Canadian Division (Canada Cup) Part IX

[vanarchy]

lol, you telling me you watched that game last night and thought Rittich was good ? Or even average ?

10 years..exaggeration much ? 10 years ago canucks fans were rioting, we weren't complaining about having sub .900 save percentage from all 4 goalies back then.

I didn’t say any of that. I said fix your goaltending or stop crying about it.

We were rioting from our Game 7 Stanley Cup final loss. When was the last year you were even in the finals? Were The Beatles on tour?

 

[jackjohnson]

I didn’t say any of that. I said fix your goaltending or stop crying about it.

We were rioting from our Game 7 Stanley Cup final loss. When was the last year you were even in the finals?

Probably before he was born...wasnt it 1960s? before invention of cell phones

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

No, If the Canucks were to draw even on points, they would own the 1st and 2nd tiebreakers.

The first tiebreaker is regulation wins (assuming same games played). Montreal has 17 regulation wins. Vancouver has 12 regulation wins. If Vancouver wins their 4 games in hand all in regulation, that bumps them up to 16 regulation wins, one less than Montreal.

As of right now, Montreal has the first tiebreaker. So I'm not sure where you're getting the above?

 

[BCNate]

The first tiebreaker is regulation wins (assuming same games played). Montreal has 17 regulation wins. Vancouver has 12 regulation wins. If Vancouver wins their 4 games in hand all in regulation, that bumps them up to 16 regulation wins, one less than Montreal.

As of right now, Montreal has the first tiebreaker. So I'm not sure where you're getting the above?

My bad, I thought it was still ROW wins, not just regulation.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

My bad, I thought it was still ROW wins, not just regulation.

Yeah, the league changed that either last year or this year. It used to just be the ROW category.

 

[SamInVan]

My guess is EP is done for the season. He is skating, but had has a wrist injury that isn't healing as quickly as hoped. I may be wrong, but I think best case is he is ready to go opening day. Just my 2 cents though, not based on any confirmed reports, just speculation.

Canucks realistically have zero chance to make the playoffs.

Let Petey heal up for next season and start the season fresh.

 

[SamInVan]

canucks had no business being in any of those games they were completely outclassed everywhere except goaltending

Leafs defence also allowed the Canucks to enter the O-zone fairly easy on most of the goals that Rittich let in.

So your D sucks too, not just the goaltending.

 

[MardyBum]

Damn, a month of "we suck we're awful, cancel our season!" to "Lul look at all these gimme games we have!".

 

[NyQuil]

Leafs defence also allowed the Canucks to enter the O-zone fairly easy on most of the goals that Rittich let in.

So your D sucks too, not just the goaltending.

1st goal - Sutter was just standing unmolested in the crease for the rebound.

2nd goal - Rittich lets in a laugher from the sideboards.

3rd goal - Rittich lets in a laugher from a bad angle.

4th goal - Pearson is just standing unmolested in the crease for a rebound.

5th goal - Rittich lets in a laugher from an even worse angle than the 3rd goal.

6th goal - EN

Rittich's performance was horrific but there were some other concerns as well.

 

[BCNate]

Canucks realistically have zero chance to make the playoffs.

Let Petey heal up for next season and start the season fresh.

I think the 20% odds they are given right now are entirely reasonable. 1 in 5. I don't see how you can look at MTL's schedule/results vs our remaining schedule with 4 games in hand and say there us 0 chance.

 

[King K Rool]

When was the last year you were even in the finals? Were The Beatles on tour?

Nope, they stopped touring in August 1966.

 

[AvroArrow]

Leafs defence also allowed the Canucks to enter the O-zone fairly easy on most of the goals that Rittich let in.

So your D sucks too, not just the goaltending.

Can't tell if you're serious or not, Pearson is literally hugging the boards on that floater. Even the Hoglander goal, 1 on 1 and he's completely on the outside. Anyone blaming the D on those doesn't know hockey period. I think you're just trolling, I don't know how any sane person can logically blame the D-zone entry on that. By your standards no team should ever be able to gain the zone.

 

[AvroArrow]

I didn’t say any of that. I said fix your goaltending or stop crying about it.

We were rioting from our Game 7 Stanley Cup final loss. When was the last year you were even in the finals? Were The Beatles on tour?

No but you implied it, keep crying looking from the outside in. No shot the nucks make playoffs if they play defence like that every game, goalies can only bail them out for so long.

Imagine bragging about choking in the finals and tearing your city down after LOL.

