Around the League Volume 5 - Stanley Cup Playoffs Edition

[lovemyleafs]

Wouldn't shock me if the Jackets win in 5 or less.

wouldn't shock me if bruins won in 5 or less

 

[ULF_55]

I'd be okay with Blue Jackets or Bruins winning the Cup.

In the West I'll pull for the Blues and then Sharks.

 

[Giuseppe Sallo]

I also too think its the Bruins year.

Also why to peeps keep bringing, "former players got past the 1st rd, but we didn't" I hate that. WTF!

Like they would've helped us achieve our goals.

What did Lou do the last two years? I say just keep building around the core. BUILD and YOU WILL SEE RESULTS.

 

[ULF_55]

I also too think its the Bruins year.

Also why to peeps keep bringing, "former players got past the 1st rd, but we didn't" I hate that. WTF!

Like they would've helped us achieve our goals.

What did Lou do the last two years? I say just keep building around the core. BUILD and YOU WILL SEE RESULTS.

The x-Leafs escaped, so congrats to them for getting to a better team.

But yes, Leafs have to keep making changes on and off the ice.

 

[Superstar]

Greg McKegg is a NHLer eh? Looks like his skating has got better since he left the Leafs.

He didn't play much in game 7...got thrown in OT for some shifts, so one of the freshest guys on the ice.

 

[Giuseppe Sallo]

Mr. GAME 7 does it again!

 

[ULF_55]

He didn't play much in game 7...got thrown in OT for some shifts, so one of the freshest guys on the ice.

15 minutes in a game 7 is something he can ride for a lifetime.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

He was in the corner, but it was a bad turnover.

Carolina D hasn't looked great, Pesce and Hamilton have both really struggled at times. Hamilton pulled off a puck he thought was icing in Game 5 that made any Nylander GIF looked like he was leading his troops to battle.

Agreed on the Hamilton part. Specifically.

 

[Duffman955]

Wow.

We could have strolled our way to the cup

All the weak ass teams won

 

[Superstar]

15 minutes in a game 7 is something he can ride for a lifetime.

I do agree, but they went to double OT and finished half-way into it. He played 15 min in a 90 min game.

 

[Superstar]

Wow.

We could have strolled our way to the cup

All the weak ass teams won

They ain't so weak if they beat the strong teams...we're one of the weak teams this year if you think about it. Though I do agree it was a big missed opportunity. I hope our young guys become angry and despise losing from these experiences, so they approach every game they play like it's their last one.

 

[TimeZone]

We could've gone so ****ing far in these playoffs, man.

****.

Nawh, we would've choked against someone else.

Some things never change, team just doesn't have it mentally.

 

[Moncherry]

Carolina hadn't been in the playoffs for 10 years and they still won a series before the Leafs.

 

[Legion34]

I posted this in yesterday’s Postgame thread, but now that Carolina has won the list grows.

With the Carolina winning, Leafs now get to watch the Sharks (Marleau’s former team), Islanders (Tavares’ former team), Bozak, Martin, Komarov, Polak, McElhinney, McKegg, and Lamoriello move on to round two and maybe beyond.

You do realize you could do this with pretty much any team right?

 

[ULF_55]

I do agree, but they went to double OT and finished half-way into it. He played 15 min in a 90 min game.

Not arguing that, but he's playing into the 2nd. round. And he looked pretty good in the few games I've seen him. Good as in capable of holding a position in the NHL.

There's a lot of picks that never make it that far.

 

[ULF_55]

Carolina hadn't been in the playoffs for 10 years and they still won a series before the Leafs.

Don't the Leafs have the longest losing streak in the league?

Do they have the longest in the history of the NHL? Not sure.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

This post-season is chaos. And as one of the most conniving men in fiction once said, "Chaos is a ladder." One of these underdog outta nowhere teams could potentially hoist Lord Stanley, the typical team left is Boston.

The rest of these playoffs will be interesting viewing, that's for sure.

 

[MSZ]

Carolina hadn't been in the playoffs for 10 years and they still won a series before the Leafs.

The Canes have had 7 series wins since the Leafs won theirs.

Seven.

And you can't make things up about Justin Williams, he is a true warrior when it comes to the playoffs.

 

[Whaleafs]

Wake up to see another upset occurred last night. But at least something something gud pros, knees touch the kitchen table and so on.

 

[Stigma]

Nylander doesn't get you Pesce anymore.

The worst part is that there were rumours that Kapanen + could have gotten him.

 

[Pi]

f***ing Babcock. f***.

 

[rumman]

Hey man, I’ll give the players plenty of flak. Their effort in games 5 and 6 were uninspiring to say the least. That doesn’t change the fact that this coaching staff ran a historically bad PK, a bad PP, and refused to play it’s best players when they were needed most.

Everyone in the organization deserves blame for this seasons failure. Some more than others, but no one is exempt.

coach aside, if the players played up to their potential they would have won this series that's the true narrative. Might be time to move on from Babcock, but without the players giving their all, I don't expect a different outcome.

 

[Trapper]

coach aside, if the players played up to their potential they would have won this series that's the true narrative. Might be time to move on from Babcock, but without the players giving their all, I don't expect a different outcome.

If Babcock stays, this should be his last kick at the can. Lack of playoff success next year = goodbye.

Look at all the contenders in the league. How many times did they change coaches? It's year 5 of Babcock. The shelf life might be getting close.

 

[rumman]

If Babcock stays, this should be his last kick at the can. Lack of playoff success next year = goodbye.

Look at all the contenders in the league. How many times did they change coaches? It's year 5 of Babcock. The shelf life might be getting close.

I'm not opposed to changing coaches, I'm just saying don't expect a different result if the players don't put in a much better effort.

 

[Trapper]

I'm not opposed to changing coaches, I'm just saying don't expect a different result if the players don't put in a much better effort.

It's process of elimination.
Some people don't want to put a higher onus on the "elite" players and new GM.
That's fine.
Where do you start?
Coach. Step 1.
Surrounding depth. Step 2.
Now you have eliminated all the easy to blame things.

Then top end player review and finally GM.