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Soon the playoffs will be over. This playoffs have been very underwhelming. The Habs series’ seem to be the best, because they had lots of overtime and a pair of 7 game series. So really, the best hockey was played in the Atlantic division. In the last few years, I’ve called the Atlantic the division of Hell. It takes a lot to get out of the division. The Habs rode a hot goalie and took out two contenders and had nothing left, after Carolina had a vacation with Ottawa and Philly as their opponents. The West was the weaker of the two conferences so I’m not sure how to handicap this final.
Hoffman is sh!t, and so is Schneider who just let him blow the game. After 2 got on, the hook should have come out. Hoffman needs to be dealt for a broken bat and some used chewing tobacco.
Nice comeback tonight. Down 5 and end up winning 6 – 5. They’re now in a Wildcard spot and at .500. Lots of runway to catch up some more.
Going to be a good final. Hard to know who has the upper hand in this series. Glad that the rat bastard Habs are done. Their insufferable fanbase can suck it for another year. Carolina did us a solid by dismantling Team Smurf. All this talk about Suzuki and Caulfield being invincible can now be put to bed. Their goaltender kept them in series that they had no business winning. Now we can sleep soundly, now that the Habs are done. Go Carolina!
On another note: The Marlies win again! Up 2 on WB-Scranton and the Dubas Babies. Dispatch these wannabee’s ASAP.
Habs looking Leafish tonight. Soon be doing the handshake line. They played like true pretenders. Too many smurfy players to get the job done. It shows that brawn and discipline continues to rule the NHL playoffs.
Get through the injury issues and a lot of teams ahead of them will start to sweat. Bieber will be of help, when he finally gets over his injury problems. Someone needs to send pork chops to Vladdy to get him motivated.
Rielly finally open to accepting a trade. Too little, too late but it better not cost the Leafs draft capital to trade him. Totally not worth it at this point. Just play him less.
He’s still an NHL defenseman. Many teams look at the mess of the Maple Leafs and think they can rehabilitate him. There will be teams that’ll try to lowball the Leafs. A small bidding war could occur. Teams like Vancouver, San Jose and possibly Edmonton may be interested. Some could be for players, others for prospects or draft picks. I could see him getting traded for a second rounder, or a trade like Darnell Nurse. He could also be part of a larger deal with a goaltender on the move. Maybe Rielly and Stolarz to Philly for the Leafs 1st rounder could be doable. Philly needs goaltending and defense, who knows? My best bet is San Jose, that’s on the cusp of being a playoff team and have no decent draft capital on defense in their system. My guess is San Jose drafts a defenseman at #2 but needs a stop gap until the prospect is NHL ready. Rielly fits the bill. The Patrick Marleau influence could be at play here, since he played with Rielly.
It’s just beating a dead horse. Marner will play for the Stanley Cup and will either win or lose. The Leafs, on the other hand, have an opportunity to retool their team with some strategic moves and jettisoning some dead weight. It’s going to get real interesting in a few weeks, once the draft and free agency arrives. Hopefully, Rielly looks good at the World Championships and a team makes a bid for him and overpays. Then you can consider taking a run at Radyysh and also make a goaltender move and bring in another defenseman.
Habs are overmatched. It should be over in 5. They’ll be downtrodden but have learned what it’ll take to get to the finals. May they fail to do so.
