we beat the leafs in 1999 conference finals to play the stars for the cup
- homiedclown

They made it to the 2nd round the year before the lost season when Pat Quinn, who's been dead for almost 9 years, was their coach.

Ullmark having a real rough night

WTF

https://www.msn.com/en-us...46e2987e1194fae66228&ei=8




- homiedclown

All for $9 donation vouchers

Tip of the cap to the Isles as I thought they played a much better game tonight.

Also doesn’t help when the official misses a high stick leading to the OT winner.

Nonetheless, they are outhitting the Canes 102-67 but averaging 2 goals per game.

Physicality in spades but need to be able to score and stop the score 🤷🏻‍♂️

Depends on the year.

Losing Bergeron, Krejci, while having their shooting luck and goaltending regress and all of a sudden they are a wild card team.

Also have to consider the 25 point drop would correlate with the rest of the Atlantic picking up some of those points.
- Swedish_Jesus

Ullmark decided to start his regression to the mean tonight instead of waiting until next year

yeah. i think their back half of the D will be okay and will be much better with any kind of pass rush.

edwards was such a sneaky good signing. edmunds and roquan smith are basically the same player to me but i think smith asking for a trade soured poles on him. plus, for as many tackles as smith makes, a ton of them are 7 yards down field.
- Gramps28

oh yeah? Wait til you see him against Swift, Jones and Cook twice a year. Last year was by far his best year. He’s really good in coverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZq0ph2ApIA

Doah!

oh yeah? Wait til you see him against Swift, Jones and Cook twice a year. Last year was by far his best year. He’s really good in coverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZq0ph2ApIA

Doah!
- Hatboro_Swords

reading is a skill. try it.
edwards. not edmunds.

Ullmark decided to start his regression to the mean tonight instead of waiting until next year
- Swedish_Jesus

#3 Overall Jeff Okudah traded for a 5th round pick. Sweet draftin Lions!

I’ve seen on a number of occasions the better hockey team lose a 7 game playoff series.

End of the day they are all small sample sizes, especially once you get down to win and go on games.

The Leafs had no business losing to Montreal in the bubble but it happened.
- Swedish_Jesus

So you’d agree it would’ve been possible the Sabres could’ve upset someone and played more than “an extra two weeks”?

So you’d agree it would’ve been possible the Sabres could’ve upset someone and played more than “an extra two weeks”?
- sbroads24

he is all over the place.

reading is a skill. try it.
edwards. not edmunds.
- Gramps28

Who’d win in a Bare Knuckle boxing match, Ditka or a tornado? Bear down. Straight to the basement of the NFC North.

#3 Overall Jeff Okudah traded for a 5th round pick. Sweet draftin Lions!
- Hatboro_Swords

That was the prior GM.

“ Holmes took cornerstone right tackle Penei Sewell with his first pick as Lions GM, No. 7 overall in 2021, added two more starters through the draft that spring, receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and defensive tackle Alim McNeill, and took five defensive contributors last season.

Sewell and St. Brown made the Pro Bowl last season; Aidan Hutchinson, the No. 2 pick of the 2022 draft, was runner-up for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year; and Hutchinson, James Houston (sixth round), Josh Paschal (second round) and Malcolm Rodriguez (sixth round) combined for 20.5 sacks, an NFL rookie record.”

Holmes drafts better in rounds 5-7 then Beane did in rounds 1-3 the last two years 🤪🤪

So you’d agree it would’ve been possible the Sabres could’ve upset someone and played more than “an extra two weeks”?
- sbroads24

Nothing is impossible, I wouldn’t have liked their chances though.

So you’d agree it would’ve been possible the Sabres could’ve upset someone and played more than “an extra two weeks”?
- sbroads24

Well, no, they'd have gotten steamrolled just like Florida are.


What's that?


The best team ever just got clowned in their building where they've lost 4 times the entire year?


Hmm

Panthers giving Boston a game tonight
- Buff36

Montour scored a pair tonight.

That was the prior GM.

“ Holmes took cornerstone right tackle Penei Sewell with his first pick as Lions GM, No. 7 overall in 2021, added two more starters through the draft that spring, receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and defensive tackle Alim McNeill, and took five defensive contributors last season.

