Around the League - 2024-2025 Part II

[BertCorbeau]

How have the Blue Jackets scored 15 more goals than the Leafs this year?

Youth movement .. their young high draft picks are finally breaking through

Honestly it’s amazing to see after the Gaudreau tragedy .. hope they make the playoffs

 

[Fogelhund]

Canadiens forward Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the season after undergoing right knee surgery.
Dach missed all but two games in 2023-24 after tearing his ACL in the second game of the season.

 

[ULF_55]

Nice to see the Wild lose another.

Interesting that a team filled with untouchable superstars struggles at times.

 

[MCR74]

Nice to see the Wild lose another.

Interesting that a team filled with untouchable superstars struggles at times.

I've said the same about Ottawa.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Our 69 goal unicorn is barely scoring more goals than our wannabe $14m soft winger

Optimistic fan translation: Matthews is having a bad season by his standards.

Also nobody in our bottom six can score.

 

[Jojalu]

C'mon Was!

Don't let Tampa extend their win streak. Big 3rd period!

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Nashville down 5-2 at the end of the second to the Islanders. Seems like a good time to kick them while they’re down.

16 points out of a playoff spot with all the signings and pomp and circumstance they had in the off-season is embarrassing. They’re lucky they’re in a US market, if this was anyplace in Canada they’d be getting raked over the coals and there’s no way Brunette would still have his job.

I hope O’Reilly is happy with his choice to spurn us for Tennessee. He gets to wind down his career on a shitshow. But he’s got a Cup and Smythe so I’m sure all the losing doesn’t bother him too much. Probably why this Preds team is so pathetic. Too many guys that have already won before and don’t care to try.

 

[leafsfan5]

Atlantic currently has 3 of the top 7 teams in the NHL by points%

One way or another this division ends up as a blood bath

 

[Cleetus]

Tampa looks legit dang it lol

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Tampa looks legit dang it lol

They sure do. Handling the Caps quite convincingly.

 

[Cleetus]

They sure do. Handling the Caps quite convincingly.

well Ovechkin scores so there is that lol

 

[BallardEra]

well Ovechkin scores so there is that lol

54 goals in his last 80 games.

11 goals left with 22 games to go.

 

[ToneDog]

Leafs have owned Vasi the last couple of years, but he may have returned to his old self which could be a problem for whoever meets TB in round #1 or #2. As good as Stolarz has been, Vasi has been as good and with 2+x more TOI.

Tampa wins 8th in a row 3-1 over Caps on the road. Lose to them in round #1 and heads will roll.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

54 goals in his last 80 games.

11 goals left with 22 games to go.

At his age, that truly is an amazing accomplishment.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Florida and Tampa may never lose again lol

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Marchand down, looks like a shoulder/ concussion possibly. Joseph got him good but clean imo.

 

[Schennanigans]

Tampa might have one deep playoff run in them. Still a team that can beat anyone on any given night. Gonna be a dog fight for the division.

 

[ToneDog]

Dubas down 2-0 early. Pasta with 1 and 1 and now ahead of the best playmaker ever to play the game after a bad start and nobody to play with. Wish we had a player as good as him for $11.25m.

 

[Metroid]

16 points out of a playoff spot with all the signings and pomp and circumstance they had in the off-season is embarrassing. They’re lucky they’re in a US market, if this was anyplace in Canada they’d be getting raked over the coals and there’s no way Brunette would still have his job.

This is why it's easier to win in the south , no one gives a shit when you f*** up as much as you here. This is unfortunately why MLSE is afraid to take risks and takes the simple easy way to win and or lose....

 

[Evilhomer]

Florida and Tampa may never lose again lol

I'm willing to bet that Florida loses today. The bigger point is that Washington lost. Leafs have a good chance to catch them for first in the conference.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I'm willing to bet that Florida loses today. The bigger point is that Washington lost. Leafs have a good chance to catch them for first in the conference.

Panthers are going to beat the Flames with no Wolf in net.

 

[Jojalu]

I'm willing to bet that Florida loses today. The bigger point is that Washington lost. Leafs have a good chance to catch them for first in the conference.

There is a much higher chance the Leafs fall behind Fla and TB than catching Washington.

Possible the trade deadline mixes things up a bit, but 8 points in 22 games is pretty difficult to make up

 

[Burnie97]

f***ing Florida teams

I guess the one good thing is I hope it elevates the Leafs to play hard to the very end of the season.

It should be a fight. Itll get them ready for the playoffs. Go win the division and then f*** up one of the Florida teams in the second round.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I guess the one good thing is I hope it elevates the Leafs to play hard to the very end of the season.

It should be a fight. Itll get them ready for the playoffs. Go win the division and then f*** up one of the Florida teams in the second round.

Looks like two vs three in the Atlantic will be the third and fourth best teams in the east. The divisional playoff format sucks ass.

 

[Burnie97]

Looks like two vs three in the Atlantic will be the third and fourth best teams in the east. The divisional playoff format sucks ass.

It's like the Jays in their division.

It's awful to be honest. Just get f***ed over in these divisions.

They don't really make sense either. I guess there is arguments from both sides and it has to mostly do with being in EST for tv ratings etc... but it's f***ing bullshit.

Always comes down to dollars. Everything does now.

That's my rant for the day... going to have a beer and BBQ now.