AtlantaHotWings

I figured it would make Larkin happy!

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery

and never see the ice again in his career

Not a shocker https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-hire-craig-berube-as-coach

apparently not .....

Canes force OT with 90 sec left then lose ....has to be deflating ....

and as expected https://www.nhl.com/news/firing-sheldon-keefe-won-t-solve-all-issues-holding-toronto-maple-leafs-back

Ms James article https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2024/05/09/several-detroit-red-wings-have-great-opportunity-at-world-championship/73612664007/ bolded made me reach for some heart meds.... Moritz Seider's status with the Wings has hampered his ability to suit up for his national team. Seider is also a restricted free agent, and given his new contract projects to be worth in the $9 million annually range, Then I remembered its Helena and had a greasy breakfast full of animal fat and coffee and we beetch about the Wings lack of playoffs....be glad you aren't a Pistons fan https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/columnists/bob-wojnowski/2024/05/08/wojo-lottery-luck-or-not-pistons-need-to-blow-it-up-starting-with-weaver/73612654007/

The Weed terminator

More importantly can they beat the Nucks ....Oil goalie last night looked like he played for us. Giving up a 4 - 1 lead to lose 5 - 4

That was a game worth watching got a bourbon bottle bet for this series and I have the Rags!!!

I see the following Hawks get #1 Pens jump up at least 5 if not 10 spots Toronto hits the links at 9 today

Swayman is the goalie I hope Cossa becomes. Never flustered and is bloody good and positionally sound Bees looked tough last night and I think they had to be after last years collapse. Go into their building make a statement and shift the pressure onto FL.

i am guessing Derek is more Keefe then Berube ...I want Craig

Listened to some Toronto sport talk and they want Keefe's head Who should stay/go .... https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10119971-staying-or-going-what-the-maple-leafs-should-do-with-key-members-of-the-organization

So we see him in GR next year?

I know its a great honor to play for your country etc.But for Larkin to play vs rest was an iffy decision IMHO. This article makes i seem that maybe Wings Dr's nixed it https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2024/05/05/larkin-out-world-championships-augustine-added-to-team-usa-roster/73578540007/

Watching this and thinking we would have gotten drilled.

Going tomorrow to get a Wings won 2025 Stanley Cup tat I BELIEVE !!!

IMHO we would have needed Lyon playing like vintage Hasek 94 - 99 to make up for the D mistakes which are magnified in playoffs. I don't think physically we can put a hurting on anyone and Cat or RayRay getting thumped by Rempe would not have been pretty. Us wining would be dependent which team showed up. The lack of defensive awareness team or the gritty never say die the last 2 weeks of the season team. This is simply my opinion and like Aholes everyone has one.

It appears the Leafs have found their goalie and are playing real playoff hockey So Scott do you sit Matthews in game 7?

Thinking the leafs have found themselves a goalie. I say sit Matthews for game 7 playing better without him i now turn off game and see if this ages well

Boston played like total yuck ....Like no Matthews this is going to be a cakewalk type game Had a chance to finish them and let them off the hook might come back to bite them

Wondering how bad Whitney gets in trouble for this one. Comments are all over the board

https://records.nhl.com/franchises/tampa-bay-lightning/season-by-season-record I don't think Tampa was on decline in 2010 as they went to the conf finals that year. I believe Yzerguy came back to Det in 2019 right after TB lost in R1. TB then went to 3 finals in a row as the Wings bottomed out with a big thud with resounding draft luck!! TB has lost in R1 last 2 years so some cracks might be showing in their core etc. Dependent on what's in the cupboard will determine how fast they comeback. Might be a Boston type situation where they plug holes with younger guys who learn the culture while the older guys phase out. After the 2009 finals lose we should have started to manage picks better and we could have probably avoided this playoff drought. Saying "We made the playoffs 25 years in a row" gets me a "shut up and sit down old man" comment from fans of other teams. But then again we could be the Sabres or Leafs so I take comfort in that thought.