Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

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Oh, and about the current playoff format...

 

[BGDave]

This assumes that nobody will hire Babcock quickly and take most of the cost burden off the Leafs' hands.

But we will get a draft pick, right? Right??

I have been convinced for a month that the BOS-TOR series will be 4-0. And I have seen nothing in the past month to change my mind. Combine shaky goaltending (and I do not mean Sparks who better be exiled in the offseason) to incredibly bad defensive (lack of) coverage to the most inept line changes I have seen ever, and this one will be over quickly. Gives BOS time to prepare for the upset of TB.

 

[BGDave]

Sharks getting their game in shape before the playoffs.
yeesh, that's pourous

^^

Posted to make Leaf fans feel better about their atrocious 4-10 (after the next 2 losses to TB and MTL) end to the season.

 

[naslundfan19]

Tawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd

I had to.

 

[Slimpikins]

Sharks getting their game in shape before the playoffs.
yeesh, that's pourous

It’s been ugly. At least I know I can make plans after the first round without missing any games. #silverlining

 

[gob]

^^

Posted to make Leaf fans feel better about their atrocious 4-10 (after the next 2 losses to TB and MTL) end to the season.

*5-9

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

But we will get a draft pick, right? Right??

I have been convinced for a month that the BOS-TOR series will be 4-0. And I have seen nothing in the past month to change my mind. Combine shaky goaltending (and I do not mean Sparks who better be exiled in the offseason) to incredibly bad defensive (lack of) coverage to the most inept line changes I have seen ever, and this one will be over quickly. Gives BOS time to prepare for the upset of TB.

Andersen has definitely been bad down the stretch, that's for sure.

So it'll probably surprise you that his .896 sv% since March 1 is better than Rask's .892 in the same time frame.

Combine that with the fact Rask wasn't great in the playoffs against the Leafs last year (.899 sv% over the 7 games) and goaltending isn't an area I'm ceding to the Bruins just yet. Coaching and game planning to prevent the exploitation of the Leafs' left side is a far bigger concern for me.

 

[elocomotive]

Yeah. Any shortcomings the Leafs might have (and I mean they ARE a 100 point team) are not solely on Babcock. Dubas has made some questionable decisions as well. They've been fairly minor in the grand, 5-8 year plan, scheme of things but they were still questionable.

Did you hide a bunch of subtle Tyler Ennis short jokes in your post?

*5-9

So he claims in the media guide. I don't believe it though.

 

[BGDave]

So it'll probably surprise you that his .896 sv% since March 1 is better than Rask's .892 in the same time frame.

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It does. I am expecting Halak to bail them out of several games during the playoffs.

 

[dash]

It does. I am expecting Halak to bail them out of several games during the playoffs.

Obligatory...

 

[dash]

It's good to see more and more players coming from places other than Michigan, Minnesota, and the Northeastern US (Chase Priskie is from Florida).

 

[elocomotive]

Obligatory...

 

[puckhead]

impressive and all, but seems odd that this is a record, considering the payers that have come through Det over their long history

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

It does. I am expecting Halak to bail them out of several games during the playoffs.

Funnily enough, of the 4 goaltenders both teams are currently carrying Garret Sparks is the one with the best sv% during that span lol

Anyway, we're gonna get Halak'ed aren't we.

 

[dash]

I wouldn't want to either, who knows where that thing has been?!?

 

[elocomotive]

I wouldn't want to either, who knows where that thing has been?!?

Requisite:

 

[dash]

Come on man, spoiler tags haha

 

[elocomotive]

Progress.

According to hockeyfights.com, a site that tracks on-ice bouts, there were 0.30 fights per game during the 2016-17 season, which declined to 0.22 fights per game last year and is down even more to 0.19 this season. ​

 

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Progress.

According to hockeyfights.com, a site that tracks on-ice bouts, there were 0.30 fights per game during the 2016-17 season, which declined to 0.22 fights per game last year and is down even more to 0.19 this season. ​

I was curious to see the fights by team and uncovered the following:

 

[gob]

I was curious to see the fights by team and uncovered the following:

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Hmm only 12? Well, 11 of those are Anderson and Foligno, and 1 Panarin