Around the League - PLAYOFFS!?

[PROUD PAPA]

Watching the Sens game and tkachuk scores to get them within 1. They’ve had a horrible night but they’re still having fun out there.
I wonder what the problem is?

 

[fahad203]

Funny thing is I don’t think he comes close to this position as a Leaf

His role with the Oilers and having McDavid create opportunities for him is unparalleled

I thought he was given every opportunity to shine here. He played majority top two lines and mostly with Matthews

Sometimes that's how it is with players. They need a change of scenery

 

[BallardEra]

I think someone like Mantha could be a sneaky good pick up for a contender at the TDL.

 

[Jojalu]

I think someone like Mantha could be a sneaky good pick up for a contender at the TDL.

I was reading some Caps fans takes.

They say he is starting to use his size more and has actually started to look like a player.

 

[Jojalu]

37 shots and 9 goals is silly in this Sens/Caps game

 

[PROUD PAPA]

1st of his career for Stankoven. Have a feeling there will be a lot more.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

Capitals score 6 goals and Ovechkin had 0 points and was a -3.

 

[LaPlante94]

Capitals score 6 goals and Ovechkin had 0 points and was a -3.

You think that's bad, I have Hintz on my Fantasy team and Dallas won 9-2 like 2 weeks ago and he was a -1 and got me -0.50 points.

 

[Evilhomer]

Boston does not look good. Bad decisions from everyone, and I don't think they even have a shot on net this period.

 

[Squiffy]

Boston does not look good. Bad decisions from everyone, and I don't think they even have a shot on net this period.

Sportsnet seems to feel the middle of Toronto is out of market to watch this game lol.. would like to watch.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

37 shots and 9 goals is silly in this Sens/Caps game

Canucks level shooting percentage

 

[sxvnert]

Watching the Sens destroy their draft position every year with these pointless late season wins is always enjoyable. Caps spoiled the fun tonight.

 

[tmlms13]

Boston does not look good. Bad decisions from everyone, and I don't think they even have a shot on net this period.

they'll lose in OT probably

 

[sxvnert]

Tampa Bay build their team properly with elite defensemen and goalies to go along with some elite forwards…

I think Tbay tells Stamer and his 9-10m demand to take a hike and invest heavily again on their D.

 

[Divine]

The Oilers might luck into playing a weak LA Kings team in the playoffs again.

It’s the only team they can beat. The LA Kings haven’t won a round in a decade but no one talks about that.

I wish we got to play the Kings in the first round every year.

 

[tmlms13]

they'll lose in OT probably

called it

 

[tmlms13]

Unless Connor Brown's next shot on goal goes in it will be 100 consecutive shots without scoring a goal.

And March 24 will make 2 full calendar years since his last goal.

 

[Dekes For Days]

You over-rate the blueline…. And even if you’re right, it doesn’t matter. Having an elite goalie makes them more balanced and better built…. But you’re not right - they had elite defensemen too.

I rate the blueline properly. Both teams had high-end forwards and defensemen and got high-end offensive and defensive results. The difference, as I said from the start, was one team walked into a high-end goalie. That goalie of a generation carried them to two cups, but that wasn't really the build choice you tried to represent it as. And with cap circumvention, they didn't even really have to allocate cap for it.

 

[Nineteen67]

Have the Broons turned into a pumpkin?

 

[Dreakmur]

I rate the blueline properly. Both teams had high-end forwards and defensemen and got high-end offensive and defensive results. The difference, as I said from the start, was one team walked into a high-end goalie. That goalie of a generation carried them to two cups, but that wasn't really the build choice you tried to represent it as. And with cap circumvention, they didn't even really have to allocate cap for it.

You absolutely do not rate the blueline properly. We had zero elite defenders.

 

[Jojalu]

Have the Broons turned into a pumpkin?

Somehow they manage to pick up a point every game. But they have now won only 12 out of their last 25.

 

[Evilhomer]

Somehow they manage to pick up a point every game. But they have now won only 12 out of their last 25.

Getting one point per game won't be enough to keep them in first place.

 

[Jojalu]

Getting one point per game won't be enough to keep them in first place.

If they averaged a PPG the rest of the way, they would end up with 104 points.

But they won't. Even with this extended stretch of play, they are still averaging well over a PPG.

They will end up with 110 points or more.

For Toronto to match that, they would need 36 points out of the next 25. Which isn't all that hard to believe.

 

[Dekes For Days]

We had zero elite defenders.

If you're going to count Hedman, McDonagh, and Sergachev under that classification, then Rielly, Muzzin, and Brodie fit under that classification.

 

[Evilhomer]

If they averaged a PPG the rest of the way, they would end up with 104 points.

But they won't. Even with this extended stretch of play, they are still averaging well over a PPG.

They will end up with 110 points or more.

For Toronto to match that, they would need 36 points out of the next 25. Which isn't all that hard to believe.

I know everyone loves to laugh at me about it, and have at it, but I think it's a foregone conclusion that the Leafs (and the Panthers) will pass the Bruins. The bigger question for me is whether the Leafs can pass the Panthers, but that will take some real work. I think the most realistic outcome is a Toronto/Boston first round, with the Leafs having home ice advantage. I'll take it, but I sure would rather the Leafs play Tampa or Detroit in the first round with home ice.

I mentioned earlier that I wonder if Boston would have the balls, or the availability of a suitable return, to move Ullmark at the deadline as opposed to the off-season. Swayman's new deal presumably prohibits the Bruins from keeping both, and they could get a pretty serious return for Ullmark. I'm not sure it's realistically a deadline move given the limited number of teams that could pay the price for Ullmark, but it certainly will be a way for the Bruins to strengthen other parts of their team in the summer.

Have the Broons turned into a pumpkin?

I believe the correct term is "Anti-Wagon".