This topic broke out as a discussion a couple of weeks ago and it was very interesting.
So who do you say will have more points at season's end among:
(a) Sabres
(b) Leafs
(c) TB Lightning
(d) Bruins?
Please post which team and why.
This topic broke out as a discussion a couple of weeks ago and it was very interesting.
So who do you say will have more points at season's end among:
(a) Sabres
(b) Leafs
(c) TB Lightning
(d) Bruins?
Please post which team and why.
B, C and D are crap shoots for the top spot in the East.
A is a borderline playoff team.
Yeah I agree that the Sabres are not in the discussion.
I think the Lightning may take a step back as well.
The Leafs made a HUGE improvement last year but I don't like their defence. No doubt that have the best coach in the division.
The Bruins are evolving quickly. All those 1st and 2nd round draft picks they got for Lucic, Hamilton, etc. were used a few years ago with multiple draft picks in the 1st and 2nd round.
Those prospects are now ready so I expect the bruins to be getting much younger in the next couple of years.
Chara is not really a #1 D on a contending team however at a now $4M per season, he makes a great #2 D that you can still put up against the other team's top line and PK. He just needs to get off the PP and reduce his minutes by 4-6 minutes per game. If you play him that way, he will have plenty left in the play-offs even at his age.
Stamkos and Callahan will be back ... And you will crap your pants when their record is better than the Sabres :SOriginally Posted by coastal
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What determines the Lightning is going to be the goalie.
If Sky gets his **** together, we should be pretty strong.
I agree that the Lightning are much better than the Sabres.
Is the Lightning defence strong enough?
as much as I hate the leafs they'll probably be the best team of those 4. I'm not sure how the sabres were even included in that list though
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jamze132 (07-24-2017)
It is a Buffalo based forum -- Bills, Sabres, etc.
Leafs should be the top of that list.
The Sabres will go nowhere as long as Pegula is the owner. He's single-handedly destroyed the team and spirit. So much so that I don't really even care any more.
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Got it, Debbie.
It's about proper leadership running the operation. Both sports teams just did a complete reboot and they get a fair chance to sink or swim. We all realize the failure of past practices by the Pegulas but at least they made an effort to change both teams direction this year.
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That DP has no idea what he is doing in terms of owning professional sports teams.
Just go "dig another hole" DP.
All you peeps are gonna be weeping when the Lightning surpass all them
Yeah right.All you peeps are gonna be weeping when the Lightning surpass all them
And last year. And the year before that. And the year before that.... lather, rinse, repeat.
I understand how you feel.
I have to think it is TB as well. They resigned pretty much everyone plus turned Drouin into a top 10 d-man. Vasilevsky is a good goalie and is still young. Hedman is still going to play 25-30 min a game. Then they still have Anton Stralman and Sustr on D while adding Dan Girardi and Chris Kunitz. Baring injuries, I think they make an easy return to the playoffs and in my opinion likely the most points out of the teams mentioned.
coastal (07-25-2017)
So you see the Lightning as being clearly better than the Bruins this year?
Sounds like my Bruins will be surprising some people this year.
Most notably you.
I do. I think they have more depth on Offence. You have Bergeron, Paternak, Krejci and Marchand. There isn't a lot of proven commodities past them. Backes is good but he will rarely get you more than 20 goals. I am not a fan of your D either. Chara is another year slower, McQuaid and Krug are all right but I would say 3-4 D. Liles, is like 100 and on his 8th team I think and Postma was a Winnipeg cast off that I know all to well. I like Rask as I think he is one of the more underrated goalies in the league. Overall, the only real superstar in the bunch is Marchand. Bergeron does everything good and teams need guys like him to win but he isn't a 70-90 point guy anymore. So based on this, I feel Tampa has more depth at Fwd, more superstars and a little behind in goal. Over the course of a season I think that equates to more points. Baring injuries of course which Tampa hasn't been able to get away from the last little while.
I suppose it also depends on if you can finally get some use out of the 1st rounders you guys have had in the last few drafts. Still my vote is TB.
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