jimmer Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 McLellan gone - Hitchcock in for the Oilers. What a thankless job coaching is. He might have lost the players with his attitude.
chris.brock Posted November 22, 2018 Report Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) 29 shots on Freddie in the FIRST PERIOD, lol the record for any period is 33 by Tampa Edited November 22, 2018 by chris.brock
kickingfrog Posted November 23, 2018 Report Posted November 23, 2018 Gasoline on a dumpster fire that is the arena deal. Classic.
misfish Posted November 24, 2018 Report Posted November 24, 2018 Defense would be nice to see, yet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, We can score, but so can the others,,,,,,,,,, Still one man behind 2 defenders and scores,,,,,,,,,,,,,
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Posted November 25, 2018 The baby blue jackets are awesome!!!! Brings back memories of my youth.
chris.brock Posted November 25, 2018 Report Posted November 25, 2018 4-0 early, keep your heads up Leafs, some flyers might be looking for a big hit
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Posted November 25, 2018 Well that escalated quickly. Guess I won't be displaying this jacket in my man cave. ?
Acountdeleted Posted November 25, 2018 Report Posted November 25, 2018 Sparks gets a shutout and Johnson gets a hat trick! What the heck was I watching last night?!?!
AKRISONER Posted November 28, 2018 Report Posted November 28, 2018 Matthews has been cleared to play tonight. Imagine being 2 pts out of first place overall, and then acquiring William Nylander and Auston Matthews in free agency...lmao 1
grimsbylander Posted November 28, 2018 Report Posted November 28, 2018 2 hours ago, AKRISONER said: Matthews has been cleared to play tonight. Imagine being 2 pts out of first place overall, and then acquiring William Nylander and Auston Matthews in free agency...lmao That's a great way of looking at it! lol
LostAnotherOne Posted November 28, 2018 Report Posted November 28, 2018 I know its early but this Atlantic division is so tight this year. Someones going to get a lot of points this year and not get home advantage in the first round. If Tampa say gets 110pts Toronto gets 108pts and Buffalo gets 107 points that would mean Buffalo would get screwed over even if they have more points then anyone in the Metropolitan division. Hopefully thats not too confusing guys. Just pisses me off. 1
AKRISONER Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, LostAnotherOne said: I know its early but this Atlantic division is so tight this year. Someones going to get a lot of points this year and not get home advantage in the first round. If Tampa say gets 110pts Toronto gets 108pts and Buffalo gets 107 points that would mean Buffalo would get screwed over even if they have more points then anyone in the Metropolitan division. Hopefully thats not too confusing guys. Just pisses me off. i am not a fan of this playoff format at all. Were gonna have a 2vs3 first round elimination while potentially 6 and 7 play eachother...it makes no sense at all the extra poopy part about it is that toronto is most likely one of the two teams getting the shaft. In other news...matty didnt skip a beat eh...marner 6 pts in 2 games...Johnny T pots two...firing on all cylinders, and nylander joins in next week...oooo wwwweeee Gotta love that all of the buzz is about Marner and Matthews, while Tavares is quietly on pace for a measly 53 goals lmao Edited November 29, 2018 by AKRISONER 1
Acountdeleted Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 Agreed with the guys who mentioned how horrible the playoff structure is now. I think it is the worst format it has ever been. I was a fan of 1 vs 8. I'd be an even bigger fan of 1 vs 16. I've heard a lot of the experts saying doing 1 vs 16 the problem is the potential travel time. If you have Boston vs San Jose in the first round, the travel really isn't fair. To that I would recommend they change the playoff format as well from the current 2 home, 2 road, 1 home, 1 road, 1 home to 2 road, 3 home, 1 road, 1 home. I always hated how 'home ice' meant you have to win both at home to open up or you lose the advantage. With my format (I think they do this for baseball) you win 1 of the first 2 on the road and you have home ice advantage, then you get 3 at home with a potential to close out at home. Takes the pressure off of the top seed.
