TheGreenTBer
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Are you implying Edmonton shouldn't have a NHL team? I don't understand.
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I don't believe DeBoer is a good coach at all and seems like one of those guys who will burn bridges wherever he goes. But coaching in the NHL is a carousel so I'm sure he'll land elsewhere in no time.
He is definatwly on the 18th hole with the clubhouse in sight.
Crazy he won the Art Ross that one year with 80 some odd points.
The Leafs will probably give him 6 mil this offseason for that
I would say there are ZERO fans that think Matthews is better at this point.
It was an interesting, delusional debate 2 years ago and that's it.
TheGreenTBer
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I would rather have McDavid at his current cap hit than Matthews at league minimum.
SprDaVE
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Maybe if Dallas had less pressure they'd perform better. Jokes aside, I think adding Ceci to be your top matching defensive defenseman was such a terrible move by them. Granlund made sense though and did well.
With Heiskanen injured and likely not 100% by the time he came back, they should have been able to add a much better defenseman.
With Heiskanen injured and likely not 100% by the time he came back, they should have been able to add a much better defenseman.
it wasn't just fans... the Athletic's model had him as the highest overall impact player in the league for a year and a half.
When Matthews is healthy he's an absolute beast. I doubt we ever see that conversation reasonably presented again, but he should get back to 50-60 goals and be a clear cut top 5 player
speed is such a factor in the playoffs. when the checking tightens up to such an insane degree you can't rely on great positioning anymore, you need to create separation on your own. That's why Willy is our best playoff forward. That's why third and fourth line plugs with jump suddenly become gamebreakers (Kapanen). That's why guys like Phil Kessel can lead a Penguins team with Crosby and Malkin on the roster in playoff scoring.
You can also see the space that speed makes for teammates to succeed. Leon Draisaitl, the best goal scorer in the league this year, can disappear on the ice because the defence are completely frazzled by McDavid's speed. It wears teams down like Florida's forecheck. By the end of the series Dallas defenders were spinning on the spot. They looked shell shocked.
I've been praying we would add some speed to this lineup for ages. Probably the slowest team in the league, especially down the middle.
Menzinger
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Maurice's handshake stuff this playoffs has been really weird. He's never felt this way before too. Can't help but wonder if he wants to avoid awkward conversations after the way he gets his team to play.
His public shitick gets old really fast, especially all the condescending stuff he put out about the Leafs earlier
The conversation between him and Brind'Aamour
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It’s more about being able to win 50/50 battles. When they constantly get beat they have no choice but to qui, and they do.
Willy just doesn’t compete unless he gets a scoring chance out of it or he knows he’s not going to get pasted.
So dumb, imo
MCR74
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The Oilers better have their backup goalie on standby for when Bennett takes a run at Skinner.
Fogelhund
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I agree on adding speed down the middle.
Matthews 61% skating top speed in NHL. Bursts over 20mph... 58th percentile.
I agree Tavares looks slow... and yet.. he's right at the average, but above average in bursts over 20mph.
Domi is well above average. 94th percentile..
Of the big names, that are either UFA... or "might" be available.
Bennett 56th percentile
Granlund Below 50th percentile
Karlsson 83rd percentile.
Karlsson is the one you hope for, if you want speed down the middle... the other don't really help that much. Ehlers has a ton of speed as a potential winger acquisition.. 94th percentile.
Of the... rehome a power forward.. Marchment/E.Kane type guys... E. Kane is a good skater at 70th percentile...
Ignoring cap hits.. acquisition costs... if you could add Ehlers, Karlsson and E. Kane.. .you increase your team speed in the top six.
LeafalCrusader
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Lol. I was just busting your chops.
I only proposed this because this was a discussion in a group chat with a few friends of mine. They said they wouldn’t do it, because the dead cap would be too much.
After what they did to Stolarz, I could never cheer for Florida.
Not really cheering for Edmonton either, it’s more of a Canada vs USA vibe this year.
Paul Maurice is an egomaniac who thinks he's some pioneer trying to reinvent the handshake line ritual, it's all very cringe worthy. He frames it as it being about the players but it's all done is put more spotlight on Maurice. He comes off extremely disingenuous to me.
I think all the recent success has got to his head. Only silver lining to the Oilers winning is it ensures this guy doesn't get another ring.
ToneDog
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Perry who Shanny and Dubas passed on for Simmonds is playing on the Oilers top line and has 7 goals. Kappy who could have been brought back for nothing at minimum salary is playing with Draisaitl and is in the SCF.
Meanwhile who knows what the f*** the 3 amigos are doing since they were sent golfing.
Meanwhile who knows what the f*** the 3 amigos are doing since they were sent golfing.
ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
Dallas' depth up front was not able to get it done but you are not winning anything with Ceci, Petrovic on your D and Oettinger being outplayed by Skinner.
