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DunnoDidn't someone post the stats with JT against Bergeron and Matthews against Bergeron and Matthew's had the better matchup stats vs that line?
DunnoDidn't someone post the stats with JT against Bergeron and Matthews against Bergeron and Matthew's had the better matchup stats vs that line?
You're right. It's indefensible. Would have been better not to post though.I have never seen so much vitriol and buthurt over a 10 second video clip.
The best way to evaluate a team is how much they win and when. I’ll take the team that does that better all the time and leave the math to you.If your team has a 66% chance of winning a series, there is a 12% chance the lower seeded team wins 4 games, 25% chance they win 3. I don't really care at this point but the better team doesn't always win, full stop.
Nylander's effort has been admired by wondercoach himself (who seems to have no issues with Nylander) and if you look hard enough, you can find all of your favorite players in bad clips like the one Nylander is in.You're right. It's indefensible. Would have been better not to post though.
The point is. I want a team that wins. That’s it. Too much unimportant number crunching doesn’t change the fact they winning is what counts in the end. Anyway that they can or look doing it.Winning is when one team scores more goals than the other team. If the only metric you have for measuring the better team is the team that scores more goals, then yeah, sure. Do you think that that's the case 100% of the time though?
I think hockey is fairly luck based and it can render terms like "better" kinda meaningless. I do think that it's fair to say that good hockey teams give themselves a better chance of winning though... but when you're talking a game by game basis, it's more of a crap shoot than we'd like to think. Also not suggesting that that let's the Leafs off the hook after a poor performance.
Babs praises Nylander for every little thing he does right because he has serious issues with him.Nylander's effort has been admired by wondercoach himself (who seems to have no issues with Nylander) and if you look hard enough, you can find all of your favorite players in bad clips like the one Nylander is in.
The Nylander hate train is pretty hilarious right now.
Babcock has no choice. He’s trying to build up his confidence so he gets more out of him.Nylander's effort has been admired by wondercoach himself (who seems to have no issues with Nylander) and if you look hard enough, you can find all of your favorite players in bad clips like the one Nylander is in.
The Nylander hate train is pretty hilarious right now.
Babs praises Nylander for every little thing he does right because he has serious issues with him.
Babcock has no choice. He’s trying to build up his confidence so he gets more out of him.
and that's fine, nobody cares about the loser, which nobody should. I'm just saying, the Bruins are not the better team and them squeaking out a win doesn't change that. I'm just willing to accept that the better team loses once and awhile.The best way to evaluate a team is how much they win and when. I’ll take the team that does that better all the time and leave the math to you.
Sorry but it’s pretty obvious. What else can he do?
I am glad we have so many people on here who can read the mind of Babs.
only way thats happening is if babcock calls in sick....Pray for a 5 goal lead going into the 3rd period next game
The point is, the most objective measure is who actually wins. Saying who is better is so fans can feel better about losing.and that's fine, nobody cares about the loser, which nobody should. I'm just saying, the Bruins are not the better team and them squeaking out a win doesn't change that. I'm just willing to accept that the better team loses once and awhile.
Your philosophy is misguided if you only care about wins. That simply isn't how it works and pretending you care only about the result doesn't change how the result arrives.The point is. I want a team that wins. That’s it. Too much unimportant number crunching doesn’t change the fact they winning is what counts in the end. Anyway that they can or look doing it.
Well it's hard to take everything Babcock says as fact while also thinking everything Nylander does is wrong. Sometimes you have to make things up
I am glad we have so many people on here who can read the mind of Babs.
Like every other forward other than Matthews. This isn’t on Marner. Love the Leaf fans who hate on their top scorer. Makes no sense. Too much of a popularity contest with them.Marner was put on a pedestal usually reserved for Gilmour or Keon after game one and the media was singing his praises then Poof!! he Keyser Soze‘s and he’s gone!
Maybe the most naive comment I’ve ever heard about professional sports. Teams don’t care how they win as long as they do. Why don’t you is the better question?Your philosophy is misguided if you only care about wins. That simply isn't how it works and pretending you care only about the result doesn't change how the result arrives.
Here it is:
Sorry but it’s pretty obvious. What else can he do?
Yes trade Nylander for one of them.What an absolute embarrassment you guys are to our fan base. How dumb can you guys be. First you can see fourth line is out and Nylander is still on so he’s at the end of his shift. If you played any sports you’ll know when you are tired your mind isn’t the sharpest. Goat has the puck and gets checked the puck goes to Moore. Nylander thinks Goat still has it and he’s looking at goat for the puck. Moore had it and made a nice pass that Nylander wasn’t expecting. Nylander at the end of the shift made a smart decision to not chase the puck because he was tired instead he backed off and got into a good defensive position then made a change when he could. Now please stop embarrassing the real fans who want good players to want to come play for the leafs
I was referring to why Babcock has been trying to pump his tires to get him to play better. If Kadri wasn’t suspended he could bench him but not now.Not play him during the last 2 minutes of the second period when:
1) He is just coming off a shift that was over a minute long with only 2 minutes remaining.
2) When you have Tavares' and Matthews' lines, plus the fourth line who have been high energy guys all series.
3) When he has just made a play that some people on here, and I would imagine Babcock, but I can't read his mind like you can, view as a so bad that he should have **** kicked out of him.
Not playing him for the last two minutes of a period is not a drastic step, especially considering how grave his actions were, and how often Babs benches players for much longer periods of time, and he has doubled up Matthews, centering second lines this series, but people just think that would be too much for Babcock.
What an absolute embarrassment you guys are to our fan base. How dumb can you guys be. First you can see fourth line is out and Nylander is still on so he’s at the end of his shift. If you played any sports you’ll know when you are tired your mind isn’t the sharpest. Goat has the puck and gets checked the puck goes to Moore. Nylander thinks Goat still has it and he’s looking at goat for the puck. Moore had it and made a nice pass that Nylander wasn’t expecting. Nylander at the end of the shift made a smart decision to not chase the puck because he was tired instead he backed off and got into a good defensive position then made a change when he could. Now please stop embarrassing the real fans who want good players to want to come play for the leafs
I was referring to why Babcock has been trying to pump his tires to get him to play better. If Kadri wasn’t suspended he could bench him but not now.