Wayward DP
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nah Murray + Jones in the finals
Nah Hildeby/Peksa in the finalsnah Murray + Jones in the finals
how is Detroit still ahead of Tampa? their nerdies look... poor
7 game win streaks will do that.Damn we really climbed up that xgf% chart fast.
I'm here for a Woll + Healthy Murray tandem for game 1.
Then they both get injured and Sammy comes back to beat the Avs in the finals.
Saga complete.
Would be pretty tough to do that when the cap likely prevents you from giving Murray any NHL starts before the beginning of the playoffs.
Though if he isn’t in fact dead and wants to resume his career, maybe they toss him a 1 year/NHL minimum deal to battle for the #2/3 spot for us next season.
Funny thing is, Spector’s actual take isn’t much better:
View: https://x.com/sportsnetspec/status/1762185186538836172?s=46&t=slvKDnX1n9ri7D4jpSVVzA
…and honestly, I’m surprised that the earth didn’t collapse into a black hole when two people as dense as Simmons & Spector got together in the tweet above.
Also curious about the “less glamorous elements”. Since if we’re talking about two-way play and defensive ability, Draisaitl & McDavid would never be allowed anywhere near the Hart if that was a requirement. Whereas Matthews is one of the best in that department.
But he’s probably talking about secondary assists instead.
I've never been too concerned about the D from the D. I want another guy who can create some O from the D, like Hanifin.The 5v5 defense, which everyone seems to think is dire and the leafs need to apparently add 2 good dmen and some checking forwards to fix, is now smack dab league average by xga, and comfortably above average by goals against.
But that doesn't tell the whole story. They have a 2.53xga/60 5v5 without Klinger in the lineup, which ranks just about right at #10 or #11.
And over the last 25gms, since they started to get their shit together after that dire post-christmas "easy sked" stretch, they've bumped that to 2.35xga/60, good for 6th best overall.
yeah I actually believe Murray could go on a massive heater for us in the playoffs
I don't trust Sheldon to ever try anything remotely risky with his lineup, but if Woll was bumpy, I'd have no rope for Sammy. He's a fumbly, scrambly mess in the crease. If we can find a way to conditioning sting Murray before the playoffs without it affecting our cap, try that and see how he does. If he looks fine, like I said, no rope for Sammy. Bad game and banished to the pressbox.