Hockey thread 2013 2014 season

[muskymatt]

[lookinforwalleye]

This for you Matt

[glen]

I hope they don't make the playoffs and they fire Carlyle.

[muskymatt]

I hope they don't make the playoffs and they fire Carlyle.

That is beautiful, just beautiful!

[BillM]

Now I know what it feels like to be a Sens fan! lol!! These downward spirals are quite a hit to the stomach.. Once we get some opener water, I won't feel as bad

[grimsbylander]

They're still 11 points ahead of OttaWAAAAAAH! That's gotta hurt! Hahahahaha Oh the shame!!!

[muddler]

Before any Laff's fan goes off the deep end and freaks out, this is not meant as a put down. What is, is.

 

Hockey is a real simple game. Play the offence when you have the puck and play defense when the opposition has the puck. The goal tender is the last line of the defense. It is the job of ALL 5 players to 'protect the house'. Not 4 players, not just the D-men, ALL 5!

 

You don't need five skilled players to play offence. It can be done with 1,2,3,4 or 5 players in a given situation. But DEFENSE is a full team effort. Winning teams buy into that and they win. Look at the Canadian Olympic men's team. Sidney Crosby(yes he is the best right now) bought into it and they won the gold. Edmonton has a ton of skilled players and no defense, look where they are. The Laffs have a few players that play both ways all the time , but a few just won't cut it in this league. It's all or nothing.

 

Any NHL player can put the puck into the net. Some better than others but they all can do it. That's why they are pros. Any player can play defense(except maybe for 81), it is a mind set. Defense doesn't reward a player very often with glowing personal stats and fat contracts but it wins a ton of games. One player doesn't make a defense, but one player can sure ruin it. Point the finger at the those one dimensional skill players players that have cost the Leafs yet another season. That is where the real problem is.

 

I'm a hockey fan first , a Bruin fan second. There are two many over paid skilled half players in the new NHL. Through miracle goal tending the Laffs have a shot at a playoff spot. When the miracles have run dry the Loaf fans point the finger at the person that got them there in the first place. Shame on ya! It's not the coach, it's the idiots on the ice that simply will not check anyone on the opposition.

 

I watched Malkin last night in some highlights and he is constantly dragging some player draped all over him to the net. He gets physical when he's after the puck. When is the last time 81 went to the net and risked an opposing player to body check him? When is the lat time 81 ever hit anybody with a body check? It's so funny it's sad and the Fan go on about him like he's next Crobsy. It will never happen. As Brian Burke said, "...this isn't flag football....".

 

LA, Anaheim, Boston, San Jose all play a great defense. Real hockey teams. They win consistently.

 

It's not the coach, it's not the goaltender, IT"S THE TOTAL LACK OF TEAM DEFENSE.

 

Before you blame the tires on the car, check the driver's habits first!

 

muddler

[Jigger]

I hope they don't make the playoffs and they fire Carlyle.

I'm not sure if it's the coach or maybe there needs to be a change in the guy wearing the C.

 

Edit: totally agree with your post muddler. Dont see Kessel throwing big checks on anyone though, he plays a speed game.

Edited March 24, 2014 by Jigger

[glen]

"LA, Anaheim, Boston, San Jose all play a great defense. Real hockey teams. They win consistently."

 

Did these teams come up with this style of play on there own or does the coach demand it?

[grimsbylander]

I don't care to see Kessel throwing hits. There are lots of able bodies on that team capable of playing much more physical and aren't #3 on the scoring list.

 

 

Muddler, good points. It is not lost on anyone that the Leafs would be in a very different position right now if they were getting average goaltending thus far. Not bad goaltending, just average. Giving up 30-40 shots on net a game inherently puts all the responsibility on the goalie. Probably why the finger pointing now. All I expect from Reimer is to make the easy stops. Regardless of total number of shots on goal, odd man rushes or breakaways, he is still responsible for the soft goals. The rest of the team is responsible for ALL the rest.

