Around the League: Capitals and Ovie are Stanley Cup Champions

[Cleetus]

Ok, it’s time to go 3 on 3 OT in the playoffs.

no lol stack more logs on the fire! OT is awesome!

 

[Nineteen67]

no lol stack more logs on the fire! OT is awesome!

The bugs are getting bad

 

[Community]

i am not going to lie.
I wanted "Drama" this year. like had the Islanders won with CGY's pick. (Or Chicago) teehee.

You'll have to wait until next year when COL picks 1st overall with OTT's pick from the Duchene trade.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Vegas 10 wins away

 

[Cleetus]

The bugs are getting bad

lol well its prob over now unless there is goaltender interference.

 

[Keato]

Don't know if that's interference, but a question;

If that is interference, is there a penalty for the Vegas bench clearing to congratulate? I was always curious about that.

 

[Nineteen67]

Is that the first controversy in their existence?

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Can't wait to hear about how much better buffalo is than Toronto for the whole off season

 

[Nineteen67]

If we had 3on 3 there would be very little chance for goalie interference

 

[BlueBaron]

Buffalo is now Edmonton south. They cannot handle the good fortune and are already saying Dahlin is better than Rielly. Going to be a long season on the main boards with the two groups working together.

I really wish a more mature group had won, like the Habs or Carolina.

 

[Gabriel426]

Buffalo is now Edmonton south. They cannot handle the good fortune and are already saying Dahlin is better than Rielly. Going to be a long season on the main boards with the two groups working together.

I really wish a more mature group had won, like the Habs or Carolina.

Don't worry about it, we got TL and we are still a better team than them

 

[WillyFirstofhisName]

Buffalo is now Edmonton south. They cannot handle the good fortune and are already saying Dahlin is better than Rielly. Going to be a long season on the main boards with the two groups working together.

I really wish a more mature group had won, like the Habs or Carolina.

LOL

And tbh. I wouldn't be surprised if Dahlin is better than Rielly by his second year. If they are claiming he is right now that is a bit of a stretch. Kid has tremendous IQ, but for a guy who is heralded for his elusiveness, he still has to sustain dominance on small ice.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Can't wait to hear about how much better buffalo is than Toronto for the whole off season

It's already begun, a mere few hours after the draft lottery and then next season comes and Buffalo is drafting in the bottom 10 again.

 

[Gabriel426]

LOL

And tbh. I wouldn't be surprised if Dahlin is better than Rielly by his second year. If they are claiming he is right now that is a bit of a stretch. Kid has tremendous IQ, but for a guy who is heralded for his elusiveness, he still has to sustain dominance on small ice.

That's a pretty big assumptions since Reilly is a top 10-15 Dmen in the league.
Lidstorm didn't become Lidstorm till 23-24.
Dahlin will probably have a better career than Reilly but to say he will be better than Reilly by second year is a bit much.

 

[Superstar]

That's a pretty big assumptions since Reilly is a top 10-15 Dmen in the league.
Lidstorm didn't become Lidstorm till 23-24.
Dahlin will probably have a better career than Reilly but to say he will be better than Reilly by second year is a bit much.

The new shiny toy for some people, LOL. If the Leafs become a consistent Cup contender and win a couple of Cups during Rielly's prime years, one could argue Rielly could have the better career...people forget that Rielly could skate like the wind, and he is still growing and getting stronger as a defenseman.

 

[WillyFirstofhisName]

dahlin - hit
middlestadt - hit
nylander - too early to say
eichel - hit
reinhart - miss
risto - hit
girgensons - decent pick
ROR - win considering the value of Zadorov (decent pick) and Grigorenko (miss)
both Kane trades - losses
Okposo - a degrading asset signed big for the next 5 years
Vesey - LOL

I mean Buffalo is getting noticeably better, but for a rebuild that has lasted longer than ours they still have wayyyy more holes and poor depth. Their notable picks and trades have been a mixed bag, and they have done pretty much nothing positive outside that. No doubt they have a solid center core going forward. They should be able to put together a great top 9. They now have an elite 1st pairing, but past McCabe, the 2nd and 3rd D pairings need a lot of help. Beside Guhle, they don't have anyone in the pipeline. And they have no goalie (I'm so glad Lou sprung for Freddy. #1 goalies are so hard to get). It's good they got rid of that miserable $*** Murray, but their FO remains questionable. Buffalo won't turn things around unless they smarten up organizationally.

 

[WillyFirstofhisName]

That's a pretty big assumptions since Reilly is a top 10-15 Dmen in the league.
Lidstorm didn't become Lidstorm till 23-24.
Dahlin will probably have a better career than Reilly but to say he will be better than Reilly by second year is a bit much.

