2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs Season Discussion - 49-26-7 105 pts

[bobermay]

I'd agree, but how does he get in when Leivo and Soshnikov are ahead of him and not even playing?

Got to move one first before likely before we see him.

Yeah, thats true.

I hope we trade Komarov, Leivo, and Carrick to get a #5/6 guy + picks...


Something like:
To Team: Komarov
To Toronto: 2nd + 3rd

To Buffalo: Leivo, Carrick + 3rd (2nd?)
To Toronto: Jake McCabe


Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Bozak-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Brown
Johnsson-Moore-Kapanen
Martin, Soshnikov (Rotate with Johnsson/Kapanen)

Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
McCabe-Borgman
Polak

Andersen
McE

 

[Kiwi]

sucks like how? why? in what context? more details please.

There are 8 teams in the Atlantic Daisy

So far this season 5 of them are running at a PPG pace or lower

So if you extrapolate that over an 82 game season 5 teams would end up with 82 points or less

For some context, last season we scraped into the playoffs with 95 points

 

[Daisy Jane]

There are 8 teams in the Atlantic Daisy

So far this season 5 of them are running at a PPG pace or lower

So if you extrapolate that over an 82 game season 5 teams would end up with 82 points or less

For some context, last season we scraped into the playoffs with 95 points

aho. i see.
so they actually suck. lol

 

[Kiwi]

aho. i see.
so they actually suck. lol

Big time

Awesome for us since we play them a ton in the back end of the season though

 

[Daisy Jane]

Big time

Awesome for us since we play them a ton in the back end of the season though

hopefully they still suck then

 

[Kiwi]

hopefully they still suck then

If we're fit Daisy we can handle all those teams comfortably even if there playing better

 

[Daisy Jane]

If we're fit Daisy we can handle all those teams comfortably even if there playing better

lol must you be so practical all the time
just teasing. i know.

 

[Warden of the North]

sucks like how? why? in what context? more details please.

There are 8 teams in the Atlantic Daisy

So far this season 5 of them are running at a PPG pace or lower

So if you extrapolate that over an 82 game season 5 teams would end up with 82 points or less

For some context, last season we scraped into the playoffs with 95 points

aho. i see.
so they actually suck. lol

Kiwi answered it. Lots of bad teams.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Kiwi answered it. Lots of bad teams.

life is busy so i know Buffalo sucks bananas and Florida but i didn't realise that they were all bad

 

[Kiwi]

Kiwi answered it. Lots of bad teams.

life is busy so i know Buffalo sucks bananas and Florida but i didn't realise that they were all bad

Looking at the playoffs setup I'd much rather be one of the #2-#3 teams in the Atlantic than #1 and get a wildcard team out of the Metro

 

[Warden of the North]

Looking at the playoffs setup I'd much rather be one of the #2-#3 teams in the Atlantic than #1 and get a wildcard team out of the Metro

Indeed. Very good point.

 

[Warden of the North]

So looking at the standing, things are well in hand for us playoff wise. Due to the Atlantic being a tirefire, we dont need to e concerned at this point with the teams in the wildcard.

 

[Daisy Jane]

basically continue to get 2 points+ in each segment, and be healthy and we should be fine

 

[justafan22]

Team's doing well in terms of getting points, but is it getting a tad boring this year? I mean as long as they play 500 hockey rest of the season they'll be in the playoffs due to the crap division. I'm just waiting for the stretch run and just survive the tough schedule.

 

[Warden of the North]

Team's doing well in terms of getting points, but is it getting a tad boring this year? I mean as long as they play 500 hockey rest of the season they'll be in the playoffs due to the crap division. I'm just waiting for the stretch run and just survive the tough schedule.

Uh, no?

 

[justafan22]

Uh, no?

I enjoy how the team is playing, but in terms of watching them it's not like last year with the blown leads to make it interesting. Just a better team I guess

 

[BertCorbeau]

basically continue to get 2 points+ in each segment, and be healthy and we should be fine

The Leafs have done well with a good start to the season so that it has given them a cushion in the playoff race. All they have to do is maintain that cushion and they'll be fine.

Starting last night the Leafs have 5 games in their next 7 days, with 4 on the road. The good news is that, asides from Pittsburgh, they are against lower teams in the standings (Oilers, Flyers, Wild, Red Wings).

I think running the table on them is a bit of a tall order (although not impossible by any means) but if they can pick up a 2-3 wins and avoid losses in regulation that would be a solid week. An opportunity to bank some additional points in the standings in short order.

 

[Daisy Jane]

The Leafs have done well with a good start to the season so that it has given them a cushion in the playoff race. All they have to do is maintain that cushion and they'll be fine.

Starting last night the Leafs have 5 games in their next 7 days, with 4 on the road. The good news is that, asides from Pittsburgh, they are against lower teams in the standings (Oilers, Flyers, Wild, Red Wings).

I think running the table on them is a bit of a tall order (although not impossible by any means) but if they can pick up a 2-3 wins and avoid losses in regulation that would be a solid week. An opportunity to bank some additional points in the standings in short order.

agreed.
against. Oilers + Wild, just get a point as it's out of conference.
Flyers + Wings get two. (wing more than flyers as that's a division rival).

 

[SprDaVE]

So looking at the standing, things are well in hand for us playoff wise. Due to the Atlantic being a tirefire, we dont need to e concerned at this point with the teams in the wildcard.

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2nd best goal differential is pretty amazing.

Man Tampa Bay is just dominating and feasting.

 

[bobermay]

I was under an impression that Refs had been screwing us a bit, but it turns out we're not doing too bad in Penalty differential...

Team	Standings	PP	TS	DIF
ANA	21	90	122	-32
MIN	16	85	110	-25
EDM	28	80	99	-19
DAL	17	93	110	-17
NJD	10	91	107	-16
NAS	5	110	123	-13
DET	26	92	103	-11
TOR	4	89	99	-10
WAS	9	99	107	-8
LAK	3	96	103	-7
PIT	13	115	118	-3
MON	22	101	103	-2
PHI	24	99	101	-2
VAN	20	105	106	-1
WPG	8	109	110	-1
BUF	30	96	94	2
BOS	19	86	83	3
SJS	11	101	97	4
CGY	15	103	98	5
COL	25	116	111	5
FLA	27	99	94	5
NYR	14	99	94	5
CLB	7	85	77	8
NYI	12	100	92	8
VGK	6	101	92	9
ARI	31	102	88	14
STL	2	113	96	17
TBL	1	109	92	17
CHI	18	122	103	19
CAR	23	92	69	23
OTT	29	106	83	23

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[Warden of the North]

This is pretty amazing

 

[ToneDog]

Our PK record has been pretty good but we have been getting hemmed in our end for most of these PPs. Last night the Oilers couldn't hit the side of a barn in terms of accuracy and McBackup had his horseshoes when there were close. I fear that if it had been the Oilers, Jets or Lightning last night we may not have fared as well.

 

[MatthewNylander]

This is pretty amazing

What makes it more amazing to me is we had a 5 game losing streak in there !

 

[Daisy Jane]

This is pretty amazing

this team keeps breakin' records.
and yah we had the five game losing streak in there too that's kinda spiffy.

 

[Gary Nylund]

This is pretty amazing

Not that amazing when you consider the context - several of our wins came in OT or shootouts, back in the day you had to win in regulation.