Yeah. Dude was trash.
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NHL February 2017 |OT| Alternative Stats
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Every game is from a different reality for you
If the playoffs started right now...
Panthers @ Capitals
Blue Jackets @ Penguins
Rangers @ Canadiens
Maple Leafs @ Senators
Flames @ Wild
Blues @ Blackhawks
Predators @ Sharks
Ducks @ Oilers
EDIT: Just saw the replay of the OT on TV. I knew Sam would be losing his mind over that Price save with 2 seconds to go.
Panthers @ Capitals
Blue Jackets @ Penguins
Rangers @ Canadiens
Maple Leafs @ Senators
Flames @ Wild
Blues @ Blackhawks
Predators @ Sharks
Ducks @ Oilers
EDIT: Just saw the replay of the OT on TV. I knew Sam would be losing his mind over that Price save with 2 seconds to go.
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Not sure what universe you're from, Laine was being compared to Lemieux 20 games into his career.
Anyways, Leafs need Anderson to be better if they're going to have any chance to make the playoffs. Four goals on 20 shots is simply not acceptable from a starting goalie making with his kind of contract.
Throwing some AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS for tonight's game.
Bless this mess of a team.
Delete this nephew.
Bless this mess of a team.
Delete this nephew.
Laine definitely gets high praise, but I think his point is that Matthews, in comparison, gets more love. Which is true, but that's really just a symptom of the Leafs being the focal point for Rogers and Bell.
Rough game, but hopefully the win can give them the confidence boost they've been lacking. Price is definitely back which is good news, AGally just needs to find himself again.
If you think Price is making anything less than $9 M + then you might as well start packing his shit now. 10+ seems to be the assumption, anything less is a discount which he does not owe the franchise in any way.
Sad part is I can't tell if you're trolling or not anymore
CreeperBlocks
Banned
If the playoffs started right now...
Panthers @ Capitals
Blue Jackets @ Penguins
Rangers @ Canadiens
Maple Leafs @ Senators
Flames @ Wild
Blues @ Blackhawks
Predators @ Sharks
Ducks @ Oilers
EDIT: Just saw the replay of the OT on TV. I knew Sam would be losing his mind over that Price save with 2 seconds to go.
I like those Match Ups
ZeroGravity
Member
Going to be interesting with Yzerman's decision on trading Bishop or not. He's carried the team back within striking distance of a playoff spot.
That was a great OT. During that sequence he actually would had a more elevated shot if he tried to one time slap shot instead of holding it and settling it down and going for the wrister.
Maybe I am just so use to Hoffbae in a similar position just rifling it no matter what the state of the puck is.
Maybe I am just so use to Hoffbae in a similar position just rifling it no matter what the state of the puck is.
No goalie is worth that much. And history shows that you don't need the best goalie in the world to win a cup. Shit, looking at recent cup winners, the only one I can come up with in the past decade who had arguably the best goalie in the world at the time was Boston. You can't have a sieve back there obviously, but as far as winning a cup, a solid goalie making $6-7M a year works just as fine as a $10M+ a year guy.
Frankly I'm not even sure Price wants to stay anyway. I could see him riding off into the California sunset with a dumptruck of cash. And I couldn't blame him.
Reckheim
Member
If you don't give him 8+ minimum he isn't staying anyways. Plenty of teams out there willing to pay more than that for him.
Why wouldn't he want to stay?
Dude has been through the ringer in Montreal. First it was people bitching when he was a young guy who liked to have fun and party. Then it was because he had a sophomore slump. Then it was when he lost his job and everyone said to trade him. Then it was the fallout from throwing his arms up and "chill out". Then it was the injury. Now it's the bad stretch he had this year. Dude has been under the microscope and underappreciated his whole career in Montreal. It wouldn't surprise me if he wanted a change or to play for a contender when his contract is up.
And throwing a goalie a 7 year, $70M+ contract gives me the chills. I think I'd okay up to $9M a year, for services rendered in the past, but if we get into $10M-$12M a year.....ehhhhh
Also, Pacioretty's next contract will be scary too....he's underpaid now so he's going to get a huge raise. Sadly it'll come at exactly the moment that a player's production typically falls off.
That's all well and good, but where are you going to find a $6-7M goalie. Say Price walks, you think Fleury or Bishop or whoever is gonna get you the cup?
I think no goalie is getting this team the cup as it is right now. The team isn't a legit contender no matter who is in the crease.
Would I rather have the current team with Price, or a team with another legit top 4 D, another legit top 2 C, another 1-2 top 6 wingers, and Fleury or Bishop? Definitely the latter.
Realistically though, we're talking maybe a $2M swing in terms of keeping him or trading him. $7M preferred, but not $9M. I don't think that $2M in savings is a real dealbreaker. You can look at teams that got the cup without a top 3 goalie, but show me those teams that don't have a couple bad contracts. Show some foresight with a couple of those less desirable contracts and all of a sudden an extra sack of cash allocated toward a star goaltender evens things out.
Whatever extra premium you pay for Price, you make up for shrewd acquisitions and contract management. I mean, that's the job, right? Keep/get stars, manage everything else in between.
Edit: In Blue Jackets bye week news, PLDubust has 14g 15a in 18 games since being traded in the QMJHL. Vitaly Abramov has 43g 44a in 56 games. Good for 2nd in goals and 2nd in points.
in the case of a 2M swing, I agree with you
but I actually, truly believe he's getting 11-12M
7th-10th in the East is too damn tight, Billy!
OSW Review rules.
Media dick sucking has more value unfortunately.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Riemer in net tonight, looks like we have #GoalieControversey
bonesmccoy
Banned
Laine gets about as much press as you'd expect for a guy who plays in a tiny market on a bad-to-average team. It's silly to expect he would get more press attention than the other really good rookie playing for the massively popular team in a significantly larger market.
The real scandal anyway is Sheifele. If he was in Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto, he'd the next Toews/Thornton/etc.
Too many threesomes, draining his truculence
Real hockey players instead of those fake hockey players. Hate those guys.
Laine hasn't been nearly as valuable as Matthews this season. Yeah, he's a dynamic offensive player with a gamebreaking shot, but he hasn't done shit for the Jets. The team hasn't improved at all with him in the lineup. I'm not saying he's to blame for his team's shortcomings, but part of being the most valuable rookie is having an immediate positive impact on your team. The Leafs were expected to be bottom dwellers this season, and they're right in the playoff hunt with Matthews leading the way. Jets will finish the season with about the same record as last year.
Roman Polak is tough and will lead your team to the cup finals.
Just look at the Sharks. Can you believe it? The Sharks.
"Real hockey player."
Yeah it's Laine's fault that his team is coached by a dumbass that can't instill a system to save his life or instill a defensive system even with great dman in his disposal, yeah it's Laine fault that the goaltending can't even be average and has been shit most of all season, it's Laine's fault that the team doesn't know how to kill a penalty or keeps taking dumbshit penalties.
The guy is outscoring everyone in his class, what else do you want from him, he can't take a faceoff for you because he ain't a center.
Sing? pff who needs to sing when people will rap about you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMUhQLYnY9M
I don't think he can prevent the Jackets from being relocated in five years or so.
Like I said, I don't blame any of that stuff on him. He's an excellent rookie. He has one of the best shots in the league at 19 years old. I just don't think he's done as much for his team as Matthews has. I wouldn't even be mad if he wins the Calder. He deserves it. I just think (so far) Matthews deserves it more.
But can he wake up the vets?
idk, ask imbask. He's the most knowledgeable here when it comes to the Maple Leafs
:'(