ran out of tears decades ago.