kk87
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Boston's forward group is pretty pitiful with Marchand, Backes, Spooner, Krejci, etc out. We should be favoured whether Matthews is in or not, gotta show up for both games
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yeah it's pretty clear by now the mix we have isn't working. Right now I see Rielly and Zaitsev as two guys they seem committed to, but that's it...the rest is up in the air.
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I thought it was pretty clear before the puck dropped on opening night of the season that this would be the case, believing this group was bottom 1/3rd of the league.
Presently only Arizona 68 goals against have surrendered more goals than the Leafs 60. So the Dcore and goaltending has been even worse than I thought/feared.
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Just realised the Leafs are tied with a few others having played the most games thus far. Carolina has played 4 less. Weird schedule.
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I really want to see Dermott. Any time now.
Also we should win both games against Boston if we compete
Also we should win both games against Boston if we compete
its dumb to see a b2b on a Friday and Saturday. why not have the Friday's game on Monday?
i also noticed that teams that usually play less games compared to other teams throughout the season usually miss the playoffs
These games will be tough if Matthews is sitting, but at the same time, if there's a chance he further aggravates whatever injury he has, I hope we sit him. After Saturday we have no games until Thursday, so that could be some good time for him to (hopefully) get fully healthy again.
I expect Gards and Andersen are fine, maintenance days are pretty common. If they're both fine, but Matthews is out, then getting 2 points in these 2 games would be a very solid result.
I expect Gards and Andersen are fine, maintenance days are pretty common. If they're both fine, but Matthews is out, then getting 2 points in these 2 games would be a very solid result.
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I have no strong feelings one way or the other.
Carolina and Boston always play less games than other teams in the first half of the season. I wonder why.
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Kind of off-topic, but I thought Komarov played great last night. Hope to see a more well-rounded game like that this weekend.
this is why carolina hasn't made the playoffs in so long. they don't play as many games as the other teams, leaving them to feel pressured and eventually under preform. its the nhl's fault
I thought it was pretty clear before the puck dropped on opening night of the season that this would be the case, believing this group was bottom 1/3rd of the league.
Presently only Arizona 68 goals against have surrendered more goals than the Leafs 60. So the Dcore and goaltending has been even worse than I thought/feared.
It depends what you expected from Andersen. If you realized he's an average starter and will have his ups and downs like he did last season, then this isn't really unexpected. he'll end up somewhere in the .915-.920 range for the year.
I know some people are surprised at the performance of the defence, but I'm not one of them. had them rated somewhere in the bottom 10 bluelines before the year and I haven't seen anything to change my mind.
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I'd be a lot more comfortable if Matthews was in the lineup if he plays I would expect a win tomorrow, if he doesn't, they could still do it because Boston is beat up but it's A LOT tougher
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Last season it was kinda the opposite. Didn't we have like 6 games in hand on them last season at one point?
Toronto is getting some help from Calgary so far tonight, so a win tomorrow would be HUGE start putting some distance between you and the teams behind you
yah. ik for a fact that carolina always plays less games than everyone else
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how was Calgary helping us? Detroit is a bottom team; they were never a threat to us
they could have pulled to within 1 point of us now we can solidify our spot a little bit tomorrow
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Yeah, we're not talking about Florida here. I don't feel comfortable writing off the team only 3 points back and one of the closest Atlantic teams to catching us at this point. Sure, Detroit might fall back but they haven't yet.
In the end hopefully we can get some wins out of these games. Flopping on the western road trip sucks, but winning the games within the division are key. It's a long year, but all the points matter. Get some wins against Boston and hopefully the team can keep working on the flaws they can fix.
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Obviously all points are important, and games now matter just as much as games in March, but it does feel a bit early to be scoreboard watching. Still feels like there will be some teams that had hot starts that will hit the proverbial wall.
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