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It'll be interesting to see if they play one of their regular goalies in net this time - when the Leafs played Colorado 2 weeks ago the Avalanche started some kid who had only played 5 games over the last two years. He wasn't even listed in their depth chart.

Colorado is just 4-4-2 in their last 10 games and anything can happen in one game. The season is always full of ebbs and flows.

Truth.

If Tampas goal differential is “ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR” at +44 and the next closest team “isn’t even half as close”, this betting company might have trouble explaining how Colorado has a goal differential of +78 right now. They’re just using social media to try to separate people from their money...

The hottest fan base in the league.

Equally relevant and fun fact: If the top 3 teams in the Atlantic Division and the top 3 teams in the the Metropolitan Division all played in the Central division NONE of the 6 divisional leaders in the Eastern Conference would be in a divisional playoff spot - they'd all be fighting for a wild...

That makes it look like their defensive structure has improved since their game against Columbus two weeks ago:

The Leafs GM spent 7 years helping to build Arizona Coyotes teams and then was GM of the Calgary Flames for 9 years, so the type of players he brings in have been entirely consistent for 18 years. If we start looking more and more like the Calgary Flames I'd assume that's the goal, or we...

Last nights game between the Blues and the Jets passed an NHL record for most hits in one game at 131 total hits: 68 Winnipeg, 63 St. Louis. 131 hits in a game that’s only 60 minutes. The last record was 120 hits set in 2019. Neither team is going to survive this series easily.

The schedule this past month probably had something to do with that record. Between November 9th and December 8th they had 15 games in 30 days with no home stands of more than one game at a time, and they changed time zones virtually every 48 hours. That's not sustainable and the veteran...

Montreal was beaten 3 - 0 by the Minnesota Wild last night. One of the effects of the Winnipeg Jets getting such a great start to the season is that they've overshadowed what a great start Minnesota is off to. The Wild's point percentage of .781 is second in the league, behind Winnipeg. The...

In that situation the Leafs wouldn't need to trade assets though, they'd just wait till Monday. The only advantage the Leafs gain from this is that if they have his rights they can negotiate a contract over 7 years; if they sign him as an UFA it would have to be a much shorter term. So it...

He's an unrestricted free agent on Monday so this is gonna be interesting. Dallas was going to let him walk away so the Leafs gave up Max Ellis and a late draft pick for a day and a half of negotiation. Did they grab his rights so they could negotiate a longer term contract? He's turning 35...

Draisaitl was playing with a broken rib and a broken finger since the second round against Vancouver. McDavid is headed for surgery with an abdominal injury. As was pointed out through the playoffs though, the surprise was that the Oilers played really well as group and "didn't have any passengers".

This is the truth. Fabulous entertainment in a high octane series. Full marks to the Oilers and the Panthers for a great showcase final series. We're very lucky to be watching McDavid in his prime. Incredible playmaking and creates compete chaos in defences with his stickhandling. 42 points in...