How can Tampa Bay even compete?

[Satire]

I cant take this chart seriously if it doesnt have a column for lose puck retrieval skills.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

The Leaves came with their A game and Tampa their C game.

TB 4
Leaves 1

Ouch.

I mean, it's not like Tampa still outplayed Toronto despite not even trying. They got dominated and won because they had a 19% shooting percentage and a .979 sv%. any team, good or bad, can accomplish that. Obviously it's a meaningless game and Tampa's still a better team, but I don't see any reason for Tampa fans to hang their hat on a game like that

 

[Bleedred]

Also lol at goaltending.

Goaltending is about even to me. Unless they were assuming Vasilevskiy wasn't gonna start this game when they made that and were just forgetting about him and using Domingue as the default goalie there. Both have a very good starter and both have a pretty mediocre backup, that probably won't hurt you a whole lot with how much each team scores.

 

[KCC]

Toronto tried, Tampa didn't. In the end it doesn't mean anything until the playoffs.

 

[sessiroth]

The difference in goals for. Between Toronto SuperUltraDuperOffense and Tampa Bay Underdogs:

1) Last year. Toronto is 19 goals behind.
2) This year. Toronto is 20 goals behind.

It looks like you have a very well informed opinion

Looking at just total goal scored doesn't take into account goals scored by defensmen or injuries. We were missing Nylander the whole season minus 4 games and matthews for over half the year. Take away point and kucherov from Tampa and lets see if theyre still ahead.

 

[Hint1k]

Tavares Matthews Kadri
Vs.
Point Stamkos Cirelli

Marner Nylander Kapanen
Vs.
Kucherov Johnson Gourde

Marleau Johnsson Hyman
Vs.
Miller Palat Killorn

Toronto 1st line scored 32 goals this season
Toronto 2nd line = 35 goals
Toronto 3rd line = 16 goals
----
Top6 = 67 goals
Top9 = 83 goals

Tampa 1st line = 27 goals
Tampa 2nd line = 47 goals
Tampa 3rd line = 22 goals
---
Top6 = 74 goals
Top9 = 96 goals

Let's make the reality check.
So what you saying is 67>74 and 83>96.

 

[flamesforcup]

And lol at Tampa fans and leaf haters. Tampa needed god like goaltending to win against the leafs. They looked like garbage. Wasn't impressed. Don't get to cocky Tampa. How many president trophy winners have won the cup in the last decade? Nashville only lost 19 regulation games last year and lost in the second round. Regular season success means nothing come playoff time.

Leafs swept Boston handidly 4-0 regular season last year and still lost to them in the first round. I still think Washington is the team to beat.

Tampa is a veteren team that coasted in a December regular season game that means nothing but the Leafs played like it was a playoff game and still lost. Shows what a paper tiger they are.

 

[sessiroth]

Tampa is a veteren team that coasted in a December regular season game that means nothing but the Leafs played like it was a playoff game and still lost. Shows what a paper tiger they are.

Yea just like they coasted against Washington last year in the playoffs. Only paper tigers I see this year is Calgary.

 

[Sky04]

Yea just like they coasted against Washington last year in the playoffs. Only paper tigers I see this year is Calgary.

Why do you keep naming teams better than Toronto?

 

[flamesforcup]

Yea just like they coasted against Washington last year in the playoffs. Only paper tigers I see this year is Calgary.

They made the finals and beat the team that embarrassed u in round 1. They would sweep the Leafs

 

[Hint1k]

This post is beyond ridiculous. Looking at just total goal scored doesn't take into account goals scored by defensmen or injuries. We were missing Nylander the whole season minus 4 games and matthews for over half the year. Take away point and kucherov from Tampa and lets see if theyre still ahead. Give your head a shake.

You seem to know what your talking about

Have you ever checked this page NHL Hockey Standings ?
You probably should. Cause it takes into account everything you've just complained about - all injuries and all defensmen goals included.

Warning: Sorry, but there is no any special treatment for Toronto fans on that page. It may hurt your feelings.

 

[sessiroth]

They made the finals and beat the team that embarrassed u in round 1. They would sweep the Leafs

Last I checked Washington was in the finals. Also embarrassed the leafs how? By barely winning a game 7? Lmao.

 

[flamesforcup]

Last I checked Washington was in the finals. Also embarrassed the leafs how? By barely winning a game 7? Lmao.

Remember u guys claimed it was gonna be an easy series win cause of the regular season against Boston? Than they demolished ur team. And Tampa demolished Boston. Tampa made the conference finals while the Leafs were golfing.

 

[sessiroth]

Have you ever checked this page NHL Hockey Standings ?
You probably should. Cause it takes into account everything you've just complained about - all injuries and all defensmen goals included.

Warning: Sorry, but there is no any special treatment for Toronto fans on that page. It may heart your feelings.

What garbage is this? Do you not know how to read? I said Tampa d > Toronto d which includes goals by dmen. Bringing up the standings in a argument about offense shows how weak your argument is. I see you didn't reply to my question either.

 

[sessiroth]

Remember u guys claimed it was gonna be an easy series win cause of the regular season against Boston? Than they demolished ur team. And Tampa demolished Boston. Tampa made the conference finals while the Leafs were golfing.

Kind of how you guys are doing the same thing right now after a regular season win in December? The irony is not lost on you. Lmao

 

[Lolaimbot]

Well this isn't taken out of context at all. You give up 50 shots and usually you'll lose. Stop with the BS.

But that is exactly what he said, just different words.

 

[Ned Bouhalassa]

What’s the point of this thread again?

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This chart made my day

 

[Kaeften]

What garbage is this? Do you not know how to read? I said Tampa d > Toronto d which includes goals by dmen. Bringing up the standings in a argument about offense shows how weak your argument is. I see you didn't reply to my question either.

How is standings a bad argument when they show that Tampa have the best amount of goals for/per game. Did I not get the memo that said goals are not a measurement of offense? Why would goals by defensemen not count as offense? Even if you only want to determine offense from the forward corps, Hint1k provided kinda waterproof evidence that Tampas forward group puts more pucks in the net. Nylander has 2 assists in the 4 games he's been back, which shows you can't use a "Nylander didn't play so we would've had way more goals"-argument. I'll give you a pass for AM missing, but it's not like he's surrounded by mediocre players that do nothing when their star is gone.

 

[Atas2000]

Shots are like 45-20 Leafs and high danger chances are 75% for Leafs.

Vasilevskiy is putting on an all time performance in goal right now

Yeah... looks at the pic and the goaltending category again... yeah...

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Is that tsn

TSN would have given 1 less check mark. Also would have made an extra category though..

 

[CauZuki]

Shots are like 45-20 Leafs and high danger chances are 75% for Leafs.

Vasilevskiy is putting on an all time performance in goal right now

So that would be the result of better goaltending..?

 

[Barrie22]

People consider posts lucky because it’s the closest you can come to scoring without scoring on a shot that beats the goalie.

That’s not a tonight revelation, that’s a spend some time in any hockey rink in the world bit of common sense.

And let this sink in, for the majority of post shots if it was just a few inches lower or closer to the opening of the net it is probably stopped.

 

[Spirit of 67]

If people are going to get their feelings hurt by home broadcasts I think they'd best not watch other teams home broadcasts.

 

[Iceman]

Man i feel sorry for the tampa fans having to deal with the leafs fanbase regularly. Except for the scooby doo guy.

That’s what makes it fun. Play in the same division as 4 ”original 6” teams.