Around the League - PLAYOFFS!?

[Evilhomer]

Teams changed and adapted to make themselves better, instead of standing pat. There is no need to micro analyze if our situation is EXACTLY the same... no two teams situations are ever EXACTLY the same. I mean, Tampa changed 5 of 6 D, and somehow that is only changing their "depth defenseman?"

In the end, they are comparables of teams that changed directions, by whatever means necessary, and went from out of the playoffs, to winning the Cup. It happens, and no, the details are never EXACTLY the same.

Are we no longer comparing the Leafs to the Capitals? That was everyone's favourite fall-back for a while.

 

[Fogelhund]

Are we no longer comparing the Leafs to the Capitals? That was everyone's favourite fall-back for a while.

They are another example of teams that made changes.... I think I even mentioned Ovechkin in the post before this one....

 

[Evilhomer]

They are another example of teams that made changes.... I think I even mentioned Ovechkin in the post before this one....

Of course, any team that won made changes to get there. To be fair, the Leafs have made dozens and dozens of changes.

 

[Fogelhund]

Of course, any team that won made changes to get there. To be fair, the Leafs have made dozens and dozens of changes.

 

[andora]

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Simple.. but love it

 

[Evilhomer]

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It's the same "point" you and a hundred other people have made thousands of times. It's water is wet analysis.

 

[ToneDog]

Wasn’t losing to the Blue Jackets missing the playoffs?


Delicious analogy……..

It has been argued but the way I see it, it was as close as you can get I guess.

 

[Fogelhund]

It's the same "point" you and a hundred other people have made thousands of times. It's water is wet analysis.

I defer to your superior analysis and prognostication.

 

[Evilhomer]

I defer to your superior analysis and prognostication.

My prognosticator has most definitely been on the fritz lately.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

if true pretty wild.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Teams changed and adapted to make themselves better, instead of standing pat. There is no need to micro analyze if our situation is EXACTLY the same... no two teams situations are ever EXACTLY the same.

It's not about them being EXACTLY the same. It's that they're completely different, and actually largely support doing the exact opposite of your suggestion. These are teams changing around depth players and/or adding superstars, including to the detriment of depth, and then eventually winning on the backs of their superstars and/or completely unrelated choices/occurrences than the ones being highlighted. These examples do not support us moving our best players, much less for lesser pieces. In fact, these teams very specifically did not move their best players, even in moments of much greater turmoil.

No team "stands pat". Things are always changing. And doing things that make us worse wouldn't be better than doing nothing at all anyway.
Heck, we're all currently paying for the last big change that this board advocated for.

 

[PromisedLand]

And so it begins....

Report: Ottawa Senators expected to ask Vladimir Tarasenko to waive NTC, listening on Jakob Chychrun | TSN

Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports "the expectation" is the Senators will ask pending unrestricted free agent Vladimir Tarasenko to waive his no-trade clause, and notes the team has also " tried unsuccessfully to move winger Dominik Kubalik."

www.tsn.ca

 

[ULF_55]

And so it begins....

Report: Ottawa Senators expected to ask Vladimir Tarasenko to waive NTC, listening on Jakob Chychrun | TSN

Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports "the expectation" is the Senators will ask pending unrestricted free agent Vladimir Tarasenko to waive his no-trade clause, and notes the team has also " tried unsuccessfully to move winger Dominik Kubalik."

www.tsn.ca

Are they going to sign a coach that Treliving should be recruiting?

 

[Superstar]

Are they going to sign a coach that Treliving should be recruiting?

Tre needs to strike while it's hot...what's he waiting for? My goodness...there's a Stanley Cup winning coaching in Berube and he's still holding onto Keefe.

 

[BallardEra]

Tre needs to strike while it's hot...what's he waiting for? My goodness...there's a Stanley Cup winning coaching in Berube and he's still holding onto Keefe.

Could be Shanahan calling the shots.

 

[BallardEra]

Avalanche look asleep so far versus the Bruins.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Hawks are so bad. It's like the Sabres are on a permanent PP.

 

[Legion34]

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if true pretty wild.

Definitely true.
Matty has talked about being in the stands numerous times.

Coincidentally. I had family at the same game. I wasn’t there. They still talk about it

 

[BallardEra]

Flyers outshooting the Stars 24-3 half way through the game.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Lightning and Caps up 3-1. They win and they'd push the Leafs out of a WC spot (depending on how our game goes).

 

[Superstar]

Lightning and Caps up 3-1. They win and they'd push the Leafs out of a WC spot (depending on how our game goes).

Not surprising...1 out of 8 points in the last 4 games will do that...not like they were in first place ahead of Bruins and Florida.

 

[BallardEra]

Boston, Tampa, Caps and Philly all win.

Boston now 13 points up on the Leafs.

 

[Legion34]

Boston, Tampa, Caps and Philly all win.

Boston now 13 points up on the Leafs.

We will be ahead of them by Jan 1st!

 

[BallardEra]

12 straight wins for the Oilers.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Boston, Tampa, Caps and Philly all win.

Boston now 13 points up on the Leafs.

Philly is going to win that division, just like we all predicted.