Around the League - 2024-2025 Part II

[Delete1]

Another reason why I want to play the panthers more than the bolts : Brad Marchand. Our old nemesis, enemy, boogeyman and playoff tormentor since the last decade during all these Boston series , now plays for Florida.

Him being on the panthers makes me hate them even more . And I legitimately hate the panthers.

And if the leafs can’t have the opportunity to finally slay the Boston dragon, maybe we will have a chance to slay the Marchand one and at least get some measure of revenge for all the Boston playoff series losses instead.

It's gone under the radar, but Marchand has basically been terrible for Florida. He is cooked. Father Time takes no prisoners.

 

[mix1home]

Another reason why I want to play the panthers more than the bolts : Brad Marchand. Our old nemesis, enemy, boogeyman and playoff tormentor since the last decade during all these Boston series , now plays for Florida.

Him being on the panthers makes me hate them even more . And I legitimately hate the panthers.

And if the leafs can’t have the opportunity to finally slay the Boston dragon, maybe we will have a chance to slay the Marchand one and at least get some measure of revenge for all the Boston playoff series losses instead.

The way I see it Boston never had easy time with us. Two different styles never allowed them to cruise through round 1. They would prevail at the end, but would lose enough energy / play those extra games / OTs / minutes that would eventually take tall and would not allow that team that had truly generational players to win it at the end. Did you see Marchand crying in the final against Blues? Is that not enough of revenge for you?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Nurse who cried about how Reaves was a guy who's "out there to hurt people" just crosschecked Byfield's head while he was down on the ice and got kicked out of the game.

That oughta be a suspension too. Make Nurse miss the first game of the playoffs and that'll really cripple the Oilers.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Guess Edmonton doesn’t care about home ice.

They’re pretty injured right now

 

[torontoblood]

It's gone under the radar, but Marchand has basically been terrible for Florida. He is cooked. Father Time takes no prisoners.

The way I see it Boston never had easy time with us. Two different styles never allowed them to cruise through round 1. They would prevail at the end, but would lose enough energy / play those extra games / OTs / minutes that would eventually take tall and would not allow that team that had truly generational players to win it at the end. Did you see Marchand crying in the final against Blues? Is that not enough of revenge for you?

I just want to see the leafs eliminate him in the playoffs by themselves just once.

 

[Squiffy]

Habs aren't quite baked in to that last spot yet eh? Tough final game for them against Canes and CBJ with two winnable games.

 

[willmma]

So can Demidov play in the playoffs?
That would be something, to play against Ovi in the first year.

 

[bax]

Nurse who cried about how Reaves was a guy who's "out there to hurt people" just crosschecked Byfield's head while he was down on the ice and got kicked out of the game.

That oughta be a suspension too. Make Nurse miss the first game of the playoffs and that'll really cripple the Oilers.

That was some wwe shit

 

[Enniskillen]

50/50 for the kid to start hitting the bottle like many Hab high level young players? Playing in that town gets these kids in the sauce early

Wow, how do you know that? McGill students drink heavily, but how is it any different from TO?

 

[arso40]

Boy did the canes really screw up their cup run this year

 

[mix1home]

Boy did the canes really screw up their cup run this year

Could you please elaborate? What did they do wrong?

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

At least the Kings will finally have home ice this time

They shouldn't have any excuses considering the Oilers are limping into the playoffs and haven't really played well in a long time.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

At least the Kings will finally have home ice this time

They shouldn't have any excuses considering the Oilers are limping into the playoffs and haven't really played well in a long time.

Wish we managed that against Boston one of these series.

 

[arso40]

Could you please elaborate? What did they do wrong?

That stupid trade for rantanen was a dumb move for a team trying to win the cup

 

[arso40]

Wish we managed that against Boston one of these series.

Edmonton probably still beats them

 

[Nineteen67]

Boy did the canes really screw up their cup run this year

Yes, by not acquiring a goalie. They might beat NJD but I don’t think they beat TTOE

 

[Nineteen67]

That stupid trade for rantanen was a dumb move for a team trying to win the cup

Losing for basically nothing was dumb, but they are not a Cup contender with or without him.

 

[darrylsittler27]

Or one of their dmen hitting another level think they need a goalie though

Luckily Montreal didn't trade down and take someone else :;

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I feel bad for what happened to Laine and his mental health issues over the years but wow has he fallen off a cliff as a player. He is brutal to watch.

See that's funny, according to HF Finland he was going to be twice the player 34 is and would average 70-80 goals per year, so I for one am shocked things turned out the way they did.

 

[arso40]

Losing for basically nothing was dumb, but they are not a Cup contender with or without him.

Before the trade they were pretty damn deep

 

[MCR74]

The TO / First Round thread is still going strong on the playoff board, with the regular cast of HF losers throwing in their worthless 2 cents.

Say we do get past the first round, do these morons have a contingency plan in place?

 

[Delete1]

Boy did the canes really screw up their cup run this year

They were never going to be a legitimate Cup contender with that goaltending, which they have for years refused to fix.

 

[arso40]

They were never going to be a legitimate Cup contender with that goaltending, which they have for years refused to fix.

The style they play they were a threat

 

[darrylsittler27]

See that's funny, according to HF Finland he was going to be twice the player 34 is and would average 70-80 goals per year, so I for one am shocked things turned out the way they did.

Laine doesn't play with Marner either.

 

[MCR74]

See that's funny, according to HF Finland he was going to be twice the player 34 is and would average 70-80 goals per year, so I for one am shocked things turned out the way they did.

Maybe they were referring to Laine's superior ability on the XBox.