The Motherfucking 2021 Season Thread

[zeke]

Just here to watch the responses

impeccable wordsmith with impeccable timing as always, fred.

 

[LeafGm]

Just here to watch the responses

I’m using voice-to-text to write this post, since my eyes rolled right out of my head when I read that Fred comment.

 

[CH1]

Andersen went on to say "Did you see Rittich last week? If he can get $3M a year...."

 

[WellPlayed]

Hatred for boring hockey interviews aside, "I'm just focused on getting healthy and helping the team any way I can." would have been just fine there Fred.

 

[hockeylover]

Hopped into the car this afternoon in time to hear Fred referred to as "part of the team's core".

I still worry him coming back + his reputation will cause them to have a shorter leash on Campbell than he's earned.

 

[Wayward DP]

Hopped into the car this afternoon in time to hear Fred referred to as "part of the team's core".

I roll up my windows to drown out the screams of homeless Leaf fans

 

[MindzEye]

"great"

 

[BG]

That answer screams "I'm definitely worried".

If he truly feels that way - a simple "no" would have said it all. That he needed to pump his tires tells me that not playing well/injured has him worried about next year.

 

[Volcanologist]

can't get him out of here fast enough.

 

[CH1]

can't get him out of here fast enough.

that’s no way to treat your Conne Smythe award winner

 

[MindzEye]

First goalie with a .904sv% in the playoffs to win the conn smythe...

If it was only Toronto media voters, I wouldn't put it past them.

 

[CH1]

Putting the Con in Conne Smythe

 

[Killer93]

Jack > Fred

 

[CH1]

Chuckie redux (from the athletic)

 

[soco22]

Smelling burnt toast sitting in the hot sun after accidentally sitting on zeke’s penis after eating the shit lunch thst Preston made while being forced to listen leafnation’s racist thoughts over and over that is narrated by Babcock and Hughson and the TV is stuck on listening to overdrive talk about the need to sign fred long term > Fred

fixed

 

[zeke]

"accidentally"

 

[zeke]

Chuckie redux (from the athletic)

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[MindzEye]

Chuckie redux (from the athletic)

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Tavares sees his expected goals go down with Galchenyuk, and if we're asking whether we would trade .4 expected goals against for 1.4 expected for with Matthews...well, where the fuck do I sign up?

We can look at the scoring chance numbers as well and the question is the same and a pretty easy one. Would you trade 15.7 scoring chances per 60 with Auston Matthews & Mitch Marner on the ice, for 9.6 per 60 against. The answer is yes, yes fucking please.

I'm going to ignore the goal numbers largely because we've been a mediocre shooting skill team over the last month and a received .899 goaltending.

 

[LeafGm]

Yeah, I'm a little confused by how Siegel's interpreting those numbers. What they mostly seem to be saying is that Galchenyuk's a better fit with Matthews/Marner than he is with Tavares/Nylander.

Which is fine. Put Gally on the first line, and then you have the luxury of putting one of Hyman or Foligno on the third line.

 

[CH1]

Tavares sees his expected goals go down with Galchenyuk, and if we're asking whether we would trade .4 expected goals against for 1.4 expected for with Matthews...well, where the **** do I sign up?

We can look at the scoring chance numbers as well and the question is the same and a pretty easy one. Would you trade 15.7 scoring chances per 60 with Auston Matthews & Mitch Marner on the ice, for 9.6 per 60 against. The answer is yes, yes fucking please.

I'm going to ignore the goal numbers largely because we've been a mediocre shooting skill team over the last month and a received .899 goaltending.

the numbers are solid
this is where the eye test (ie Chuckie stops skating the other night on a back check) can have emotional resonance that can test the faith of even the most ardent nerd.

Will Keefe soon bench Chuckie like all previous coaches have done...stay tuned!