 

[bukwas]

Pains me to say but the Leafs goaltending will waste a good opportunity to advance through the division and into the semi's.
Campbell had a nice few weeks but has fallen off hard, Rittich is strictly backup material and Freddie is a giant question mark. There's no way the team can have any confidence in any of them at this point. It has to be disheartening to outplay the opponent and watch the goalies piss games away. If i were in charge i would put more emphasis on drafting and developing goalies because the really good ones rarely come available and we haven't produced one of our own in ages. I don't know if any decent ones will hit the UFA market this summer but if not, Dubas has to find a way to acquire one from somewhere. Maybe even try a European if nothing is available here. It's too late to address the problem this season but you just can't go into next year relying on any of the current group for anything other than the backup role. I honestly have no confidence in the Leafs regardless of the playoff opponent unless somehow one of the goalies can raise their game to average, and i don't see that happening.
I could see Helly and the Jets forwards rolling through the division and into the semi's.

 

[AvroArrow]

Pains me to say but the Leafs goaltending will waste a good opportunity to advance through the division and into the semi's.
Campbell had a nice few weeks but has fallen off hard, Rittich is strictly backup material and Freddie is a giant question mark. There's no way the team can have any confidence in any of them at this point. It has to be disheartening to outplay the opponent and watch the goalies piss games away. If i were in charge i would put more emphasis on drafting and developing goalies because the really good ones rarely come available and we haven't produced one of our own in ages. I don't know if any decent ones will hit the UFA market this summer but if not, Dubas has to find a way to acquire one from somewhere. Maybe even try a European if nothing is available here. It's too late to address the problem this season but you just can't go into next year relying on any of the current group for anything other than the backup role. I honestly have no confidence in the Leafs regardless of the playoff opponent unless somehow one of the goalies can raise their game to average, and i don't see that happening.
I could see Helly and the Jets forwards rolling through the division and into the semi's.

Yup, feels like an already wasted year of this cores prime. Going to be even harder with us most likely losing one of Rielly/Hyman this summer. I don't see how this group can be a serious contender with what we have in net, it's a shame. It's pathetic when all we're asking for is just average goaltending. .839svp is disgustingly unacceptable.

 

[34]

Pains me to say but the Leafs goaltending will waste a good opportunity to advance through the division

100%. The Leafs will most likely be eliminated in the 1st round due to the giant hole they have in net.

None of the goalies in Toronto are good enough to win with

 

[NyQuil]

100%. The Leafs will most likely be eliminated in the 1st round due to the giant hole they have in net.

None of the goalies in Toronto are good enough to win with

You guys won for most of the season with the goalies you had.

The timing isn't great for a goaltending slump, I'll grant you, but better now than 3 weeks from now.

 

[Fatass]

100%. The Leafs will most likely be eliminated in the 1st round due to the giant hole they have in net.

None of the goalies in Toronto are good enough to win with

Here is what I see happening. Leafs lose the first two games in round one because of poor goaltending. Then Freddy starts game three and takes the team on a playoff run.

 

[34]

Here is what I see happening. Leafs lose the first two games in round one because of poor goaltending. Then Freddy starts game three and takes the team on a playoff run.

Not sure about that. Andersen is no better. He has been awful all season.

 

[34]

You guys won for most of the season with the goalies you had.

The timing isn't great for a goaltending slump, I'll grant you, but better now than 3 weeks from now.

I am not convinced. Toronto has the weakest goaltending in the Division.

 

[Fatass]

Not sure about that. Andersen is no better. He has been awful all season.

I think he was trying to play through injury, no? Plus, Freddy’s biggest issue in past playoffs was he played too much during the regular season, and got tired. This year he will be well rested. That’s why I see him taking the team to the Conference Finals.

 

[Fatass]

I am not convinced. Toronto has the weakest goaltending in the Division.

Edmonton or Ottawa?

 

[TheOrangeDesk]

Leaf fans: “we have amazing defense! It’s just a wild coincidence that every goalie plays terrible for us and amazing for other teams!”

 

[34]

I think he was trying to play through injury, no? Plus, Freddy’s biggest issue in past playoffs was he played too much during the regular season, and got tired. This year he will be well rested. That’s why I see him taking the team to the Conference Finals.

Your theory makes sense but I am not sure that will be the outcome. All the other teams in the Canadian division have fantastic goaltenders that have the ability to steal games. That is how you win in the playoffs, not by playing run and gun high-risk hockey.

 

[34]

Edmonton or Ottawa?

Smith and Murray are both better than Toronto’s goalies.