And I'm a little perplexed by the narrative that Dubas should have done more.

No team survives having your top two goalies injured.

The cap is frozen (unexpectedly), and we are right up against it.

Should he have gone to the goalie store and picked up a #1 for $750,000, and not trade away assets to do so?
- Atomic Wedgie

Um. YES. Pay attention to the will of the people!

I wasnt defending the goaltending I actually said it was bad.but if they are winnable games,then the team needs to come together for 60 mins and win the damn game!

And I'm a little perplexed by the narrative that Dubas should have done more.

No team survives having your top two goalies injured.

The cap is frozen (unexpectedly), and we are right up against it.

Should he have gone to the goalie store and picked up a #1 for $750,000, and not trade away assets to do so?
- Atomic Wedgie

I've always liked what the Caps do. They keep drafting new guys to compete and use the competition for additional assets. Varlamov to Neuvirth to Holtby to Grubauer to Vanecek to Samsonov. They always have a new guy ready.

From last blog because it's fun to be silly and make jokes after the Leafs (ok the Leafs goalie) poops the bed:

Who was the first person to say they would need Freddy to be back before this was done.


- Aetherial


Don't you dare take credit!

All of us wives in his harem never doubted our ginger danish demi-god for one minute! Even while some of you wanted to take him to the top of Mount "Win a Playoff Series" and make him the human sacrifice that you thought the hockey gods wanted.


- Cush29

Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. The poor, poor Danes with only a stinky cheese named after them. But our soulless ginger will return with just a few more people thrown into LTIR and then our three headed goalie monster will lead us into playoff victory

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1384708844136411138

You be the judge.
- Atomic Wedgie

I declare the accused (Big Save Dave) guilty of being so bad, even shots fired outside the net are going in.

His sentence will be 2 games on the bench until he can try and fail to redeem himself, hopefully against Montreal.

It was going wide.

No, I am not kidding.
- Atomic Wedgie

I know. My first thought was does that count as a shot on net

And I'm a little perplexed by the narrative that Dubas should have done more.

No team survives having your top two goalies injured.

The cap is frozen (unexpectedly), and we are right up against it.

Should he have gone to the goalie store and picked up a #1 for $750,000, and not trade away assets to do so?
- Atomic Wedgie

come on...
it's been clear since a while Andersen was never the right guy.
took Dubas over a year (I think?) to pick up a decent backup after he gave away McElhinney..
During the last 2 years, there should have definitely been some opportunities to improve the goaltending for Dubas, not as if this were a new issue.

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1384708844136411138

You be the judge.
- Atomic Wedgie

Likely wide, small chance post and in.

Regardless - horrific goal.

I declare the accused (Big Save Dave) guilty of being so bad, even shots fired outside the net are going in.

His sentence will be 2 games on the bench until he can try and fail to redeem himself, hopefully against Montreal.
- Scabeh

Nope, Canucks are catching the Habs. You don’t think we went into Vancouver and lost those games by accident do you. Dubas is rightly terrified of playing Montreal and gifted the Nucks 4 points. 8 back with 4 games in hand.

That coughing you hear behind you Scabeh, they’re coming

Nope, Canucks are catching the Habs. You don’t think we went into Vancouver and lost those games by accident do you. Dubas is rightly terrified of playing Montreal and gifted the Nucks 4 points. 8 back with 4 games in hand.

That coughing you hear behind you Scabeh, they’re coming
- Canada Cup

All joking aside.

Habs are not playing well enough to deserve a playoffs spot these days.

If Vancouver can manage to catch up and make it, kudos to them. Habs will only have themselves to blame.

All joking aside.

Habs are not playing well enough to deserve a playoffs spot these days.

If Vancouver can manage to catch up and make it, kudos to them. Habs will only have themselves to blame.
- Scabeh

Most of the North division isn't.


On a side note:

Dear North Division,

You're embarrassing me in front of my friends. Knock it off.

Kindly,

mp.

And I'm a little perplexed by the narrative that Dubas should have done more.

No team survives having your top two goalies injured.

The cap is frozen (unexpectedly), and we are right up against it.

Should he have gone to the goalie store and picked up a #1 for $750,000, and not trade away assets to do so?
- Atomic Wedgie

He should have done more in the offseason to address the clear need.

Gonna be a member of Team Pfizer next week

Meh. Let's be honest Rittich let in two softies in Hoglander and the 5th goal.

Aside from that, it feels like Keefe is looking towards the playoffs and what his line up might be and what the depth guys have to give.
- Aaron_85

They might want to consider actually trying ot secure top spot in the division, becuase that slipping away fast.

I wasnt defending the goaltending I actually said it was bad.but if they are winnable games,then the team needs to come together for 60 mins and win the damn game!
- Dewey8

well they did score a short handed goal to take a 3-2 lead.
then the goalie decided to do things

Like wedgie said...that (frank)s with your head...and im sure players go WTF!!!

Gonna be a member of Team Pfizer next week
- 21peter

If your erection lasts more than 4 hours buy your wife a nice present

come on...
it's been clear since a while Andersen was never the right guy.
took Dubas over a year (I think?) to pick up a decent backup after he gave away McElhinney..
During the last 2 years, there should have definitely been some opportunities to improve the goaltending for Dubas, not as if this were a new issue.
- MaximusAurelius

what was adding Campbell, Dell, Rtittich...Hutch again....

he hasnt been sitting on his hands doing nothing

what was adding Campbell, Dell, Rtittich...Hutch again....

he hasnt been sitting on his hands doing nothing
- senstroll

Has Campbell won a single game?

what was adding Campbell, Dell, Rtittich...Hutch again....

he hasnt been sitting on his hands doing nothing
- senstroll

out of the 4, only Campbell is an NHL backup.
and adding a backup doesnt address the issue with the starting goalie that continues to lose deciding playoff games.

If your erection lasts more than 4 hours buy your wife a nice present
- Canada Cup

Shouldn't the wife buy him a nice present?

what was adding Campbell, Dell, Rtittich...Hutch again....

he hasnt been sitting on his hands doing nothing
- senstroll

No, but his decisions around goaltending havent been great minus Campbell who is a solid backup. Andersen has been an issue in the playoffs for a couple years now, that should be obvious to Dubas.

I like Dubas for the most part, but he has not fixed an important issue. Hopefully Fredd can come back and be better, and well rested.

My math may be wrong but it looks like:

Leafs S% = .906
Opponent S% = .912

That's... a problem.

My math may be wrong but it looks like:

Leafs S% = .906
Opponent S% = .912

That's... a problem.
- mjones242

Yep, considering how much offense the Leafs have, id says its bigger then the numbers look.

If your erection lasts more than 4 hours buy your wife a nice present
- Canada Cup

out of the 4, only Campbell is an NHL backup.
and adding a backup doesnt address the issue with the starting goalie that continues to lose deciding playoff games.
- MaximusAurelius

I mean, by this argument the only goalies you could acquire are cup winning goalies, of which you have Vasilevskiy, Binnington, Holtby, Murray and Crawford in the past 6 years. All other goalies in the league are losers who can't win deciding playoff games.

Of the goalies mentioned above, two would not be traded by their teams, and 3 either suck or have retired. If you really want, we could go further back and add in Quick and Thomas, but that just adds heaps into the suck and retired piles.