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Post by jkr on Mar 11, 2019 21:14:06 GMT -5
CBJ shutout by the Isles. Again, nothing from Duchene or Dzengel. Or Panarin or anybody else for that matter.
This was really a 1-0 game with the 2nd goal being an empty netter.
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 11, 2019 23:29:21 GMT -5
Philly has officially joined the WC race.... only 3 pts. behind us.
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Post by jkr on Mar 12, 2019 6:46:16 GMT -5
Philly has officially joined the WC race.... only 3 pts. behind us. It looked like a turtle race between Montreal & CBJ. Now it looks like Philly will make it interesting. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 12, 2019 6:53:15 GMT -5
Philly has officially joined the WC race.... only 3 pts. behind us. Philly is now closer to us than we are to both PIT and CAR. That’s not a good trend. Thank goodness for the brutal stretch by the Jackets, save for their one game against PIT where they briefly regained a pulse. With PIT and CAR starting to sneak ahead, this is becoming a battle for WC#2. Maybe not the dream playoff matchup if you saw what the Lightning did to the great, omnipotent Leafs last night. |
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Post by folatre on Mar 12, 2019 8:59:24 GMT -5
On paper, Carolina is certainly not more talented than Montreal. But they are growing in confidence and with two guys in net having solid seasons, they can just ride whoever is hot. Murray is in a good groove right now for Pittsburgh so it is hard to imagine they blow enough games to miss the playoffs.
Philadelphia is probably not going to make it but they are playing loose and enjoying their hockey.
Columbus and Montreal are showing signs of nervousness and confusion. Tortorella and Julien are juggling their lines almost nightly. It seems hard to believe that a team with as much quality as the Blue Jackets could manage to miss the playoffs entirely.
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Post by jkr on Mar 12, 2019 10:05:43 GMT -5
On paper, Carolina is certainly not more talented than Montreal. But they are growing in confidence and with two guys in net having solid seasons, they can just ride whoever is hot. Murray is in a good groove right now for Pittsburgh so it is hard to imagine they blow enough games to miss the playoffs. Philadelphia is probably not going to make it but they are playing loose and enjoying their hockey. Columbus and Montreal are showing signs of nervousness and confusion. Tortorella and Julien are juggling their lines almost nightly. It seems hard to believe that a team with as much quality as the Blue Jackets could manage to miss the playoffs entirely. MTL and CBJ took opposite paths at the deadline yet neither look capable of making it right now. BUt the guys they got, Duchene & Dzengel have been busts so far with only one goal between them. |
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Post by blny on Mar 12, 2019 10:28:05 GMT -5
Looks like NHL is investigating an incident during the Leafs-Bolts game where a homophobic slur was used by a player.
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Post by folatre on Mar 12, 2019 11:07:32 GMT -5
You are right, jkr. Duchene and Dzingel have not been effective. Tortorella is not playing them together despite the fact they almost always played together in Ottawa. His reasoning, apparently, is that both guys have bad defensive habits.
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Post by jkr on Mar 12, 2019 11:21:58 GMT -5
You are right, jkr. Duchene and Dzingel have not been effective. Tortorella is not playing them together despite the fact they almost always played together in Ottawa. His reasoning, apparently, is that both guys have bad defensive habits. A stubborn coach. Where have we seen that before? |
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Post by blny on Mar 12, 2019 11:48:00 GMT -5
Looks like NHL is investigating an incident during the Leafs-Bolts game where a homophobic slur was used by a player. |
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Post by seventeen on Mar 12, 2019 13:04:43 GMT -5
Tampa's gameplan for tonight ... take note of the first priority ... Cheers. If you put one guy on Marner and hit and push and irritate and get him off his game, you can beat the leafs... and no penalties That's what they said about Gretzky too. I agree theoretically. You can stop anyone by constantly getting in their way and hounding them within the rules. The trick is in execution. I love watching Elias Pettersson and you can clearly see with him how adept he is at avoiding direct hits. There's often a continuous trail of guys recovering their balance and trying to get back in the play after missing him. He does all these jukes and feints before a checker ever gets near him that I think you're better off to pick one spot to his left or his right and throw yourself at that spot, praying that's the direction he eventually goes. At least that's a 50% chance of not looking like an idiot. Marner's like that. Eyes in the back of his head. It's gratifying to see Tampa listing Marner as the #1 key to the game. Leaf fans wax poetic about Matthews and expect Marner to accept less than him in a contract. The people who really have to game plan for Toronto see it differently. Course, Marner plays with Tavares so that's the #1 line, easily. In 2014/15, Tavares scored 38 goals in 82 games. He has 38 goals in 69 games so far this year so maybe playing with Marner has been good for him. (Besides being a great player all on his own). I have Marner in the top 5 players in the league. You can tell I like him a lot. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 12, 2019 15:44:57 GMT -5
... might want to reevaluate that chart ...
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Post by blny on Mar 12, 2019 16:05:33 GMT -5
... might want to reevaluate that chart ...
Yes the Bolts defensive unit is enough to overcome everything else and give them a 21 point gap over the Laffs. |
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Post by jkr on Mar 12, 2019 16:48:01 GMT -5
... might want to reevaluate that chart ...
I've met Toronto fans that are mystified about the dislike other fanbases have for them. They don't understand it. Well, the arrogance of that graphic says it all. Their top 6 is better than a group that includes Kucherov, Stamkos & Point? Anderson is better than Vasilevsky? And the bottom 6? Cirelli already has 14 goals. And Babcock, for all his accolades, has won 1 Cup, less than guys like Sutter or Quenneville. He's won at the international level but those teams have all star rosters for the most part. This is why watching them get spanked is so satisfying. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 12, 2019 17:05:01 GMT -5
With a few big names in the NCAA free agent market available after their teams were eliminated on the weekend, there has been a little flurry of activity of free agent signings. Detroit just scooped the leading scorer in NCAA hockey. These moves don't cost anything other than a contract spot, although the odds are that they may amount to nothing more than another good AHL depth guy. Teams just hope they have found the latest "late bloomer". Our best NCAA free agents recently likely were Lindgren and Carr.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 12, 2019 17:07:37 GMT -5
... might want to reevaluate that chart ...
