Looking forward to next season
- TonkaPhaneuf

y

I think that it's more indicative of the incompetence of the player safety dept than anything else. Hand out large fines, give multiple game suspensions, hell even throw in some additional community engagement duties during those times. Make people pay dearly with time and money and they'll start to care.
- lumlums

Oh, you mean him?

I think that it's more indicative of the incompetence of the player safety dept than anything else. Hand out large fines, give multiple game suspensions, hell even throw in some additional community engagement duties during those times. Make people pay dearly with time and money and they'll start to care.
- lumlums

Ya but they pick and choose, they have a monopoly and get to decide... Let the players deal with it, Vatenen should have at least been run the rest of the night...

y
- wingz4life

I'm not sure why, trying to be optimistic

Oh, you mean him?


- 1979AD

Now all I hear is that caveman grunting from that heartburn reducer commercial looking at the pic.

Ya but they pick and choose, they have a monopoly and get to decide... Let the players deal with it, Vatenen should have at least been run the rest of the night...
- aminnes

The only reason I kept the game on in the 3rd last night was to see how they responded to that happening. Needless to say, I shut the game off shortly after.

yup. If they are bad for a while and get young guys to truly build a round (they wont lose a dime) and then build a perennial contender it will make then 10x more than what they are doing now.
- burn

is there a #1C lurking in the 8th or 9th spot when we pick in June or are we just fecked and damned for all of hockey eternity?

How the TO media missed Phil on millionaire...

If I'm an impending UFA after most teams have bought heavily into analytics, I'd be firing the puck at the net from absolutely everywhere, Jason Blake style. My point totals might suck, but I would be 'a driver of possession' and my point totals would only suck because of bad luck and teams would give me the big contract because it's just a matter of time before that luck turns
- 1979AD

That is the crux of my whole arguement. Somehow, these advanced stats guys have everyone believing that more shots towards the goal = more possession and the correlation is so good that the numbers can be expressed in 1/10th of a percent accuracy.

Oh, and I am sick of graphs telling me crap I already didn't care about, or misleading me into believing that MacArthur "drives more possession" than Crosby.

The only reason I kept the game on in the 3rd last night was to see how they responded to that happening. Needless to say, I shut the game off shortly after.
- markmark

Lovin that 4th line boys, loving it... I'v seen goalies run this year, players taken advantage of and the Leafs standing around looking like bums...

take the zero

That's the idea, although there may be some exceptions. Eg. the way Boston was willing to ship out a 21 year old 36 goal scorer rather than sign him big money long term because they didn't feel he would fully buy in with or fit their team identity.
- 1979AD

excellent point

May he Rest In Pieces
- 1979AD

Oh, you mean him?


- 1979AD

Naw was Colin Campbell.. his incompetence was why Shanny had to take over and fix that ship

is there a #1C lurking in the 8th or 9th spot when we pick in June or are we just fecked and damned for all of hockey eternity?
- shmenge

Not likely.... It's possible that a good c goes later in the draft (as often does happen)

Lokks like it wasn't about the coach after all !

That is the crux of my whole arguement. Somehow, these advanced stats guys have everyone believing that more shots towards the goal = more possession and the correlation is so good that the numbers can be expressed in 1/10th of a percent accuracy.

Oh, and I am sick of graphs telling me crap I already didn't know, or misleading me into believing that MacArthur "drives more possession" than Crosby.
- Aetherial

You know what they call us? Close minded. I see it for what it is.

Lovin that 4th line boys, loving it... I'v seen goalies run this year, players taken advantage of and the Leafs standing around looking like bums...
- aminnes

Reimer as run way more the last 2 years, when we had them.

That is the crux of my whole arguement. Somehow, these advanced stats guys have everyone believing that more shots towards the goal = more possession and the correlation is so good that the numbers can be expressed in 1/10th of a percent accuracy.

Oh, and I am sick of graphs telling me crap I already didn't know, or misleading me into believing that MacArthur "drives more possession" than Crosby.
- Aetherial

Let him drive the entire possession fleet if he wants, he'll never be anywhere near the player Crosby is.

is there a #1C lurking in the 8th or 9th spot when we pick in June or are we just fecked and damned for all of hockey eternity?
- shmenge

I am sure there is a highly skilled #1C who we will pick. Too bad he will be too small or too slow to play C in the NHL and will become a mediocre winger, at best.

Not likely.... It's possible that a good c goes later in the draft (as often does happen)
- burn

I have no trust in our scouting department, fack I hate my leaf life

Reimer as run way more the last 2 years, when we had them.
- Badge

You mean Gionta?... Yup, that wasn't good at all... Nevertheless, the team identified with being tough, tougher than the B's I'd say... Now they identify with... We'll... Does anybody know?... Am I in Edmonton?...

Lovin that 4th line boys, loving it... I'v seen goalies run this year, players taken advantage of and the Leafs standing around looking like bums...
- aminnes

Yeah because that didn't happen before?

Naw was Colin Campbell.. his incompetence was why Shanny had to take over and fix that ship



- Badge

The video explanations changed everything.

I am sure there is a highly skilled #1C who we will pick. Too bad he will be too small or too slow to play C in the NHL and will become a mediocre winger, at best.
- Aetherial

thanks for cheering me up