Recent content by GhostofPotvin29

Seems to always be an excuse this year.

Jarry has been hot and cold for years now, just as likely he’ll fall off this season as there is that Skinner will pick it up. Pittsburgh also had three young goalies who will need to get some NHL opportunity soon, and Skinner’s deal comes off the books at the end of the season. Feel like it’s...

Hopefully it’ll at least give them some confidence and it will translate into what I think is a more sustainable way of playing/winning.

Really? To me they still got dominated in shots, attempts, scoring chances, etc, even when score adjusted. Pittsburgh’s goalies were brutal. I did not think that game reflected the score. And that’s against what I think is a very meh team. Can’t keep playing like this against better teams.

The team is playing slow but it’s possible they could play faster. Dom at The Athletic had an article recently showing how certain teams increased their team speed year over year with a new coach, so it seems like to some degree it’s a choice.

Look how many picks Tampa has dealt over the past decade and they’re still doing well. Probably the last impact player they’ve drafted is Ross Colton almost a decade ago. It’s not about trading or not trading picks or prospects. And almost every top team does that to try to improve. Lots of the...

He’s 31, has what 6 points in 33 games with the Leafs - trade him if you can get anything for him.

Not sure how anyone can watch this team and still support employing this coaching staff. Or GM.

It’s wild that this is their 14th home game out of 20 total.

They have the highest SH% in the league, but their process under the hood hasn’t been very good. They’ve scored around 12 more goals than “expected” and are shooting over 12% at 5v5. No team shot even 11% last season, and the Leafs were under 10%. Expect that to regress.

When MacKinnon plays that much is it for vanity? When McDrai do? Rantanen? Etc. All of these players have played similar or more ice time per game to the Leafs stars and they came through in the playoffs. Cultivated in an environment that fostered a environment/playstyle that doesn’t break...

Which is why to me this whole era’s failures can be summed up by the stars not being stars in the playoffs the same way as stars in other teams routinely are. And tbh I cannot blame management for believing that they would break through, since I have a hard time thinking of other stars who...

After seeing a defence with Cody Ceci and Darnell Nurse make it to Game 7 of the Cup Finals, I no longer accept the defensive group arguments ;)

Just thinking about how fro 2019/20 to 2024-25, the Leafs had the 4th best record in the league. The three teams better were Colorado, Carolina and Boston. The next 5 teams were Vegas, Florida, Tampa, Edmonton and Dallas. All of these teams have been some of the most successful teams in the...

I don’t see how any of those moves are thinking he’s outsmarting the league anymore than any other GM. It seems like people project things onto him.