The Official NHL 2022-2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[bhurst99]

Just a horrible game by the Leafs. It will be interesting to see if the two Lightning defensemen are too injured to play on Thursday. Hedman would be a giant loss.

Yeah, I'm looking for silver linings.

[Majingir]

Leafs are 0-8 in playoff games Wes McCauley officiated. How he's allowed to keep reffing those games is beyond me.

[Kobalt]

Banking on Newhook as #2C and spending close to 10M in cap space on Johnson/Manson this year hasn't worked out.

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kobalt

Banking on Newhook as #2C and spending close to 10M in cap space on Johnson/Manson this year hasn't worked out.

On the plus side, the Winnipeg/Seattle West Final is gonna be tight.

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrJones

Even with Ottawa picking up 25% of the salary, that Murray deal strikes me as insane. Of all goalies with 50+ appearances over the last 3 seasons, Murray is 57th (out of 64) in save percentage and 53rd in GAA. That's the best the Leafs could do with 4.7M of cap space??? This is the player that Dubas is staking his career on? Dear God.

Seems relevant, now that Leafs are entertaining the possibility of Joseph Woll, Game 2 starter.

BTW, Murray is now 61st (out of 72) and 58th in SV%/GAA of goalies with 50+ appearances in the last 4 seasons. If the Leafs can't come back and win the series, this is Dubas's Waterloo.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrJones

Seems relevant, now that Leafs are entertaining the possibility of Joseph Woll, Game 2 starter. BTW, Murray is now 61st (out of 72) and 58th in SV%/GAA of goalies with 50+ appearances in the last 4 seasons. If the Leafs can't come back and win the series, this is Dubas's Waterloo.

If I'm the Leafs, I'm buying out Murray.


700k next year and 2m the year after is his cap hit if bought out. So if Leafs can't dump him entirely with a 3rd and 7th attached, and no team wants him for nothing if the Leafs retain 1m a year, just buy him out.

The thing about the Leafs (and Canadian teams in general), you don't need playoff success to draw fans or make money. Most times you don't need regular season success either, although that helps.

Leafs could easily run it back next year and finish top 3 again, lose again, and still come out dominating the league in revenue.

[bhurst99]

Chris Kreider became the NY Rangers all-time playoff goal scorer with his 35th career playoff goal.

Hard to believe 35 is the record for an Original Six team. Just tells you how many terrible years the Rangers have had.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

Chris Kreider became the NY Rangers all-time playoff goal scorer with his 35th career playoff goal. Hard to believe 35 is the record for an Original Six team. Just tells you how many terrible years the Rangers have had.

That, but also the fact that playoffs weren't 4 rounds of up to 7 games.