chris.brock Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) A totally dumb way to do it, needlessly complicated too. It should be 1 vs 8. If the season ended now, the Leafs would play Tampa. What kind of reward is that for TOR and TAM having excellent seasons? It makes a long season even less meaningful. I think this system was set up to create division rivalries. That's fine, but it still should be 1 vs 8 when the playoffs start. Edited November 29, 2018 by chris.brock 2
jimmer Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 I agree with everyone, the playoff format stinks. I did hear the explanation of why this format was put in place, but I still didn't get it and can't remember why they went this route. Something about rivalries???? Rivalries can beginning in the playoffs for grumps sake! The game last night showed the Leaf's amazing speed with an exclamation mark. They also seemed much more creative if that's possible with only one player being added. He seems to be able to raise everyone's game when he is playing.
chris.brock Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 I loved this play last night, I was laughing, Marner grabs a new stick at full speed... 3
Acountdeleted Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, chris.brock said: I loved this play last night, I was laughing, Marner grabs a new stick at full speed... Was the play of the game. He didn't even slow down while grabbing the stick. Between that play and Tavares first goal, dear god is Marner ever good.
Jds63 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 Matthews just doesn't realise his impact here in the big smoke yet …. Could these guys take us to the promised land ????? Hold on to your hats !!!!!! Coming back off a injury and potting 2 goals and an assist … get your Matthews jersey's boys !!! he maybe the real deal … I have 3 jerseys (Gilmour , Domi, Sundin ….) may have to add a 4rth now .. wifes gonna kill me …LOL Hard to get your head around the Talent on this team …. (Mathews , Tavares, Marner, Andersen, Riley , Nylander ?, Kapanen ….. Analysts say if they sign Nylander they will probably trade him next year.
chris.brock Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jds63 said: Could these guys take us to the promised land ????? Hold on to your hats !!!!!! Don't schedule any off the grid fishing trips for late May/ early June Julian, lol, I know I'm not, just in case. IMO there's about 6 teams that have a decent shot, including the Leafs. So, with everyone staying healthy, a bit of luck and some bounces, it's possible. Edited November 29, 2018 by chris.brock 1
Acountdeleted Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 I was watching the highlights from the Boston game (not to jynx the kid) does Marner ever remind me of Gilmour. If he gets a chance to set up, especially behind the opponents net, its gonna be a good scoring chance. The speed, the vision. Its incredible!
Jds63 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, chris.brock said: Don't schedule any off the grid fishing trips for late May/ early June Julian, lol, I know I'm not, just in case. IMO there's about 6 teams that have a decent shot, including the Leafs. So, with everyone staying healthy, a bit of luck and some bounces, it's possible. Yeah good point Chris ... no fly ins booked for June ... LOL I was in Algonquin one spring with Mike Borger in May and we were listening to the Leafs playoff game against Boston under a tarp in the pouring rain, we had the little radio antenna touching some aluminum pots to get better reception ... it was great !!! sipping on some nectar and cheering for the Leafs , they lost bad that year ... sorry I know we all remember that awful game 7 ... LOL Just need everyone to stay healthy..... ? Edited November 29, 2018 by Jds63
AKRISONER Posted November 30, 2018 Report Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, chris.brock said: Don't schedule any off the grid fishing trips for late May/ early June Julian, lol, I know I'm not, just in case. lmao we nearly had one member of our 4some back out on our trip to south carolina because of the leafs last year. Our luck they got eliminated and buddy didnt bail. Next year we will be going much earlier lol. Edited November 30, 2018 by AKRISONER
grimsbylander Posted November 30, 2018 Report Posted November 30, 2018 21 hours ago, chris.brock said: I loved this play last night, I was laughing, Marner grabs a new stick at full speed... How cool was that when Marner turned and pointed at the equipment guy right after the goal?? Marner is a class act for sure.
grimsbylander Posted November 30, 2018 Report Posted November 30, 2018 19 hours ago, Jds63 said: Yeah good point Chris ... no fly ins booked for June ... LOL I was in Algonquin one spring with Mike Borger in May and we were listening to the Leafs playoff game against Boston under a tarp in the pouring rain, we had the little radio antenna touching some aluminum pots to get better reception ... it was great !!! sipping on some nectar and cheering for the Leafs THAT would be 1000 times better than watching it and listening to Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson!!!!!
AKRISONER Posted November 30, 2018 Report Posted November 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, grimsbylander said: THAT would be 1000 times better than watching it and listening to Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson!!!!! dont even get me started on Hughson the vancouver homer...how in the heck did the leafs end up with a guy that hates the team as their announcer...brutal
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