Who gets 3rd in the Atlantic?

[Namikaze Minato]

We don't even need those to have a very, very good team. Think about that & laugh now...

you don't have a very very good team though, you have a good team. A probable playoff team. You're not the lightning, the caps or LA etc. You're in the same tier as Toronto, islanders, c bus, which is good. Certainly nothing to brag about at this stage of the season.
But I'll keep laughing because it's the holidays and laughing is nice.

 

[bob27]

Thinking of changing my vote to Montreal. Excited for good old Habs-Bruins series in the playoffs.

 

[bauer]

With the Atlantic being awful, third is up for grabs this year. Which team will be the one?

is 2nd not up for grabs? does Tampa get 1st and 2nd for playing so well?

 

[BruinLVGA]

you don't have a very very good team though, you have a good team. A probable playoff team. You're not the lightning, the caps or LA etc. You're in the same tier as Toronto, islanders, c bus, which is good. Certainly nothing to brag about at this stage of the season.
But I'll keep laughing because it's the holidays and laughing is nice.

- 7th best points percentage in the league (a whole 0.007 behind the Caps...)
- that 7th best points percentage was achieved with the following players missing significant time: Rask... Bergeron... Marchand... Krejci (still out)... Backes... Spooner... Debrusk... Bjork... Krug... McQuaid (still out).
Imagine what it would have been if we just were able to ice a team composed by 90-100% of our regular team instead of 50-60%.
- of the three teams mentioned at the top, Washington has been our nemesis. We haven't won against them in 3 years. They simply have our number.
But against Tampa and LA (which have been better than Washington...), we are 2-0-1. That's 5 points out of 6 or 0.833 points percentage.

Keep laughing indeed...

 

[BruinLVGA]

is 2nd not up for grabs? does Tampa get 1st and 2nd for playing so well?

As of now, the Bruins are in 2nd.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

- 7th best points percentage in the league (a whole 0.007 behind the Caps...)
- that 7th best points percentage was achieved with the following players missing significant time: Rask... Bergeron... Marchand... Krejci (still out)... Backes... Spooner... Debrusk... Bjork... Krug... McQuaid (still out).
Imagine what it would have been if we just were able to ice a team composed by 90-100% of our regular team instead of 50-60%.
- of the three teams mentioned at the top, Washington has been our nemesis. We haven't won against them in 3 years. They simply have our number.
But against Tampa and LA (which have been better than Washington...), we are 2-0-1. That's 5 points out of 6 or 0.833 points percentage.

Keep laughing indeed...

hey thats sweet man and im happy youre optimistic despite being a middle of the pack playoff team right now, along with the leafs who (whom?) you're so desperate to prove you're better than. I hope your boys stay healthy enough to see a real Bruins team in the playoffs because you never know.

 

[BruinLVGA]

hey thats sweet man and im happy youre optimistic despite being a middle of the pack playoff team right now, along with the leafs who (whom?) you're so desperate to prove you're better than. I hope your boys stay healthy enough to see a real Bruins team in the playoffs because you never know.

7th best points percentage is not “middle of the pack” by any metric. It means that 24 teams out the remaining 30 have been worse: that’s 80% of the teams BEHIND the Bruins.

Also, the Bruins are better than the Leafs: they’re at 0.597, that’s good for 13th. That, with dealing only with one player - albeit their best - missing significant time. The Leafs lost 14 man games, the Bruins lost 47.
The only team with worst injuries than the Bruins is Anaheim. They’re 22nd in points percentage.

Even with all this slew of injuries, we have some other notable stats: we are top 5 in goal against per game (5th), shots against per game (3rd) and PK (3rd).

 

[Namikaze Minato]

7th best points percentage is not “middle of the pack” by any metric. It means that 24 teams out the remaining 30 have been worse: that’s 80% of the teams BEHIND the Bruins.

Also, the Bruins are better than the Leafs: they’re at 0.597, that’s good for 13th. That, with dealing only with one player - albeit their best - missing significant time. The Leafs lost 14 man games, the Bruins lost 47.
The only team with worst injuries than the Bruins is Anaheim. They’re 22nd in points percentage.

Even with all this slew of injuries, we have some other notable stats: we are top 5 in goal against per game (5th), shots against per game (3rd) and PK (3rd).

points percentage is a good metric but it changes quickly during a long season, leafs are a good example of this early vs mid, habs show this and the most obvious being Philly.
Its nice that you can pick up points with guys injured, you kind of have to when your team is full of injury prone players. Hopefully the leafs can avoid that kind of hurtle and stay healthy while getting their play back on track. Consistency is key over a long season, that's why Toronto is not one of the elite teams yet. Well, a true number 1 dman wouldn't hurt either.

