Around The League 40: As we barrel towards 40 teams

[chaz4hockey]

Old time hockey…intense fight:

 

[bleedgreen]

Nah, sure you can....cap management is cap management, good or bad.

A "bad team" tax approach will permanently keep you down or always just meh.

Dahlin is absolutely that much better than Toews.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Dahlin is absolutely that much better than Toews.

opinions of course vary......

 

[bleedgreen]

opinions of course vary......

I watch plenty of both, and a ton of Toews. One’s a solid two way player and one’s a star that can change games. In the good way.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I watch plenty of both, and a ton of Toews. One’s a solid two way player and one’s a star that can change games. In the good way.

I really like Toews but man is he overrated. Completely agree on the “solid two way player” characterization. If he stayed with the isles he wouldn’t be putting up those stats and no one would care about him. I wouldn’t take him over any of our top 5

 

[Stickpucker]

I really like Toews but man is he overrated. Completely agree on the “solid two way player” characterization. If he stayed with the isles he wouldn’t be putting up those stats and no one would care about him. I wouldn’t take him over any of our top 5

I would take him over Pesce and maybe Skjei.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I would take him over Pesce and maybe Skjei.

In a vacuum maybe but Toews isn’t coming with Makar to pair with… those two have such great chemistry and fit together, I wouldn’t swap out either for Toews on that pairing.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

I went to the caps opener, and what a letdown…

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

Bob letting in some easy sh*t vs TML. Wish this was the Bob we faced.

 

[cptjeff]

Bob letting in some easy sh*t vs TML. Wish this was the Bob we faced.

He also didn't look like an all world goalie in the Final. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with our offensive choices.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

He also didn't look like an all world goalie in the Final. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with our offensive choices.

I mean, he dominated the Leafs and latter half of bruins series too. His hot run ran its course come finals time but it’s not like he only played lights out against us

 

[Blueline Bomber]

He also didn't look like an all world goalie in the Final. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with our offensive choices.

Or maybe it was the two week break between the end of the ECF and the start of the SCF?

Hard to ride a hot goalie if he's doing nothing but practicing for two weeks.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Rags gettin’ whooped

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Rags gettin’ whooped

a rare natural hat trick by jenner as well

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Back-to-back hat tricks for Matthews to start the year.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Back-to-back hat tricks for Matthews to start the year.

plan the parade, amirite

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

plan the parade, amirite

Only other player to do that in NHL history is… Alex Ovechkin in 2017.

Matthews is gonna be doing drunk snow angels in fountains in 8 months.

 

[Derailed75]

I mean, he dominated the Leafs and latter half of bruins series too. His hot run ran its course come finals time but it’s not like he only played lights out against us

Don't disrupted the narrative man. I mean this team blows. Its not like they are top 5 in wins in the league in the last 5 years,or they are up at the top of short handed goals in that same period or won a round every single year in the last 5 maki g 2 ECF.

This team sucks thats why Bob shut them down

 

[sabremike]

Sabres lost and I was just nearly killed by a deer that darted out onto the highway in WNY on my way back home from Toronto.

So how was your day?

 

[cptjeff]

Sabres lost and I was just nearly killed by a deer that darted out onto the highway in WNY on my way back home from Toronto.

So how was your day?

Did you at least get the free venison out of it?

 

[sabremike]

Did you at least get the free venison out of it?

Thankfully my friend swerved to miss it just in time.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

 

[A Star is Burns]

Guess he's no Teuvo then.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Yay, CJ. He is a busy one across multiple platforms.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Washington is so bad. They are down 2-0 after one. They managed 3 shots.

You hate to see it