|
Post by bookboy007 on Jan 3, 2024 3:16:53 GMT
If Tampa & Washington each win and the Leafs lose in regulation to LA tonight, Toronto falls completely OUT of the playoff standings. Then buh-bye Sheldon Keefe. SHELDON?And in the same vein, I am sure Sheldon Kief is the worst kief.
|
|
|
Post by bookboy007 on Jan 3, 2024 3:19:16 GMT
I’m gonna stay humble and keep my mouth shut but I took a lot of chirping down here during that 3 day holiday break. I've got a feeling that the league has figured out the CourtShester (hope I'm not jinxing it). Tonight he got "'Caned"...Think it's more that Laviolette hockey is less goalie paradise than previous systems.
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 3, 2024 3:21:59 GMT
And in the same vein, I am sure Sheldon Kief is the worst kief.
Not even up for debate...
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 3, 2024 3:25:13 GMT
I've got a feeling that the league has figured out the CourtShester (hope I'm not jinxing it). Tonight he got "'Caned"... Think it's more that Laviolette hockey is less goalie paradise than previous systems. Maybe. But to me it seems that Quick is doing better than Igor, regardless of the system.
|
|
|
Post by pastamon on Jan 3, 2024 3:33:35 GMT
Well the streak is now at + 4 and we currently own the presidents trophy jinx again this season!
Good to see Linus give up only one goal AND 4 goals of the secondary type. 52 points in 36 games yet most would agree we looked bad a lot this year, it's all about having 2 great goalies.
|
|
|
Post by schlich on Jan 3, 2024 3:37:06 GMT
Well the streak is now at + 4 and we currently own the presidents trophy jinx again this season! Good to see Linus give up only one goal AND 4 goals of the secondary type. 52 points in 36 games yet most would agree we looked bad a lot this year, it's all about having 2 great goalies. the word is screak
|
|
|
Post by moognoates on Jan 3, 2024 3:54:01 GMT
Assisted by JVR, of course. Who was the "hockey expert" again who posted that he'll be mad if ShatnerKirk & JVR are on the B's roster next season? That was me, it was me! Don't worry, I certainly didn't miss that the three guys I mentioned all scored tonight. As someone said, "that aged well". But again, I agree they are very good players for what we could fit on the roster this year. I think we are going to have very different comments about them in the playoffs.
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 3, 2024 3:57:33 GMT
Assisted by JVR, of course. Who was the "hockey expert" again who posted that he'll be mad if ShatnerKirk & JVR are on the B's roster next season? That was me, it was me! Don't worry, I certainly didn't miss that the three guys I mentioned all scored tonight. As someone said, "that aged well". But again, I agree they are very good players for what we could fit on the roster this year. I think we are going to have very different comments about them in the playoffs. Let's see when the time comes. I'll take #12 & #21 any time on my team, especially for what they're getting paid.
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 3, 2024 4:02:01 GMT
If Tampa & Washington each win and the Leafs lose in regulation to LA tonight, Toronto falls completely OUT of the playoff standings. Then buh-bye Sheldon Keefe. Tampons lost against the Jets, 2-4. Oh well, I don't like the Tampons anyway.
|
|
|
Post by zamboni24 on Jan 3, 2024 4:09:59 GMT
Think it's more that Laviolette hockey is less goalie paradise than previous systems. Maybe. But to me it seems that Quick is doing better than Igor, regardless of the system.Quick seems revived and playing better than expected.
|
|
|
Post by zamboni24 on Jan 3, 2024 4:24:55 GMT
Leafs/Kings tied 0 - 0 after 1.
Almost comeback of the night. Stars down 4 -1. DeBoer pulls a Patrick Roy and pulls Wedgewood with just over 6 min left. Scores at 3:48 and 2:00. Damn near tied it up but scabs hold on for the win.
Fla and Yotes in a boarding with attempt to injure contest — brutal game.
