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It was Bob McKenzie that got the leaf's team mad when he wrote the great one was playing like he had a piano on his back, pissed gretzky off and he played his greatest game 7.
It's been possible in the past. In the days when the NHL seeded all playoff teams 1-16. Could be possible again in the future.
0% chance lol what is thisSo the season is over for the Jets, and since they're the only team I watch, I can only speak of the other teams in relation to how they played the Jets. If I had to rank them based on that, I'd go:
I gave Vancouver the edge over Calgary because COVID probably made them worse, but overall, Calgary was by a wide margin the worst team in Canada this year, which truthfully did not break my heart.
- Edmonton
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Montreal
- Vancouver
- Calgary
Edmonton won a couple of dubious, lucky games against the Jets early in the season (scoring the winner with less than one second on the clock), but after that, made the Jets look stupid. That, coupled with PTSD from all the past series against the Oilers, makes them the least desirable team to play in the opening round. I see the Jets' chances of winning the series at no better than 20%, and it's only that high because Kyle Connor is scoring again, and that has to happen for the Jets to have any chance. If Ehlers returns in relatively good shape, that's also a plus, but probably the biggest plus the Jets have (which, granted, isn't enough) is that they're the only Canadian team whose current roster has had any playoff success in recent years. Maybe, just maybe, that helps a bit, but again, to be clear, I don't think it'll be enough.
Toronto should beat Montreal in round 1, but I think they'll have more trouble with the Habs than they will against the Oilers, because if you take away their games against the Jets and Senators, the Oilers really weren't a very good team. They're world-beaters against the Jets, but that's more because of the Jets than the Oilers. I remain unconvinced that Edmonton is a good team. McDavid scored 100 points, but if he didn't play the Jets ten times it would be more like 30. And yes, I'm exaggerating, but not as much as some might think. The Leafs should come out of the Northern Division.
On the other hand, if somehow the Jets beat the Oilers (they won't), I believe they'll also beat the Leafs. I give the Leafs an 80% chance of coming out of the division, with 10% each to Winnipeg and Montreal. 0% chance for Edmonton, because even though they'll beat Winnipeg, they'll lose to Toronto, and against Montreal it's about 60/40 in Montreal's favour.
Now let the playoffs start and prove me (and everybody else) wrong, because we all know that's what'll happen.
Cheers!
All this reminiscing about the 92-93 series reminds me of the Leafs holding a public celebration for advancing to the conference finals that year. You know your team is in a dry spell when you celebrate not advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals with the fans!
So with all the prolific scorers, the north is the lowest scoring division now in the playoffs. Excluding empty netters, there have been 7 goals in 3 games.
Hi, Oilers fans. Can we please have McDavid now? You guys have abused the poor kid enough. Send him back home so he can be happy.
Thanks!
He's given the city of Edmonton so many great years and awesome memories! The Leafs aren't a heck of a lot better than the Oilers these days but at least we have a team that's lovable and pretty cool guys who like to have a good time. Be good people and send him where he belongs! The Isles did it with JT and look at how much happier both parties are! Draisaitl is a great player to build a franchise around!
Gretzky was traded, anyone can beI know you’re kidding and all, but has a player of McDavid’s caliber even been traded in this century? Best bet is to wait till his contract expires in 4 years. I wonder if he regrets signing for the term that he did.
Yeah but thats why I added this century, I find that star players are harder to come by now then it was back then. If that’s true, then the demand must be much higher than it was back then.Gretzky was traded, anyone can be
The team that traded him usually ends up regretting it the moment he hoisted the cup for someone else..Gretzky was traded, anyone can be
By mid way through the season that was no longer true. The first month of the season was complete chaos, but that was largely because teams were finding goalies, integrating new players etc.So with all the prolific scorers, the north is the lowest scoring division now in the playoffs. Excluding empty netters, there have been 7 goals in 3 games.
Delaying the inevitable is entirely pointless. IF you wait 3 years to make the trade you'll get peanuts.I know you’re kidding and all, but has a player of McDavid’s caliber even been traded in this century? Best bet is to wait till his contract expires in 4 years. I wonder if he regrets signing for the term that he did.
GO FLAMES GO !!!!!!!So the season is over for the Jets, and since they're the only team I watch, I can only speak of the other teams in relation to how they played the Jets. If I had to rank them based on that, I'd go:
I gave Vancouver the edge over Calgary because COVID probably made them worse, but overall, Calgary was by a wide margin the worst team in Canada this year, which truthfully did not break my heart.
- Edmonton
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Montreal
- Vancouver
- Calgary
Cheers!
So maybe it's the best defensive division. Or does that not work on hf?So with all the prolific scorers, the north is the lowest scoring division now in the playoffs. Excluding empty netters, there have been 7 goals in 3 games.
So with all the prolific scorers, the north is the lowest scoring division now in the playoffs. Excluding empty netters, there have been 7 goals in 3 games.
Gretzky was traded, anyone can be
I know you’re kidding and all, but has a player of McDavid’s caliber even been traded in this century? Best bet is to wait till his contract expires in 4 years. I wonder if he regrets signing for the term that he did.
Because he's gone in 5 years. You can't currently rebuild with McDavid, and so you're gonna limp around and rebuild in 5 years time, getting zero trade value out of McDavid loosing all the way.True, but Gretzky was sold more than he was traded and that can't happen in today's NHL. That doesn't mean McDavid can't be traded but what possible sense does it make for the Oilers to trade their best player - a generational talent - as a solution to their problems?
Unless it's a Lindros/Herschel Walker-level deal where Edmonton gets so much talent and/or future prospects in the deal ... But I wonder if any team even has that level and quality of assets (and most importantly are willing to move them) to bring back Connor?
Delaying the inevitable is entirely pointless. IF you wait 3 years to make the trade you'll get peanuts.
Trade him now and you can at least get a first line center and some draft picks.
Comparing him to gretkzy is absurd, he had cups in edmonton. There's no way McDavid wants to be in Edmonton.
He's worth 2 first liners. In a team that is in cap hell and forward rich this is a workable deal. Lots of teams are about to let people go because of cap issues. Matthews and Tavares for McDavid makes a ton of sense. It frees up leaf's cap space, and the oilers can trade Matthews for an entire line with phoenix.Haha if we traded him to the leafs today you wouldn’t have any players left except for McDavid. I would worry more about Mathews bolting in a shorter time period.
Haha if we traded him to the leafs today you wouldn’t have any players left except for McDavid. I would worry more about Mathews bolting in a shorter time period.
Haha if we traded him to the leafs today you wouldn’t have any players left except for McDavid. I would worry more about Mathews bolting in a shorter time period.