You make it sound like Ritchie is paid way more than 2.5M per season.

- Scabeh

No, but if he found a spot beside Matthews he could have been.

(good the surgery is out of the way)
- Aetherial

I no longer remember the context of your location quote, so it's a bit awkward.

It is fir the fourth line when the top guys are paid what they’re paid. 2.5M was fine if he was playing on the top line.

I like that he’s playing better but he’s an expensive luxury
- Canada Cup

poop happens.

Isles did just fine paying a little more to some of their 3/4th liners

Right _now_ they'd need 96 points, based on Boston's projection - but your point is well taken. Basically to get _there_, they'd need to go 38-21-8 which is .646. Last year they were @ .634; the last time they had a winning percentage that high was 1983-84, when they lost the Cup Finals to the Oilers and their dynasty ended.

Yikes.
- Monkeypunk

yeah, piont being they have a pretty big hole to dig out of if they want to make it.

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Maple Leafs thru 24 games.

Last season:
18-4-2
38 points (1st in NHL)
+31 goal differential

This season:
17-6-1
35 points (1st in NHL)
+22 goal differential

makes you think

Let me put some numbers to it:

The Islanders currently have a .353 winning percentage, and are on a pace for a 58 point season.

If you assume a team will need 98 points to make the playoffs (kind of an edumacated guess, based upon history), they need to play at a .662 pace for the rest of the season. That's the equivalent of playing at a 108 point season over 82 games.

That's going to be tough.
- Atomic Wedgie

If Varlamov and Sorokin play like they did last year, maybe?

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makes you think
- senstroll

How easy was that North Division?

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makes you think
- senstroll

yeah but last year according to every fan of every other team, it was only because crappy canada division blah blah blah.

Mrs. Wedgie went in to the office today.

I'm stuck in the basement.

It's so franking quiet here, I'm freaking out.
- Atomic Wedgie

pretend you're at the office by putting mix 99.9 on your radio

How easy was that North Division?
- PatC80

1 whole win better

Nurse and Bouchard are very good.
- AdamFrench

Since some still inexplicably think that Holl is good, I say we trade Holl for Bouchard.

Had the avs had their starter it may have been much closer or a different outcome. But they didnt so a win is a win.
- Fakepartofme

I honestly doubt it.

Yeah, that guy sucks, but a lot of those goals are beating most goalies. And Kuemper ain't exactly lighting the world on fire. Trust me. I got him in multiple fantasy leagues.

Hernia surgery went well. I expect to be banned shortly. I finally replied to Cush.. So,, see you whenever..
- bixll

I'll tell you what because whatever your angry about it fairly far in the past - you can treat me with the same respect as what everyone here should be afforded and you will get it back.

Alternately if you want to go into comments and basically call me out and dare me to ban you and/or send me another pm like the one you sent earlier today I will be happy to oblige you with a ban.

Enjoy your day.

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- senstroll

I like how you think.

1 whole win better
- senstroll

The North division was just far too easy.

I no longer remember the context of your location quote, so it's a bit awkward.
- Atomic Wedgie

Was it Zezel?

I like how you think.
- Scabeh

long time, hey

so far so good...

I've been impressed with Bunting, I like his game.. I think he fits well with Matthews and Marner. As long as he can get himself in the right position and can be a bit of an agitator, he's exactly what the top line needs.. I'm happy he does not take stupid penalties.

Plus, we have him for one more year after this season.
- PatC80

I think the refs could pretty easily start calling him for diving, though.

I like how you think.
- Scabeh

Oh yeah, well

I got nothin.

long time, hey
- Lucas.Neilson

Hey Lucas!

Good to see you back around these parts!

How are things?

pretend you're at the office by putting mix 99.9 on your radio
- TheMussel

98.1 is now 100% Christmas music.

So soothing.

It's like riding an elevator all day.

98.1 is now 100% Christmas music.

So soothing.

It's like riding an elevator all day.
- Atomic Wedgie

98.1 is now 100% Christmas music.

So soothing.

It's like riding an elevator all day.
- Atomic Wedgie

My wife has the cars tuned to an all-Christmas station. My distaste is at constant odds with my laziness about changing the channel.

98.1 is now 100% Christmas music.

So soothing.

It's like riding an elevator all day.
- Atomic Wedgie

Last December when my station went to all Christmas I started listening to a top 40 one. My car has a screen that shows the artist’s names and I discovered that almost all current songs feature another artist.
Bieber had one featuring someone called Chance the Rapper. He belted out a bunch of nonsensical rhymes, even threw in a Joe Pesci.

My wife has the cars tuned to an all-Christmas station. My distaste is at constant odds with my laziness about changing the channel.
- Aetherial

ill have on sports talk radio and when we get in the car together she cant change the station fast enough.