Around the NHL — Episode XLXVI

[PlayOn]

People have been blaming depth for the leafs failures for years. The truth is that GMs for those teams have still given the Leafs enough depth to win in the playoffs. Their failure to consistently advance is very clearly a result of having their best players not show up when the hockey gets more physical and defensive.

Always so much focus on their stars but their team is horribly built.

People critique Boston but their talent is spread out. You list their best players and you would land on Pastranak, Marchand, McAvoy, Carlo, Lindholm, Swayman, Ullmark. Their major issue is they are seriously lacking a 1C but they are well built otherwise.

You list the leafs best players and the only guy that’s not a forward is Rielly.

 

[Senovision]

Wyatt Johnston OT winner vs. Vegas last night

He went 23rd overall in the 2021 draft and we picked Tyler Boucher 10th overall.......just sayin'

 

[BondraTime]

No team will succeed if they cant rely on depth in the playoffs.

Dangle sucks so hard. He's only successful because he speaks to the grandiose narcissism of that fanbase. He gets to throw the tantrum on their behalf.


We would have been better served giving $5m to Foligno than to Tarasenko imo. Not a knock on Tarasenko at all, he was a good acquisition, but Foligno is the definition of an all-around pro.

Dangle is legitimately one of the most embarrassing people I’ve come across following hockey in my 35 years alive.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Dangle is legitimately one of the most embarrassing people I’ve come across following hockey in my 35 years alive.

I used to think it was ironic, but if it ever was he's completely become the bit

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Imagine….. In 2006, the Sens selected Nick Folino in the first round, no second round pick, and in the third round they selected Eric Gryba.

Three picks later, the Bruins selected Brad Marchand



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Feel like Marchand was around so much earlier than gryba. Would have never guess they were the same draft

Dangle is legitimately one of the most embarrassing people I’ve come across following hockey in my 35 years alive.

He’s blocked on my twitter. Guy is so annoying

 

[Loach]

I've been stolling through the Around the NHL boards, East only so far. Not much, any at all really, sympathy for leafs. Laughter. There is very much laughter.

 

[Adrianopolous]

Seeing Marchand at 6m then seeing our bums at 8M bring a tear closer to my eye.

The tear would fully fall out though if our bums were 10-12M guys like our Ontario counterpart.

 

[Bileur]

Seeing Marchand at 6m then seeing our bums at 8M bring a tear closer to my eye.

The tear would fully fall out though if our bums were 10-12M guys like our Ontario counterpart.

Marchand’s 6 was a pretty similar % of the cap when he signed to the sens % of the cap when they signed.

Of course our guys weren’t as accomplished but the process wasn’t insane.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Avs are so good. Amazing the pace that they can play at shift after shift

 

[Hale The Villain]

Jets don't get criticized enough for consistently crapping the bed in the playoffs.

Last 5 years they've only gotten past the 1st round once, which was 20/21 (the playoff bubble year), and then they got swept by the Habs.

You'd think a team built around strong team defense with one of the NHL's best goalies would be able to have some success in the playoffs, but they haven't and are just getting dismantled by the Avs right now.

 

[Ouroboros]

Winnipeg are the third best team on the ice again. Stick a fork in them.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Steve Dangle is so embarrassing, the dude managed to turn ranting about the Leafs on the internet into a career with Sportsnet, a book deal, a successful podcast network, and now gets to spend his life talking about hockey, traveling to see games across the continent, and rubbing elbows with both the players and NHL sports media. Seriously, what a...


Shit. Why didn't I start a channel ranting about the Sens when I was in high school?! I could've been living like a king!

 

[Senscore]

Jets on pace to maintain their 6 GA/G average.


Pathetic

 

[Wallet Inspector]

It's interesting how the Avs' 3 best players all far exceeded their draft expectations.

Mackinnon was 1OA, but even so, no one expected him to become the 2nd best player in the league.
Rantanen was considered a top 10 pick by scouts, but nobody had projected him to become a 1000 point player.
Makar was seen as a great powerplay quarterback and offensive defenseman, but again, was not at all projected to become the best D-man in the league at the time of his draft.

 

[BondraTime]

It's interesting how the Avs' 3 best players all far exceeded their draft expectations.

Mackinnon was 1OA, but even so, no one expected him to become the 2nd best player in the league.
Rantanen was considered a top 10 pick by scouts, but nobody had projected him to become a 1000 point player.
Makar was seen as a great powerplay quarterback and offensive defenseman, but again, was not at all projected to become the best D-man in the league at the time of his draft.

That will apply to any of the top teams in the league

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[Senovision]

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Vancouver look like total shit.

 

[BondraTime]

Vancouver look like total shit.

Paper tiger

That team is going nowhere

Edit: 2nd time the past few days I’ve posted and the team has scored twice within minutes.

 

[Senscore]

Guys the Canucks just tied it with 8 seconds left

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Vancouver look like total shit.

They’re frauds. Then they do the late comeback. Frauds.

Why are all the preds on one side of the nets and all the Canucks are on the other side.?

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Love Zadorov oh front of the net.

 

[Ouroboros]

Big Game Boeser.

 

[Senovision]

Boeser 3 Nashville 3
Going to OT
Canucks win

 

[Senscore]