Around the League - 2024-2025

[ULF_55]

Poor Brodie:

Brodie's getting paid.

Buyer's remorse?

 

[ULF_55]

Sorry to pick on you here, Papa, but I don't really understand why Leaf fans are surprised that Keefe knows how to do a defensive system. That was the most obvious change when he took over from shit brains.. Err, Babcock. The defensive game of the team changed dramatically for the better.

He has his flaws, for sure, and moving on was the right choice, but he has some positives too.

Didn't the Devils trade for a goalie?

Wasn't that their biggest issue last year. Everyone was touting them as the next best thing before the season started, but they had no one between the pipes.

26th. in GA per game to 5th..

A goaltender doesn't just stop goals, he gives confidence, and give the team permission to score.

12th. goals per game to 7th.

 

[ULF_55]

I have no idea, but
Bedard or Celebrini?

Is there a huge difference?
Really seems to be, or was, Bedard as the next one.

I don't recall the same hype for Celebrini.

 

[Jojalu]

3 NY state teams combined to score 1 goal last night while allowing 12.

All 3 are in a freefall and really have no way out. Except the Rangers. Shesterkin can get red hot and steal some games

 

[Dekes For Days]

Didn't the Devils trade for a goalie? Wasn't that their biggest issue last year.

Their goaltending has been better than last year, but nothing spectacular. They're currently 11th in the league in goaltending.
The team in front did however go from the 24th best defensive team last year to the 3rd best this year.

 

[Nineteen67]

Didn't the Devils trade for a goalie?

Wasn't that their biggest issue last year. Everyone was touting them as the next best thing before the season started, but they had no one between the pipes.

26th. in GA per game to 5th..

A goaltender doesn't just stop goals, he gives confidence, and give the team permission to score.

12th. goals per game to 7th.

Yes and they were missing a couple of key players most of the year and the young team couldn’t overcome adversity. They were good the previous year.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

3 NY state teams combined to score 1 goal last night while allowing 12.

All 3 are in a freefall and really have no way out. Except the Rangers. Shesterkin can get red hot and steal some games

Shesterkin can only bail out his team for so long. They bleed chances and don't seem to play with any structure

They can get out, but their ceiling is very limited

 

[sxvnert]

Wings just destroying that draft position.

 

[Jojalu]

Wow. Flurry of trades to end the day.

Maybe Kakko can get it together in Utah

 

[PROUD PAPA]

2nd disallowed goal for Florida tonight.
Maurice will be flashing gang signs soon.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

doesn't look like minnesota is going to do us any favors tonight

can't get the stupid panthers off our asses

 

[ULF_55]

Don't see enough of Connor Garland but he is so underwhelming.

 

[Evilhomer]

doesn't look like minnesota is going to do us any favors tonight

can't get the stupid panthers off our asses

The Leafs will separate from Florida by the end of this month/early January because of how soft the leafs' schedule is. Then it will be a question of whether they can hold that lead the rest of the season. It will also be interesting to see how the wild card positions develop.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Pionk gives the game away with 30 seconds left. You love to see it

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Pionk gives the game away with 30 seconds left. You love to see it

The Winnipeg fall off needs to be studied

From 14-1 to 23-10-1

They’ve been playing .500 hockey for a while

 

[arso40]

The Winnipeg fall off needs to be studied

From 14-1 to 23-10-1

They’ve been playing .500 hockey for a while

Different team without ehlers

 

[Sypher04]

Different team without ehlers

ehlers should demand 16 mil on his next deal if his absence can single handedly take them from like like .900 point percentage to sub .500

 

[Jojalu]

The Leafs will separate from Florida by the end of this month/early January because of how soft the leafs' schedule is. Then it will be a question of whether they can hold that lead the rest of the season. It will also be interesting to see how the wild card positions develop.

Interesting since you had already said Florida doesn't care anout the regular season and they promptly have gone 8-2-1. Whay happened to the Leafs double diget division win?

I do believe you are correct about the Leafs having a shot this year to win the division, and possibly the East, but it is going to be a fight.

Especially if they continue to have injury issues.

In other news, Murray with a shutout last night. Wonder if he makes his way up for Sat nights game

 

[Evilhomer]

Interesting since you had already said Florida doesn't care anout the regular season and they promptly have gone 8-2-1. Whay happened to the Leafs double diget division win?

I do believe you are correct about the Leafs having a shot this year to win the division, and possibly the East, but it is going to be a fight.

Especially if they continue to have injury issues.

In other news, Murray with a shutout last night. Wonder if he makes his way up for Sat nights game

I continue to believe that both of these points are correct. Let the season play out. I think Florida will drop off.

 

[Jojalu]

I continue to believe that both of these points are correct. Let the season play out. I think Florida will drop off.

I just don't see it. Unless the injury bug hits them.

TB will continue to play well too. Guentzel was a good trade off fo.r Stamkos

 

[Sypher04]

I just don't see it. Unless the injury bug hits them.

TB will continue to play well too. Guentzel was a good trade off fo.r Stamkos

Based on the first ~30 games, the Atlantic certainly seems to have 3 tiers

Toronto, Florida, Tampa
Boston, Ottawa
Detroit, Buffalo, Montreal

 

[Sypher04]

Just noticed that 3 of the top 4 PK teams are quite bad, which I thought was interesting:

1. Preds
2. Rangers
4. Hawks

The only other team over 85% is Carolina
We are 7th at 82.7%

 

[Fogelhund]

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Paywalled... but, just the premise is interesting. Imagine that, bad team, picked the wrong Free Agents, but hey, let's double down with more older free agents on long-term contracts next year. What could go wrong?

 

[Menzinger]

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Paywalled... but, just the premise is interesting. Imagine that, bad team, picked the wrong Free Agents, but hey, let's double down with more older free agents on long-term contracts next year. What could go wrong?

Almost as if they have a GM without a lot of front office experience....

 

[ToneDog]

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Paywalled... but, just the premise is interesting. Imagine that, bad team, picked the wrong Free Agents, but hey, let's double down with more older free agents on long-term contracts next year. What could go wrong?

Should have listened to ROR and traded for his BFF this past summer.