Canadian Division (Canada Cup) Part IV

[RogerR]

I remember Dreger specifically would report everyday on Marner's contract negotiations a lot more than any of the other TSN Hockey Insiders or anyone at Sportsnet.

However on the day Marner signed his extension I believe Elliotte Friedman was the first one to report that news and I think Dreger was upset it wasn't him given all the time he spent that summer only focusing on Marner.

I lost so much respect for Dreger over that. It was such a side-show. And if those players were on any other team the media would have barely even reported it. All about getting attention. And no disrespect to a place like Columbus, but Marner was never leaving his hometown team and losing those 6 nationwide endorsement deals to join that team.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Elliott Friedman reported an NHL exec "Would Bet His House" Lou was stealing Marner away via offersheet. Lou within 2 days took Martin off the Leafs hands to help their cap LOL.

It was actually on July 2, 2019 when Dubas traded Martin back to the Islanders, so it was the day after Tavares signed in Toronto when Lou helped the Leafs with their cap, lol.

 

[Dache]

I loved that he had the wrong location Kessel lived. Kessel would be walking the entire city to get a hot dog daily. That better have been the best hot dog in history.

All hotdogs are amazing. Enough of this hotdog hate!

 

[RogerR]

Jesus, this thread turned into Leaf fans throwing themselves a pity party

So should we continue go along with the insane claim on here Toronto media overhypes the team and are just big homers?

 

[Habano]

On a different note, am I crazy for thinking that Ottawa has a much better team than they have shown so far?

I mean they beat my Habs, the Leafs and the Jets. They have three budding stars in Chabot, Stutzle and Tkachuk and seem to play hard and their hustle is always there.

If their goaltending holds up, are there others who think that they may actually be competitive?

 

[RogerR]

On a different note, am I crazy for thinking that Ottawa has a much better team than they have shown so far?

I mean they beat my Habs, the Leafs and the Jets. They have three budding stars in Chabot, Stutzle and Tkachuk and seem to play hard and their hustle is always there.

If their goaltending holds up, are there others who think that they may actually be competitive?

Ottawa has a strong futuire. It's just not going to happen this year. But that Murray deal is a major misstep.

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

On a different note, am I crazy for thinking that Ottawa has a much better team than they have shown so far?

I mean they beat my Habs, the Leafs and the Jets. They have three budding stars in Chabot, Stutzle and Tkachuk and seem to play hard and their hustle is always there.

If their goaltending holds up, are there others who think that they may actually be competitive?

Having Brannstrom in and Zub playing quite well definitely helps. I think there have been a few games we've lost that we definitely could have won. But I don't think they will be competitive. They are getting lots of shots, but their offensive talent just isn't there for the most part. I watch way too many great plays turn to nothing because of lack of fire power.

Definitely a bright future, and much better in the last two weeks. But I don't think we are there just yet. Plus the vets we sign... They simply suck.

 

[Habano]

Having Brannstrom in and Zub playing quite well definitely helps. I think there have been a few games we've lost that we definitely could have won. But I don't think they will be competitive. They are getting lots of shots, but their offensive talent just isn't there for the most part. I watch way too many great plays turn to nothing because of lack of fire power.

Definitely a bright future, and much better in the last two weeks. But I don't think we are there just yet. Plus the vets we sign... They simply suck.

Not to mention that Dadonov has finally turned it on and I still believe White will be a very good player.

 

[nobody]

Jesus, this thread turned into Leaf fans throwing themselves a pity party

Hey, we deserve it!

 

[LeafsNation75]

Jesus, this thread turned into Leaf fans throwing themselves a pity party

You had no problems bashing the Leafs on here when you said this.

Tonight was karma for how Leaf fans acted on Wednesday. A nice late goal to drive the dagger through the heart

 

[Lshap]

"top 3 for Selke", "be prepared when he gets a Selke nomination", I'm proclaiming him to be a potential winner? WHAT? You realize that Selke nomination is finishing in the top 3 right? You know how the NHL awards work right? 1 guy who actually wins the award and 2 other guys who get nominated in the top 3 because they got the 2nd and 3rd highest votes. Unfortunately, the 2nd and 3rd place guys don't get the Selke too or a participation ribbon if that's something that concerns you as well.

