Out of Town - Who's your team during these Playoffs

[Per Sjoblom]

I like the ones where new younger lions challenge older males in attempts to take over a pride, a rebuild if you will. Lions fight till there is no breath left in their bodies, quite a mean sob of a creature, I would love to own one.

Once the old ones are dethroned, their future employments are finished.

 

[Laurentide]

Congrats to them but I hope they lose in 5 games in round 1 of the playoffs every season while Matthews is a Leaf.

Why 5 games? Why not 4 straight? Or, even better, 4 straight shut-out losses?

 

[sheed36]

Why 5 games? Why not 4 straight? Or, even better, 4 straight shut-out losses?

I want Leafs fans and their media to have a little hope before having it taken away. Although having 4 straight shutout losses every year in round 1 would work too.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I hope the Leafs compete for the cup. The Leafs being a contender following a true rebuild is one of the only ways to pressure Molson.

 

[Laurentide]

I hope the Leafs compete for the cup. The Leafs being a contender following a true rebuild is one of the only ways to pressure Molson.

If you want to pressure Molson into doing something real, forget about the Leafs. Bring back the Nordiques and let them get as good as quickly as Vegas did. Then you'll see some action on the 7th floor of the Bell Centre. It'll be even better if the Nords 2.0 is sponsored by Labatt's.

 

[OldCraig71]

If you want to pressure Molson into doing something real, forget about the Leafs. Bring back the Nordiques and let them get as good as quickly as Vegas did. Then you'll see some action on the 7th floor of the Bell Centre. It'll be even better if the Nords 2.0 is sponsored by Labatt's.

I agree with this. It might also loosen the medias grip on basically having a strong arm opinion on everything Montreal Canadiens. It will have to be a relocation franchise though, it seems that good ole Gary is only interested in the US market.

 

[montreal]

I watched him play for years. 30 points every year. Now every time he records a point this thread is full of people drooling over him. And in the end he just has 38. There’s a weird obsession with Eller ever since he was a Hab that he was capable of more than 30 a season. Now he’s on an elite team and it’s just 8 more points. I find it hilarious and people can’t let it go.

Before this season Eller had never hit 30 pts in a full season. Without the half season lockout year, Eller put up 149 pts over 6 years for 25 pts a year. So up until this year Eller has been a 25 pts a year 3rd liner. He was good but inconsistent with us at least. I haven't watched him this year to see why he's doing so much better.

 

[Laurentide]

I agree with this. It might also loosen the medias grip on basically having a strong arm opinion on everything Montreal Canadiens. It will have to be a relocation franchise though, it seems that good ole Gary is only interested in the US market.

It'll have to be a relocated team for one very good reason: cost. A relocation fee is about half of what an expansion fee is and those expansion fees go up every time a new team comes on board. Vegas got in for $500 million last year. This year Seattle will have to pay $650 million. By the time Quebec gets its act together it'll be $800 million. But they could probably relocate a bottom-feeder team like Florida or Phoenix for half that amount.

 

[sheed36]

That Tampa/Boston game should be a good one tonight. Although most NHL games are good it seems if the Habs aren't involved.

 

[montreal]

not that I'll watch but I'll be rooting for whatever teams face the leafs and caps, since we have their 2nd round picks so want them to be better if possible.

 

[LaP]

West : Nashville
East : TB or Washington

 

[tazsub3]

I watched him play for years. 30 points every year. Now every time he records a point this thread is full of people drooling over him. And in the end he just has 38. There’s a weird obsession with Eller ever since he was a Hab that he was capable of more than 30 a season. Now he’s on an elite team and it’s just 8 more points. I find it hilarious and people can’t let it go.

he has taken his game to a new level this year, i say comparable to the playoff before he got injured.

 

[LaP]

I watched him play for years. 30 points every year. Now every time he records a point this thread is full of people drooling over him. And in the end he just has 38. There’s a weird obsession with Eller ever since he was a Hab that he was capable of more than 30 a season. Now he’s on an elite team and it’s just 8 more points. I find it hilarious and people can’t let it go.

I've seen people go crazy over Byron and Danault with the same numbers.

 

[c3z4r]

wtf is going on with TVASports' coverage of the Bruins-Tampa game. They're dubbing the french commentators voice over the clearly audible NESN coverage of the game. Constantly hearing the english commentary in the background is very annoying.

And then you also have the NESN logo in the upper left corner, the SN logo in the bottom right and the TVASports logo faded in the lower right corner. What is this amateur coverage?

 

[Per Sjoblom]

I want Leafs fans and their media to have a little hope before having it taken away. Although having 4 straight shutout losses every year in round 1 would work too.

Devious! They can win the first game and Sportsnet explodes with Waldorf and Statler (Stellick -MacLean) calling them SC champions, like last Friday when MacLean said that Matthews is already better than Jagr at his peak. Then they lose 4 in a row.

 

[Skip Bayless]

The wings look exactly like us under Therrien, but without the godlike goaltending.

 

[Hannibal]

I think Tampa Bay is the team who's gonna get upset in the first round.

Their goalie said himself that he never felt this tired in a season.

Lots of skills but maybe they lack size for the playoffs.

We'll see

 

[groovejuice]

I think Tampa Bay is the team who's gonna get upset in the first round.

Their goalie said himself that he never felt this tired in a season.

Lots of skills but maybe they lack size for the playoffs.

We'll see

They are definite having a comparatively poor finish to the season.

 

[c3z4r]

McDonagh has been garbage for Tampa so far. -3 last game, now on the ice for both goals.

It's not looking good for them.

 

[The Great Weal]

I think Tampa Bay is the team who's gonna get upset in the first round.

Their goalie said himself that he never felt this tired in a season.

Lots of skills but maybe they lack size for the playoffs.

We'll see

They need to just rest Vasi until the end of the season. One of the most important things in the playoffs is having a well rested goalie. It's a huge factor.

 

[Hannibal]

They need to just rest Vasi until the end of the season. One of the most important things in the playoffs is having a well rested goalie. It's a huge factor.

And they refuse to do that.

They gonna get burn.

 

[PaulD]

People are so impressed by Eller for what reason? I mean instead of his career high 30 he has 38 points. Wow, what a star.

Plekanec got applause, extensions, 5 million a year, prime wingers, A on his jersey, and primo ice time for seasons like Elars current one.

And larry is a 3rd liner outscoring Drouin on a first line.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Nashville baby. I'd be just fine with a Capitals win too.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Aw man.. Almost a goalie fight..

 

[HuGo Sham]

nobody