General Leafs Talk v2.0

[Heroic Shrimp]

Had to be the one player on the Flyers better than JVR.

See you at Sochi, Claude.

He'd be America's best centre. By like, a lot.

Giroux .89 pts/game.  +1, 50.9 FO% 17 giveaways, 27 takeaways.
Bozak  .83 pts/game.  +5, 49.1 FO%  8 giveaways, 19 takeaways.
Better then JVR?  I'd say he's a Bozak at best.

Not sure if joking... or just crazy.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

He's joking... he has to be... right?

 

[Crucialness Key]

Maybe saying Giroux is a "Bozak at best" means "Bozak at (his) best"... i.e. Bozak, at his best, approaches the level of average Giroux?

 

[moon111]

Bunch of Flyer fans.    ;D

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Not really trying to be super exact with this, but was just fooling with some numbers.  So far in his Leafs career, Kessel has 141 goals in 331 games as a Leaf.  Averages out to 34.9 per 82 games.  Other than his first season where he missed the first 12 games, he's yet to miss a game as a Leaf. 

So if he's averaging, say, 30 goals per year until the end of his contract with the Leafs, he'd end up 3rd all-time in Leafs scoring and 4 behind Sittler, and 39 behind Sundin.  If he were to maintain a 34 goal pace, he'd wind up his contract 7 behind Sundin and in 2nd.  If he signs on with the Leafs past year 8....

Basically there's a chance that when Kessel retires, assuming he stays with the Leafs after this contract and can still contribute some goals, he could be the Leafs all-time leading goal scorer.

 

[Joe S.]

I was just looking at the standings over at NHL.com, Leafs have 15 ROW. That's just pathetic.

 

[Arn]

I was just looking at the standings over at NHL.com, Leafs have 15 ROW. That's just pathetic.

By any chance did over 50% of them come in the first 14 games of the season (8 of our first 10 wins were ROW in other words)

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

 

[Joe S.]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

It's called the Neidermayer-Pronger rule. It's only allowed to happen to 1 team at a time.

Blake-Bourque
Neidermayer-Stevens
MacInnis-Pronger

And others that I can't think of right now to complete this joke.

 

[Bonsixx]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 2h
Among active players with 10+ shootout attempts, Bozak is the NHL's best shooter at 56%. JVR is eighth at 50%.

Knew Bozak was money in shootouts. Didn't realize he was the best-in-the-league.

 

[Stickytape]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

Yeah, most people don't know this, but if you don't move one of them before the trade deadline, they actually have to fight to the death in ritualized gladiatorial combat.  I don't like it either, but rules are rules.

 

[Kin]

I mean, I appreciate the sarcasm but I do think it's pretty rare to see a team with two players of that type in their top 4.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

Yeah, most people don't know this, but if you don't move one of them before the trade deadline, they actually have to fight to the death in ritualized gladiatorial combat.  I don't like it either, but rules are rules.

Point stands though, I want to keep both of them for lots of years.

 

[Britishbulldog]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 2h
Among active players with 10+ shootout attempts, Bozak is the NHL's best shooter at 56%. JVR is eighth at 50%.

Knew Bozak was money in shootouts. Didn't realize he was the best-in-the-league.

Even when compared to the Flyer's Giroux?

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

It's called the Neidermayer-Pronger rule. It's only allowed to happen to 1 team at a time.

Blake-Bourque
Neidermayer-Stevens
MacInnis-Pronger

And others that I can't think of right now to complete this joke.

Berg-Lumme

 

[Crucialness Key]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

It's called the Neidermayer-Pronger rule. It's only allowed to happen to 1 team at a time.

Blake-Bourque
Neidermayer-Stevens
MacInnis-Pronger

And others that I can't think of right now to complete this joke.

Berg-Lumme

Cross-Klee

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

@Hope_Smoke

Dreger "when I watch Rielly it reminds me of why we continue to talk about the possibility of a Gardiner trade"

Yeah, hate that NHL rule where teams aren't allowed to have two very good skating defencemen.

It's called the Neidermayer-Pronger rule. It's only allowed to happen to 1 team at a time.

Blake-Bourque
Neidermayer-Stevens
MacInnis-Pronger

And others that I can't think of right now to complete this joke.

Berg-Lumme

Cross-Klee

Which one was the time traveller that made this happen?

 

[ZBBM]

I mean, I appreciate the sarcasm but I do think it's pretty rare to see a team with two players of that type in their top 4.

Should be money in a speed league.  Somebody remind Nonis.

 

[Kin]

Should be money in a speed league.  Somebody remind Nonis.

Or anyone, really. The whole league is missing the boat.

 

[ZBBM]

Should be money in a speed league.  Somebody remind Nonis.

Or anyone, really. The whole league is missing the boat.

Good point ? they're missing a speedboat!  In fact, it's like the whole bunch of them are stuck on a slowboat.  To China!  A big old slow barge headed for China.

;D ;D ;D ;D :