Around the League vol 4 - Own Goals Count Too!

[Seath The Scaleless]

Minnesota had 9 scoring chances at 5 on 5 tonight.......zero of the high danger quality.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Buffalo shutout in 3 straight.

Also I fully expect us to lose both games this weekend.

 

[Nineteen67]

Arizona 3 up for the last dpotin the west and they’re only 2 behind StL
I would like VGK to beat Dallas in regulation tonight.

 

[Nineteen67]

Your Friday game if the night is CBJ and Carolina .....best case scenario....CBJ wins it in OT.

 

[MSZ]

Flyers will be on a back to back tomorrow as well. No excuses not to grab 2 huge points.

I expect the Flyers will play their best game tonight as they are fighting for the final WC spot.

 

[Pi]

Your Friday game if the night is CBJ and Carolina .....best case scenario....CBJ wins it in OT.

Rather the Canes win so the Jackets are feeling the pressure when they play Boston on Saturday.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Isles won, so we are now tied for sixth overall with what was supposed to be the worst team in the league.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Isles won, so we are now tied for sixth overall with what was supposed to be the worst team in the league.

Who cares?

 

[Warden of the North]

Isles won, so we are now tied for sixth overall with what was supposed to be the worst team in the league.

Which matter why?

 

[notDatsyuk]

Who cares?

Which matter why?

The same could be said about most of the posts in this thread, except that I suspect this particular fact is more annoying to (mainly Leaf) fans who were predicting that after signing Tavares, Leafs would be on top, and Isles on the very bottom of the standings.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

The same could be said about most of the posts in this thread, except that I suspect this particular fact is more annoying to (mainly Leaf) fans who were predicting that after signing Tavares, Leafs would be on top, and Isles on the very bottom of the standings.

No...it just literally doesnt matter.

 

[Warden of the North]

The same could be said about most of the posts in this thread, except that I suspect this particular fact is more annoying to (mainly Leaf) fans who were predicting that after signing Tavares, Leafs would be on top, and Isles on the very bottom of the standings.

Outside of a playoff race, I really dont care what the Isles do.

So the intent of your post was to annoy Leafs fans?

 

[notDatsyuk]

Outside of a playoff race, I really dont care what the Isles do.

So the intent of your post was to annoy Leafs fans?

No. I posted it because I thought it was interesting. I didn't realize it would bother anyone until a couple of posters complained, and I saw that it was the only post on this thread that drew such comments.

Sorry.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Ironically, the NHL’s garbage playoff format to force rivalries is keeping potential new rivalries from forming.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Ironically, the NHL’s garbage playoff format to force rivalries is keeping potential new rivalries from forming.

Would be a fun series

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Ironically, the NHL’s garbage playoff format to force rivalries is keeping potential new rivalries from forming.

There'd still be a chance for them to meet in the Eastern finals.

 

[Trapper]

Would be a fun series

Don’t know why they don’t go back to that.
Atlantic- Metro winners 1 - 2.
Next 6 best teams.

 

[LaPlante94]

What did they say the benefit of this current format would be when they changed it? I just don't see any benefits from this. Does it make ratings for the earlier playoff rounds higher because they are always gonna be high in the later rounds?

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Don’t know why they don’t go back to that.
Atlantic- Metro winners 1 - 2.
Next 6 best teams.

Would the same complaining not exist though if the Metro division winner was fourth in points yet got the second seed?

Unless the NHL goes to seeding of 1 through 16 league wide with each team having a balanced schedule, there will be flaws with every other playoff system. It's a matter of preference. I liked the 1 through 8 format, but I'm not overly against this format either. I'm just hopeful that when Seattle comes in they scrap the wild cards and they simply go to 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 in each division and then the division winners from those divisional series meet in the conference finals.

 

[Jmo89]

The same could be said about most of the posts in this thread, except that I suspect this particular fact is more annoying to (mainly Leaf) fans who were predicting that after signing Tavares, Leafs would be on top, and Isles on the very bottom of the standings.

Isles fans were alot more critical about their teams than Leafs fans. In fact if you go back to the threads Leafs fans were one of the more complimentary fanbases, probably because many felt bad.

Its kind of strange that now after every single fan base, including the Isles, was wrong about them (this season at least) its become "Leafs fans were wrong."

 

[notDatsyuk]

Isles fans were alot more critical about their teams than Leafs fans. In fact if you go back to the threads Leafs fans were one of the more complimentary fanbases, probably because many felt bad.

Its kind of strange that now after every single fan base, including the Isles, was wrong about them (this season at least) its become "Leafs fans were wrong."

I wasn't suggesting that it was only Leaf fans who were critical, but rather that Leaf fans are more annoyed by their success, especially considering the outcome of the two games they've played, and the reception JT got there.

Isles fans were critical of JT for the way he left, and of management for losing him, and not supplying him with better teammates and coaches, but I don't think they were critical of the team, beyond having very low expectations.

 

[Jmo89]

I wasn't suggesting that it was only Leaf fans who were critical, but rather that Leaf fans are more annoyed by their success, especially considering the outcome of the two games they've played, and the reception JT got there.

Isles fans were critical of JT for the way he left, and of management for losing him, and not supplying him with better teammates and coaches, but I don't think they were critical of the team, beyond having very low expectations.

I was more so just talking about the general sentiment on these boards. I'd personally think most Leaf fans are who are annoyed about anything are annoyed about the coaching and team effort of the Leafs. Very little to do with NYI. Props to them for keeping pace all season long in the metro.

 

[Trapper]

Would the same complaining not exist though if the Metro division winner was fourth in points yet got the second seed?

Unless the NHL goes to seeding of 1 through 16 league wide with each team having a balanced schedule, there will be flaws with every other playoff system. It's a matter of preference. I liked the 1 through 8 format, but I'm not overly against this format either. I'm just hopeful that when Seattle comes in they scrap the wild cards and they simply go to 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 in each division and then the division winners from those divisional series meet in the conference finals.

No system is 100 % perfect.

But having the Division winners (only 2 teams) reduces the risk.

Boston has more points than Washington but the Caps are leading the Metro.
At least this way Boston plays the 6th seed and not the 4th.

Say the 3 best teams in the East are Tampa/Toronto/Boston. 2 have to meet in the 1st round while lower seeds play each other?

 

[sxvnert]

Damn the Wings are quietly building an impressive team.

Rasmussen Larkin Zadina
Bertuzzi Athanasiou Mantha
(2019 2nd overall ) Veleno Svechnikov

 

[Nineteen67]

CBJ big win to put some distance between them and Mtl.