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I’ve mentioned that I’ve been watching the playoffs with a few friends, but one is an Oilers fan and the other is a Jets fan – the last time all three of our teams were in the 2nd round together? Also 1987. I was 17, the Jets fan was 20 and the Oilers fan was 10.
– PunkerI had to do some googling to jog my memory.
Aaaaah, back when we were in the Norris Divison, and the Norris Division was putrid.
We finished with 70 points that year – tied with the Minnesota North Stars for last place in the division, but we had more wins.
We faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round. They won the division with 79 points!
Wregget was our starter. I had forgotten that Salming was still on the team (holy poop – from 1973-74 to 1988-89!). It was Vaive’s last year on the team.
I was looking at the standings and wondering why teams have such low point totals – until I remembered there were no loser points.
Edmonton won the President’s Trophy that year with 106 points. The only other team to hit 100 was the Flyers.
I will not be travelling to Florida for obvious reasons (unprovoked alligator attacks), but just for fun I fooled around on Travelocity:
$690 gets you a flight to Sunrise, and a hotel at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sunrise – Sawgrass Mills (based upon double occupancy). You can walk to the arena.
So far, cheapest tickets are $149 US each – but looks like there are tons still available.
I had to do some googling to jog my memory.
Aaaaah, back when we were in the Norris Divison, and the Norris Division was putrid.
We finished with 70 points that year – tied with the Minnesota North Stars for last place in the division, but we had more wins.
We faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round. They won the division with 79 points!
Wregget was our starter. I had forgotten that Salming was still on the team (holy poop – from 1973-74 to 1988-89!). It was Vaive’s last year on the team.
I was looking at the standings and wondering why teams have such low point totals – until I remembered there were no loser points.
Edmonton won the President’s Trophy that year with 106 points. The only other team to hit 100 was the Flyers.
~ WedgieSo we were talking about it and I was using Hockey-Reference just to click through the years – knowing that we’ve made the 2nd round a tad infrequently since Y2K – and I was positive it couldn’t have been in the 80s because we were so terrible. But . . . there it was.
I mean they made the 2nd round of the playoffs and drafted 7th (Luke Richardson, for inquiring minds). The year before that 70 point season they had 57 (25-48-7 !) points – and made the playoffs and even won the first round, 3-0, in the last of the NHL’s best-of-5 opening rounds.
So we were talking about it and I was using Hockey-Reference just to click through the years – knowing that we’ve made the 2nd round a tad infrequently since Y2K – and I was positive it couldn’t have been in the 80s because we were so terrible. But . . . there it was.
My buddies and I used to go down to the Gardens on weeknights. You could get greys from scalpers for $7. And I had access to free parking a block away, so it was really easy. Too bad we had to watch the Leafs.
Stay safe, Stonesie.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-killed-alligator-couple-canoe-trip-husband-save/story?id=121552147 – Wedgie
Something about this doesn’t smell right. Without going too deep into alligator behavior, big gators avoid shallow water and will usually avoid people. They don’t panic and start thrashing around if you paddle over them. I’ve paddled right over a ton of gators and some big ones, and sometimes close enough you could reach out and touch one with your paddle. I’ve never had one freak out or get aggressive. In the vast majority of alligator attacks, the person was doing something unwise or something to provoke the animal.
Or, the husband SAID that’s how it happened…
I will not be travelling to Florida for obvious reasons (unprovoked alligator attacks), but just for fun I fooled around on Travelocity:
$690 gets you a flight to Sunrise, and a hotel at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sunrise – Sawgrass Mills (based upon double occupancy). You can walk to the arena.
So far, cheapest tickets are $149 US each – but looks like there are tons still available. – Wedgie
You forgot the methamphetamine surcharge of $564.23 USD.
The last time I can personally recall the Leafs leading a second round series like this was back around the turn of the century. Darcy Tucker was a Leaf and I think either Belfour or Cujo was between the pipes. It’s been a hot minute.
imagine the Leafs trade Marner for Rantanen…imagine – Sensie
Because Marner’s 2 goals and 8 assists in 8 games has been terrible?
I mean, he’s only 8th overall in scoring in the playoffs!
Two huge factors this year are Knies and Pacioretty. They are both big strong bodies going to the net, creating room, causing havoc, taking the body, and generally drawing attention to the net front which is actually creating some space for our skill players. We’ve never had it at this level before. We no longer look like a total perimeter team.
Secondly, we had a 6-3 advantage last night in rush chances. The long pass has worked as an option. The Florida d, while very big, is not the most mobile or effective puck moving group. I actually don’t think it’s as good as last year. I’d personally take Brandon Montour over Seth Jones, and OEL is a better puck mover than what’s on their bottom pair.
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