Around the League vol 4 - Own Goals Count Too!

[La Masse]

Isles got beaten pretty good tonight. Will be interesting to see if one of them makes the playoffs

 

[Nineteen67]

Stone and Wheeler has a scrap.....playoffs are around the corner.

 

[Kiwi]

It's about clinching the playoff spot asap so Andersen can take some rest.

We're making the playoffs

We can rest Andersen as much as we want, it doesn't matter

 

[MSZ]

We're making the playoffs

We can rest Andersen as much as we want, it doesn't matter

Other than B2B games Babcock won't rest him until the team have the spot secured.

 

[Marshy]

This game looks fun....

 

[Nineteen67]

On the bright side....VGK are back to normal

 

[Kiwi]

Other than B2B games Babcock won't rest him until the team have the spot secured.

If he does that he's a moron

We can easily give Andersen a breather down the stretch if he needs it

We don't desperately need the points, we're going to be 3rd in division

 

[BertCorbeau]

TBH I'd rather play Andersen so he can get back into his rhythm after the previous week he had.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Lmao Blow Jackets. They control their own destiny as they host the Habs next week, but still.....

 

[Nineteen67]

Lmao Blow Jackets. They control their own destiny as they host the Habs next week, but still.....

They are a lot like the Leafs, they blow every big game.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

They are a lot like the Leafs, they blow every big game.

Except the leafs aren't sitting at a 50% chance of making the playoffs after going all in with pending UFAs and giving up all their draft picks

 

[TML1967]

TBH I'd rather play Andersen so he can get back into his rhythm after the previous week he had.

Agreed.

I'd rather play him every other game until we have like 3 games left and give him the remainder.

 

[Nineteen67]

Except the leafs aren't sitting at a 50% chance of making the playoffs after going all in with pending UFAs and giving up all their draft picks

There’s that....

 

[Al14]

Isles got beaten pretty good tonight. Will be interesting to see if one of them makes the playoffs

If only Habs fans could have chanted 'You need Tavares, you need Tavares.'

 

[Cor]

It’s extremely unlikely that the Isles fall out, but boy, I would love that.

Imagine if Columbus misses the playoffs, with just two picks in the upcoming draft.

 

[Warden of the North]

It’s extremely unlikely that the Isles fall out, but boy, I would love that.

Imagine if Columbus misses the playoffs, with just two picks in the upcoming draft.

Well the good news is that when the owner hires a new president he can pick an entire new organization right from the GM on down to the 6th dman. No one will survive that mess.

 

[Tazz Bleed]

If Boston loses tonight in regulation, maybe a slight window opens again. If Leafs go on a tear, they can still catch them. Very importable, I know, but until it is mathematically impossible gotta keep hoping.

That’s true, only non fans give up on their teams. I’m okay with pointing out the flaws or things that players need to work on, & obviously players who should have been moved long ago. But don’t give up on your team after every loss like the sky is falling in. My personal pet peeve is Babcock and his coaching. I wasn’t impressed with him at the beginning and didn’t think he was good for the young players, I was hoping that I was wrong, no such luck. He’s terrible with young players and now having him for the past 4 years I understand how he was only able to win one cup with the Red Wings team totally stacked, & hell they were mostly veterans. Also I found out that Larkin was going to stay in college & became a free agent if Holland resigned Babcock. That would be a huge loss for the club considering the kid has been their top point producer Go the the last two seasons. And Babcock thinks that there’s players knocking down the door to come and play for him. That’s hilarious. Go Leafs Go.

 

[PromisedLand]

 

[Warden of the North]

Hurts to see the bruins having basically clinched 2nd place with 8 games left. The leafs crapped the bed for way too long this year and the bruins turned it on and became a elite team. Now we will be starting the series at the TD Garden.

We havent lost more then 2 games in a row all season, and it took the Bruins going 18 straight games with a point to do it.

 

[ULF_55]

Draisaitl 4th. in league scoring.

Yes, he plays with McDavid, but he has proven he can do it with McDavid out.

I remember people here being down on him during the Memorial Cup ... need clear lenses.

 

[Nineteen67]

Great day of hockey tomorrow with a bunch of games with playoff implications starting at noon, 2, 6 and 7 . Great day to grill.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Bruins extend Chara for 1 more season at $2 million.

f***, why won't he just retire already

 

[TheDoldrums]

I mean he's right, but callous and reckless are good descriptions of how Ferris has publicly handled the Marner negotiations too...

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

I can't believe Boston re-signed Chara. Guy is an overgrown dinosaur with nothing in the tank. Just can't wait till he retires along with Bergeron and Rask gets exposed for the bad goalie he is.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

this is pretty interesting. NYI gets carried mightily by their goaltending, as does Boston to a lesser degree