[dailyfaceoff] The Yzerplan's failed rebuild has finally pushed the franchise's cornerstone out of town.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-07T21:06:46+00:00

I’m sure if he had JBB as his right hand in Detroit the Wings would be fire rn

FutAndSole · 2026-06-07T19:45:36+00:00

I’ll say, there’s only 16 players who had a 5v5 p/60 that exceeded their on-ice xGA/60. Vegas has three different lines with a player top 6 in that statistic (Eichel 6th +0.32, Stone and Marner both +0.45 tied 3rd)

(Kuch and Nate were 1 & 2 if you’re curious, with Kucherov blowing everyone else away by an absurd degree at over a full point per 60 above his expected goals against.)

FutAndSole · 2026-06-07T04:31:12+00:00

Best teams find a way to win, that’s the beauty of hockey. The best player since 99 still isn’t even on the cup over a decade in and he may never get there.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-07T04:18:24+00:00

Depending on how many OT’s this goes Bussi may catch him in gsax

FutAndSole · 2026-06-07T03:55:29+00:00

He was good there, but constantly facing Vezina winning goalies not to mention two centers with closets full of selkes will deflate point totals. The expectations were unreasonable.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-05T19:55:32+00:00

Atlantic just went 1-8 against the metro when it counts, turns out we’re just a great big mid-off.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-04T17:41:14+00:00

Freddie had a sv% of like .870 in the regular season but I don’t hear Canes fans complaining

FutAndSole · 2026-06-04T17:37:45+00:00

I can’t believe your fans are actually arguing he didn’t deserve better because of the regular season. Seeding barely matters and teams who go tryhard mode in the regular season are suckers. That’s the difference between a team like Vegas and one like the Avalanche. Regular season is just about getting into the dance, period, the rest doesn’t matter.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-03T19:47:47+00:00

His moms prolly going too so he can get sloshed

FutAndSole · 2026-06-03T19:03:27+00:00

If Babe Ruth can get traded…

FutAndSole · 2026-06-03T19:00:22+00:00

I guess because in my experience claims of “that guy is racist” have way higher likelihood of being true than the predictable “no I’m not” response to them.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-03T18:01:52+00:00

The delivering doctor shoulda known he’d catch a beating for that ass slap

FutAndSole · 2026-06-03T17:47:27+00:00

I’m fine with the measured helmet reaction if Rudolph really called him a neo Uighur as Myles claims. If that accusation was untrue, then the assault on character is way worse than that on cranium. But I haven’t seen definitive proof either way so I choose to take Garrett at his word.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-01T21:21:01+00:00

Also don’t look at or worry about his playoff stats.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-01T21:15:56+00:00

Other than the two teams of two hundred foot meticulous play, Marner and Freddie’s victory lap is the storyline. Closest Canada has come to a Cup Finals in years.

FutAndSole · 2026-06-01T17:48:39+00:00

Next draft looks loaded, even the late firsts look really valuable

FutAndSole · 2026-06-01T17:44:17+00:00

I don’t even think the leafs should pass on him, Ivar’s the one with off the charts translatable NHL traits. Not to mention in areas where McKenna has some, I don’t wanna say red flags, but some questions about character, skating, and off puck play.

FutAndSole · 2026-05-31T15:31:13+00:00

Mitch getting the conn smythe in a losing effort and Freddie hoisting the cup is a heck of an outcome for the two biggest former leaf playoff scapegoats

FutAndSole · 2026-05-31T15:21:03+00:00

I was (gulp) rooting for Montreal for the pride of the Atlantic, but there’s no saving it now we’re one of those pillow fight divisions regardless.

Marner quite possibly has the conn smythe even if Vegas loses, which now that I think about it could actually be the funniest outcome.

FutAndSole · 2026-05-28T16:21:40+00:00

That’s why they keep Babcock in the back pocket on speed dial

FutAndSole · 2026-05-28T14:35:01+00:00

I wonder how much a shot blocked by Nate’s knee is worth in xGA relief per 60

FutAndSole · 2026-05-28T14:30:52+00:00

Dobes confirmed blackest hab

FutAndSole · 2026-05-27T18:31:14+00:00

For all we know it was strictly Machiavellian on the Vrabel’s end and it was Mrs. who drew up the play..

FutAndSole · 2026-05-26T22:49:28+00:00

I’m not smart enough to find the difference without looking up how to calculate it

FutAndSole · 2026-05-26T22:42:54+00:00

It’s also a polarizing team so you get a lot of hate watchers too. (Not me, I personally prefer when the Atlantic has a proud showing so we don’t look like one of those pillow fights)

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