Post-Game Talk: Woll Wills Leafs over Oilers | Leafs Win 4-3

[Stephen]

Hockey was forged through the war era, it's beauty rooted in the balance of raw physicality and controlled aggression, facilitated by honor and code. Its a sport that rewards grit and determination, where skill and toughness coexist. Like all great art forms it will eventually be fixed by newer generations until it's broken, losing the very essence that makes it great.

You can get punched in the face with no penalty.

Ain't nobody got time for whining about a 5mm offside 30 seconds ago. It was fine the way it used to be.

The level of talent during WW2 was considered to be watered down by historians of the sport because many players served overseas during those years. Let's not go all Tom Hanks here and misremember the good old days. Sometimes an offside is just an offside.

 

[ZEBROA]

If it really bothers you, the solution is simple. Don't watch the NHL while that rule is in place.

Yeah thats the way to change stuff and make the game better.

A lot of rules have sucked during the years. Came and went. The offcide challange sucks. We still watch and hope they come to their senses.

With ai and modern technology they should be able to make a full prof offside check realtime. Keep the flow of the game.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Good game by the Leafs. Woll was particularly good.

 

[hoglund]

There is a silver lining for you.

After 3 straight losses we finally won a game we didn't deserve to because of poor play.

They outplayed Minnesota for most of the game and lost so this win made up for it.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Yeah thats the way to change stuff and make the game better.

A lot of rules have sucked during the years. Came and went. The offcide challange sucks. We still watch and hope they come to their senses.

With ai and modern technology they should be able to make a full prof offside check realtime. Keep the flow of the game.

How about a play that happens frequently - a player is 1/2 inch offside on a dump-in, but the defending team gets the puck and clears the zone right away. Would you want your "modern technology" to automatically blow the whistle? I think that would cause more disruption in play than the occasional challenge of a goal.

 

[ZEBROA]

How about a play that happens frequently - a player is 1/2 inch offside on a dump-in, but the defending team gets the puck and clears the zone right away. Would you want your "modern technology" to automatically blow the whistle? I think that would cause more disruption in play than the occasional challenge of a goal.

Thats where the AI comes in. you can train it to understand when to act and not act.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Thats where the AI comes in. you can train it to understand when to act and not act.

So it will ignore the marginal offsides unless a goal is scored? The same way linesmen are told to do?

 

[GoonieFace]

So it will ignore the marginal offsides unless a goal is scored? The same way linesmen are told to do?

I am for getting rid of replay altogether. Every penalty is a judgment call, as is offside (although should be more cut and dry). How often does an egregious offside happen that results in a goal? Not often I would guess. More likely to miss a penalty or just refuse to call a penalty.

 

[HockeyVirus]

The critique of this core was always other teams find another gear, and we can never match it. Not seeing anything different this season.

If anything, we've found that extra gear less than usual (usually only in the final minutes of a game trying to tie it). But even still, last year 6 on 5 felt automatic. This year... meh.

 

[The Shadow]

The critique of this core was always other teams find another gear, and we can never match it. Not seeing anything different this season.

If anything, we've found that extra gear less than usual (usually only in the final minutes of a game trying to tie it). But even still, last year 6 on 5 felt automatic. This year... meh.

This team is so frustrating to be a fan of. Just doesn’t have that killer instinct

 

[Stephen]

The critique of this core was always other teams find another gear, and we can never match it. Not seeing anything different this season.

If anything, we've found that extra gear less than usual (usually only in the final minutes of a game trying to tie it). But even still, last year 6 on 5 felt automatic. This year... meh.

The frustrating thing about the Leafs team personality (core) is they have this laid back swagger and belief in themselves, coupled with a history of virtually no success in big moments. So it’s a hair pulling exercise in why they are so complacent and not hungrier despite all evidence up to this point that they’re not good enough.