Sewell and St. Brown made the Pro Bowl last season; Aidan Hutchinson, the No. 2 pick of the 2022 draft, was runner-up for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year; and Hutchinson, James Houston (sixth round), Josh Paschal (second round) and Malcolm Rodriguez (sixth round) combined for 20.5 sacks, an NFL rookie record.”

Holmes drafts better in rounds 5-7 then Beane did in rounds 1-3 the last two years 🤪🤪
- Swedish_Jesus

St. Brown is the reason why I want the Bills to draft Addison. USC has been churning out the WRs.

Well, no, they'd have gotten steamrolled just like Florida are.


What's that?


The best team ever just got clowned in their building where they've lost 4 times the entire year?


Hmm
- Wetbandit1

Could make an argument Florida is the second best team in the Atlantic that got hampered by goaltending issues until about 10 minutes ago when Alex Lyon showed up out of nowhere.

Florida isn’t a typical wild card team on paper.

The Isles are more like it

Carolina now without Svechnikov, Pacioretty, and Teravinen now for the rest of the playoffs.

Ouch

Could make an argument Florida is the second best team in the Atlantic that got hampered by goaltending issues until about 10 minutes ago when Alex Lyon showed up out of nowhere.

Florida isn’t a typical wild card team on paper.

The Isles are more like it
- Swedish_Jesus

How about the team that scored 5 more goals than them?

3rd in GF, but are at the tee box instead of the playoffs because the (frank)ing idiots in charge of the team couldn't get a (frank)ing goalie.

How about the team that scored 5 more goals than them?

3rd in GF, but are at the tee box instead of the playoffs because the (frank)ing idiots in charge of the team couldn't get a (frank)ing goalie.
- Wetbandit1

Levi being here helps, so will a capable starter that can handle at the very least 40 starts as we don’t know how Levi will handle a full workload.

I’m more worried about the assistant coaches than anything, but I trust that Gerbe is right and they will upgrade there.

How about the team that scored 5 more goals than them?

3rd in GF, but are at the tee box instead of the playoffs because the (frank)ing idiots in charge of the team couldn't get a (frank)ing goalie.
- Wetbandit1

hell, the whole run of bad play following the TDL because the GM didn't make any kind of move to show some belief in the team was almost criminal.
let alone being okay with rundumbs in net for 2 seasons.

Levi being here helps, so will a capable starter that can handle at the very least 40 starts as we don’t know how Levi will handle a full workload.

I’m more worried about the assistant coaches than anything, but I trust that Gerbe is right and they will upgrade there.
- Swedish_Jesus

the problem is adams has shown no inclinations to find a capable back-up let alone a starter.

the problem is adams has shown no inclinations to find a capable back-up let alone a starter.
- Gramps28

Adams acquired Levi to be fair, was told no thank you by Matt Murray (if Marco Kasper goes on to be a stud in Detroit that will hurt)

We can cry about what Adams “didn’t do” but he’s also given us a 7 year cup window.

So easy to think about the negatives and forget about the positives.

hell, the whole run of bad play following the TDL because the GM didn't make any kind of move to show some belief in the team was almost criminal.
let alone being okay with rundumbs in net for 2 seasons.
- Gramps28

Stillman-Lybushkin was a formidable third pair.

Greenway had some good and bad.

No long term boo boo’s though, which is all the more important.

Did he make the moves to make the playoffs this year ? No

Has he done anything to affect the team in a negative way long-term ? No.

The second point is just as important as the first. Look no further then Jim Benning screwing up a wet dream scenario in Vancouver the last few years

Adams acquired Levi to be fair, was told no thank you by Matt Murray (if Marco Kasper goes on to be a stud in Detroit that will hurt)

We can cry about what Adams “didn’t do” but he’s also given us a 7 year cup window.

So easy to think about the negatives and forget about the positives.
- Swedish_Jesus

he did? you have to make the playoffs to be in a cup window. until that happens, the clock on the window is ticking.

sorry but trying to acquire matt (frank)ing murray isn't a winning move. the guy has been dogpoop for at least 3 season when he has been healthy.

making a move at the TDL is something he should have done to not only show belief in this group for this season but give him a head start on getting some much needed pieces for next. when i say making moves i am referring to trading for guys who have some term on a contract.

even getting waxed in the playoffs has a benefit. it shows the kids what exactly is needed to win in the playoffs.