Does this Leafs PP look like it could be the best ever?

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

this is as silly as saying the Leafs have the worst defense ever based on this game. Yes, their top PP unit is good. it's probably not the best ever

 

[easton117]

Jets probably have the scariest top unit in the league

There’s lots of good ones.

The ones that are scary are the ones that seemingly get the 5-1 pp ratio every time your team plays them


It might not even be true. Just feels like it.


*stares annoyingly at the Penguins

 

[ImpartialNHLfan]

Best PK ever too.

 

[780il]

Yes, the Leafs will cement their dynasty and win the cup for the next 8 years. Matthews will overtake Mcdavid, Marner will establish himself as the 2nd best player in the world behind only the great Auston. Rielly will win a Norris. The Toronto Maple Leafs will take over the NHL...




Whatever helps you sleep at night..

 

[FerrisRox]

Come on now don't do this...

Anyways I am not basing on a pre-season game. This is just the first look we have had of them and are considerably better than last year's PP. I think there is a chance they could break the record for PP% this year.

Montreal also has two power play goals in the game... could they have the greatest power play ever?

 

[Ishad]

No team has cracked 30% in 40 years. But yeah the leafs will hit 32%.

 

[Ms Maggie]

I am predicting at least 600 goals for the Leafs this year

Piker.

 

[bukwas]

Back in the Islanders hay day i used to place bets with my buddies when they went on the PP.
They were on their own level.

 

[sharks9]

Montreal's PP is 2 for 3

Toronto's is 2 for 4

Clearly the Habs PP will be the one breaking all the records!

 

[King'sPawn]

I am predicting at least 600 goals for the Leafs this year

600 goals or 600 powerplay goals?

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Generational penalty-kill offense, too.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

It looks like it could be. But will it be? Possibly.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Come on now don't do this...

Anyways I am not basing on a pre-season game. This is just the first look we have had of them and are considerably better than last year's PP. I think there is a chance they could break the record for PP% this year.

Here is my issue.

Any stacked powerplay COULD theoretically break the record. However, the record exists for a reason. And it has lasted for four decades for a reason. And only one team has even cracked 30% since the record was set for a reason (and that one team was the next season).

The last team to get even close was the Capitals of 2012-2013, and they only got to 26.8%, 12th since 1978-1979. I am not sure you are aware of the type of hype you put on the Leafs' powerplay group.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Ran the numbers.

The Leafs powerplay percentage will be eleventy one percent and will be the bestest ever. All hail

 

[MoreMogilny]

Ill never understand why certain fans insist on going right to the most extreme.

Best ever PP?

Just stop

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Kamiccolo, any chance you could try just being a proud Hurricanes fan?

 

[member 298589]

You are doing no service to us Leafs fans by making these kinds of posts - this rhetoric after a part of a preseason game and on the general discussion board?

Be better than this.

 

[Dache]

Matthews wasn't on the #1 unit last year. It was Bozak and JVR who left. Matthews and Tavares are replacing them. It was 25% last year. Do you see where I am coming from?

Was the #1 pp unit 25% or the team as a whole?

 

[Ruok]

I think it is pretty clear from reading through the comments that the thread creator speaks for all leaf fans. For shame leaf fans, for shame.

 

[pcruz]

Give me Crosby, Malkin, Hornqvist, Kessel, Letang over the Leafs 5 quite easily. But yeah, preseason game against the Habs. Crown the Leafs, every record of all time this year.

I don’t recall, but did Gonchar play with Crosby, Malkin? I’d love to watch that again.

Also....

Kucherov, Stamkos, Hedman.
Ovechkin, Carlson, 19( blanking on his name despite being in my hockey pool 3 playoffs running), Kuznetsov

How about:

Coffey, Jagr, Lemieux
Coffey, Kurri, Messier, Gretzky

That last group scored so much the league changed the rules to 1 offensive team goal per power play.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Was the #1 pp unit 25% or the team as a whole?

The team as a whole. 47th since the record was set (which isn't that bad considering that was almost 40 years ago and the top-13 teams in that span came before the 90s).

 

[Jets]

Since the lockout, the highest PP% is 26.8% by the Capitals in 2012-2013. Only 7 teams have broken 25% on the season (including Toronto last year).

So if we take this stat and consider:
-the Leafs were anywhere from the 5-10th best team in the league last year (their PP seemingly overachieved)
-they subtracted 2 solid PP guys in JVR and Bozak and replaced them with one very good PP guy in Tavares (essentially a wash)
-they still don't have a pure shooter of the Kessel, Stamkos, Ovechkin or Laine calibre

...if anything, the PP looks due to regress this year.

 

[6ix]

Geeze it's preseason.

Says the guy who made a Jesse Puljujarvi breakout thread after one preseason game. Pathetic.

 

[Paul4587]

Leafs PP unit scores multiple goals in preseason game (because that’s never happened before!).

Leafs fans “it could be best ever unit to play in nhl”

 

[mouser]

I am just saying taking a PP that was 25% and adding Matthews to it means there is a pretty good chance. Not to mention these were all kids who are taking a step. Marner is a man possessed.

Hey, let’s go from 56 PP goals to 200. No need to inflate the absurdity levels of the topic with a silly tweet.