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The Dube Abides
- Mar 14, 2005
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That's right, folks, our long international nightmare is over - Our Beloved Toronto Maple Leafs will be making the playoffs this year, the first year with their young core in place, and likely won't miss again for a long time.
After some slight missteps to start the year - Andersen flopping his first 5gms, and then the hockey gods cursing our scoring sticks in early december - the team is back on track and the wins are finally coming into line with their performance.
The numbers:
.530 points % - 17th NHL, 10th East
+0.21 goal diff/gm - 10th NHL, 6th East
(5v5 Score Adjusted)
51.4 corsi for % - 13th NHL, 8th East
51.3 fenwick for % - 12th NHL, 7th East
51.4 shots for % - 10th NHL, 7th East
54.8 chances for % - 4th NHL, 3rd East
54.0 expected goals for % - 6th NHL, 4th East
5v4 Power Play
5.25 goals for/60min - 19th NHL, 11th East
6.97 expected goals for/60 - 7th NHL, 5th East
4v5 Penalty Kill
4.88 goals against/60 - 9th NHL, 5th East
6.00 expected goals against/60 - 15th NHL, 9th East
Yes, my friends, what we see here is most definitely a playoff team, from top to bottom.
So it's time for all hockey fans to rejoice - the team from Hockey's Capital, Our Beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, are making it back to the playoffs this year, and for many many years to come.
Merry Xmas to everyone!
After some slight missteps to start the year - Andersen flopping his first 5gms, and then the hockey gods cursing our scoring sticks in early december - the team is back on track and the wins are finally coming into line with their performance.
The numbers:
.530 points % - 17th NHL, 10th East
+0.21 goal diff/gm - 10th NHL, 6th East
(5v5 Score Adjusted)
51.4 corsi for % - 13th NHL, 8th East
51.3 fenwick for % - 12th NHL, 7th East
51.4 shots for % - 10th NHL, 7th East
54.8 chances for % - 4th NHL, 3rd East
54.0 expected goals for % - 6th NHL, 4th East
5v4 Power Play
5.25 goals for/60min - 19th NHL, 11th East
6.97 expected goals for/60 - 7th NHL, 5th East
4v5 Penalty Kill
4.88 goals against/60 - 9th NHL, 5th East
6.00 expected goals against/60 - 15th NHL, 9th East
Yes, my friends, what we see here is most definitely a playoff team, from top to bottom.
So it's time for all hockey fans to rejoice - the team from Hockey's Capital, Our Beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, are making it back to the playoffs this year, and for many many years to come.
Merry Xmas to everyone!
