tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post2687705276009720925..comments2023-10-30T01:46:52.730-06:00Comments on hit the post: so uh.... i guess THAT happened.....walkinvisiblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-60748626990425751682010-01-24T20:17:48.041-07:002010-01-24T20:17:48.041-07:00also ---
would a maple leafs player (as an example...also ---<br />would a maple leafs player (as an example: stajan) be better defensively if he played under a western conference/calgary flames/ brent sutter system ? i would argue yes....walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-62533241847820985692010-01-24T20:15:03.163-07:002010-01-24T20:15:03.163-07:00kent pointed out that the nystrom - stempniak coup...kent pointed out that the nystrom - stempniak coupling is probably the worst of the lot, and i agree that its presence kindof weakens my thesis.... stemps and moss ? meh, no matter. the point is that i'm convinced (as a former torontonian) that the two teams are, infact, a lot alike....<br /><br />which is, of course, totally depressing.walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-78327077567375457212010-01-24T18:16:20.618-07:002010-01-24T18:16:20.618-07:00Seen a few Leafs games this year, what with living...Seen a few Leafs games this year, what with living in Toronto and all. I can understand the frustration and, in a lot of cases here (Blake/Jokinen, who are both maddening and useless with the puck), you're way too close to right.<br /><br />Biggest difference IS in goal, but I'd say the counting numbers aren't the best comparison here. It isn't ALL Kipper, even it it seems like it some nights. In most of your side-by-sides, the Flames player is better in his own end of the rink.<br /><br />Still, this does make you think ...duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433163316485435724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-66293161327678264302010-01-20T15:53:28.216-07:002010-01-20T15:53:28.216-07:00i should have, and will momentarily, added links t...i should have, and will momentarily, added links to the nhlnumbers salary pages for a contract perusal/reference. also i found a pretty interesting player comparison page ---all it gives you is your standard metrics (goals, assts, pts, +/-, PIM, PPP etc --and doesn't note games played, so you have to do that math yourself).<br /><br />another NOTABLE difference is that this is a contract year for more than half of the leafs current roster, where the flames stand to lose about 8 guys (and, for some, i'd say <i>good effin' riddance</i>).<br /><br />;)walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-18717570130905593782010-01-20T14:11:20.697-07:002010-01-20T14:11:20.697-07:00Another interesting tidbit regarding your comparis...Another interesting tidbit regarding your comparison: most of the Flames' major players cost significantly more than those on the Leafs (some of it being warranted, some of it not so much). I think your point about goaltending is a good one, because I've seen the Leafs play well, and they even look fairly similar to the Flames (outchance/outwork the opponent, still can't score to match their effort). <br /><br />The unfortunate thing is that the Flames are in a similar boat to the Leafs, but they're doing it wrong. The Leafs are in partial rebuild mode, which they should be, and have a number of good value contracts. Instead of rebuilding, the Flames have a revolving door of free agents and stupid trades (mixed in with some good ones), and multiple contracts that I think are bloated.<br /><br />-SmellOfVictoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-1576325258192295682010-01-19T18:50:52.454-07:002010-01-19T18:50:52.454-07:00Here's another similarity between the Leafs an...Here's another similarity between the Leafs and the Flames: the sunny dispositions of their respective GMs.<br />And, I'm not "angsty," I'm just kind of resigned to my fate as a Flames fan. It's a feeling similar to what Liam Neeson's character must have felt at the end of Batman Begins.Chris Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480980459979908253noreply@blogger.com