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[bennylundholm]

Matthews is the best player in the league right now, change my mind.

Easy.
Vasilevsky from the Lightning. No contest.
Winner of the last 2 Stanley Cups. A brick wall. Under 2 goals against each playoff. Save pct averaging over .930.
Most importantly, elevates his game come playoff time.
Many get sucked in by Matthews regular season stats.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Yes, but we want Vegas to keep winning, too. And all the teams just below us. We need to move up in the draft.

We aren't catching F**k Vegas. But I want them to miss the PO.

 

[tbcwpg]

Easy.
Vasilevsky from the Lightning. No contest.
Winner of the last 2 Stanley Cups. A brick wall. Under 2 goals against each playoff. Save pct averaging over .930.
Most importantly, elevates his game come playoff time.
Many get sucked in by Matthews regular season stats.

My mind isn't changed. I still think Matthews is the best player in the league this season.

 

[cbcwpg]

I guess it can always be worse...

The Buffalo Sabres, who last qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011, set an NHL record for most consecutive seasons without a postseason appearance after being eliminated from contention on Wednesday night.

 

[SUX2BU]

 

[trebendan]

Replacement for Chevy?

 

[SUX2BU]

Replacement for Chevy?

Doubt it

Wilson has health issues currently and that's why he's stepping down

 

[cbcwpg]

Replacement for Chevy?

Doug Wilson is stepping down after 19 seasons on the job.

The team announced Thursday that Joe Will remains interim GM until a full-time replacement can be found. Will has been running the team's hockey operations since Wilson went on medical leave in late November.

"While I have made great progress over the last several months, I feel it is in the best interest of the organization and myself to step down from my current duties and focus on my health and full recovery,'' Wilson said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing my career in the NHL in the future.''

 

[DRW204]

Matthews a goal scoring machine

 

[Finnflash]

Matthews a goal scoring machine

as Dallas fans would say. I still don’t know why we didn’t take Mathews.

 

[RabidOne]

Canucks thump 2 teams by a combined score of 10-2.
Isn't this what the Jets are supposed to do?

 

[SUX2BU]

Matthews a goal scoring machine

Until the playoffs…….

 

[robertocarlos]

E. Kane fined $5000 by the NHL but he said double or nothing.

 

[bennylundholm]

My mind isn't changed. I still think Matthews is the best player in the league this season.

regular season all-star.

 

[tbcwpg]

regular season all-star.

We'll see. The only thing stopping me from picking them to go to the Finals are Carolina and Florida, but I'm predicting them to win a round at least and put up a strong fight in the 2nd.

 

[bennylundholm]

We'll see. The only thing stopping me from picking them to go to the Finals are Carolina and Florida, but I'm predicting them to win a round at least and put up a strong fight in the 2nd.

Join the masses being sucked in again by Matthews and the Leafs looking great when the pressure is low. Come playoffs they choke.

 

[10Ducky10]

E. Kane fined $5000 by the NHL but he said double or nothing.

POST OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rubikscube]

2016 re-draft would be pretty interesting. It'd be something like:
1. Matthews
2. Fox
3. Sergachev
4. Tkachuk
5. Debrincat
6. Dubois
7. Laine
7. Keller
8. Mcavoy
9. Pulljujaarvi

Edit: Chychrun in there somewhere too. Probably in between Dubois/Debrincat, or below Dubois but above Laine

 

[DRW204]

2016 re-draft would be pretty interesting. It'd be something like:
1. Matthews
2. Fox
3. Sergachev
4. Tkachuk
5. Debrincat
6. Dubois
7. Laine
7. Keller
8. Mcavoy
9. Pulljujaarvi

I'd have McAvoy over Sergachev I think, but not sure if either that high. Also Jesper Bratt has been excellent. 7th in pts from that draft and essentially same ppg as PLD.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

Yeah, McAvoy would be waaaay higher. Some view him as a top-10 d-man in the league right now. Otherwise good list.

 

[SCP Guy]

as Dallas fans would say. I still don’t know why we didn’t take Mathews.

Same stupid reason they did not take McDavid

 

[RabidOne]

Same stupid reason they did not take McDavid

Sportsnet breaking down Matthews changing his shirt in 3 different articles.

Is it just me or does 55 goals in a season seem like a weak record for a 100 year old franchise?

 

[jetsforever]

2016 re-draft would be pretty interesting. It'd be something like:
1. Matthews
2. Fox
3. Sergachev
4. Tkachuk
5. Debrincat
6. Dubois
7. Laine
7. Keller
8. Mcavoy
9. Pulljujaarvi

Edit: Chychrun in there somewhere too. Probably in between Dubois/Debrincat, or below Dubois but above Laine

I think you have Sergachev and DeBrincat too high and McAvoy too low

 

[jetsforever]

Sportsnet breaking down Matthews changing his shirt in 3 different articles.

Is it just me or does 55 goals in a season seem like a weak record for a 100 year old franchise?

Just checking the O6:
TOR - 56* (Matthews 2022)
MTL - 60 (Lafleur 1978/Shutt 1977)
DET - 65 (Yzerman 1989)
NYR - 54 (Jagr 2006)
BOS - 76 (Esposito 1971)
CHI - 58 (Hull 1969)

 

[Duke749]

Just checking the O6:
TOR - 56* (Matthews 2022)
MTL - 60 (Lafleur 1978/Shutt 1977)
DET - 65 (Yzerman 1989)
NYR - 54 (Jagr 2006)
BOS - 76 (Esposito 1971)
CHI - 58 (Hull 1969)

Some franchises just don’t have big numbers for certain records while others do. I mean, the Thrashers single season goal scoring record is 52. And they were barely in the league a decade.