Around the League - PLAYOFFS!?

[BertCorbeau]

It's not a guarantee but I'd rather spend 11M on goaltending and 4M on a second line forward...

How many goalies are worth that though?

It’s not that easy

 

[Kennedys]

This is so f***ing rigged. Soft ass call

BAHAHAHAHA BOB IS ON ONE HOLY MAN

Yeah it's rigged. The NHL absolutely want a canadian team to win the cup

 

[BertCorbeau]

Florida is letting Edmonton’s speed expose them .. luckily Bob has been unreal

 

[Burnie97]

Bobs been unreal.

The difference could easily be goaltending by the end of this series.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Bad goaltending can ruin an otherwise Stanley cup calibre roster though. Having a legitimate starter raises your floor so much I think it's worth the investment personally.

Agreed but there are few legitimate starters in the league.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Game management at its finest. Oilers getting away with murder (and diving)

 

[BertCorbeau]

Florida needs to get their legs and start maintaining possession with their forecheck to slow the Oilers down

 

[Evilhomer]

Bob's resurrection story really has been impressive.

 

[Malachi Crunch]

How the hell is that kid tarpless, in an arena, for 2 periods now? Hoooooly

 

[saffronleaf]

Goaltending matters so much. Boggles my mind why so many around here are incessant we can win dumpster diving on the position.
Skinner isn't at fault on his goals but you'd sure like a save on one of em.

yes and no. keep in mind the oilers made it to the finals

 

[Dreakmur]

How the hell is that kid tarpless, in an arena, for 2 periods now? Hoooooly

NHL arenas aren't that cold.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Goaltending matters so much. Boggles my mind why so many around here are incessant we can win dumpster diving on the position.

Goaltending does matter so much. It is the single most important player on the ice every game, by far. The issue is that it's also the most volatile in terms of what you get, by far, and performance and cost are the least correlated of any position, by far. Unless you already have one of the handful of mostly homegrown goalies that have shown some differentiation from the pack over an extended period of time, spending more than the common amount spent is often just throwing away money on the same general quality.

 

[mikeyz]

40 minutes in and I am becoming more and more convinced that we're not even close to being a Cup contender.

The intensity that both these teams are playing at right now is at a level that far exceeds what our core 4 upfront can ever get to. Especially Marner.

 

[Malachi Crunch]

Can someone - anyone - kick the living shit out of Bennet. Just once! Please.

 

[PromisedLand]

Nurse's contract is most definitely in the top 3 worst contract in the league. HOLY HELL MAN

 

[DuklaNation]

Bennett was acquired for a 2nd round pick. That's the difference between a good GM and what Leafs fans have had to endure.

 

[TMLegend]

40 minutes in and I am becoming more and more convinced that we're not even close to being a Cup contender.

The intensity that both these teams are playing at right now is at a level that far exceeds what our core 4 upfront can ever get to. Especially Marner.

Yes and no. Leafs have some holes, mostly on D and in net, but the Leafs will go as far as the core 5 carries them in the playoffs. It's the model they've locked themselves into. I'm skeptical the core will ever get it done but ya never know I guess.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

How the hell is that kid tarpless, in an arena, for 2 periods now? Hoooooly

It's like 60-65 farenheit or 15-18 celsius. It's not really that cold.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

40 minutes in and I am becoming more and more convinced that we're not even close to being a Cup contender.

The intensity that both these teams are playing at right now is at a level that far exceeds what our core 4 upfront can ever get to. Especially Marner.

Yet we gotta re-sign him!!!!11ONE

Our core is a loser core whether we want to admit it or not.

It's like 60-65 farenheit or 15-18 celsius. It's not really that cold.

Used to live in South Florida, the average January high in Miami is 78F.

January.

60 F is cold for South Floridians.

 

[thewave]

EDM is all over them for the most part. What a tender can do for a team. Oh man

McDavid is McChoking

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Few guys in the league deserved that more than Bennett.

 

[thewave]

Bob set to win cup

75% chance of winning it with the W tonight.

 

[Brobust]

I like how Florida pressures the point when they're defending.

 

[saffronleaf]

loilers getting goalie'd

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Interference fest by the Oilers

We would've been penalized for that Hyman pick lol