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[LightningStrikes]

Detroit has been eliminated from playoff contention.

 

[The Macho King]

@LEAFANFORLIFE23 just said in a main board thread that Boston won't find another Bergeron-level player in the second round, so...

Guess Boston is going to get another Bergeron-level player in the second round.

 

[These Are The Days]

@LEAFANFORLIFE23 just said in a main board thread that Boston won't find another Bergeron-level player in the second round, so...

Guess Boston is going to get another Bergeron-level player in the second round.

Goddamn it.... and it's not like that wasn't any more unrealistic than the Penguins going into full tank mode after Crosby's retirement and lucking into yet another generational talent.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Toronto couldn't beat Carolina with an emergency goalie

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Toronto: Imma head out

 

[LightningStrikes]

Bruins got destroyed by the Nucks

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

no body is ever going to let them forget about this

 

[DFC]

Detroit has been eliminated from playoff contention.

Yzerplan. For real. They probably be a juggernaut in 5-7 years. And Yzerman will probably run things until he's like 86.

 

[DFC]

This Ayres story might be the best hockey story I've ever seen. It's insane. And hilarious. And awesome.

 

[Felonious Python]

I like the media using 'Ayers FIRST NHL win'.



What I'm interested in is the future of EBUGs. ECHL teams use them extensively (on the bench). Orlando has a guy named Bobby Fowler that acts as our house goalie. He's fairly decent in practices actually.

We also had a situation (a tv game unfortunately) where our asst. equipment manager had to go into a game. He stopped all six shots, but that situation should have never been created.

Other markets like SC and Idaho have recently retired (actually quite good) players who strap the pads back on. I could see the NHL looking at that. Mathieu Garon may be getting a call from Kay Whitmore pretty soon.

 

[These Are The Days]

I want the Leafs in the playoffs soooo bad just so I can keep bringing it up

 

[JoVel]

I want the Leafs in the playoffs soooo bad just so I can keep bringing it up

If they barely miss the playoffs you can forever bring it up that they were eliminated by a zamboni driver.

 

[DFC]

If anybody needs something to entertain themselves today, you could do a lot worse than the Leafs board right now.

 

[DFC]

If they barely miss the playoffs you can forever bring it up that they were eliminated by a zamboni driver.

Their own zamboni driver.

Also: Carolina was on the back end of back-to-backs.

 

[Felonious Python]

Their own zamboni driver.

Also: Carolina was on the back end of back-to-backs.

An EBUG is a huge motivation.

 

[Felonious Python]

If anybody needs something to entertain themselves today, you could do a lot worse than the Leafs board right now.

There's amusingly like 300+ people on their 25 years thread right now. 12:15 on a Sunday afternoon.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

After a loss like that, I feel like they’d rather be playing today to turn the page as fast as possible. Change the headlines. Unfortunate for them they don’t play til Tuesday night.

We will see though. Maybe this will won’t go away for a while. We have a chance to make things worse for them with a win like we had in October (7-3)

 

[DaBolts]

If anybody needs something to entertain themselves today, you could do a lot worse than the Leafs board right now.

Or watch Steve Dangle's EPIC video from this game:

 

[Felonious Python]

This feels like an overreaction. There should be well thought-out plans, but practice goalies are going to deplete the minor leagues.

Sure, what happens if a second EBUG is needed is a valid question. What happens if the EBUG playing gets injured? It can go on and on. At some point, you just can't play anymore, and that needs to be considered.

 

[Felonious Python]

Or watch Steve Dangle's EPIC video from this game:

I like the verbiage "they lost to their backup Zamboni driver".

You've got to figure that since he's driving for the Marlies, if the Leafs needed a guy, he'd get the call.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Sky04]

The Ayers story is hilarious, it's not like this guy played for 10mins, he got nearly half an NHL game including a full period from a top-5 offense that was behind.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Stormbreaker]