Leafs should fire Dubas and re-hire the guy who brought in those two.
- Steven_Seagull

Smart plan.. Fire Kyle Dubas, and then hire (checks notes) Kyle Dubas?

No, he was hired later that month.
- Steven_Seagull

Everyone is trying to figure out how teams are winning when the fancy stats don't 'add up'. These things are new, and it's hockey. They aren't cut and dry.

Either way, banking points now is crucial in the standings. Take the Leafs last season or example. They got a head start and then fizzled to a 500 record the second half and still managed to remain in 3rd.

I would say at least 15%, no?
- Fakepartofme

It's far greater. Look at Boston, as they're the standard. Everyone talks all day about the points and the top line. Fine. But they play a system, they play it hard, and it's what they don't allow other teams to do that separates them as much or more really than what they do offensively. They take away your flow, they take away your focus and make you get off your game. They are almost always in the right position as a five man unit. Blues as well. That makes them very very hard to play against. The coach is a big part of that. He recognizes what he has and how best to use those pieces as a full unit. It's the identity of the team. It's really what the Leafs lack. I have no idea what the identity of the Leafs is other than the odd fancy goal.

If a coach is such a small piece of the picture, like 5% or whatever, then why did MLSE make the biggest investment in league history in that position?

Smart plan.. Fire Kyle Dubas, and then hire (checks notes) Kyle Dubas?
- PatC80

The true Shanaplan...

new blog everyone

Its a fact.
Not sure why people get so upset over facts

Oh and fack the bruins
- Fakepartofme

So is cancer. So is climate change. Recession. You just don't need to bring it up all the time, just to be a (frank)ing downer.

This is an entertainment product; it's supposed to be fun, it is not serious. It is not do or die. It has zero impact on Real Life (tm).