GDT: Stanley Cup playoffs

[StoicSensFan]

I’d rather bring a guy like Foligno in to play third line minutes and let Jospeh play with Kasty and whenever fills the the last winger spot.

No way is G playing on the third line. He’ll start will Stu and Brady as that line was dynamite, with the possibility of moving to play with Stu and DBC if they feel like getting the band back together with Norris Brady and Batherson.

I think it's our best option without adding salary, also G showed some chemistry with Greig so could be a third line that produces 2nd line numbers

 

[BondraTime]

Leafs got a bigger version of the guy the Sens were banking on best case scenario for in Boucher at the end of the 2nd, that's painful

 

[Ligue]

True.

Montreal won the lottery and picked Slafkovsky last year, but if he were in this draft he wouldn't be picked in the top 4, maybe top 5-6.

Now the Habs can't win a lottery pick more than once in the next 4 years I believe.

If I'm not mistaken, the Habs winning the lottery last year doest not count toward the max 2 wins in 5 years since the lottery win has to lead to a move up in the draft order which did not happen since Montreal finished last.

 

[Six Assets]

Leafs got a bigger version of the guy the Sens were banking on best case scenario for in Boucher at the end of the 2nd, that's painful

in that case, would knies be a worthy 10th OV pick in a re-draft?

 

[StoicSensFan]

Leafs got a bigger version of the guy the Sens were banking on best case scenario for in Boucher at the end of the 2nd, that's painful

Yeah but Knies doesn't have an NHL bloodline, so who won really?

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Canes making the Devils look like the Rangers.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Canes making the Devils look like the Rangers.

The Rangers did that in the first two games of their series.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

in that case, would knies be a worthy 10th OV pick in a re-draft?

I don't see why not

 

[Nova Stutzlia]

Drai with a nice bank shot up high off the goalie to bring the Oilers to within a goal (3-2) with 11 seconds left in the 1st.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Poor Stone. Dude is such a warrior.

But hey...that is playoff hockey. War of attrition.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

That EDM-VGK series is gonna be wiiiiild.

 

[SensontheRush]

Leafs got a bigger version of the guy the Sens were banking on best case scenario for in Boucher at the end of the 2nd, that's painful

Knies and Boucher play the game very differently.

Obviously, Knies is the better player though.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Knies and Boucher play the game very differently.

Obviously, Knies is the better player though.

For now

 

[TonySoprano11]

Wow, Vegas just refuses to be stopped.

 

[Senscore]

Draisaitl really wants to copy Pavelski's "score 4 goals and lose" game

 

[starling]

What a dumb penalty

 

[Senscore]

The Oilers' "f*** it just go" strategy might not be the best course of action.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

McDavid was just a turnover machine tonight.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Also, Nuge is the biggest 100pt fraud in league history. The guy has been utterly useless in the playoffs.

 

[maclean]

For sure. There's a big gray area and no perfect solution. I just don't like the idea of locking teams out because some drafts can be real shit.

Different sport, but after LeBron left, the Cavs drafted top 4 or 5 like 4 years in a row and only one of those guys was useful, and only many years later after maturing and joining what was the greatest team of all time just prior.

So? We've had to do it all on our own too.

The point of the lottery to me is cut and dry: de-incentivise active tanking. Nothing more. So if there's a limit to the number of times you can pick top 5 in a certain period, that does not interfere with the MO of the lottery.

 

[Cosmix]

I’d rather bring a guy like Foligno in to play third line minutes and let Jospeh play with Kasty and whenever fills the the last winger spot.

No way is G playing on the third line. He’ll start will Stu and Brady as that line was dynamite, with the possibility of moving to play with Stu and DBC if they feel like getting the band back together with Norris Brady and Batherson.

Foligno would bring some physicality and truculence!
Regarding Giroux, I would play him with whomever works well with him. I would also like to see more offensive skill on the 3rd line so we can take advantage of other team's 3rd lines.

So? We've had to do it all on our own too.

The point of the lottery to me is cut and dry: de-incentivise active tanking. Nothing more. So if there's a limit to the number of times you can pick top 5 in a certain period, that does not interfere with the MO of the lottery.

However, the lottery does not fully address active tanking. Its a bandaid.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Again.

 

[maclean]

However, the lottery does not fully address active tanking. Its a bandaid.

Oh, agreed, that's why the idea of limiting the number of top picks over a period could be a complementary measure

 

[JD1]

I think he can be a solid 3rd line center next year too. He just needs better wingers than the sens currently have for him to be effective.

I think Joseph can be an effective 3rd line winger.

To me, apart from him injuries, Joseph's relatively ineffective year stems from not having a decent centre. Kastelic was a decent 4th line centre and we had Stu and Pinto on the top two. But that 3rd line was a black hole without a quality center the minute that Norris got hurt.

Strength down the middle. It's hard to be good on the wing when you're weak in the middle

 

[DueDiligence]

Knies and Boucher play the game very differently.

Obviously, Knies is the better player though.

Well once in a while the Leafs get lucky with their draft picks. But then again put any half decent player with Matthews and they will probably look good.