 

On a lighter note...Reimer reminds me of a kid we had playing goal on one of my son's teams. He used to drop into the butterfly about the time the puck would cross the blue line...sound familiar?? We used to joke about bungee cording him to the cross bar so he had to challenge the shooters and take away the top part of the net. The image of the kid dropping down and immediately getting fired up to his feet had all the coaches laughing!! I think I'll email Carlyle.

[jimmer]

Interesting how the team played a little better defensively when Mac was put in.

Maybe my imagination though.

[BillM]

They definitely had a jump to their step once the switch was made. Let's give the Jersey goalie credit, he made some saves that should have been goals.

[lookinforwalleye]

Interesting how the team played a little better defensively when Mac was put in.

Maybe my imagination though.

Probably had something to do with the replacement never having won a game in the NHL they figured they better or it could get ugly!!!

[jedimaster]

Just an interesting stat.... Top 20 goalies in terms of Save percentage sorted by Saves per minute....

NAME Team GP GA GAA SA PCT MOI Saves Per minute
Jonathan Bernier TOR 50 122 2.61 1631 0.925 2799 0.583
Ryan Miller STL 50 128 2.58 1649 0.922 2974 0.554
Semyon Varlamov COL 55 130 2.48 1740 0.925 3140 0.554
Ben Scrivens EDM 33 68 2.29 954 0.929 1784 0.535
Carey Price MTL 52 122 2.4 1597 0.924 3045 0.524
Anton Khudobin CAR 28 61 2.28 834 0.927 1605 0.520
Sergei Bobrovsky CLB 50 117 2.46 1454 0.92 2851 0.510
Henrik Lundqvist NYR 55 128 2.42 1572 0.919 3169 0.496
Ben Bishop TB 55 114 2.17 1560 0.927 3156 0.494
Kari Lehtonen DAL 55 134 2.49 1596 0.916 3231 0.494
Tuukka Rask BOS 51 102 2.07 1444 0.929 2952 0.489
Roberto Luongo FLA 50 117 2.42 1417 0.917 2899 0.489
Darcy Kuemper MIN 24 52 2.26 666 0.922 1380 0.483
Al Montoya WPG 25 53 2.3 667 0.921 1384 0.482
Marc-Andre Fleury PIT 56 130 2.36 1541 0.916 3302 0.467
Jaroslav Halak WSH 47 98 2.21 1232 0.92 2659 0.463
Corey Crawford CHI 52 110 2.21 1357 0.919 2990 0.454
Brian Elliott STL 28 49 1.97 620 0.921 1490 0.416
Jonathan Quick LA 41 81 2.01 979 0.917 2411 0.406

Edited March 24, 2014 by jedimaster

[jbailey]

Wow.. this is just pathetic.. what's wrong with some people?!

 

"April Reimer, wife of Maple Leaf James Reimer, attacked on Twitter"

 

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/03/24/april_reimer_wife_of_maple_leaf_james_reimer_attacked_on_twitter.html

Edited March 24, 2014 by jbailey

[kickingfrog]

Wrong on many levels.

[BassMan11]

Wow.. this is just pathetic.. what's wrong with some people?!

 

"April Reimer, wife of Maple Leaf James Reimer, attacked on Twitter"[/

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/03/24/april_reimer_wife_of_maple_leaf_james_reimer_attacked_on_twitter.html

 

Agreed. But it is just as pathetic that it is in the paper.

Edited March 24, 2014 by BassMan11

[tb4me]

Ya I seen the tweets last-night, thought it wasn't worth mentioning..Its sad that some morons will go that far.. Bozaks tweet in reply was even better..

[glen]

Jbailey. Thank you for putting that up.

 

I hope riemer is a star goalie on another team.

[lookinforwalleye]

Slow news day for the Star....Ford must be out of town!!!

[BillM]

Anyone watching Boston/Montreal? Wow what a hockey game!

[lookinforwalleye]

Always good when the booins and habs go at it!!!

[glen]

Ya go Habs.

[tb4me]

ha ha ha lots of fights and hits..Oh and the diving frenchmen..It always cracks me up when a little tap with the stick and they go down like a soccer player after a flick to the ear..lol

[BillM]

Nice spear by Lucic! Stay classy Boston!, lol!