thebug Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: wow, Leafs fans getting all high and mighty about being in the tank... having won how many playoff series in the last 12 years???? Oh thats right...zero!!!!! Two third-place finishes and you would think they have dominated the NHL for the last twelve years. Least Pats fans have a reason to be arrogant 2005–0 2005–06 Eastern Northeast 82 41 33 —[w] 8 90 257 270 4th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2006–07 2006–07 Eastern Northeast Did not qualify 2007–08 2007–08 Eastern Northeast 82 36 35 — 11 83 231 260 5th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2008–09 2008–09 Eastern Northeast 82 34 35 — 13 81 250 293 5th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2009–10 2009–10 Eastern Northeast 82 30 38 — 14 74 214 267 5th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2010–11 2010–11 Eastern Northeast 82 37 34 — 11 85 218 251 4th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2011–12 2011–12 Eastern Northeast 82 35 37 — 10 80 231 264 4th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2012–13[x] 2012–13 Eastern Northeast 48 26 17 — 5 57 145 133 3rd 7 3 4 0 18 22 Lost Conference Quarterfinalsto Boston Bruins, 3–4[77] 2013–14 2013–14 Eastern Atlantic[y] 82 38 36 — 8 84 231 256 6th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2014–15 2014–15 Eastern Atlantic 82 30 44 — 8 68 211 262 7th — — — — — — Did not qualify 2015–16 2015–16 Eastern Atlantic 82 29 42 — 11 69 198 246 8th — — — — — — Did not qualify Don’t hurt your neck looking up in the standings! Way up!
plenzmd1 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 28 minutes ago, thebug said: Don’t hurt your neck looking up in the standings! Way up! And how did you get there? By tanking and stinking since 2004, we only stink since 2011. BT W, since 2011 we have the exact same amount of playoff series wins Least the Sabres got one less major playoff gag on their record.hmmhmm Boston? i ain’t givin ya much of a chance in the first round either. Certainly playoff format sucks for the Leafs, but dems da breaks.
thebug Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: And how did you get there? By tanking and stinking since 2004, we only stink since 2011. BT W, since 2011 we have the exact same amount of playoff series wins Least the Sabres got one less major playoff gag on their record.hmmhmm Boston? i ain’t givin ya much of a chance in the first round either. Certainly playoff format sucks for the Leafs, but dems da breaks. Those are some stellar talking points. Keep them handy!
plenzmd1 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, thebug said: Those are some stellar talking points. Keep them handy! Again, Pats fans have a reason to talk trash, Leafs fan? Cmon, that’s like Raptors fans get chesty cause they aright this year. Win something for Christ’s sake leafs fan is “ I know I am short, but I am in a room of short guys so that makes me tall. Again, win something, anything, even one playoff series. Edited April 3, 2018 by plenzmd1
thebug Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Again, Pats fans have a reason to talk trash, Leafs fan? Cmon, that’s like Raptors fans get chesty cause they aright this year. Win something for Christ’s sake leafs fan is “ I know I am short, but I am in a room of short guys so that makes me tall. Again, win something, anything, even one playoff series. Leafs have accomplished plenty this year.
plenzmd1 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, thebug said: Leafs have accomplished plenty this year. They have...do explain? 3rd place in the division is accomplishing something?
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shrader Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: Again, Pats fans have a reason to talk trash, Leafs fan? Cmon, that’s like Raptors fans get chesty cause they aright this year. Win something for Christ’s sake leafs fan is “ I know I am short, but I am in a room of short guys so that makes me tall. Again, win something, anything, even one playoff series. It reminds of of how much I used to laugh at Boston games back around 2009 when 20-something year old Bruin fans would attempt to taunt me by asking how many Stanley Cups I’ve won. First of all, since I never played pro hockey, clearly I’ve never won any. Second, I’ve never really understood being able to claim something that happened almost 20 years before you were born as a bragging right.
4merper4mer Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 11 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: They have...do explain? 3rd place in the division is accomplishing something? To be fair, they never hired Tim Murray. That is something the Sabres will sadly never claim.
ALF Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 3 games to go and either the Sabres 62 or Senators 65 will have the worse overall record.
plenzmd1 Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 must see TV tonight..not quite as big as the Arizona and Columbus games from the tank year, but still pretty important game.
thebug Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 12 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: They have...do explain? 3rd place in the division is accomplishing something? Let's see. There are 2 games remaining and they have already matched the franchise record for most points in a season. Last year they went from worst team in the NHL to making the play-offs with 95 points and they have not only improved on those point totals, (possibly by 12 points with 2 more wins) they have improved as a team. They improved on goals for and goals against. They were much better at holding a lead this year. They were much better in OT/Shoot-out games. On and on. For a young team like this, these are accomplishments for sure. Teams do not just go from worst in the league to Stanley Cup winners. There are generally some steps (accomplishments) along to way to reach that goal. Yes the division standing is the same, but the team is not. The Leafs could lose again in the first round this year as well, but that does not mean that this team has not had a successful season in regards to heading in the right direction. I'm pretty sure that if the Sabres went from 69 points to 95 and then to 103-107 points, you would consider them to have accomplished something.
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plenzmd1 Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 all good points bug, put until they win a playoff series, all of it is moot. Like I said, to get all chesty on their accomplishments is just a bit premature. PLayoffs is all that matters. Having said that, in a real league I think they win a first-round series this year, but this assinine playoff system I think they are cooked. And let's not forget they tanked just as hard as the Sabres, and their record over the last 12 years is no better and arguably worse, much worse, then the Sabres
shrader Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, thebug said: Let's see. There are 2 games remaining and they have already matched the franchise record for most points in a season. It has nothing to do with the rest of the post, but it drives me crazy when I hear any team making a claim like this one today. The point and win totals are inflated now thanks to the bonus point handed out to shootout winners. They can't be compared to anything prior to 2005-2006. Now that I've vented on my hatred of the shootout, carry on.
thebug Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said: all good points bug, put until they win a playoff series, all of it is moot. Like I said, to get all chesty on their accomplishments is just a bit premature. PLayoffs is all that matters. Having said that, in a real league I think they win a first-round series this year, but this assinine playoff system I think they are cooked. And let's not forget they tanked just as hard as the Sabres, and their record over the last 12 years is no better and arguably worse, much worse, then the Sabres Yeah the play-off system sucks, but that's why you play the games..... I was called every name in the book around here for suggesting that the Leafs had a brighter future with better talent than the Sabres 2 years ago. Leafs are in the playoffs for the 2nd straight year and the Sabres are about to finish last. It's not premature at all. 1
4merper4mer Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Translation re Housley comments on Nylander: Good kid. Not NHL caliber but tries hard. Deserves to play a meaningless NHL game like a 37 year old career AAA baseball player. Thanks again Tim.
thebug Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, shrader said: It has nothing to do with the rest of the post, but it drives me crazy when I hear any team making a claim like this one today. The point and win totals are inflated now thanks to the bonus point handed out to shootout winners. They can't be compared to anything prior to 2005-2006. Now that I've vented on my hatred of the shootout, carry on. That's true, but they were unable to accomplish this in the previous 12 years, so it's still a positive.
plenzmd1 Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Karlson out today eh? Hmm..can we sit Samson and Eichel for Nylander and Porter?
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