I hadn't seen that before, and I'm having trouble getting up off the floor. My ribs hurt and it's not a heart attack. It's a laugh attack. The top lines might match up (open for debate), but Tampa's remaining 3 lines are all better. And the defense is unquestionably better (by a large margin) Coaching? I think Cooper's an excellent coach and I think Babcock is overrated. One cup with a pretty good Red Wing team which included LIdstrom, Datsyuk and Zetterberg. Sheesh. |
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Post by folatre on Mar 12, 2019 18:15:40 GMT -5
Too funny, where exactly did this "tale of the tape" come from? Was this made in a SN or TSN television studio or some dude's basement?
Just to play along, so the Leafs have better high end forwards, better depth forwards, and a better goalie yet they are 21 points behind the Lightning in the standings. Wouldn't that logically mean that perhaps Coach Babcock is not better. No, he's better too.
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Post by folatre on Mar 12, 2019 18:48:18 GMT -5
No help from the Bruins tonight, 3-1 Columbus after one.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 12, 2019 22:45:16 GMT -5
Pens come back against the Caps, and Columbus prevail 7-4 against Boston. We gain no ground against those two.
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Post by folatre on Mar 13, 2019 12:31:14 GMT -5
Tortorella finally came to his senses and played Duchene and Dzingel together (with big Josh Anderson). The top line is not too shabby either with Panarin and Atkinson on Dubois' wings. A top defense pair of Werenski and Jones is pretty elite as well.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 13, 2019 17:47:38 GMT -5
These conservative coaches. They always want to put some defensive guy on a line to improve the defensive stats. Should it not occur to them to consider what that might do to the offensive stats? Maybe it hurts those more than it helps on the defensive side? If the good offensive guys spend a lot of time in the other team's zone, is that not good? Anyway, now that Torts changed his tune, sure the team had 5 goals scored on them, but they got 7 and won. Duh.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 13, 2019 19:23:15 GMT -5
Hawks leading Leafs 4-0 in Toronto midway through game. That should get the fans up in arms 😁.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 13, 2019 19:27:28 GMT -5
With a few big names in the NCAA free agent market available after their teams were eliminated on the weekend, there has been a little flurry of activity of free agent signings. Detroit just scooped the leading scorer in NCAA hockey. These moves don't cost anything other than a contract spot, although the odds are that they may amount to nothing more than another good AHL depth guy. Teams just hope they have found the latest "late bloomer". Our best NCAA free agents recently likely were Lindgren and Carr. Thought that name rang a bell. Saw him play a few times for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. One of the better players on a weak team. Great skater, but not someone I thought had NHL potential. He may have improved in college. |
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Post by franko on Mar 13, 2019 19:40:59 GMT -5
Hawks leading Leafs 4-0 in Toronto midway through game. That should get the fans up in arms 😁. 5-1 after 2. "playing down to the opponents . . . it'll be different in the playoffs when it counts!" |
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Post by jkr on Mar 13, 2019 20:41:11 GMT -5
Hawks leading Leafs 4-0 in Toronto midway through game. That should get the fans up in arms 😁. 5-1 after 2. "playing down to the opponents . . . it'll be different in the playoffs when it counts!" Leafs made it close - ends 5-4 Hawks. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 14, 2019 1:05:25 GMT -5
With a few big names in the NCAA free agent market available after their teams were eliminated on the weekend, there has been a little flurry of activity of free agent signings. Detroit just scooped the leading scorer in NCAA hockey. These moves don't cost anything other than a contract spot, although the odds are that they may amount to nothing more than another good AHL depth guy. Teams just hope they have found the latest "late bloomer". Our best NCAA free agents recently likely were Lindgren and Carr. Thought that name rang a bell. Saw him play a few times for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. One of the better players on a weak team. Great skater, but not someone I thought had NHL potential. He may have improved in college. Yeah, wondered if you had seen him. Well travelled. He is from Calgary, played Junior A in BC, went to the NCAA, and now is part of the Detroit organization. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 14, 2019 1:14:02 GMT -5
Hawks leading Leafs 4-0 in Toronto midway through game. That should get the fans up in arms 😁. Hawks hang on and win 5-4. First time the Leafs gave up four in one period this season. Smirk. Both starters did not finish. Andersen was pulled after one. Crawford left after two because of the flu. He had given up a bad late one to make it 5-1. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 14, 2019 10:07:49 GMT -5
Check out this incredibly bad bounce (several bad bounces actually, bad puck luck, or whatever you want to tag it) in an AHL game between Texas and the Moose in Winnipeg. This is in an NHL arena no less.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 14, 2019 10:15:39 GMT -5
The Oilers performance last night ended up being quite the buzzkill in this NHL city. They were smoked 6-3 by the lowly Devils and failed to keep pace with surging Chicago and still remain 6 back, but with three teams to leapfrog to even get a sniff at that WC#2 spot.
I did a quick check on resale tickets for last night's game. I could have been in the upper deck for less than $40. That is way below face value right now. Mid-week game. Fading playoff chances. Uninspiring opponent.
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Post by jkr on Mar 14, 2019 12:59:27 GMT -5
Hawks leading Leafs 4-0 in Toronto midway through game. That should get the fans up in arms 😁. They were actually booed off the ice. |
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