Talk about crying for the sake of crying.

You're dancing very fast to rationalize your silly claim.

 

[Blowfish]

What I don't understand is how bad Nuks, Flames, Oil, and Jets have been. Ottawa was a known commodity however not surprised they picked some wins against the horrible Western teams.

The Western teams are making the North division laughable and simply giving games away to Montreal and Toronto.

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

What I don't understand is how bad Nuks, Flames, Oil, and Jets have been. Ottawa was a known commodity however not surprised they picked some wins against the horrible Western teams.

The Western teams are making the North division laughable and simply giving games away to Montreal and Toronto.

Ottawa has only won against Leafs, Habs and Jets.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Then McDavid does too...these 20 seconds of PK time per game are really meaningful!

They might be if he wins a draw or something. Besides, the point is that he does pk which dismisses the notion that he doesn't pk. As for McDavid, if he plays in the pk then he pks.

 

[nobody]

You're dancing very fast to rationalize your silly claim.

I'm assuming you're using a translator to comment but this comment doesn't make sense. I'm sure it's some clever french expression though. I'm just saying you're getting your panties tied in a knot over me stating something that is clearly not what you're understanding. You're trying too hard.

 

[Hynh]

What I don't understand is how bad Nuks, Flames, Oil, and Jets have been. Ottawa was a known commodity however not surprised they picked some wins against the horrible Western teams.

The Western teams are making the North division laughable and simply giving games away to Montreal and Toronto.

Are you from another dimension? It's only Vancouver that is embarrassing themselves against Toronto and Montreal.

 

[Lshap]

I'm assuming you're using a translator to comment but this comment doesn't make sense. I'm sure it's some clever french expression though. I'm just saying you're getting your panties tied in a knot over me stating something that is clearly not what you're understanding. You're trying too hard.

You made a claim. You were called out. You tried backpedaling with lame excuses and dumb word games. End of story.

 

[HabsDood]

Funny but I feel like the Leafs will lose 2 of 3 against the sens..

 

[nobody]

You made a claim. You were called out. You tried backpedaling with lame excuses and dumb word games. End of story.

What claim? What did you call me out on? What backpedaling? Man, you are delusional. Get a grip.

Is it my fault you don't know what it means to get nominated? Or to be in the top 3 for an award? Or what the difference between an award winner and nominee is?

 

[nobody]

Funny but I feel like the Leafs will lose 2 of 3 against the sens..

Sens own us. So, I wouldn't be surprised really.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Funny but I feel like the Leafs will lose 2 of 3 against the sens..

Wins against any team in the NHL is never a guarantee, however I would be surprised if the Leafs lose 2/3 against the Senators on home ice.

They didn't have a let down in their three straight home games that they played against Vancouver.

 

[HabsDood]

Sens own us. So, I wouldn't be surprised really.

Wins against any team in the NHL is never a guarantee, however I would be surprised if the Leafs lose 2/3 against the Senators on home ice.

They didn't have a let down in their three straight home games that they played against Vancouver.

They can be good..

 

[Lshap]

What claim? What did you call me out on? What backpedaling? Man, you are delusional. Get a grip.

Is it my fault you don't know what it means to get nominated? Or to be in the top 3 for an award? Or what the difference between an award winner and nominee is?

Lol... still pretending that confused mess of an argument wasn't yours?

Keep tap dancing, dude. Your posts are there for all to see.

 

[Satire]

What I don't understand is how bad Nuks, Flames, Oil, and Jets have been. Ottawa was a known commodity however not surprised they picked some wins against the horrible Western teams.

The Western teams are making the North division laughable and simply giving games away to Montreal and Toronto.

Oilers are 2-2 vs Toronto and 1-2 vs Montreal. I'm not really clear on what your definition of horrible is.

 

[ole ole]

Toronto should have put them away in the 1st period when they had all those chances after it was 1-0, like when Kerfoot and Nylander both hit the post on the same shift within seconds of each other.

Hitting the post is no different than shooting wide.