Simon Belmont
Banned
Habs are on a 3-6-1 streak and just fired their coach. I can see why you'd want to focus on the Leafs
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Habs are on a 3-6-1 streak and just fired their coach. I can see why you'd want to focus on the Leafs
MECCA
Seriously.
Zombie James
Banned
Well, really, the Calder doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Like, Jeff Skinner won it and he hasn't had as good a season since. Barret Jackman won it over Zetterberg. How good was Sergei Samsonov's career? It's a feather in the cap, nothing more.
yeah keep that in mind when Matthews win it, i'm sure your fellow Leafs fans will hold the same discourse and there won't be any fellatio invitation thrown around
All that has absolutely nothing to do with Calder voting at all. Can't believe that MVP bullshit has spread to other awards.
Have to change the criteria to favour your team's player
Reckheim
Member
This I agree with.
The comparison between Matthews and Laine is equally as dumb as the crosby/ovechkin narrative. Wish media would drop it, they are very different types of players and comparing them is ridiculous.
No doubt. Habs fans should say Price is the Vezina frontrunner because the Wild or Caps are better overall teams therefor Price is more important to the Habs success.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
My Cat had another seizure . This time it was longer than before and he peed everywhere 😢
I'm cleaning him up now.
. This time it was longer than before and he peed everywhere 😢I'm cleaning him up now.
My Cat had another seizure
I'm cleaning him up now.
Dude that sucks. Sick pets are the worst (or as bad as sick kids I guess).
I think if you take a poll of Leafs fans and ask what they would want more 1. playoffs 2. calder for Matthews it would be a pretty clear win for playoffs. Nobody gives a fuck about individual awards.
Simon Belmont
Banned
Toronto fans are going to be so sad about a player not winning an individual award, what with out history of players winning them all the time.
The only time I'd care about an individual award is the Conn Smythe cause it would mean the Leafs are in the finals.
Leafs would be the type of team to win a cup and still lose the Conn Smythe to a 3rd liner
And that would be fine. LOL the cup is the most important trophy of all.
Simon Belmont
Banned
You had me here.
My Cat had another seizure
I'm cleaning him up now.
Creeper
That's just awful with your cat.
You know, I'd be okay with this.
You're right that the Calder shouldn't be about team impact, but it seems to be what the voters generally use as the "tiebreaker" to reach their decision. 8 of the 11 Calder winners since the lockout were from teams that either made the playoffs that year or improved substantially from the previous season.
Have you met imbask? I think you two would really like each other.
You won't have to imagine for long. 2-3 seasons and the Leafs will be really good.
At that point, this has been the Leafs motto for the past 25 years
Thanks man, I was looking for a good laugh.
is that when the Vets are going to wake up?
Hey you're the guy that said the Leafs wouldn't even make the playoffs for the next 6 seasons. If they make it this year they're well ahead of your prognostication.
Craig Button's (I know, I know) list of the best players not in the NHL has Logan Stanley ahead of Jack Roslovic. God I wish that were true - in that Stanley was actually good.
Chabot is third, better hope Dorion doesn't see that list before Chevy makes his "Perreault plus a second and select anything from this list of mediocrity" offer.
Chabot is third, better hope Dorion doesn't see that list before Chevy makes his "Perreault plus a second and select anything from this list of mediocrity" offer.
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
Didn't realize the Calder just went to the rookie with the most points?
Lone_Prodigy
Member
All this Laine-Matthews talk, and here I am wondering what the Canucks would look like if they didn't sweep a late-season California road trip to finish out of the bottom two. They probably would've lost the lottery anyway.
let's be real though, we're all stuck in this garbage division and that's why any of us has any chance of making the playoffs. That includes the Canadiens too, i'm just saying
Real or not, you had the Leafs at the bottom of the league again this season. Even said they'd have to draft 1st overall for two years. (last year and this year) You've also predicted that Nylander would be a huge bust, so really your prediction record kind of sucks.
Edit: I can provide Socreges level references to support my claims
How dare you bring up my alternative facts again. I was right about Nylander though, you're about to trade him anyway (prediction)
Yeah 42 points in 58 games in his first full season is huge busting.
The Calder goes to the "best" rookie, usually defined as the most proficient. That's why defensemen can win, or even a goalie but that would be tough in this day and age. None of that is what Cactus was saying at all of course.
Did you even read my second post? To paraphrase, since the lockout (with a couple of exceptions), the Calder winner generally does not come from a grossly underperforming tire fire like the 2016/2017 Winnipeg Jets.
Anyway, Matthews won't hit some of his bonuses if he loses, so it would be beneficial for the Leafs and their 17/18 cap if Laine wins.
Depends on how they rank each. If a Toronto writer puts Marner as his #1, does he automatically put Laine #2 and Matthews #3? It's on a points based system where writers pick their top 5. Points are 10-7-5-3-1. As good as Marner has been, I would find it hard to believe a writer wouldn't have Laine or Matthews as 1-2 or vice versa.
It puts the lotion in the basket.
Got a score notification saying Miller meeting with his agent to discuss things in advance of the trade deadline
why is a player talking to his Agent public knowledge and news? Not that I care, if we trade Miller we're definitely tanking though.
why is a player talking to his Agent public knowledge and news? Not that I care, if we trade Miller we're definitely tanking though.
Please tell me you're kidding
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Even worse, my dad's name is Austin and my mom is Liane.
Just very very confusing all the time, I've carried so much misplaced anxiety.
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