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 3, 2024 4:38:06 GMT
Okay, let's not get over-excited. The B's beat a team that's already 10 points out of a wild card spot, with guys like Mr. Bean & "Don" Martin in its lineup. (Elvis was in the building but didn't get on stage.)
|
|
|
Post by brewwins on Jan 3, 2024 5:58:18 GMT
Tops in the league again. Fucking right they are. Reminds me of the choke job in 1970-71 then win the Cup in 1971-72 against the Rangers.
|
|
|
Post by brewwins on Jan 3, 2024 6:00:32 GMT
Well the streak is now at + 4 and we currently own the presidents trophy jinx again this season! Good to see Linus give up only one goal AND 4 goals of the secondary type. 52 points in 36 games yet most would agree we looked bad a lot this year, it's all about having 2 great goalies. It's all about getting hot the last 16 wins of the playoffs.
|
|
|
Post by thanx4memORRies on Jan 3, 2024 13:51:59 GMT
Tops in the league again. Fucking right they are. Reminds me of the choke job in 1970-71 then win the Cup in 1971-72 against the Rangers. Let’s start by getting to the second round first….
|
|
|
Post by bookboy007 on Jan 3, 2024 14:01:10 GMT
Okay, let's not get over-excited. The B's beat a team that's already 10 points out of a wild card spot, with guys like Mr. Bean & "Don" Martin in its lineup. (Elvis was in the building but didn't get on stage.) The image of Rowan Atkinson playing D for the Bjs is priceless.
|
|
|
Post by bookboy007 on Jan 3, 2024 14:06:45 GMT
If Tampa & Washington each win and the Leafs lose in regulation to LA tonight, Toronto falls completely OUT of the playoff standings. Then buh-bye Sheldon Keefe. Tampons lost against the Jets, 2-4. Oh well, I don't like the Tampons anyway.
Think the Tampans might be disposable. Hard to bet against them and if Vagisil is back to form At some point, they won't quit out. But they are one back if the last WC and two out of third deapite having played as many as four more games. If Detroit makes it, it will be thanks to the target currently on the Bolt backs. But the Wings have dropped out completely, too. Again, a team with a lot of highly skilled skaters, a balance of skill and some size on D, but no goalies and no path to get one.
|
|
|
Post by 50belowzero on Jan 3, 2024 14:19:54 GMT
Tampons lost against the Jets, 2-4. Oh well, I don't like the Tampons anyway.
Think the Tampans might be disposable. Hard to bet against them and if Vagisil is back to form At some point, they won't quit out. But they are one back if the last WC and two out of third deapite having played as many as four more games. If Detroit makes it, it will be thanks to the target currently on the Bolt backs. But the Wings have dropped out completely, too. Again, a team with a lot of highly skilled skaters, a balance of skill and some size on D, but no goalies and no path to get one. The two Wildcard spots are currently held by two teams from the Metro, Flyers & Capitals with the Devils and Pens 2 pts back of them. All those teams have played less games than the Bolts and Wings so if i was making a prediction right now i would say that for TB and Detroit to get into the playoffs they will have to finish top 3 in the Atlantic. For this to happen you would have to see one of the B's Panthers and LeRfs fall out, possible i guess.
|
|
|
Post by bookboy007 on Jan 3, 2024 17:30:46 GMT
Think the Tampans might be disposable. Hard to bet against them and if Vagisil is back to form At some point, they won't quit out. But they are one back if the last WC and two out of third deapite having played as many as four more games. If Detroit makes it, it will be thanks to the target currently on the Bolt backs. But the Wings have dropped out completely, too. Again, a team with a lot of highly skilled skaters, a balance of skill and some size on D, but no goalies and no path to get one. The two Wildcard spots are currently held by two teams from the Metro, Flyers & Capitals with the Devils and Pens 2 pts back of them. All those teams have played less games than the Bolts and Wings so if i was making a prediction right now i would say that for TB and Detroit to get into the playoffs they will have to finish top 3 in the Atlantic. For this to happen you would have to see one of the B's Panthers and LeRfs fall out, possible i guess.What's Andrew Hammond doing these days? The math for the teams who are currently out is not good. Tampans are 11 back of the Bruins and have played 3 more games. They're 7 back of the Panters, who have two games in hand, and 2 back of Toronto, who have 4 in hand. Tampa has 43 games left - 86 possible points or, to put it another way, they could go 43-0-0 down the stretch and still fall 6 points short of last year's Bruins. For the sake of argument, over the last 5 seasons (not counting this one), they have played at 67.5 points percentage. If they find their game and play at that rate for the rest of the year, they'd end up with 99 points, one more than last year when they were 3rd in the Atlantic and 7 up on 9th place Pitt (91 points). Boston has 46 games left - 92 possible points. They are currently playing at 72.2$ clip, and if they keep that up, obviously the lead is going to widen not shrink. With 52 points in the (TD) bank already, the Bruins would need only 48/92 points to finish ahead of the Tampans. That's a 52.2% clip. Only Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs are playing worse than that in the East right now. Florida has 45 games left - 90 points. They're playing 64.9% hockey. They have 48 points, so would need 52 to stay ahead of the Bolts. If they keep up their current pace, they finish with 106 points, meaning that because of the three