NHL Thread

[Mecca]

This Leafs team is gonna score a lot of goals.

i remember their hot start last year, too

[philpritchard]

This Leafs team is gonna score a lot of goals.

i remember their hot start last year, too

That's a weird thing to remember considering they won 2 of their first 9 and averaged less than 3 goals per game in that stretch.

[Dev]

good luck, phil.

[Dev]

we start tonight. don't think we can win and am kind of expecting a rough start to the season. we'll still go further than any of your teams but yeah, could be a rough start.

[philpritchard]

It'll probably be rough going as long as Karlsson's out. They don't exactly have a stellar defense right now.

[Dev]

It'll probably be rough going as long as Karlsson's out. They don't exactly have a stellar defense right now.

we actually have an extremely deep defence core. the trouble is upfront. of course, karlsson is a big loss.

[Strat]

Go Wild.

[Dev]

Go Wild.

meh the wild are the caps of the west. no finish.

[philpritchard]

It'll probably be rough going as long as Karlsson's out. They don't exactly have a stellar defense right now.

we actually have an extremely deep defence core. the trouble is upfront. of course, karlsson is a big loss.

With Karlsson out of the lineup, ALL of Oduya, Wideman, and Borowiecki will get significant ice-time. That's bad, and none of Phaneuf, Claesson, or Ceci is well-suited to take on tough minutes against top competition.

[Dev]

It'll probably be rough going as long as Karlsson's out. They don't exactly have a stellar defense right now.

we actually have an extremely deep defence core. the trouble is upfront. of course, karlsson is a big loss.

With Karlsson out of the lineup, ALL of Oduya, Wideman, and Borowiecki will get significant ice-time. That's bad, and none of Phaneuf, Claesson, or Ceci is well-suited to take on tough minutes against top competition.

sigh why didnt phaneuf waive the no-trade clause? he would not have been selected.

[Strat]

Go Wild.

meh the wild are the caps of the west. no finish.

Yea and its really fucking frustrating.

[philpritchard]

It'll probably be rough going as long as Karlsson's out. They don't exactly have a stellar defense right now.

we actually have an extremely deep defence core. the trouble is upfront. of course, karlsson is a big loss.

With Karlsson out of the lineup, ALL of Oduya, Wideman, and Borowiecki will get significant ice-time. That's bad, and none of Phaneuf, Claesson, or Ceci is well-suited to take on tough minutes against top competition.

sigh why didnt phaneuf waive the no-trade clause? he would not have been selected.

It would have made them much better by keeping Methot, that's for sure.

I'm not 100% convinced he wouldn't have been picked, though. It's still kind of hard to tell what Vegas is doing, but if they're really focused on building for the future it would have been smart to take him and then retain some salary to get a decent return in a trade.

[Strat]

Detroit you are embarrassing. Brand new arena and season opener and half the seats are empty. Hockeytown my arse. Go WIld.

[Coach]

[PHATJ]

Detroit you are embarrassing. Brand new arena and season opener and half the seats are empty. Hockeytown my arse. Go WIld.

That didn't go well.

[philpritchard]

Might want to work on locking things down defensively,
but...

This Leafs team is gonna score a lot of goals.

[MattA75]

I fully expect the Canucks to suck this year, but if their style of play is like last night all season, they'll at least lose in an entertaining, fun to watch fashion

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is there a maple leafs thread

[Dev]

I'd just like to make it clear that the Maple Leafs are the official redneck team in all of Canada.

[philpritchard]

I'd just like to make it clear that the Maple Leafs are the official redneck team in all of Canada.

Makes sense.