2015 playoffs ?

[cup67]

can we beat out any of these team to make the playoffs?
1
P - BOSTON
2
Y - PITTSBURGH
3
X - TAMPA BAY
4
X - MONTRÉAL
5
X - NY RANGERS
6
X - PHILADELPHIA
7
X - COLUMBUS
8
X - DETROIT
9
WASHINGTON

UP INCOMING TEAMS NYI, PANTHERS, OTTAWA, NEW JERSEY

WHERE DO WE FIT? 1- 15

ARE WE A TOP 8 TEAM?

OR ANOTHER TOP 8 PICK NEXT YEAR?

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[ACC1224]

Sure, why not?

We'll certainly have a better idea once the Rosters are set.

 

[Ace88*]

Can we? Sure we can.


Will we? Who knows. Sounds like as good a year as any to finish in 9th.

 

[Teeder9]

Philly and Detroit are beatable. Fla, NJ, and Ott are definitely beatable. 9th it is

 

[Cor]

Not sure if we did enough to pass any of the teams above us, and I think Buffalo, Islanders, Canucks, Flames and even Edmonton and Florida all made strides and could be better teams than us.

 

[GoonieFace]

Best case scenario, we get outshot for the first 15 games 45-20 and lose 13 of them. Than we chase McDavid.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Best case scenario, we get outshot for the first 15 games 45-20 and lose 13 of them. Than we chase McDavid.

That's the best case scenario?

 

[cup67]

Philly and Detroit are beatable. Fla, NJ, and Ott are definitely beatable. 9th it is

9th , 10th is what i think

we should not expect playoffs with this team, next year will be our year.

give shanahan a year with the team and league, move up next year like tampa did

if they make it than its a bonus, if not we should not be disappointed

 

[LeafsNation149]

We would have made it last season if the defence wasnt so **** and if McClement didn't play 23 minutes a game but now both areas are completely different and i trust they will make the playoffs

 

[Ricky Bobby]

Toronto is set to be a bubble team playoff team again.

The East is wide open after the Pens, Tampa, Boston + maybe Montreal. We could just as easily finish 6th as we could 12th or 13th.

 

[SprDaVE]

Question marks all over so I would put us down for a no.

But a lot can happen. I didn't think we would be this bad this season and look at us now.

We'll see. Way too early to panic.

 

[ACC1224]

They make it last year if Bernier doesn't get hurt. With a better Roster this year and a healthy Bernier there's no reason to think they can't make it.

 

[cup67]

We would have made it last season if the defence wasnt so **** and if McClement didn't play 23 minutes a game but now both areas are completely different and i trust they will make the playoffs

would of could of should of, but the numbers said no right from the beginning.

defence is still a ? this year,,,,

forwards, top 9 have to play above expectations ( career years) :nod for us to have a chance

 

[cup67]

They make it last year if Bernier doesn't get hurt. With a better Roster this year and a healthy Bernier there's no reason to think they can't make it.

it was not bernier, some players fell of the cliff down the stretch

 

[leburn98]

The final rosters are not set yet. The Bruins could very well lose someone like Marchand due to cap reasons. Same could be said for the others near it like the Flyers. As for the current roster, there is no reason to believe that we couldn't squeak in as a wild card team.

The only sure teams in the East are the Bruins and Pens. It would not surprise me at all to see any of the Wings, Rangers, Habs, Lightning, Flyers, etc. fall out of the playoff picture due to some untimely injuries and so on.

 

[TankNationTillDeath]

Playoffs?

 

[Territory]

I think they do. More Stable D, added some hard workers, 4th line that can actually play, and young guys are a year older and more experienced so you have to think they will be better too.

 

[Mystifo]

Best case scenario, we get outshot for the first 15 games 45-20 and lose 13 of them. Than we chase McDavid.

That is your best case?


Really???

 

[hoglund]

can we beat out any of these team to make the playoffs?
1
P - BOSTON
2
Y - PITTSBURGH
3
X - TAMPA BAY
4
X - MONTRÉAL
5
X - NY RANGERS
6
X - PHILADELPHIA
7
X - COLUMBUS
8
X - DETROIT
9
WASHINGTON

UP INCOMING TEAMS NYI, PANTHERS, OTTAWA, NEW JERSEY

WHERE DO WE FIT? 1- 15

ARE WE A TOP 8 TEAM?

OR ANOTHER TOP 8 PICK NEXT YEAR?

I think it's WAAAAAAAY to early to predict that. The rosters for most teams have changed a lot and I'm not sure any team is a lock for the playoffs.

 

[cup67]

I think it's WAAAAAAAY to early to predict that. The rosters for most teams have changed a lot andI'm not sure any team is a lock for the playoffs.

 

[New User Name]

I hope not. Yes, I want to tank. Please don't beat me up

 

[rrc1967]

can we beat out any of these team to make the playoffs?
1
P - BOSTON
2
Y - PITTSBURGH
3
X - TAMPA BAY
4
X - MONTRÉAL
5
X - NY RANGERS
6
X - PHILADELPHIA
7
X - COLUMBUS
8
X - DETROIT
9
WASHINGTON

UP INCOMING TEAMS NYI, PANTHERS, OTTAWA, NEW JERSEY

WHERE DO WE FIT? 1- 15

ARE WE A TOP 8 TEAM?

OR ANOTHER TOP 8 PICK NEXT YEAR?

really hard to say, leafs have questions in just about every area - goal, defense and down the middle again this season. this is a team that needs to catch lightning in a bottle to make up for when they dip back into suckage.

(so far).

the center depth is about the same, if kadri / bozak go down we're in the same straight as we were last year


hard to say the defense has improved - the deck chairs have changed - but will the team and lines up front develop a magical understanding of team defense this season? we also have no centerman that can take faceoffs right now making defensemen's work even tougher than it was last season. bad faceoff teams atypically don't make the playoffs.

Will this mass change in the back end work? will the players gell and develop chemistry?

will bernier have a "sophomore" season? coming off a good first year as a starter season? is he healthy 100% and will he now have what small goaltenders sometimes get - a reoccurring weak groin?

 

[cup67]

I hope not. Yes, I want to tank. Please don't beat me up

tank meaning top 8 to 5 pick, thats ok

team still needs to grow, and adding 1 more top pick wont hurt

next year its going to be a must for playoffs (2016),,, shanahan knows that. contenders 2017 and on

 

[HarryLime]

I'm optimistic. I think we're in the 7-12 range.

 

[Kubus]

There are 3 strong teams in the east.

Boston
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay

And even those 3 teams have some flaws and issues. I'm just happy we are in the East. I think we can squeeze out another 10 points or so this season. So chalk me up to making the playoffs.