Around the League - 2024-2025 Part II

[uncleben]

lol

Not sure what range of "past 3 years" he's using, i.e. counting or not counting this season
But, either way, I don't see it...

2021/22 + 2022/23 + 2023/24 + 2024/25 partial season
Toronto GF5v5: 720 (1st)
Buffalo GF5v5: 670 (7th)

2021/22 + 2022/23 + 2023/24
Toronto GF5v5: 592 (1st)
Buffalo GF5v5: 529 (12th)

2022/23 + 2023/24 + 2024/25 partial season
Toronto GF5v5: 512 (T-2nd)
Buffalo GF5v5: 512 (T-2nd)

Source

Other teams on that list are in the same boat, so I'm not sure what I am missing here...
Also worth noting, in each of the three time frames above, Buffalo is in the top half in the League for 5v5TOI/GP, so spending more time at 5v5 makes a little more sense they are able to score a few more 5v5 goals.

 

[stickty111]

Wow

That changes things for us in terms of chances of winning the division.
Maybe other teammates are also involved?

 

[tmlms13]

That is rest of Reg season and 2 playoff games.

Ekblad is also a UFA this summer. Probably guarantee Florida isn't resigning, and probably cuts his aav on the open market by a fair bit.

 

[cyris]

That is rest of Reg season and 2 playoff games.

Ekblad is also a UFA this summer. Probably guarantee Florida isn't resigning, and probably cuts his aav on the open market by a fair bit.

Yeah he just got a bit cheaper this summer lol

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Panthers are juicing. No wonder they turned into playoff killers. Ekblad just got caught.

 

[tmlms13]

Yeah he just got a bit cheaper this summer lol

I think he'll probably end up with a 1-year deal somewhere now. Who knows how long this has been going on. Does it affect his play or not.

I wouldn't mind picking him up for a year at 5 or 6m. Especially if we have 22m coming off the cap.

 

[francis246]

Panthers are juicing. No wonder they turned into playoff killers. Ekblad just got caught.

He released a statement. Looks like he took something during his recovery and didn’t check with the panthers and it turned out to be on the banned substance list

 

[Zybalto]

He released a statement. Looks like he took something during his recovery and didn’t check with the panthers and it turned out to be on the banned substance list

I feel like I've heard this excuse before.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

He released a statement. Looks like he took something during his recovery and didn’t check with the panthers and it turned out to be on the banned substance list

Yeah I’m being a bit tongue in cheek. Most likely just the wrong meds and not a grand conspiracy.

 

[Evilhomer]

Meh, I don't think it matters much. Leafs are going to win the division whether ekblad plays or not.

 

[ULF_55]

I think he'll probably end up with a 1-year deal somewhere now. Who knows how long this has been going on. Does it affect his play or not.

I wouldn't mind picking him up for a year at 5 or 6m. Especially if we have 22m coming off the cap.

My guess it doesn't impact him all that much.

Be a lot more than twenty games if it was truly juicing.

 

[Zybalto]

Meh, I don't think it matters much. Leafs are going to win the division whether ekblad plays or not.

3 games against the Panthers down the stretch too. They lost Ekblad and we're getting Tanev back.

 

[Evilhomer]

3 games against the Panthers down the stretch too. They lost Ekblad and we're getting Tanev back.

The Leafs will win at least 2 of those 3 games.

 

[Legion34]

The Leafs will win at least 2 of those 3 games.

Every time

 

[tmlms13]

The Leafs will win at least 2 of those 3 games.

Leafs have 1 against TB too. That is a must win too. Especially since there's no we'll get revenge game.

 

[Evilhomer]

Leafs have 1 against TB too. That is a must win too. Especially since there's no we'll get revenge game.

Tampa games have pretty much become guaranteed wins for the Leafs. Not sure why, but the Leafs have their number.

 

[Stephen]

Panthers are juicing. No wonder they turned into playoff killers. Ekblad just got caught.

No wonder Ekblad was so aggro vs Bunting.

 

[Gabriel426]

3 games against the Panthers down the stretch too. They lost Ekblad and we're getting Tanev back.

And they probably don’t have Tkachuk and possibly Marchand too.

 

[Evilhomer]

And they probably don’t have Tkachuk and possibly Marchand too.

I still contend that Tkachuk won't play again until next season. Marchand might come back before the regular season ends.

 

[ULF_55]

Oilers look so loose in their own zone.

Players just walk up the middle with two defenders already covering men.

They don't look dangerous this year, mostly just Draisaitl.