Around the League Thread: 2017 Season

[Daisy Jane]

Probably around $11 as well if he keeps this up, given inflation.

which might be toooo rich for Yzerman.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Going to have to disagree...

Chara fought anyone that was man enough to drop the gloves with him, most were/are "terrified" of him. He was known for KO players going back to his WHL days.

You're wrong.

3 total TKO's in over 100+ career fights (dating all the way back to his WHO days).

In fact he's almost been TKO'd as many times himself.

Zdeno Chara Fights

 

[Mr Hockey]

You're wrong.

3 total TKO's in over 100+ career fights (dating all the way back to his WHO days).

In fact he's almost been TKO'd as many times himself.

Zdeno Chara Fights

lol, ok

 

[Mess]

Clayton Keller is a beauty!

Exciting Calder race this year between Keller, Barzal, Boeser and Sergachev this year. All off to outstanding starts.

 

[Menzinger]

Clayton Keller is a beauty!

If the Leafs had lost the draft lottery and ended up with the 3rd or 4th pick he was my main preference.

Kid is going to be a star

 

[weems]

Watched Columbus the other night.
Not many people talking about them but they looked really really good.
Overall depth is impressive, like some of the young players they have inserted and BOB is a great goalie.

 

[MJ65]

Watched Columbus the other night.
Not many people talking about them but they looked really really good.
Overall depth is impressive, like some of the young players they have inserted and BOB is a great goalie.

I agree they are pretty impressive

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Pi]

Sens are out of the playoff spot. Duchene's stat line in 5 games for the Sens: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points -6.

Good thing they lottery protected that pick this year.

 

[Trapper]

Gudas gets 10 games for the hack to Perrault's head.

 

[93LEAFS]

Sens are out of the playoff spot. Duchene's stat line in 5 games for the Sens: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points -6.

Good thing they lottery protected that pick this year.

Ottawa causes us nightmares (that hopefully, we can solve), but no one outside of Tampa scares me, and we should absolutely expect to get home-ice in the first round at this point.

This weekend has gone pretty well for us. Outside of Boston winning out west, our division is having a lot of problems.

 

[MR4]

Christ this is the biggest joke i've ever seen on this website

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/i-like-you-guys.2392833/

the canes board has a thread where they just spam like each others posts to get their "like count" up...... pathetic.

Canes board sounds more fun than mikeyg hot takes

 

[Garbs]

I'm going to laugh out loud when the Sens lose a wildcard tiebreaker due to ROW.

 

[Pi]

Ottawa causes us nightmares (that hopefully, we can solve), but no one outside of Tampa scares me, and we should absolutely expect to get home-ice in the first round at this point.

This weekend has gone pretty well for us. Outside of Boston winning out west, our division is having a lot of problems.

Tampa is only scary because of Kucherov-Stamkos right now. I can't wait till January when we get to play against that team. I don't think what Stamkos/Kucherov/Vasilevsky are doing is sustainable. We've kept pace with them but have more depth.

We should easily get home ice advantage. In a 7 game series, we can solve Ottawa and their trap. I'd prefer if the Red Wings somehow got that third seed though. That's a team that should be easy to handle in a 7 game series.

 

[93LEAFS]

Tampa is only scary because of Kucherov-Stamkos right now. I can't wait till January when we get to play against that team. I don't think what Stamkos/Kucherov/Vasilevsky are doing is sustainable. We've kept pace with them but have more depth.

We should easily get home ice advantage. In a 7 game series, we can solve Ottawa and their trap. I'd prefer if the Red Wings somehow got that third seed though. That's a team that should be easy to handle in a 7 game series.

Point, Johnson, and Palat are great secondary depth forwards. Hedman and Stralman are top defenders. We have more forward depth, but they are still a very scary team and our main competition. Both of us have higher than average PDO's. It should be an interesting battle with them all year.

 

[Mr Hockey]

until it landed

 

[Pi]

Point, Johnson, and Palat are great secondary depth forwards. Hedman and Stralman are top defenders. We have more forward depth, but they are still a very scary team and our main competition. Both of us have higher than average PDO's. It should be an interesting battle with them all year.

Yeah, I think the head to head games will end up deciding the division. I don't think either team is as good as their pace at the moment. Leafs aren't going to be a 109 point team, Tampa isn't going to be a 110+ point team.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Tampa is only scary because of Kucherov-Stamkos right now. I can't wait till January when we get to play against that team. I don't think what Stamkos/Kucherov/Vasilevsky are doing is sustainable. We've kept pace with them but have more depth.

We should easily get home ice advantage. In a 7 game series, we can solve Ottawa and their trap. I'd prefer if the Red Wings somehow got that third seed though. That's a team that should be easy to handle in a 7 game series.

no way will Detroit make it, although I'd love that. Boston would be an awesome first round opponent for us though

 

[Warden of the North]

Buffalo fans turning on Eichel already.

Sooooooooooooo glad we have Matthews and not him.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Buffalo fans turning on Eichel already.

Sooooooooooooo glad we have Matthews and not him.

why are they?
i mean, he puts up points, he gets coaches and gm's fired... hes a gem.

 

[93LEAFS]

why are they?
i mean, he puts up points, he gets coaches and gm's fired... hes a gem.

Back checking appears to be optional for him. He isn't direct enough (try's to be too fancy or just slows down the play too much).

 

[Mr Hockey]

Back checking appears to be optional for him. He isn't direct enough (try's to be too fancy or just slows down the play too much).

He looks like a beast every time I watch him play

 

[hockeywiz542]

Gudas gets 10 games for the hack to Perrault's head.

 

[Trapper]

50 save night for Gibson.
Ducks beat the Panthers 3-2.
Oh Randy you just love getting massively outshot.

 

[Trapper]

why are they?
i mean, he puts up points, he gets coaches and gm's fired... hes a gem.

We've been very fortunate.
You need to draft the high end talent but you need to put a team around that talent. Plus those core pieces need to have the right drive train/frame of mind.
Teams at the bottom with us during our rebuild: Edmonton,Arizona,Buffalo,Florida.
Teams still at the bottom: see above.