games in hand, the Bolts won't gain any ground playing at a slightly higher points percentage. Florida only needs to play 56.7% hockey to stay ahead of a 99 point Bolt team. Toronto has 47 games to go - 94 points - and are currently playing 61.4% hockey. At that rate, they'll finish with 96 points, which would put them 3 back of the Bolts if the Bolts find that 67.5% groove. So there's an opening. But the Leafs only need to play 63.3% hockey to close it, which is more plausible than the Bolts getting to 67.5%. The situation is almost identical for Detroit, who are tied with the Bolts in points percentage but have played one fewer game. They'll also need to play at about a 2/3rds clip to have any chance of catching the top 3 in the Atlantic. I'd say that's a grimmer projection for them than for the Bolts. The Bolts played around that percentage for a number of years when winning Stanley Cups and still have their leading scorers, their #1D and their #1G from those years. They aren't the same team top to bottom, and some of those players are showing some wear and tear, but they have championships to reflect on. Detroit...doesn't. And Tampa can look at their record and actually believe that they have a goalie who will change all that. Detroit...doesn't. I'd love to see them get ahead of Tampa...and still fall short of the playoffs. You can stick a fork in Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs. Ottawa has just 28 points in 33 games. 49 to go, 98 points still available. But they need 60 points to match that benchmark of 99 I set for the Bolts - so they need to go from 42.4% hockey to over 60%. Granted, that's probably more than they need to make the playoffs, but not by much.
|
|
|
Post by brewwins on Jan 3, 2024 19:12:12 GMT
Fucking right they are. Reminds me of the choke job in 1970-71 then win the Cup in 1971-72 against the Rangers. Let’s start by getting to the second round first…. Of course. That goes without saying.
|
|
|
Post by brewwins on Jan 3, 2024 19:16:22 GMT
The two Wildcard spots are currently held by two teams from the Metro, Flyers & Capitals with the Devils and Pens 2 pts back of them. All those teams have played less games than the Bolts and Wings so if i was making a prediction right now i would say that for TB and Detroit to get into the playoffs they will have to finish top 3 in the Atlantic. For this to happen you would have to see one of the B's Panthers and LeRfs fall out, possible i guess.What's Andrew Hammond doing these days? The math for the teams who are currently out is not good. Tampans are 11 back of the Bruins and have played 3 more games. They're 7 back of the Panters, who have two games in hand, and 2 back of Toronto, who have 4 in hand. Tampa has 43 games left - 86 possible points or, to put it another way, they could go 43-0-0 down the stretch and still fall 6 points short of last year's Bruins. For the sake of argument, over the last 5 seasons (not counting this one), they have played at 67.5 points percentage. If they find their game and play at that rate for the rest of the year, they'd end up with 99 points, one more than last year when they were 3rd in the Atlantic and 7 up on 9th place Pitt (91 points). Boston has 46 games left - 92 possible points. They are currently playing at 72.2$ clip, and if they keep that up, obviously the lead is going to widen not shrink. With 52 points in the (TD) bank already, the Bruins would need only 48/92 points to finish ahead of the Tampans. That's a 52.2% clip. Only Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs are playing worse than that in the East right now. Florida has 45 games left - 90 points. They're playing 64.9% hockey. They have 48 points, so would need 52 to stay ahead of the Bolts. If they keep up their current pace, they finish with 106 points, meaning that because of the three games in hand, the Bolts won't gain any ground playing at a slightly higher points percentage. Florida only needs to play 56.7% hockey to stay ahead of a 99 point Bolt team. Toronto has 47 games to go - 94 points - and are currently playing 61.4% hockey. At that rate, they'll finish with 96 points, which would put them 3 back of the Bolts if the Bolts find that 67.5% groove. So there's an opening. But the Leafs only need to play 63.3% hockey to close it, which is more plausible than the Bolts getting to 67.5%. The situation is almost identical for Detroit, who are tied with the Bolts in points percentage but have played one fewer game. They'll also need to play at about a 2/3rds clip to have any chance of catching the top 3 in the Atlantic. I'd say that's a grimmer projection for them than for the Bolts. The Bolts played around that percentage for a number of years when winning Stanley Cups and still have their leading scorers, their #1D and their #1G from those years. They aren't the same team top to bottom, and some of those players are showing some wear and tear, but they have championships to reflect on. Detroit...doesn't. And Tampa can look at their record and actually believe that they have a goalie who will change all that. Detroit...doesn't. I'd love to see them get ahead of Tampa...and still fall short of the playoffs. You can stick a fork in Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs. Ottawa has just 28 points in 33 games. 49 to go, 98 points still available. But they need 60 points to match that benchmark of 99 I set for the Bolts - so they need to go from 42.4% hockey to over 60%. Granted, that's probably more than they need to make the playoffs, but not by much. The Leafs goaltending situation is bad. They just sent Samsonov to the AHL to get his head screwed on straight. Their other 2 goalies suck too.
