2019-2020 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[ZBBM]

Who the hell is in charge of NHL scheduling ... Donald Duck?  We have upcoming:

? 5 games in 8 days
? 2 B2Bs in that stretch
? The back end of the B2Bs are away games

We're going to wish we had a better backup.  We could be exiting Oct with a pretty ugly record.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Who the hell is in charge of NHL scheduling ... Donald Duck?  We have upcoming:

? 5 games in 8 days
? 2 B2Bs in that stretch
? The back end of the B2Bs are away games

We're going to wish we had a better backup.  We could be exiting Oct with a pretty ugly record.

I swear some of our games must have been meant for the Rangers and the NHL just didn't notice. They only have 3 games played right now.

 

[ZBBM]

Who the hell is in charge of NHL scheduling ... Donald Duck?  We have upcoming:

? 5 games in 8 days
? 2 B2Bs in that stretch
? The back end of the B2Bs are away games

We're going to wish we had a better backup.  We could be exiting Oct with a pretty ugly record.

I swear some of our games must have been meant for the Rangers and the NHL just didn't notice. They only have 3 games played right now.

It are insane.  But it will be good to have all of January off.

 

[Bullfrog]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

 

[herman]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE IN LAST PLACE BY NEW YEAR?

 

[Boston Leaf]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE IN LAST PLACE BY NEW YEAR?

then we follow the Blues script  :

 

[Zee]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE IN LAST PLACE BY NEW YEAR?

then we follow the Blues script  :

We call up Kaskisuo and he leads us to the Cup?

 

[Highlander]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE IN LAST PLACE BY NEW YEAR?

then we follow the Blues script  :

We call up Kaskisuo and he leads us to the Cup?

why don't we give him a game, unless that would totally crush Hutch's self Confidence.

 

[ZBBM]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE IN LAST PLACE BY NEW YEAR?

then we follow the Blues script  :

We call up Kaskisuo and he leads us to the Cup?

Solid.  Where do I affix my endorsement?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1184898284613226499

This was so, so painful.

 

[Bullfrog]

I'm good with the schedule. I'd rather have them have an easier schedule nearer to the playoffs.

BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE IN LAST PLACE BY NEW YEAR?

Sheldon Keefe will fix that.

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1184898284613226499

This was so, so painful.

Only if you take it seriously. Prime suspect in Clue was good.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1185206362155995137

Freed Willy.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1185209632530284545

The old "not good enough to be a 4th liner, but good enough to be a 3rd liner" routine.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1185206362155995137

Freed Willy.

Watch him score 4 goals and really free willy Joe Thornton style.
Honestly surprised no one has done it what with all the 4-goal games we've seen recently.

 

[herman]

The old "not good enough to be a 4th liner, but good enough to be a 3rd liner" routine.

I think Babcock's contention with Spezza on line 4 is always his defensive 'instincts', not his offensive capabilities.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

The old "not good enough to be a 4th liner, but good enough to be a 3rd liner" routine.

I think Babcock's contention with Spezza on line 4 is always his defensive 'instincts', not his offensive capabilities.

In (admittedly limited games/minutes) Spezza has the lowest CA/60 on the entire team while Shore has the highest. Gauthier's is also among the highest, especially when he's playing with Shore, which of course makes sense as their numbers will be linked.

 

[Frank E]

The old "not good enough to be a 4th liner, but good enough to be a 3rd liner" routine.

I'd have put Spezza with Mikheyev and Marner, and let Kerfoot continue to settle in with Moore and Kapanen...I think Kerfoot hasn't been consistently good enough yet, and given it's only for a couple of weeks, I think some consistency might be more helpful.

But what do I know...

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Possession numbers broken down for the guys competing for the 4th line spot:

CF/60
Petan: 81.25 (1st among forwards)
Spezza: 79.54 (2nd)
Gauthier: 57.77 (12th)
Timashov: 56.63 (13th)
Shore: 56.55 (14th)

CA/60
Spezza: 32.41 (1st)
Petan: 33.62 (2nd)
Gauthier: 60.28 (12th)
Timashov: 68.76 (13th)
Shore: 70.34 (14th)

CF%
Spezza: 71.05 (1st)
Petan: 70.73 (2nd)
Gauthier: 48.94 (12th)
Timashov: 45.16 (13th)
Shore: 44.57 (14th)

Now, I don't think that these numbers tell the entire story, but it's pretty bizarre to me that Babcock was starting to really favour the Timashov/Shore duo over Petan/Spezza considering how wide of a gap they are.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

These numbers obviously aren't surprising given the above but just to add them as well:

In 3 games the Petan-Spezza-Gauthier line has a CF% of 72.22%, a GF% of 33% (1 GF, 2 GA), and an xGF% of 74.44% (1.22 xGF, 0.42 xGA).

In 5 games the Timashov-Shore-Gauthier line has a CF% of 46.58%, a GF% of 60% (3 GF, 2 GA), and an xGF% of 47.89 (1.4 xGF, 1.53 xGA).