Playoff Race Thread

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

114 point pace

They're out of a playoff spot because well, Babcock is a horrible coach.

Babcock may have run his course but saying he's a horrible coach isn't just wrong it's a lie

 

[gregreg]

Ott
Fla
@ NYR
Ana
@ MTL

At minimum that should be 4 wins in the next 5 games. IMO

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Babcock may have run his course but saying he's a horrible coach isn't just wrong it's a lie

Babcock is not a horrible coach. He just thought he was a genius coach with the arrogance and stubbornness that goes with that type of narcissism. He wasn’t as good as he thought he was in his alleged legendary mind. He was blessed with some very good teams that gave the appearance he was something he is not.

 

[willmma]

not a bad clip at all, but unfortunately still on the outside looking in because of the horrendous first 1/4 of the season. I like that pace though

We're on pace to 104 with Keefe in the helm now.

 

[qqaz]

Ott
Fla
@ NYR
Ana
@ MTL

At minimum that should be 4 wins in the next 5 games. IMO

The most important game in that stretch is also the hardest. Florida.

We should be able to beat up on the others, I agree completely. So if we win 4 of those 5, with one of those wins being the Florida game, then we'll be pretty hard to keep up with for the other bubble teams.

Andersen has been good since his ASG appearance. So my hopes are high.

 

[Warden of the North]

Florida and Columbus are due to cool down a bit. Hopefully we heat up

 

[Hockey Crazy]

That Ottawa game is also at home and they are on the 2nd of a B2B. The Panthers play MTL on Saturday so odds are that we go into the FLA game on Monday tied. Should be fun!

 

[Warden of the North]

That Ottawa game is also at home and they are on the 2nd of a B2B. The Panthers play MTL on Saturday so odds are that we go into the FLA game on Monday tied. Should be fun!

Its not that rosy. If they beat Montreal theyre ahead of us. Even if they dont they have the games in hand tiebreaker and we cant look past Ottawa.

 

[ToneDog]

Babcock is not a horrible coach. He just thought he was a genius coach with the arrogance and stubbornness that goes with that type of narcissism. He wasn’t as good as he thought he was in his alleged legendary mind. He was blessed with some very good teams that gave the appearance he was something he is not.

Babs had a good team here. The difference is that the best Wings' players did not check out on him. I lost a bit of respect for him after hearing of some of the garbage he pulled after he was fired.

 

[Not My Tempo]

It's legit so exciting being in a playoff race after the last couple years being "Tampa and Boston are too far to catch, and everyone else sucks too much for us to drop"

 

[Warden of the North]

It's legit so exciting being in a playoff race after the last couple years being "Tampa and Boston are too far to catch, and everyone else sucks too much for us to drop"

Yes. I was on the edge of my seat in third period last night.

For a game in January. Against Dallas.

 

[Hockey Crazy]

It's legit so exciting being in a playoff race after the last couple years being "Tampa and Boston are too far to catch, and everyone else sucks too much for us to drop"

I agree and I hope that translates into being a bit more battle tested come playoff time. This team need to learn how to show up with consistency... it's not so much about effort as it is about discipline and routine. If they can do that then they could legitimately get through TB and BOS if they get the goaltending.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Babcock may have run his course but saying he's a horrible coach isn't just wrong it's a lie

He was wrong coach for this type of team. Square peg round hole issue.

 

[TNCHL]

Man, f*** Florida

 

[LeafsNation75]

That Ottawa game is also at home and they are on the 2nd of a B2B. The Panthers play MTL on Saturday so odds are that we go into the FLA game on Monday tied. Should be fun!

I can't remember the last time Toronto played a team who previously played the night before, where as the Leafs would be the rested team.

Next Friday the Leafs are playing the Ducks in Toronto and the next night we play the Canadiens in Montreal.

I bring that up because it will be the third time this season playing Montreal on the 2nd night of a back to back and Montreal will not have played the night before. That's got to be a scheduling quirk right?

 

[Gary Nylund]

OTT always seems to give us a hard time. We better not be looking past this one, best to come out flying and put them away early. If they f*** around and end up not getting two points, all the good vibes from the last two will be gone.

Don't f*** up. That is all.

 

[LeafsNation75]

OTT always seems to give us a hard time. We better not be looking past this one, best to come out flying and put them away early. If they **** around and end up not getting two points, all the good vibes from the last two will be gone.

Don't **** up. That is all.

It will be interesting to see how different the Leafs play against Ottawa with Sheldon Keefe, because with Babcock none of their games against them were easy despite the Senators record last year and opening night this year.

 

[Kiwi]

Florida and Columbus are due to cool down a bit. Hopefully we heat up

The all star break came at a good time for us

Our major competitors were on massive heaters and we were struggling to keep pace with them

We've come out of the break hot and made up some ground so here's hoping the break cooled them down a bit

 

[Suntouchable13]

On Feb 1st when Florida returns from their little break, there will be 64 days left in the season. They have 33 games left. 33 games in 64 days. It's going to get really hectic for them. It's going to be a great finish.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Babcock may have run his course but saying he's a horrible coach isn't just wrong it's a lie

He was horrible. So tell me, am I lying?

 

[willmma]

He was horrible. So tell me, am I lying?

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That scene was amazing

 

[Martin Skoula]

On Feb 1st when Florida returns from their little break, there will be 64 days left in the season. They have 33 games left. 33 games in 64 days. It's going to get really hectic for them. It's going to be a great finish.

We have a breeze of a schedule compared to most teams we're racing against. I think we only have 6 back to backs left while Tampa and Boston have somewhere in the low teens.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

That scene was amazing

One of my favourite scenes of all time. Wouldn't be allowed now of course. I'll likely get thread banned for even alluding to it.

 

[FireBabcock]

Babcock may have run his course but saying he's a horrible coach isn't just wrong it's a lie

His recent results say otherwise

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

His recent results say otherwise

His recent say it was time to move on, not that he was a terrible coach