|
|
|
Post by dannycater on Jan 3, 2024 21:02:10 GMT
Heinen, JVR, Freddy....great game...Root Beer 2 great plays to set up 2 goals...The 4th line had some moments thought Steen/Lauko showed some grit more than in other games...Shattenkirk continues to do his thing offensively...Blankey another solid goalie performance, next up Roadhouse...Huggie Bears get more hugs. Love it, Go B's!
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 4, 2024 0:44:00 GMT
The two Wildcard spots are currently held by two teams from the Metro, Flyers & Capitals with the Devils and Pens 2 pts back of them. All those teams have played less games than the Bolts and Wings so if i was making a prediction right now i would say that for TB and Detroit to get into the playoffs they will have to finish top 3 in the Atlantic. For this to happen you would have to see one of the B's Panthers and LeRfs fall out, possible i guess. What's Andrew Hammond doing these days?The math for the teams who are currently out is not good. Tampans are 11 back of the Bruins and have played 3 more games. They're 7 back of the Panters, who have two games in hand, and 2 back of Toronto, who have 4 in hand. Tampa has 43 games left - 86 possible points or, to put it another way, they could go 43-0-0 down the stretch and still fall 6 points short of last year's Bruins. For the sake of argument, over the last 5 seasons (not counting this one), they have played at 67.5 points percentage. If they find their game and play at that rate for the rest of the year, they'd end up with 99 points, one more than last year when they were 3rd in the Atlantic and 7 up on 9th place Pitt (91 points). Boston has 46 games left - 92 possible points. They are currently playing at 72.2$ clip, and if they keep that up, obviously the lead is going to widen not shrink. With 52 points in the (TD) bank already, the Bruins would need only 48/92 points to finish ahead of the Tampans. That's a 52.2% clip. Only Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs are playing worse than that in the East right now. Florida has 45 games left - 90 points. They're playing 64.9% hockey. They have 48 points, so would need 52 to stay ahead of the Bolts. If they keep up their current pace, they finish with 106 points, meaning that because of the three games in hand, the Bolts won't gain any ground playing at a slightly higher points percentage. Florida only needs to play 56.7% hockey to stay ahead of a 99 point Bolt team. Toronto has 47 games to go - 94 points - and are currently playing 61.4% hockey. At that rate, they'll finish with 96 points, which would put them 3 back of the Bolts if the Bolts find that 67.5% groove. So there's an opening. But the Leafs only need to play 63.3% hockey to close it, which is more plausible than the Bolts getting to 67.5%. The situation is almost identical for Detroit, who are tied with the Bolts in points percentage but have played one fewer game. They'll also need to play at about a 2/3rds clip to have any chance of catching the top 3 in the Atlantic. I'd say that's a grimmer projection for them than for the Bolts. The Bolts played around that percentage for a number of years when winning Stanley Cups and still have their leading scorers, their #1D and their #1G from those years. They aren't the same team top to bottom, and some of those players are showing some wear and tear, but they have championships to reflect on. Detroit...doesn't. And Tampa can look at their record and actually believe that they have a goalie who will change all that. Detroit...doesn't. I'd love to see them get ahead of Tampa...and still fall short of the playoffs. You can stick a fork in Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs. Ottawa has just 28 points in 33 games. 49 to go, 98 points still available. But they need 60 points to match that benchmark of 99 I set for the Bolts - so they need to go from 42.4% hockey to over 60%. Granted, that's probably more than they need to make the playoffs, but not by much.
