Around the League 43: Playoff Time- Goodbye Buffalo, Goodbye Yzerplan. And Goodbye Yotes, Welcome Utah.

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Fox needs to improve his spatial awareness. He’s putting his health at risk not paying attention to the oncoming defenders at the line.

It’s the exact same play as the Aho one. He’s making an abrupt cut to try to jump into the play and then goes knee-on-knee with a guy who didn’t move away from his trajectory at all to make contact. It’s “smart” in that it draws a call and helps his team, but it’s playing with fire.

 

[Chrispy]

Lapierre goes full Leroy Jenkins for a 1 on 3 goal.

I think Necas is a little jealous.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Lapierre goes full Leroy Jenkins for a 1 on 3 goal.

I think Necas is a little jealous.

I mean, I’m jealous too. I wish Necas was converting on those lately.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Ovi is basically useless. He is just around to get the regular season scoring record

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

The rags are pathetic trash

 

[Svechhammer]

Rags are probably gonna have to wait about a week til their next game.

Not so sure that's a good thing for them

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Stars are only chance to have a close series?

1 sweep
6 3-1 series
1 2-1 series

Not a lot of entertaining series

 

[bleedgreen]

Fox received a bit of a dirty play there.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I'm not at all surprised the Rangers swept the Caps. I feel like Pittsburgh or Wings would have at least made it interesting, if not a little more entertaining to watch. OVI had a whopping 5 Sog in the series, no points. I hope the rangers get nice and rusty.

 

[Svechhammer]

Yeah I don't think the Rangers looked particularly good in that series. They already looked a bit rusty and now they have a lengthy break til the next series?

Let's finish off the Isles tomorrow, but I'm looking forward to that series. A little bit of payback after a couple years ago would be very nice. I'm fact, this playoff is being set up so that the next couple rounds could be particularly cathartic for us.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Still wish Boeser was a Cane

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

Obviously I'm not a Leafs fan, but it's really odd to me how all their ire seems almost solely focused on Mitch Marner. Seems like the whole team has crapped the bed (literally in Matthews' case).

ETA: Also, I love how twitter has all these "lip-reading experts" to precisely translate what is said in games lol.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Obviously I'm not a Leafs fan, but it's really odd to me how all their ire seems almost solely focused on Mitch Marner. Seems like the whole team has crapped the bed (literally in Matthews' case).

ETA: Also, I love how twitter has all these "lip-reading experts" to precisely translate what is said in games lol.

Marner has an high ankle sprain that is really holding them back

 

[DaveG]

Obviously I'm not a Leafs fan, but it's really odd to me how all their ire seems almost solely focused on Mitch Marner. Seems like the whole team has crapped the bed (literally in Matthews' case).

ETA: Also, I love how twitter has all these "lip-reading experts" to precisely translate what is said in games lol.

LOL what's all this now?

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

LOL what's all this now?

LOL. I heard he had food poisoning or some sort of stomach bug?? He played the first two periods and then was pulled by the team docs for the third.

 

[MinJaBen]

Still wish Boeser was a Cane

He'd probably rupture his Achilles if here...

 

[Stickpucker]

OV playing zero defense to allow the short handed goal was just so typical him.

He looked awful and like someone who had no interest in being in the POs.

I don't see him ad captain material going forward.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Teflon Ron Francis. Did nothing to improve the team, fires his coach.

 

[DaveG]

I mean let's be real though, it's not like it would be too difficult to improve on Dave frigin Hakstol as coach there.

 

[MinJaBen]

Teflon Ron Francis. Did nothing to improve the team, fires his coach.

Well he fired Hakstol, so that is an improvement.



Of course, he also hired him...

 

[Chrispy]

I mean let's be real though, it's not like it would be too difficult to improve on Dave frigin Hakstol as coach there.

Looks back at Francis’s one head coach hire in Raleigh.

I guess it depends on what you’re trying to improve…

 

[A Star is Burns]

Looks like some insiders and wannabe insiders are already peddling Rod to Seattle as a possibility. Granted, I saw some of the same around Buffalo with the Adams convention. Guess you leave yourself open to this speculation when you make negotiations so difficult.

 

[cptjeff]

Looks like some insiders idiots and wannabe insiders are already peddling Rod to Seattle as a possibility. Granted, I saw some of the same around Buffalo with the Adams convention. Guess you leave yourself open to this speculation when you make negotiations so difficult.

FTFY.

Rod ain't going anywhere and the actual insiders have been reporting that his deal has been agreed to for ages. Rod is currently negotiating on behalf of his assistants, again.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Well he fired Hakstol, so that is an improvement.



Of course, he also hired him...

he signed him to an extension last season too.

 

[A Star is Burns]

FTFY.

Rod ain't going anywhere and the actual insiders have been reporting that his deal has been agreed to for ages. Rod is currently negotiating on behalf of his assistants, again.

Yes, I pretty much agree with that. But those same insiders that are legit and say it's done have brought up the assistants thing again. I don't think there's anything that won't get ironed out but you leave yourself open to this silliness when you don't have it done months ago. It's largely just noise, but it could be avoided.