2015 Hockey Talk

[Palin]

Hell ya we stayed up. You don't miss triple OT.

[Malarowski]

That header was awesome. Too bad that's not allowed. Good to know that, I keep trying that all the time, without success though.

[Marko]

As a side note: Leafs pick up Babcock. I'm pretty stoked about this move. Most talk has been about winning in 3-4 years, as it'll take time to build up the program, and chances are the Leafs' farm system will become useful again.

[Malarowski]

Don't get your hopes too far up. The players are the biggest problem and some of your shit will be hard to move. Still a positive thing for sure, now we'll see if it's Babcock that made Detroit, or Detroit that made Babcock.

[cptn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYqCS3kkraE

[Rush]

This has been a pretty crazy offseason for Toronto and Edmonton.

[Marko]

Don't get your hopes too far up. The players are the biggest problem and some of your shit will be hard to move. Still a positive thing for sure, now we'll see if it's Babcock that made Detroit, or Detroit that made Babcock.

A lot of talk about Babcock was that he revamped their farm system and that was a huge part of their success.

[Malarowski]

Actually, what I heard is that the young kids did well despite him, he has a reputation of not working well with younger guys. Blashill down in the minors is getting a lot of credit for development. We'll see. Toronto is a barren wasteland in terms of young talent. Curious how well he does. 3rd highest paid guy too.

[Rush]

His reputation of not being great with young guys was why I was really hoping that Oilers signed Mclellan... which they did. I couldn't be happier with that coach hire, Oilers first non rookie coach since... Pat Quinn 6 or 7 years ago?

[Meaning]

Thats a fun way to lose a game. On a shot 40 feet away that he will stop 999 out of 1000 times.

[Malarowski]

Thats a fun way to lose a game. On a shot 40 feet away that he will stop 999 out of 1000 times.

Not great, but better. I can live losing like that. Boyle looks great, he needs to give some of what he's having to Nasher. Maybe Nash needs his bell rung a bit. Off chance Johnson got his smashed a bit.

[Naosu]

The prediction of Lightning up 3-2 when I get back is looking good.

[Meaning]

THATS NOT FUNNY NAOSU. TAKE IT DOWN.

[Palin]

That meme makes no sense. Who actually says "6 past" anything? Crazy people thats who.

[Naosu]

Sorry Meaning that cost phone data to post :^)

[Meaning]

Thats a fun way to lose a game. On a shot 40 feet away that he will stop 999 out of 1000 times.

Not great, but better. I can live losing like that. Boyle looks great, he needs to give some of what he's having to Nasher. Maybe Nash needs his bell rung a bit. Off chance Johnson got his smashed a bit.

Great? Why because he scored a goal. Our entire defense has looked like garbage so far. Can't keep up with their speed and old man boyle is getting ran around out there.

He had two turnovers that led to TB goals and he kinda causes a third because he gets beaten and then Staal trips over him. Boyle wasn't the reason we lost, our entire defense looks lost and Hank let in two softies. But Boyle is terrible.

I wish AV would put Hunwick back out there. Switch up these lines. I liked Nash/Miller/Hayes when it was out there, or at least I think that was the line can't remember.

[Malarowski]

He is battling and pushing and did a bunch of good plays. Broke up stuff a bunch too. The victims are our top 4 right now giving up shit goals. For what Boyle is, he is doing well. Goal or not.

[martyr]

Nash isn't a playoff performer. He never has been and never will be.

[Malarowski]

Nash isn't a playoff performer. He never has been and never will be.

To be fair, it's his 4th time or so. Slowly it looks like it though, despite it not making sense.

[martyr]

Nash isn't a playoff performer. He never has been and never will be.

To be fair, it's his 4th time or so. Slowly it looks like it though, despite it not making sense.

56 Games played, 7 Goals, 3.7% Shoting percentage. 0.125 GPG.

Regular season? 0.43 GPG, 12.% shooting percentage.

Stamkos is newer. 0.34 GPG in playoffs in 38 games (6 more total goals than Nash) 12.7% shooting in post season.

Maybe that's not fair, as Stamkos is a sniper and scorer. Even though Nash is paid to score goals...

Getzlaf - 0.29 GPG, 11.6% shooting percentage.

Pacioretty - 0.3125 GPG, 8.8% shooting percentage, 3 more goals than Nash in 24 fewer games.


Maybe Nash turns it around. But right now he's not a playoff performer, period. Sure it's his 4th time, but there he has plenty of games played and other players with fewer games do better. Saying it's his 4th year in the playoffs is just an excuse. It's time to stop making excuses for him and trade him to a team that would appreciate regular season success. NYR needs playoff performers.

His shooting percentage plummets in the playoffs way more than the average player. He takes a lot of bad angle shots that have no chance of going in. It's like he completely changes his game.