"The Hamburglar" announced his retirement from professional hockey in December '22.
Numbers crunching, ey? Here's a suggestion for your new avatar:
|
|
|
Post by MrHulot on Jan 4, 2024 1:11:06 GMT
What's Andrew Hammond doing these days? The math for the teams who are currently out is not good. Tampans are 11 back of the Bruins and have played 3 more games. They're 7 back of the Panters, who have two games in hand, and 2 back of Toronto, who have 4 in hand. Tampa has 43 games left - 86 possible points or, to put it another way, they could go 43-0-0 down the stretch and still fall 6 points short of last year's Bruins. For the sake of argument, over the last 5 seasons (not counting this one), they have played at 67.5 points percentage. If they find their game and play at that rate for the rest of the year, they'd end up with 99 points, one more than last year when they were 3rd in the Atlantic and 7 up on 9th place Pitt (91 points). Boston has 46 games left - 92 possible points. They are currently playing at 72.2$ clip, and if they keep that up, obviously the lead is going to widen not shrink. With 52 points in the (TD) bank already, the Bruins would need only 48/92 points to finish ahead of the Tampans. That's a 52.2% clip. Only Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs are playing worse than that in the East right now. Florida has 45 games left - 90 points. They're playing 64.9% hockey. They have 48 points, so would need 52 to stay ahead of the Bolts. If they keep up their current pace, they finish with 106 points, meaning that because of the three games in hand, the Bolts won't gain any ground playing at a slightly higher points percentage. Florida only needs to play 56.7% hockey to stay ahead of a 99 point Bolt team. Toronto has 47 games to go - 94 points - and are currently playing 61.4% hockey. At that rate, they'll finish with 96 points, which would put them 3 back of the Bolts if the Bolts find that 67.5% groove. So there's an opening. But the Leafs only need to play 63.3% hockey to close it, which is more plausible than the Bolts getting to 67.5%. The situation is almost identical for Detroit, who are tied with the Bolts in points percentage but have played one fewer game. They'll also need to play at about a 2/3rds clip to have any chance of catching the top 3 in the Atlantic. I'd say that's a grimmer projection for them than for the Bolts. The Bolts played around that percentage for a number of years when winning Stanley Cups and still have their leading scorers, their #1D and their #1G from those years. They aren't the same team top to bottom, and some of those players are showing some wear and tear, but they have championships to reflect on. Detroit...doesn't. And Tampa can look at their record and actually believe that they have a goalie who will change all that. Detroit...doesn't. I'd love to see them get ahead of Tampa...and still fall short of the playoffs. You can stick a fork in Montreal, Buffalo, Ottawa and the BJs. Ottawa has just 28 points in 33 games. 49 to go, 98 points still available. But they need 60 points to match that benchmark of 99 I set for the Bolts - so they need to go from 42.4% hockey to over 60%. Granted, that's probably more than they need to make the playoffs, but not by much. The Leafs goaltending situation is bad. They just sent Samsonov to the AHL to get his head screwed on straight. Their other 2 goalies suck too. They put Samsonov on waivers, but declared that he won't play in the AHL, but he's going to work with Toronto Marlies goaltending coach Hannu Toivonen (now, where have I heard this name before?).
If you want to explain the term "incompetence" to an alien from another planet, you only need to show it/her/him a picture of the Maple Leafs logo. Back in the day, everybody used to blame it on "Pal Hal" and his notorious stinginess. Seems like maybe he wasn't that bad after all...
|
|
|
Post by dannycater on Jan 4, 2024 1:20:01 GMT
The Leafs goaltending situation is bad. They just sent Samsonov to the AHL to get his head screwed on straight. Their other 2 goalies suck too. They put Samsonov on waivers, but declared that he won't play in the AHL, but he's going to work with Toronto Marlies goaltending coach Hannu Toivonen (now, where have I heard this name before?).
If you want to explain the term "incompetence" to an alien from another planet, you only need to show it/her/him a picture of the Maple Leafs logo. Back in the day, everybody used to blame it on "Pal Hal" and his notorious stinginess. Seems like maybe he wasn't that bad after all...Right, and how bout the Leafs showing some mild desperation as they are going to play Martin Jones on a back-to-back because they actually got a shutout and don't even trust their current 2nd goalie....this is some real issues with leadership
|
|