Interesting stat, only 1 player in the salary cap era with a double-digit AAV salary ($10M+) has won a playoff series, that's Carey Price.
The hallmark of teams making a deep playoff run are that they roll four good lines.Interesting stat, only 1 player in the salary cap era with a double-digit AAV salary ($10M+) has won a playoff series, that's Carey Price.
So you would figure Mr. Analytics guy (Dubas) would look into this? As for Nate MacKinnon, he hasn't won the cup in his first 5 years, actually not many stars have today, which shows you that the playoffs are hard to win. This was Matthews's 5th year, so I think the Leafs stay the course with Matthews for a while.The hallmark of teams making a deep playoff run are that they roll four good lines.
Wall Street Journal article crediting Nathan Mackinnon's contract - 79th highest in the NHL this year - with Colorado's ability to build a deep bench around him and that's the winning recipe.
The Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon Is the Biggest Bargain in the NHL
Nathan MacKinnon’s contract has allowed Colorado’s front office to build a deep bench around him for this year’s Stanley Cup run.www.wsj.com
Did you know that Brad Marchand once went 20 playoff games without a goal? Might be hope for Marner yet!Dubas painted the Leafs into a corner by handing out those outlandish contracts. BTW: John Tavares made the TERB's worse NHL contract list.
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This article pulls no punches, nor should it. Marner is on a 17 game no goal playoff streak.
Is this the end for Mitch Marner? - Pension Plan Puppets
Would make for an interesting trivia question. Can't that many elite forwards going that long without a goal.Did you know that Brad Marchand once went 20 playoff games without a goal?
John Bartlett used to do the Marlies.I like John Bartlett's play-by-play.
I think that it's better than Chris Cuthbert's.
TBH, I cannot comment as I've never heard his work.John Bartlett used to do the Marlies.
I like Harnarayan Singh often does the Oilers games.
cuthbert is absolute shite. 'did you see that'? gtf outta here. he rambles on about when a player was in peewee for the 'bobcaygeon bandits' [ or whatever] when he was 13, yada, yada, wtf cares. he,s terrible. they should have brought back bob cole for habs vs leafs series.I like John Bartlett's play-by-play.
I think that it's better than Chris Cuthbert's.
That's the complaint I have on Ron McLean...rambles on about a players parents or minor hockey hockey coach...last night he dropped the names of Scheifele's family and went on about what great people they are...like, what the fuck do they matter to any story?cuthbert is absolute shite. 'did you see that'? gtf outta here. he rambles on about when a player was in peewee for the 'bobcaygeon bandits' [ or whatever] when he was 13, yada, yada, wtf cares. he,s terrible. they should have brought back bob cole for habs vs leafs series.
I 100% know we will never have the same opinion of the Habs or some of their former players - but I 100% agree with you about Ron MacLean last night - I almost threw up listening to that sniveling sycophants' ramble about Scheifele's parents (and yes I know some people have been not very nice to them lately)That's the complaint I have on Ron McLean...rambles on about a players parents or minor hockey hockey coach...last night he dropped the names of Scheifele's family and went on about what great people they are...like, what the fuck do they matter to any story?
Regardless of how deep the Habs go, they have exceeded all expectations so far. Just like in the regular season, the Habs are rolling 4 forward lines. Nick Suzuki has the most TOI at 19:02, everybody else is lower. (The Leafs had 3 players over 22:00 TOI.) I'm one of those guys who believes you can't keep throwing the same players on the ice over and over because, well, because they're only human.The hallmark of teams making a deep playoff run are that they roll four good lines.
I agree about MacLean, no argument on the rambling and irrelevant stories, but he involved Scheifele's family last night because his parents and siblings have been receiving hate mail and threats and that sort of crap shouldn't happen.That's the complaint I have on Ron McLean...rambles on about a players parents or minor hockey hockey coach...last night he dropped the names of Scheifele's family and went on about what great people they are...like, what the fuck do they matter to any story?
Agreed.John Bartlett used to do the Marlies.
I like Harnarayan Singh often does the Oilers games.
Best of three, baby! Islanders are looking good.NYI Win 4-1 (2 Goals ENG)
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