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That’s precisely what they need. They’d be a lot closer to being a contender if they had some D.
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It could happen, but It’ll be hard for Matthews to go on such a heater that overcomes the flaws on this team.
ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
Ranta is also trending up and is now 4th in scoring. On pace for 110 points. Meanwhile back at the ranch, our stars have taken a leave of absence and finally coach shows some guts and benches them for a few minutes.
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TheDoldrums
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Idk I think I'd prefer to go through the Metro from the WC spot.
His PP goal scoring is ridiculous. He's tied for 39th in goals scored at even strength. Same amount as there as Marner.
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ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
For those saying he only has 13 ESG. He also has 4 SHG. Can't wait to see how much less he gets than Willie got and all the excuses from some fans that go with it.
TheDoldrums
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We all look forward to different things I guess.
There are some factors that do come into play, but I will be sick if he signs for less than 10.
Then of course we will have to revisit after both contracts are finished to finalize a true assessment.
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Wow. Paul Maurice coached his 1,813th game last night to move into second all-time!
I will admit, while Maurice only coached two seasons for us, that's how I know him. I was a little too young in the 90s to be following the league as a whole and really only paid attention to the Leafs, plus, since he started so young and was still pretty young for a coach even when he was with the Leafs, I completely forget about the 11 years he coached before he was a Leaf!
The man has been a head coach since 1995, and since that 1995-96 season there have been only two NHL seasons (2005–06 and 2012–13) that didn't have Maurice as a head coach. That's 26 out of 28 seasons, since he joined the league!
Assuming he finishes out this year (which he should), he only needs 4 more seasons to pass Bowman for first all-time, and with only being 56 and having a pretty good rep around the league, I imagine that's fairly likely.
I will admit, while Maurice only coached two seasons for us, that's how I know him. I was a little too young in the 90s to be following the league as a whole and really only paid attention to the Leafs, plus, since he started so young and was still pretty young for a coach even when he was with the Leafs, I completely forget about the 11 years he coached before he was a Leaf!
The man has been a head coach since 1995, and since that 1995-96 season there have been only two NHL seasons (2005–06 and 2012–13) that didn't have Maurice as a head coach. That's 26 out of 28 seasons, since he joined the league!
Assuming he finishes out this year (which he should), he only needs 4 more seasons to pass Bowman for first all-time, and with only being 56 and having a pretty good rep around the league, I imagine that's fairly likely.
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The Leafs won't end up in a wild card spot. Their positioning may change, but I think the top 3 in the Atlantic today will still be the top 3 at the end of the season. Detroit and Tampa are not good enough to go on sustained winning streaks.
I remember losing to his Carolina team in the conference finals in 2002.
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See, I very much remember watching that series, but couldn't have told you who the Carolina coach was, yet he was already a healthy 7 years into his NHL career!
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I was watching the Canes and Bruins game and switched during commercials, I would have thought the morning shows would have played tgat up a little more. I just heard Bunkis mention it, now.
Interesting. Maybe the coach has decided to coach….or he may apologize in the media today.
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From burning down villages to burning each other. What are the King's even doing these days?
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I'm starting to think that it's not a coincidence that any team Dubois goes to becomes...this.
somewhat related...
That year the Leafs also played against the Islanders, who were coached by Peter Laviolette in his first year who is now approaching 1500 games.
Even Jacques Martin is back coaching the Sens.
So all 3 head coaches the Leafs played in the playoffs 22 years ago are head coaches in the league today.
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There are already threads on the trade board, from LA fans wanting to dump him.
I don't see anything wrong with this. this is a leader on a team calling out his teammates. Devon Toews did this 2-3 weeks ago? when were in the midst of a losing skid like we just went on I wish someone here would stand up and call our players out.
Darcy Tucker
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I don't find it necessarily wrong either especially coming from a cup winner like Doughty. It's just bewildering that LA went from breaking a road wins streak record to losing to non playoff teams regularly. Their roster looks good I have a lot of them in a pool. Not sure how they keep losing.
since the start of December Talbot has been a sub 900 goalie save percentage 899%. 879% since Jan 1. he was 928% from the start of the season until December 1st.
we've seen this first hand where if your goalie's don't play well it's hard to win. the great start Talbot had is over and he's regressing. that's probably the main reason.
Edit: i guess they've also dropped over a goal scored per game in that time aswell.
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LA Kings in unexpected free fall. At this rate you could ask them about Doughty…
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