Toews was brutal in the playoffs - that’s what half the isles fanbase uses to justify trading him, obviously it’s extremely dumb to trade a 27 year old two way D based on 10 bad games in a bubble. During the regular season he provided top pairing value.

From an analytics perspective , pulock was better than Toews last season. Pulock was top 3 in WAR and his GF/60 was over 2 SD. IMO the “isles traded their best defender” takes spread pretty fast after all the analytics accounts on Twitter posted their charts showing that Toews was a top 30 defenseman. It was just an easy way to clown on the isles and their fans and make it like the isles defense was left with nothing.

Of course analysts thought it was a good move, but they thought of Toews as a solid top 4 puck moving D, not a top pairing D that can have a Norris caliber impact.

Toews was great this season, but his GF/60 skyrocketed because he played with better finishers and the avs have 3 incredible lines. He wasn’t carried, but playing with stars increases production. Toews didn’t drive play offensively as well as he did last season with the isles but he put up more points and his GF\60 was almost 3 SD higher.

Pelech, pulock, Toews are all top 20 D this season.
1. Pelech
2. Toews
3. Pulock

Btw Toews was solid during this years playoffs, I’m talking about last year in the bubble

Adam Pelech was elite defensively at 5v5, half of a pairing with Ryan Pulock that at times singlehandedly kept the Isles afloat in the regular season. Big breakout for him that should hopefully have earned some votes. #Isles pic.twitter.com/1WzUfAQiJ4

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 9, 2021

Ahead of tonight, I think Tampa is gonna somehow weather the storm that is the Isles home crowd.

5-3 Tampa (EN goal for the 5th, so basically 4-3)

Score Prediction: 4-3 Islanders

Prediction 4-1 TBL

And everyone on the other pages that would normally respond 2 this are on this thread anyway lol

not predicting the score but I’m feeling some positive regression for Anthony Beauvillier. Leads all forwards in high danger chances but is 26th in goals.

Lightning Vision remains undefeated. pic.twitter.com/3w3Ve43Fz0

— Paul Driscoll (@PDriscollTBT) June 17, 2021

LETS GO!!! ROD JUST WON THE JACK ADAMS!!!

A bit late, but here's my prediction:
5-2 Isles

For some reason I'm not expecting a good night from Vasy. Islanders will also be hot with the home ice advantage.

At least they got this one right today.

Didn't he official extend today too?

Yeah he did. On a 3 year deal I think.

Yes he did. What a day. Not sure what the AAV is yet though.

Congrats to Rod! He got a nice extension with his Jack Adams Award.

Ruff snubbed though

Enough with the Ruff snubbed, what about Ralph Krueger? I thought he was a lock to win it.

Idk why the Sabres fired him

That's probably why Eichel wants out

Boys we all knew it was supposed to be Bowness. The NHL and Bettman are afraid of him and Comeau so they snubbed him.

yo anyone else think this guy likes comeau?

Read my flair.

Yeah they seem to be pretty close.

If I ever get in the ring with him, his face will be very close to my fist. They’ll get along just fine, but when he meets the canvas he’ll have another close friend.

PS: determination>skill, and that’s why I think I could upset Comeau.

34 Days until Expansion Draft
36 Days until the 2021 NHL Draft
41 Days until Free Agency
117 Days until the regular season starts
191 Days until Christmas
303 Days until the Leafs lose in the 1st round

Cernak wtf

Toffoli was scoring at a 44 goal, 69 point pace in the regular season. Now he’s on a 32 goal, 76 point pace in the playoffs. The fact that Montréal is in the 3rd round, and the value Toffoli has brought for his contract would be enough to say that he’s done the most to help his team in the past year out of any of the 4 remaining teams. And that’s paired with Perry, Edmundson, and Allen, who have all been very important to the habs this year.

Whether or not you think Bergevin’s overall body of work is good or not, it’s only your personal bias that would cause anyone to say that he hasn’t done the best job in the past calendar year of helping his team win.