Game 10: Leafs @ Capitals 7:00PM LEAFS TV

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2012020130&cmpid=ggl1bx

 

[Boston Leaf]

5 - 1 Caps

 

[Zee]

Leafs will lose again

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Caps will be tougher to play against, but I think the Leafs again come out on top of this one. Kessel to hit 3 posts!

 

[Kaberle15]

Leafs will  win, as Guru started the minimalistic gdt.

Kessel will not score, ever again!

 

[lc9]

So are the Leafs going to start 4-1 on the road while going 1-4 at home?  I think so. 

Decent road team, worst home team in hockey, that is what we have folks. 

 

[Redleaf]

So are the Leafs going to start 4-1 on the road while going 1-4 at home?  I think so. 

Decent road team, worst home team in hockey, that is what we have folks.

And, sadly a .500 team right to the end I predict. I wonder where that puts us in the draft order?

 

[Erndog]

Caps are 7-2-1 in last 10 games vs Toronto.

I remember they said during last nights telecast that Carolina has won 14 of the last 20 vs Toronto.  I guess thats 15 of the last 21 now.

We all know Boston owns us. 

I mean, I know that when you constantly finish in the bottom 10 what do you expect but it's really hisheartening hearing this over and over.  I'm tired of losing  :-\  :'(

 

[bustaheims]

And, sadly a .500 team right to the end I predict. I wonder where that puts us in the draft order?

Somewhere in the 6-8 range if they stay in the equivalent of a 80-84 point range.

 

[Bill_Berg]

And, sadly a .500 team right to the end I predict. I wonder where that puts us in the draft order?

Somewhere in the 6-8 range if they stay in the equivalent of a 80-84 point range.

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

 

[bustaheims]

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

That would be quite the feat, since playoff teams aren't in the lottery unless they've traded for the 1st round pick of a non-playoff team.

 

[Bill_Berg]

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

That would be quite the feat, since playoff teams aren't in the lottery unless they've traded for the 1st round pick of a non-playoff team.

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

 

[bustaheims]

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

No, they're not. The new lottery allows all non-playoff teams a shot at the 1st overall pick. Playoff teams are still excluded.

 

[Erndog]

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

That would be quite the feat, since playoff teams aren't in the lottery unless they've traded for the 1st round pick of a non-playoff team.

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

No they aren't.

But instead of only the bottom 5 having a chance to win the lottery, now every team that MISSES the playoffs have a chance.  So 14 teams.

 

[Kin]

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

No. Busta is right. The new lottery system is identical to the NBA's where it's only the non-playoff teams in the lottery. The change is that all of the non-playoff teams have a chance at the #1 pick where it used to be that only 1-4 did.

 

[Bill_Berg]

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

That would be quite the feat, since playoff teams aren't in the lottery unless they've traded for the 1st round pick of a non-playoff team.

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

At least, I swear I remember that.

 

[Bill_Berg]

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

That would be quite the feat, since playoff teams aren't in the lottery unless they've traded for the 1st round pick of a non-playoff team.

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

No they aren't.

But instead of only the bottom 5 having a chance to win the lottery, now every team that MISSES the playoffs have a chance.  So 14 teams.

Ah, that's what it is. So that's actually good. The Leafs could finish 9th and still draft 1st. Although what will the odds of that be? 0.5%?

 

[Erndog]

And some playoff team will probably win the lottery.

That would be quite the feat, since playoff teams aren't in the lottery unless they've traded for the 1st round pick of a non-playoff team.

They're in the lottery now. New CBA.

No they aren't.

But instead of only the bottom 5 having a chance to win the lottery, now every team that MISSES the playoffs have a chance.  So 14 teams.

Ah, that's what it is. So that's actually good. The Leafs could finish 9th and still draft 1st. Although what will the odds of that be? 0.5%?

I don't know the odds off the top of my head, but it is going to be very minimal yeah.  You probably aren't far off.

 

[pmrules]

Will all draft positions be determined by lottery, or just the first overall pick?

 

[drummond]

I do expect a blowout. The Leafs are notoriously bad in back-to-back games.