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Around the League: 2019-2020 Regular Season

I don't think I've ever seen a player who was so good be so criminally underrated to almost overnight see his play turn to vinegar be be so laughably overrated. Cory Schneider's had one hell of a weird career.
 
Saw an interesting stat re: Leafs wining pct

Uncle Lou + Babcock = .640

Dubas + Babcock = .478

Dubas inherited a 105 point team playing at .640 (6th best overall) and over the course now of 105 games has built a team that is performing at .478 (25th overall)

Uncle Lou inherited a non playoff NYI team that had a .573 winning % (19th overall), then lost his franchise player JT, and in the course of 105 games YTD has his new team playing at a .816% (1st in NHL)
 
Saw an interesting stat re: Leafs wining pct

Uncle Lou + Babcock = .640

Dubas + Babcock = .478

Dubas inherited a 105 point team playing at .640 (6th best overall) and over the course now of 105 games has built a team that is performing at .478 (25th overall)

Uncle Lou inherited a non playoff NYI team that had a .573 winning % (19th overall), then lost his franchise player JT, and in the course of 105 games YTD has his new team playing at a .816% (1st in NHL)

The Isles compete every night and have solid team complimentary components and coach .

Leafs are not built to compete for 60 minutes defensively .

Its fire wagon hockey or bust with TO . Tons of talent but they are not built to grind it out .

Dubass constructed a flawed roster and JT looks like shit right now and misses the guy that hands him 2 foot putts

Too soft and its not all on the coach . D is a mess and Barrie was a misfit from day 1 .
 
The Isles compete every night and have solid team complimentary components and coach .

Leafs are not built to compete for 60 minutes defensively .

Its fire wagon hockey or bust with TO . Tons of talent but they are not built to grind it out .

Dubass constructed a flawed roster and JT looks like shit right now and misses the guy that hands him 2 foot putts

Too soft and its not all on the coach . D is a mess and Barrie was a misfit from day 1 .

I've watched quite a few Leaf games this year, saw some when Tavares was out but saw quite a few with him and last years playoffs and he's invisible 5 on 5. The only time I noticed him is with a man advantage or in OT. Seems like his skating is somewhat catching up to him sooner than though
 
The Isles compete every night and have solid team complimentary components and coach .

Leafs are not built to compete for 60 minutes defensively .

Its fire wagon hockey or bust with TO . Tons of talent but they are not built to grind it out .

Dubass constructed a flawed roster and JT looks like shit right now and misses the guy that hands him 2 foot putts

Too soft and its not all on the coach . D is a mess and Barrie was a misfit from day 1 .

The issue here is they are never playing firewagon hockey. Babcock wants them to "Grind it out". They can certainly be agreat team playing to their strengths but that is not happening with this coach.

And Babcock is no Barry Trotz. Where would the Islanders be without him?
 
Honestly Babcock is better suited to coach the Isles than he is the Leafs as they are currently constructed. A nice rigid, defense-first system piled high with guys who are happy enough to play that way? That's mother's milk to Babs.
 
The issue here is they are never playing firewagon hockey. Babcock wants them to "Grind it out". They can certainly be agreat team playing to their strengths but that is not happening with this coach.

And Babcock is no Barry Trotz. Where would the Islanders be without him?


JB your leafs are flawed , too many brain farts and poor overall team defence .

That's not all on Babdick , cant be . Your D has been shit for years , that's on Dubas .

You don't have enough compete in your lineup , that on Dubas .

This is an organizational issue top down . Your roster composition isn't winning with this group .

You turned over half a roster due to cap issues and questionable trades and signings are on Dubas .

I cant see Keefe waving a wand and its all fixed overnight Jack .
 
JB your leafs are flawed , too many brain farts and poor overall team defence .

That's not all on Babdick , cant be . Your D has been shit for years , that's on Dubas .

You don't have enough compete in your lineup , that on Dubas .

This is an organizational issue top down . Your roster composition isn't winning with this group .

You turned over half a roster due to cap issues and questionable trades and signings are on Dubas .

I cant see Keefe waving a wand and its all fixed overnight Jack .

You're underrating the Leafs talent. They are playing the wrong system. You can't say they are built wrong since you've never seen them play a system with how they are built.
 
You're underrating the Leafs talent. They are playing the wrong system. You can't say they are built wrong since you've never seen them play a system with how they are built.

Yes , they have tons of skill , but that's one aspect of the game

You have to fight for loose pucks , win battles along the wall, etc ..... your team doesn't compete enough .

Anderson has bailed your team out far too often the last few years .

I get a slump here and there Jack , it happens to everyone .

Your sloppiness is most nights and its a team issue.

Your stars don't show up and work hard enough for 60 minutes .

You blaming Babs for Morgan or Tyson coughing up pucks and being lazy defensively the last few months ?

A coaching change is needed for sure but your issues are deeper than that .

Your PP stinks and your top talent isn't producing with a man advantage , what`s the problem ?

Habs have less talent but our compete level is higher .

You can`t keep giving up 5-10 glorious scoring opportunities and 40 shots every night and win , your skill cant make up for those mistakes Jack .
 
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