 

[bauer]

As of now, the Bruins are in 2nd.

i know. it was sarcasm directed at the OP who ridiculously suggested the Leafs had already locked up 2nd place two months into the season.

 

[BruinLVGA]

points percentage is a good metric but it changes quickly during a long season, leafs are a good example of this early vs mid, habs show this and the most obvious being Philly.
Its nice that you can pick up points with guys injured, you kind of have to when your team is full of injury prone players. Hopefully the leafs can avoid that kind of hurtle and stay healthy while getting their play back on track. Consistency is key over a long season, that's why Toronto is not one of the elite teams yet. Well, a true number 1 dman wouldn't hurt either.

OK, you are trolling, aren't you.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

OK, you are trolling, aren't you.

no, it's not even 7 in the morning here and I'm still in bed. I'm perfectly happy with the stats you're providing and wish you guys luck for the season. Like i said it would be nice to see a healthy Boston in the playoffs

 

[BruinLVGA]

no, it's not even 7 in the morning here and I'm still in bed. I'm perfectly happy with the stats you're providing and wish you guys luck for the season. Like i said it would be nice to see a healthy Boston in the playoffs

Ok, take care. Merry Christmas to you.

 

[WHISTLERNATE]

Tampa
Boston
Montreal

 

[Pyrophorus]

Soooo....people think the Leafs winning 4/10 is them? People also think that Boston winning 8/10 is them?
This is what people (and haters) are thinking.

Let me use your logic on you all. There's a long season still ahead.
I have no fear of facing Boston.

 

[Snippit]

Soooo....people think the Leafs winning 4/10 is them? People also think that Boston winning 8/10 is them?
This is what people (and haters) are thinking.

Let me use your logic on you all. There's a long season still ahead.
I have no fear of facing Boston.

Are you lost?

We're laughing at the fact that the OP decided that it was a foregone conclusion that the Leafs would finish second, and that some idiots actually tried to defend it.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Are you lost?

We're laughing at the fact that the OP decided that it was a foregone conclusion that the Leafs would finish second, and that some idiots actually tried to defend it.

I agree with this.

 

[bearcountry17]

Soooo....people think the Leafs winning 4/10 is them? People also think that Boston winning 8/10 is them?
This is what people (and haters) are thinking.

Let me use your logic on you all. There's a long season still ahead.
I have no fear of facing Boston.

Boston is 38-18-6 under Bruce Cassidy. A 108 point pace over 82 games despite the numerous injuries to start this year. Lets not act like they've only been good for 10 games.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Boston is 38-18-6 under Bruce Cassidy. A 108 point pace over 82 games despite the numerous injuries to start this year. Lets not act like they've only been good for 10 games.

Didn't act-that IS the record of the past two teams in the past 9/10 games.
38-18-6 is .630, not .800 #hotstreak

 

[theblackadder]

AHAHAHAHAH

 

[theblackadder]

I don't think it's homerism I think the OP looked at the standings and saw where Tampa and Toronto were and , and lets be honest unless Tampa and Toronto's cores are just killed with injury then they are VERY likely finishing 1 and 2 in the division.

The chances of either team falling further than #2 are remote at best

Comedy gold! Love it!

 

[bearcountry17]

Didn't act-that IS the record of the past two teams in the past 9/10 games.
38-18-6 is .630, not .800 #hotstreak

.630 P% would have been good enough for 7th best in the league last year, I'll take it. #Stillbetterthantheleafs #whoneedstotank?

 

[WillTheThrill]

Tampa
Toronto
Boston

This is how it will finish.

 

[Pyrophorus]

.630 P% would have been good enough for 7th best in the league last year, I'll take it. #Stillbetterthantheleafs #whoneedstotank?

Prove it. Against us. You haven't lately.

 

[bearcountry17]

Prove it. Against us. You haven't lately.

Cool. The Bruins are 5-1-0 against the Lighting over the last 2 seasons. I'm still not daft enough to think we are a better team today, though.

 

[BruinLVGA]

Soooo....people think the Leafs winning 4/10 is them? People also think that Boston winning 8/10 is them?
This is what people (and haters) are thinking.

Let me use your logic on you all. There's a long season still ahead.
I have no fear of facing Boston.

Sooooo... You think that Boston playing with 2/3rds of their roster due to injuries (to 11 players, including the #1 goalie, the entire top 9, and 2 defensemen) for the first 25-27 games was really them?

Sooooo... You think that the Leafs ending the regular season ahead of Boston is such a sure thing, since the Leafs haven't achieved that since 2006-07?