Around the League - 2024-2025 Part II

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Tampa now only 2 points back of the Leafs.

 

[BallardEra]

Tampa now only 2 points back of the Leafs.

Thanks for nothing Habs!

 

[ULF_55]

Thanks for nothing Habs!

Leafs shouldn't need help.

Treliving and Berube have enough assets and talent to work with.

 

[BallardEra]

Laine has now gone 8 straight games without a point and also rocking a -9 over that span.

 

[MCR74]

LOL at Dubas continuing to F-up the pens. How hilarious it is...

Remember the gushing on the mains when they hired Dubas? You hate to see it (not really).

 

[garce]

Laine has now gone 8 straight games without a point and also rocking a -9 over that span.

So predictable, they were gushing about him when we were there a month ago. Amazingly fast turnaround, now a slow selfish slug robbing cutie pie Caufield of his prime pp reps. Classic get ya one cost ya 2 stiff

 

[MSZ]

 

[uncleben]

LOL at Dubas continuing to F-up the pens. How hilarious it is...

In what way is claiming a replacement-level player off waivers f-ing anything up?

There are things to criticize Dubas for, but a waiver claim?

If you're laughing at Puljujarvi, he came in for one year, played at a 0.3ppg as a rotating healthy scratch. It'd be like if Lorentz asked if he could be released

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

The fight for the wild card positions is pretty thick. Excerpt Buffalo. They are still terrible. lol. I genuinely feel bad for that fanbase.

I don't. Remember back to 06 and 07? They were insufferable.

 

[HolyCrap]

I don't. Remember back to 06 and 07? They were insufferable.

That’s a valid point. My bad.

 

[garce]

I don't. Remember back to 06 and 07? They were insufferable.

They’ve been arseholes over the years eff em! Especially my across the street neighbour!

 

[Suntouchable13]

Tampa is creeping up, only 2 points back of Toronto

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

Konecny and Sanheim have to be the two most overrated players to ever wear a team Canada jersey... Have these guys ever played a playoff game yet?

 

[ToneDog]

Konecny and Sanheim have to be the two most overrated players to ever wear a team Canada jersey... Have these guys ever played a playoff game yet?

Konecny has worse playoff numbers than Marner.

Tampa is creeping up, only 2 points back of Toronto

Imagine not getting home ice with the goaltending they have gotten so far. Then again, Evil guaranteed they win the Atlantic.

 

[Evilhomer]

Imagine not getting home ice with the goaltending they have gotten so far. Then again, Evil guaranteed they win the Atlantic.

Stone cold guarantee, man. Now, will it make a difference? I have no idea, but it should at least give them a more comfortable path to the second round, and it will force Florida to play Tampa or Ottawa in the first round.

 

[Budz]

Tampa is creeping up, only 2 points back of Toronto

Oh no - we wouldn’t want the team face a challenge or a little adversity.

 

[Magic Man]

Can you fight without being ejected from the game in the 4 nations tournament?

 

[ToneDog]

Can you fight without being ejected from the game in the 4 nations tournament?

It's the NHL so I say yes. Will be interesting to see how much intensity we see. Will Bennett fight Matthew Tkachuk after he punches Marner in the face after the whistle?

 

[VanW27]

Tampa now only 2 points back of the Leafs.

Tampa is creeping up, only 2 points back of Toronto

Tampa is the best team in the Atlantic this year and honestly it isn't close. We've rode some puck luck to a better record than our play, Tampa has done the opposite.

I expect things to normalize down the stretch and we'll end up 3rd again. Maybe we can cling to second over the Panthers but I doubt it.

 

[ToneDog]

Tampa is the best team in the Atlantic this year and honestly it isn't close. We've rode some puck luck to a better record than our play, Tampa has done the opposite.

I expect things to normalize down the stretch and we'll end up 3rd again. Maybe we can cling to second over the Panthers but I doubt it.

Except the Leafs have beaten them twice and quite handily. They have no chance unless Vasi finds a way to stop them or our goalies fall off a cliff.

 

[VanW27]

Except the Leafs have beaten them twice and quite handily. They have no chance unless Vasi finds a way to stop them or our goalies fall off a cliff.

We have Vasi number that's good news. That's kinda irrelevant to the final standings though

 

[Evilhomer]

Tampa is the best team in the Atlantic this year and honestly it isn't close. We've rode some puck luck to a better record than our play, Tampa has done the opposite.

I expect things to normalize down the stretch and we'll end up 3rd again. Maybe we can cling to second over the Panthers but I doubt it.

Nah. I don't think people are actually watching Tampa play. They beat up on mediocre teams like Ottawa, Montreal, etc., which is why their goal differential is so high, and then they promptly lose whenever they play a half decent team. The Leafs have rolled over them this season, and would do so again if they meet in the playoffs.

 

[Jojalu]

Nah. I don't think people are actually watching Tampa play. They beat up on mediocre teams like Ottawa, Montreal, etc., which is why their goal differential is so high, and then they promptly lose whenever they play a half decent team. The Leafs have rolled over them this season, and would do so again if they meet in the playoffs.

This is not really true except for the Leafs have had their way.

They have smoked a lot of good teams this year and are just like the Leafs.

Win a few in a row. Lose a few.

Pretty much like every team in the league outside Win and Was so far.