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GDT: Around the League - 2021/22 PART III

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The female interviewing Bennett after the 2nd Friday night with the Panthers leading Dallas 6-0 joked whether they would try for 10. Scary that they followed that up with 9 last night vs CBJ. Can't wait for games vs Boston, TB and Florida with playoff positions on the line.
 
facelessjoe1990 said:
How is Florida's attendance this year?
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Just wanted to stop in and start some shit ;)

Florida's attendance is rising. Being crappy for all but a few seasons in our history, fans are hard to come by. But they are coming, and will come as the playoffs near.

My gripe with everything is...why the F*** do the Panthers and Leafs have their first matchup in the end of March? And why only three games? Of course I understand the whole scheduling with the other conference, but three divisional games that are battling for top spot in the division is stupid.

Anyways...I wont wish you good luck, because I hate the Leafs, but I do love AM34, so I wish you health the rest of the season, and I can't wait until our first matchup.
 
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pb1300 said:
Just wanted to stop in and start some shit ;)

Florida's attendance is rising. Being crappy for all but a few seasons in our history, fans are hard to come by. But they are coming, and will come as the playoffs near.

My gripe with everything is...why the F*** do the Panthers and Leafs have their first matchup in the end of March? And why only three games? Of course I understand the whole scheduling with the other conference, but three divisional games that are battling for top spot in the division is stupid.

Anyways...I wont wish you good luck, because I hate the Leafs, but I do love AM34, so I wish you health the rest of the season, and I can't wait until our first matchup.
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Curious why do you hate the leafs? Not sure we’ve ever thought about the Panthers until this year.
 
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TheShape said:
The Oilers situation brings me extreme joy.
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The Oilers, Habs, Islanders, Hawks, flyers, etc. Old Boys Clubs managed teams all falling apart while the Leafs Canes Avs Bolts Panthers Analytics-loving teams all soaring is certainly an interesting development this year that might finally be a knockout blow for the former type of management.
 
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zeke said:
The Oilers, Habs, Islanders, Hawks, flyers, etc. Old Boys Clubs managed teams all falling apart while the Leafs Canes Avs Bolts Panthers Analytics-loving teams all soaring is certainly an interesting development this year that might finally be a knockout blow for the former type of management.
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Some more playoff wins are needed from everyone not named Tampa to say it's "soaring" in the modern era. Old men with their hunches (pun intended) are still ranked no.1 as of 2022. Over a 82 game sample the advanced stats will always win, but it's a whole new game for the four 7 game rounds in the playoffs. Just have to put your heart on your sleeve and win 4 first. You don't need to worry about a long 82 game season.

For the record I'm pro-analytics. NHL playoffs is just a different breed and Leafs Panthers and Avs are not eligible for saying analytics is "soaring". If there's a way to measure "clutch", these teams are near the bottom of the list.
 
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DraftSchmaft said:
Some more playoff wins are needed from everyone not named Tampa to say it's "soaring" in the modern era. Old men with their hunches (pun intended) are still ranked no.1 as of 2022. Over a 82 game sample the advanced stats will always win, but it's a whole new game for the four 7 game rounds in the playoffs. Just have to put your heart on your sleeve and win 4 first. You don't need to worry about a long 82 game season.

For the record I'm pro-analytics. NHL playoffs is just a different breed and Leafs Panthers and Avs are not eligible for saying analytics is "soaring". If there's a way to measure "clutch", these teams are near the bottom of the list.
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Gotta make the playoffs to do well in them!
 
TheShape said:
The Oilers situation brings me extreme joy.
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Remember the talk at the beginning of the season after their hot start? Hyman will be on the Olympic team, he has more goals than Matthews etc. That extra 500,000 per year looks like it comes at a big expense (I think the leafs offered 500,000 less, someone correct me if I'm wrong).
 
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Remember the talk at the beginning of the season after their hot start? Hyman will be on the Olympic team, he has more goals than Matthews etc. That extra 500,000 per year looks like it comes at a big expense (I think the leafs offered 500,000 less, someone correct me if I'm wrong).
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Oh it was a complete glass house they were building. Even if their forward group was as good as they thought, there was no way that defense and goaltending would hold up.

It's very satisfying to see right now.
 
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Not to dump on our boy Hyman too much, but he’s now at 11 straight games without a goal. Last season his longest goal drought was 7 games, and the season before that his longest drought was 5 games. Edmonton really does a number on guys.
 
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Jimmy Firecracker said:
Not to dump on our boy Hyman too much, but hes now at 11 straight games without a goal. Last season his longest goal drought was 7 games, and the season before that his longest drought was 5 games. Edmonton really does a number on guys.
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They are paying 5.5 million for 3rd line production. Not even getting the good 1st year to give the contract a decent honeymoon phase. The honeymoon on the contract was October.
 
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Well let me say that I hate the fans. Not all of them obviously, just the ones that think that their shit doesn’t stink. It’s the same with the Rags and Flyers fans. Again, not all of them. I’ve been in a few confrontations with them when I was back in the states, and was a season ticket holder for a decade+.

Im not here to be confrontational with anyone. The Leafs have a large, passionate fan base, but…get past all the attendance jokes, the Panthers have one as well, just not as large.

I just want to see our two teams battle already.
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I always smirk when I read this because most Leafs fans I know think the team sucks and that it will never get better. The optimistic ones are very few and far in between.
 
We signed Ritchie, Kase, Bunting and Kampf for the price of 1 Hyman

Everyone crapped on Dubas throughout the year. Wrote off every signing + Kerfoot going to LW. Countless were so much worse than last year posts..

Guess what.. this is one of the most complete teams in the league. These guys find a way to win and it’s been volatile as of late and I think another D is needed.

Have to give Dubas credit though for betting on some beaten and looked after talent.
 
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