I'm not making an assumption. I'm just saying it's not out of the realm of possibility. This guy is better at the same age than Hedman, the last big D prospect at the draft. D prospects generally take a while to develop but a lot of people were ready to call Hedman a bust before he broke out in his 4th year. Karlsson broke out in his 3rd. Heck, Doughty was a Norris finalist in year two. It is not a safe bet to guarantee Dahlin will surpass Rielly in his 2nd year, but I wouldn't say it is impossible.

 

[Gabriel426]

The new shiny toy for some people, LOL. If the Leafs become a consistent Cup contender and win a couple of Cups during Rielly's prime years, one could argue Rielly could have the better career...people forget that Rielly could skate like the wind, and he is still growing and getting stronger as a defenseman.

Of course, REILLY I should awesome. He is our #1 and will lead us to Cups like Keith with the Hawks

 

[Superstar]

dahlin - hit
middlestadt - hit
nylander - too early to say
eichel - hit
reinhart - miss
risto - hit
girgensons - decent pick
ROR - win considering the value of Zadorov (decent pick) and Grigorenko (miss)
both Kane trades - losses
Okposo - a degrading asset signed big for the next 5 years
Vesey - LOL

I mean Buffalo is getting noticeably better, but for a rebuild that has lasted longer than ours they still have wayyyy more holes and poor depth. Their notable picks and trades have been a mixed bag, and they have done pretty much nothing positive outside that. No doubt they have a solid center core going forward. They should be able to put together a great top 9. They now have an elite 1st pairing, but past McCabe, the 2nd and 3rd D pairings need a lot of help. Beside Guhle, they don't have anyone in the pipeline. And they have no goalie (I'm so glad Lou sprung for Freddy. #1 goalies are so hard to get). It's good they got rid of that miserable $*** Murray, but their FO remains questionable. Buffalo won't turn things around unless they smarten up organizationally.

Middlestadt is a "hit" while Nylander is a "too early to say"? What kind of nonsense is this? Nylander is already a proven 1st line winger...whether he could be an effective 2nd line centre if we need him to play at that position is something else.

Buffalo getting noticeably better when they just finished last and won the lottery...that's laughable...they've been rebuilding for 5 plus years and still nowhere near as good as the Leafs.

 

[WillyFirstofhisName]

Middlestadt is a "hit" while Nylander is a "too early to say"? What kind of nonsense is this? Nylander is already a proven 1st line winger...whether he could be an effective 2nd line centre if we need him to play at that position is something else.

Buffalo getting noticeably better when they just finished last and won the lottery...that's laughable...they've been rebuilding for 5 plus years and still nowhere near as good as the Leafs.

Wrong Nylander.

 

[BlueBaron]

I'm not making an assumption. I'm just saying it's not out of the realm of possibility. This guy is better at the same age than Hedman, the last big D prospect at the draft. D prospects generally take a while to develop but a lot of people were ready to call Hedman a bust before he broke out in his 4th year. Karlsson broke out in his 3rd. Heck, Doughty was a Norris finalist in year two. It is not a safe bet to guarantee Dahlin will surpass Rielly in his 2nd year, but I wouldn't say it is impossible.

It should be pointed out our boy is not a finished product yet either. He's only 24. It wasn't until Lidstrom's 9th season that he started to peak.

 

[Superstar]

Wrong Nylander.

Sorry...

 

[Gabriel426]

I'm not making an assumption. I'm just saying it's not out of the realm of possibility. This guy is better at the same age than Hedman, the last big D prospect at the draft. D prospects generally take a while to develop but a lot of people were ready to call Hedman a bust before he broke out in his 4th year. Karlsson broke out in his 3rd. Heck, Doughty was a Norris finalist in year two. It is not a safe bet to guarantee Dahlin will surpass Rielly in his 2nd year, but I wouldn't say it is impossible.

It is also possible that Reilly will break out next season and become a top 3 Dman in the league.
Like I said, Dahlin has the potential to become a better player than Reilly but to say he will do that by his second year is a bit of a reach.

 

[Nooodles]

Who is Reilly?

 

[ULF_55]

Buffalo is now Edmonton south. They cannot handle the good fortune and are already saying Dahlin is better than Rielly. Going to be a long season on the main boards with the two groups working together.

I really wish a more mature group had won, like the Habs or Carolina.

Unlikely today, but I would hope Dahlin is better than Rielly! (Give him a couple seasons)

He's be a pretty weak first overall is he isn't a solid #1.